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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.202
§ 8132.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 324.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 324 / Section 324.001
§ 324.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Average charge" means the mathematical average of facility charges for an inpatient admission or outpatient surgical procedure. The term does not include charges for a particular inpatient admission or outpatient surgical procedure that exceed the average by more than two standard deviations.

(2) "Billed charge" means the amount a facility charges for an inpatient admission, outpatient surgical procedure, or health care service or supply.

(3) "Costs" means the fixed and variable expenses incurred by a facility in the provision of a health care service.

(4) "Consumer" means any person who is considering receiving, is receiving, or has received a health care service or supply as a patient from a facility. The term includes the personal representative of the patient.

(5) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(5-a) "Estimate" means a written statement outlining a consumer's total expected billed charges for a nonemergency elective medical service or procedure.

(6) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(7) "Facility" means:

(A) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243;

(B) a birthing center licensed under Chapter 244;

(C) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241; or

(D) a freestanding emergency medical care facility, as defined in Section 254.001, including a freestanding emergency medical care facility that is exempt from the licensing requirements of Chapter 254 under Section 254.052(8).

(8) "Facility-based physician" means a radiologist, an anesthesiologist, a pathologist, an emergency department physician, a neonatologist, or an assistant surgeon.
Tex. Transportation Code § 552.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 552 / Section 552.010
§ 552.010. BLIND PEDESTRIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may carry a white cane on a public street or highway unless the person is totally or partially blind.

(b) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection or crosswalk where a pedestrian guided by an assistance animal or carrying a white cane is crossing or attempting to cross shall take necessary precautions to avoid injuring or endangering the pedestrian. The driver shall bring the vehicle to a full stop if injury or danger can be avoided only by that action.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that as a result of the commission of the offense a collision occurred causing serious bodily injury or death to a blind person, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $500; and

(2) 30 hours of community service to an organization or agency that primarily serves visually impaired or disabled persons, to be completed in not less than six months and not more than one year.

(c-1) A portion of the community service required under Subsection (c)(2) shall include sensitivity training.

(d) For the purposes of this section:

(1) "Assistance animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code.

(2) "White cane" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code.

(e) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code or the Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.028
§ 293.028. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) select a depository as provided by law for selection of a county depository; or

(2) award a depository contract to the same depository used by the county on the same terms applicable to the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.262
§ 3833.262. ASSESSMENTS OR IMPACT FEES NOT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment or impact fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.610 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.610
§ 547.610. SAFE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED; SALE OF NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Air-conditioning equipment:

(1) shall be manufactured, installed, and maintained to ensure the safety of the vehicle occupants and the public; and

(2) may not contain any refrigerant that is flammable or is toxic to persons unless the refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle air conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 7671k(c).

(b) A person may not possess or offer for sale, sell, or equip a motor vehicle with air-conditioning equipment that does not comply with the requirements of this section and Section 547.103.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.353 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.353
§ 3846.353. COLLECTION OF EVENT ADMISSIONS TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by order may require the owner or lessee of a venue project in the district to collect a tax imposed under this subchapter for the benefit of the district.

(b) An owner or lessee required to collect the tax shall add the tax to the admissions price, and the tax is a part of the admissions price, a debt owed to the owner or lessee of a venue project by the person admitted, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the admissions price.

(c) A person required to collect the tax shall report and send the taxes to the district as provided by the district.

(d) The district by order may prescribe penalties, including interest charges, for failure to keep records required by the district, to report when required, or to pay the tax when due. The district may bring suit against a person who fails to collect the tax and to pay it over to the district as required.

(e) The district by order may permit a person who is required to collect the tax to retain a percentage of the amount collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the costs of collecting the tax. The district may provide that the person may retain the amount only if the person pays the tax and files reports as required by the district.

(f) The tax is not an occupation tax imposed on the owner or lessee of the venue project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.085 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.085
§ 22.085. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A joint board, through self-insurance, purchased insurance, or both, may insure the joint board and its contractors and subcontractors against liability arising from the acquisition, construction, or operation of the programs and facilities of the joint board for:

(1) damages to the person or property of others;

(2) workers' compensation; and

(3) officers' and employees' liability.

(b) A joint board may use contracts and rating plans and may implement risk management programs designed to prevent collisions. In developing its insurance program, a joint board may consider the peculiar hazards, indemnity standards, and past prospective loss and expense experience of the joint board and of its contractors and subcontractors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.002
§ 7979.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.004
§ 3836.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment;

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce;

(4) develop and promote agriculture, irrigation, and viniculture; and

(5) develop and promote tourism.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business, agricultural, and tourism center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;

(4) promote, market, and advertise the district as a tourist and visitor destination; and

(5) promote public awareness of the district's agricultural resources and products, including the growing and harvesting of grapes and the production and bottling of wine.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.203
§ 184.203. LEASE FINANCING TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to rules adopted under this subtitle, a state trust company may become the owner and lessor of tangible personal property for lease financing transactions on a net lease basis on the specific request and for the use of a client. Without the written approval of the banking commissioner to continue holding property acquired for leasing purposes under this subsection, the state trust company may not hold the property more than six months after the date of expiration of the original or any extended or renewed lease period agreed to by the client for whom the property was acquired or by a subsequent lessee.

(b) A rental payment received by the state trust company in a lease financing transaction under this section is considered to be rent and not interest or compensation for the use, forbearance, or detention of money. However, a lease financing transaction is considered to be a loan or extension of credit for purposes of Sections 184.201 and 184.202.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.146 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.146
§ 63.146. REFUSAL TO PAY INSPECTION FEE OR SUBMIT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses, conspires to refuse, or causes another person to refuse to make records available, furnish reports, permit the examination of records, or pay an inspection fee in accordance with Subchapter E of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.107 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.107
§ 36.107. PREFERENCE TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

The regulatory authority shall:

(1) give preference to a hearing under this subchapter and to deciding questions arising under this subchapter and Subchapter E over any other question pending before it; and

(2) decide the questions as quickly as possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.153
§ 1042.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0502
§ 8004A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1502.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.052
§ 1502.052. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may pledge to the payment of any public securities issued or any obligations incurred under Section 1502.051(c) all or any part of the revenue of:

(1) a utility system;

(2) a park; or

(3) a swimming pool.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may grant a lien on the revenue pledged under Subsection (a). The lien has the priority determined by the governing body, subject to the provisions of Section 1502.056.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.352 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.352
§ 501.352. CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE OR AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent by filing in the office of the secretary of state a statement declaring:

(1) the name of the corporation;

(2) the postal mailing address of the corporation's registered office at the time of filing;

(3) the postal address to which the registered office is to be changed, if the postal mailing address of the corporation's registered office is to be changed;

(4) the name of the corporation's registered agent at the time of filing;

(5) the name of the corporation's successor registered agent, if the corporation's registered agent is to be changed;

(6) that the postal mailing address of the corporation's registered office and the postal mailing address of the business office of the corporation's registered agent as changed will be the same; and

(7) that the change was authorized by:

(A) the corporation's board of directors; or

(B) an officer of the corporation authorized by the corporation's board of directors to make the change.

(b) Two originals of the statement shall be:

(1) executed on behalf of the corporation by the president or a vice president of the corporation;

(2) verified by the executing officer; and

(3) delivered to the secretary of state.

(c) If the secretary of state determines that the statement conforms to this section and on receipt of a $25 fee, the secretary of state shall:

(1) endorse the word "Filed" and the date of the filing on each original of the statement;

(2) file one of the original statements in the secretary of state's office; and

(3) return the other original statement to the corporation or the corporation's representative.

(d) A change made by the statement becomes effective on the filing of the statement by the secretary of state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.672 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.672
§ 201.672. COORDINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide notice on the department's Internet website of ongoing and planned highway construction projects for which the department will provide voluntary joint trenching opportunities in the state's right-of-way for broadband providers. A broadband provider may collaborate with the department to deploy broadband conduit or other broadband facilities in those rights-of-way.

(b) The department shall give special consideration to broadband deployment described by Subsection (a) that is likely to improve access to broadband by rural or underserved communities.

(c) To the extent practicable, the department shall assist political subdivisions in taking advantage of voluntary joint trenching opportunities.
Tex. Property Code § 74.202 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.202
§ 74.202.
Status: in_force

Sec. 74.202. NOTICE FOR ITEM WITH VALUE OF LESS THAN $100. In the notice required by Section 74.201, the comptroller is not required to publish information regarding an item having a value that is less than $100 unless the comptroller determines that publication of that information is in the public interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0301
§ 8066.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 62.075 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.075
§ 62.075. TREASURER'S COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall be allowed as compensation for his services as treasurer of the district the amount determined by the commissioners. The compensation may not exceed the percentage authorized by law for his services as county treasurer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.412 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.412
§ 431.412. PEDIGREE REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who is engaged in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug, including a repackager but excluding the original manufacturer, shall provide a pedigree for each prescription drug for human consumption that leaves or at any time has left the normal distribution channel and is sold, traded, or transferred to any other person.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980, Sec. 14.

(b-1) A retail pharmacy or pharmacy warehouse is required to comply with this section only if the pharmacy or warehouse engages in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980, Sec. 14.

(d) A person who is engaged in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug, including a repackager, but excluding the original manufacturer of the finished form of a prescription drug, and who is in possession of a pedigree for a prescription drug must verify before distributing the prescription drug that each transaction listed on the pedigree has occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8068.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8068 / Section 8068.0302
§ 8068.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.208 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.208
§ 39A.208. EXPIRATION OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of managers shall, during the period of the appointment, order the election of members of the board of trustees of the school district in accordance with applicable provisions of law. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the members of the board of trustees do not assume any powers or duties after the election until the appointment of the board of managers expires.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), not later than the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a school district was appointed, the commissioner shall notify the board of managers and the board of trustees of the date on which the appointment of the board of managers will expire. Following each of the last three years of the period of the appointment, one-third of the members of the board of managers shall be replaced by the number of members of the board of trustees of the district who were elected at an election ordered under Subsection (a) that constitutes, as closely as possible, one-third of the membership of the board of trustees.

(c) If, before the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a school district was appointed, the commissioner determines, after receiving local feedback, that insufficient progress has been made toward improving the academic or financial performance of the district, the commissioner may extend the authority of the board of managers for a period of up to two additional years.

(d) On the expiration of the appointment of the board of managers, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or regulation.

(e) Following the expiration of the period of appointment of a board of managers for a school district, the commissioner shall provide training in effective leadership strategies to the board of trustees of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.202
§ 345.202. CREDIT LIFE, CREDIT HEALTH AND ACCIDENT, AND CREDIT INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) As additional protection for the contract or agreement, a holder may:

(1) request or require a retail buyer to provide credit life insurance and credit health and accident insurance; and

(2) request or allow a retail buyer to provide credit involuntary unemployment insurance.

(b) A holder may include the cost of insurance provided under Subsection (a) as a separate charge in the contract or agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.101
§ 8337.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.252
§ 8108.252. ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board has complied with Section 8108.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:

(1) the district shall be divided; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(B) the attorney general;

(C) the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and

(D) any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.055
§ 363.055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 363.055. SALES TAX: RATE; LIMITATION; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. (a) The proposed rate for the district sales and use tax imposed under Subchapter B, Chapter 321, Tax Code, may be any rate that is an increment of one-eighth of one percent, that the municipality determines is appropriate, and that would not result in a combined rate that exceeds the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code. The proposed rate for the district sales and use tax imposed under Subchapter B, Chapter 323, Tax Code, may be only:

(1) one-eighth of one percent;

(2) one-fourth of one percent;

(3) three-eighths of one percent; or

(4) one-half of one percent.

(b) A sales and use tax approved under this chapter may be charged in addition to any other sales and use tax authorized by law and is included in computing a combined sales and use tax rate for purposes of any limitation provided by law on the maximum combined sales and use tax rate of political subdivisions.

(c) A municipality that creates a district shall adopt a sales and use tax under Section 321.108, Tax Code, for financing the operation of the district.