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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.059
§ 1030.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.111
§ 3868.111. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983A / Section 7983A.0401
§ 7983A.0401. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 7983A.0202.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.151
§ 1103.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare for approval by the board an annual budget that corresponds to the district's fiscal year.

(b) Not later than August 31 of each year, the board shall publish notice of a public hearing on the proposed budget. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Swisher County at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.354
§ 1101.354. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive a license under this chapter, a person must:

(1) at the time of application:

(A) be at least 18 years of age; and

(B) be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien;

(2) satisfy the commission as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity;

(3) demonstrate competence based on an examination under Subchapter I; and

(4) complete the required courses of study, including any required qualifying real estate courses prescribed under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0052
§ 544.0052. RULES REGARDING ENFORCEMENT AND PUNITIVE ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner, in consultation with the office of inspector general, shall adopt rules establishing criteria for determining enforcement and punitive actions regarding a provider who violated state law, program rules, or the provider's Medicaid provider agreement.

(b) The rules must include:

(1) direction for categorizing provider violations according to the nature of the violation and for scaling resulting enforcement actions, taking into consideration:

(A) the seriousness of the violation;

(B) the prevalence of errors by the provider;

(C) the financial or other harm to this state or recipients resulting or potentially resulting from those errors; and

(D) mitigating factors the office of inspector general determines appropriate; and

(2) a specific list of potential penalties, including the amount of the penalties, for fraud and other Medicaid violations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.002
§ 1102.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a person who repairs, maintains, or inspects improvements to real property, including an electrician, plumber, carpenter, or person in the business of structural pest control in compliance with Chapter 1951, if the person does not represent to the public through personal solicitation or public advertising that the person is in the business of inspecting those improvements.

(b) This chapter does not prevent a person from performing an act the person is authorized to perform under a license or registration issued by this state or a governmental subdivision of this state under a law other than this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.014
§ 352.014. RECORD OF INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

The county fire marshal shall keep a record of each fire that the marshal is required to investigate. The record must include the facts, statistics, and circumstances determined by the investigation, including the origin of the fire and the estimated amount of the loss. Each fire department and state or local agency that provides emergency medical services must submit reports requested by the county fire marshal in a timely manner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.025
§ 486.025. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing, the department shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, which shall promptly set a hearing date, and the department shall give written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the person. An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct the hearing.

(b) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the department a written proposal for a decision about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.354
§ 1477.354. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A revenue anticipation note issued under this subchapter must mature not later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the note is issued, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) A revenue anticipation note issued under this subchapter may mature not later than the last day of the first quarter of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the note is issued if the revenue dedicated to retire the note has accrued but has not been received by the county in the fiscal year in which the note is issued.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.452 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.452
§ 38.452. ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH IMPACT, COST, AND COVERAGE ANALYSIS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The center shall establish the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program to prepare analyses of legislative documents that would impose new mandates on health benefit plan issuers or administrators in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.069
§ 2304.069. INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall set the minimum and maximum interest rates for housing rehabilitation loans.

(b) A local government shall set the interest rate for a housing rehabilitation loan it approves under this chapter. The rate must be within the minimum and maximum rates set by the department.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4023 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4023
§ 15.4023. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and the staff of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.004
§ 8382.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8382.003 until each municipality has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) If a municipality does not consent to the creation of the district or if the district does not enter into an agreement required by the terms of the municipal ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under this section before September 1, 2012:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2012, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to the municipality or another local governmental entity to be used for a public purpose; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1182 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1182
§ 411.1182.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1182. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSEES. (a) A commercial nuclear power plant licensee and its contractors, for security reasons and consistent with requirements of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, are entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who has or is seeking employment at or access to the commercial nuclear power plant.

(b) The department shall place a high priority on requests under Subsection (a) and respond as expeditiously as possible; in no event shall the department respond later than two business days after the date the request is received by the department.

(c) Criminal history information obtained from the department may not be released or disclosed except:

(1) as needed in protecting the security of a commercial nuclear power plant;

(2) as authorized by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a court order, or a federal or state law or order; or

(3) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.
Tex. Property Code § 5.064 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.064
§ 5.064. SELLER'S REMEDIES ON DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

A seller may enforce the remedy of rescission or of forfeiture and acceleration against a purchaser in default under an executory contract for conveyance of real property only if:

(1) the seller notifies the purchaser of:

(A) the seller's intent to enforce a remedy under this section; and

(B) the purchaser's right to cure the default within the 30-day period described by Section 5.065;

(2) the purchaser fails to cure the default within the 30-day period described by Section 5.065;

(3) Section 5.066 does not apply; and

(4) the contract has not been recorded in the county in which the property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.107
§ 1107.107. PROMOTION OF DISTRICT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may market or advertise to promote district services, the orderly operation of the district, and the appropriate delivery of health care in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0503
§ 547.0503. CONTRACT WITH COMMISSION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commission may award a grant under the matching grant program only in accordance with a contract between the commission and a grant recipient. The contract must include provisions under which the commission is given sufficient control to ensure the public purpose of providing mental health prevention services to children and families is accomplished and the state receives the return benefit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.073
§ 284.073. POWERS AND DUTIES OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) A receiver appointed for a project may enter, take possession of, and maintain the project.

(b) A receiver may collect all revenues and tolls from the project in the same manner as the county.

(c) A receiver shall dispose of the money collected in accordance with the obligations of the county under the bond instrument and as the court that appoints the receiver directs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0303
§ 3988.0303. GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may accept a gift, grant, or donation from a public or private source for the purposes of carrying out the district purpose under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 59.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.003
§ 59.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER STATUTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following provisions do not apply to a self-service storage facility:

(1) Subchapter B, Chapter 54;

(2) Chapter 70; and

(3) Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Unless a lessor issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title relating to property stored at the facility, the following statutes do not apply to a self-service storage facility:

(1) Chapter 7, Business & Commerce Code, as amended; and

(2) Chapter 14, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0303
§ 7900.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 61.023 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.023
§ 61.023. BOARD OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a chairman and vice chairman of the board. The board shall appoint a secretary of the board whose duties may be prescribed by law and by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.101
§ 3911.101. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by Subchapter C-1 or activities in support of or incidental to those projects.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.001
§ 467.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Approved peer assistance program" means a program that is designed to help an impaired professional and that is:

(A) established by a licensing or disciplinary authority; or

(B) approved by a licensing or disciplinary authority as meeting the criteria established by the executive commissioner and any additional criteria established by that licensing or disciplinary authority.

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

(2-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Impaired professional" means an individual whose ability to perform a professional service is impaired by chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol or by mental illness.

(4) "Licensing or disciplinary authority" means a state agency or board that licenses or has disciplinary authority over professionals.

(5) "Professional" means an individual who:

(A) may incorporate under The Texas Professional Corporation Law as described by Section 1.008(m), Business Organizations Code; or

(B) is licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise authorized by the state to practice as a licensed vocational nurse, social worker, chemical dependency counselor, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, licensed dietitian, or dental or dental hygiene school faculty member.

(6) "Professional association" means a national or statewide association of professionals, including any committee of a professional association and any nonprofit organization controlled by or operated in support of a professional association.

(7) "Student" means an individual enrolled in an educational program or course of study leading to initial licensure as a professional as such program or course of study is defined by the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.

(8) "Impaired student" means a student whose ability to perform the services of the profession for which the student is preparing for licensure would be, or would reasonably be expected to be, impaired by chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol or by mental illness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.060
§ 1091.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to compensation as determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond in an amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0304
§ 9502.0304. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AND RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may purchase, lease, acquire by gift, maintain, use, and operate property of any kind appropriate for the exercise of the district's functions, including acquiring property by mutual agreement with a navigation district or a drainage district.

(b) The district may acquire permits, licenses, and rights related to the exercise of the district's functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986 / Section 7986.003
§ 7986.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.102
§ 7807.102. EXCLUSION OR ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may exclude land from the district or add land to the district in accordance with Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.

(b) Land may not be added to the district until the board has obtained the written consent of the Cities of Carrollton and Farmers Branch to approve any petition for annexation.
Tex. Government Code § 413.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.019
§ 413.019. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The policy council shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the policy council and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the policy council. The policy council shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) The executive director of the policy council shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the policy council for the purpose of directing complaints to the policy council. The executive director of the policy council may provide for that notification on each written contract made under this chapter for the services of an individual or other entity.

(c) The policy council shall keep a file about each written complaint filed with the policy council that the policy council has authority to resolve. The policy council shall provide to the person filing the complaint and the persons or entities complained about the policy council's policies and procedures pertaining to complaint investigation and resolution. The policy council, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and the persons or entities complained about of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(d) The policy council shall keep information about each complaint filed with the policy council. The information shall include:

(1) the date the complaint is received;

(2) the name of the complainant;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) a record of all persons contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) for complaints for which the agency took no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.
Tex. Government Code § 155.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.002
§ 155.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The supreme court may adopt rules consistent with this chapter, including rules governing the certification of individuals providing guardianship services.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.011 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 51 / Section 51.011
§ 51.011. APPEAL FROM COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT AFTER CERTIORARI FROM JUSTICE COURT.
Status: in_force

If a county or district court hears a case on certiorari from a justice court, a person may take an appeal or writ of error from the judgment of the county or district court. The appeal or writ of error is subject to the rules that apply in a case appealed from a justice court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.108
§ 453.108. PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall assist the proper legal authorities in prosecuting a person who violates this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.48 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.48
§ 11.48. WRITTEN ISSUE NOT NECESSARY.
Status: in_force

It shall not be necessary, on the trial of any cause arising under habeas corpus, to make up a written issue, though it may be done by the applicant for the writ. He may except to the sufficiency of, or controvert the return or any part thereof, or allege any new matter in avoidance. If written denial on his part be not made, it shall be considered, for the purpose of investigation, that the statements of said return are contested by a denial of the same; and the proof shall be heard accordingly, both for and against the applicant for relief.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.105
§ 3807.105. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.206
§ 2651.206. EXAMINATION REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An audit, review, or examination conducted under this chapter or Chapter 2602 must be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The rules must provide:

(1) that before a report from an examination, review, or audit becomes final, the department will furnish to the title agent or direct operation a copy of the report and any evidence on which the report relies;

(2) a reasonable period of not less than 10 days after the title agent or direct operation receives the report and evidence from the department for the title agent or direct operation to respond;

(3) an opportunity for an appeal under a process similar to the process under Title 28, Part 1, Chapter 7, Subchapter A, Texas Administrative Code; and

(4) procedures to ensure that the report and any evidence regarding the report remain confidential and are transmitted only to designated representatives of the title agent or direct operation.

(b) The commissioner shall furnish the title agent or direct operation with a draft of the report and a copy of any evidence not later than the 10th day before the scheduled date of a meeting requested by the department regarding a report.

(c) This section does not require the department to turn over work papers. For purposes of this subsection, work papers are the records of an auditor or examiner of the procedures followed, the tests performed, the information obtained, and the conclusions reached that are pertinent to the audit or examination. Work papers include work programs, analyses, memoranda, letters of confirmation and representation, abstracts of company documents and schedules, and commentaries prepared or obtained by the auditor or examiner that support the opinions of the auditor or examiner.