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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.063
§ 363.063. LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government shall develop a local solid waste management plan as provided by Section 363.0635.

(b) A local solid waste management plan must conform to the adopted regional solid waste management plan that covers the area in the local government's jurisdiction.

(c) A local solid waste management plan shall be submitted to the commission for review. If the commission determines that the plan conforms to the requirements adopted by the commission, the commission shall consider the plan for approval.

(d) In each even-numbered year on the anniversary of the adoption of a municipal solid waste management plan, each local government shall report to the commission on the progress of its municipal solid waste management program and recycling activities implemented under this section. The commission may not require a local government to submit to the planning region or to the commission information previously submitted to the planning region or commission by the local government in an earlier plan or report.

(e) If the commission determines that a local solid waste management plan does not conform to the requirements adopted by the commission, the commission shall give written notice to the local government of each aspect of the plan that must be changed to conform to commission requirements. After changes are made in the plan as requested by the commission, the commission shall consider the plan for approval.

(f) The commission by rule shall adopt an approved local solid waste management plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.002
§ 3932.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Missouri City Management District No. 2 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8420.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8420 / Section 8420.152
§ 8420.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8420.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.058
§ 6906.058. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall have regular meetings at times specified by board resolution and shall have special meetings when called by the board president or by any two directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0104
§ 3980.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

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

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

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) promoting the affordability of housing; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(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 community and business 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; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.108
§ 3936.108. 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. Government Code § 814.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.103
§ 814.103. SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR ELECTED CLASS SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) or (b) and subject to Subsection (a-2), the standard service retirement annuity for service credited in the elected class of membership is an amount equal to the number of years of service credit in that class, times 2.3 percent of $175,000.

(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the standard service retirement annuity for service credited in the elected class of membership for a member of the class under Section 812.002(a)(3) whose effective date of retirement is on or after September 1, 2019, is an amount equal to the number of years of service credit in that class, times 2.3 percent of the state salary, excluding longevity pay payable under Section 659.0445, being paid in accordance with Section 659.012 to a district judge who has the same number of years of contributing service credit as the member on the member's last day of service as a district or criminal district attorney, as applicable.

(a-2) Beginning August 31, 2030, and every fifth anniversary of that date, the Texas Ethics Commission shall consider an equitable increase in the dollar amount on which the standard service retirement annuity is based under Subsection (a) and increase the dollar amount as the commission considers appropriate. When determining an equitable increase in the dollar amount, the Texas Ethics Commission may consider any increase in compensation for elected officials and officers for salaries included in the General Appropriations Act.

(a-3) The Texas Ethics Commission shall develop, adopt, and make public a methodology for adjusting the dollar amount on which the standard service retirement annuity is computed under Subsection (a) not later than September 1, 2026, and apply the methodology for each equitable adjustment under Subsection (a-2).

(b) The standard service retirement annuity for service credited in the elected class may not exceed at any time 100 percent of, as applicable:

(1) the dollar amount on which the annuity is based under Subsection (a), subject to adjustment under Subsection (a-2); or

(2) the state salary of a district judge on which the annuity is based under Subsection (a-1).

(c) For purposes of this section, "contributing service credit" with respect to:

(1) a member means service credit established in the elected class under Section 813.201 or 813.402 for each month of service in which the member held a position described by Section 812.002(a)(3), including service credit established under either section that was previously canceled but reestablished under Section 813.102; and

(2) a district judge has the meaning assigned by Section 659.012(f).
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.652 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.652
§ 451.652. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the time and place of the hearing on the creation of an authority, including a description of the area proposed to be included in the authority, shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the alternate municipality. The first publication of the notice must be published not later than 15 days before the date scheduled for the hearing.

(b) The governing body of the alternate municipality shall furnish a copy of the notice under Subsection (a) to the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Education Code § 54.012 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.012
§ 54.012. TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN DOCTORAL STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

The governing board of an institution of higher education may charge a resident doctoral student who has more semester credit hours of doctoral work than allowed for purposes of state funding for the current state fiscal biennium under Section 61.059(l) tuition at the rate charged nonresident doctoral students. Tuition charged at the rate provided by this section shall be accounted for as if collected under Section 54.008.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012 / Section 8012.001
§ 8012.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Riverside Municipal Utility District of Liberty County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.104
§ 203.104. SUPERVISION OF COST-SHARING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district on behalf of the board may inspect and supervise cost-sharing contracts within its jurisdiction in which state money is provided under Subchapter E.

(b) Each district board exercising the duties under Subsection (a) of this section shall periodically report to the board relating to this inspection and supervision in the manner provided by board rules.

(c) The board may direct a district to manage any problem that arises under a cost-sharing contract for water supply enhancement in that district and to report to the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.105
§ 1701.105. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees within the agency. The program must require intra-agency posting of all positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on this system.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.158 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.158
§ 9.158. JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall bring an action for the revocation of the registration of a foreign filing entity under this subchapter in:

(1) a district court of the county in which the registered office or principal place of business of the filing entity in this state is located; or

(2) a district court of Travis County.

(b) A district court described by Subsection (a) has jurisdiction of the action for revocation of the registration of the foreign filing entity.
Tex. Government Code § 401.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.021
§ 401.021. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.207 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.207
§ 212.207. REPRESENTATION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission may be represented in any judicial action involving a final decision of the commission by any qualified attorney who:

(1) is a regular salaried employee of the commission; and

(2) has been appointed for that purpose by the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.0021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.0021
§ 8506.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2029, and every 12th year after that year.

(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
Tex. Election Code § 172.061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.061
§ 172.061. CANDIDATE FOR PARTY OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for Sections 172.058(b), 172.059(c), and 172.060(b), this subchapter applies to a candidate for county chair or precinct chair.

(b) If a runoff candidate for county chair or precinct chair withdraws, the remaining candidate is considered to be elected and the runoff election for that office is not held.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.102
§ 3886.102. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general laws of this state, including Chapter 375, Local Government Code, as applicable to municipal management districts created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district shall make available a district water or wastewater facility to each person who holds a certificate of convenience and necessity under Chapter 13, Water Code, for land in the district.

(c) The district may not provide retail water or wastewater services.
Tex. Utilities Code § 105.027 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 105 / Section 105.027
§ 105.027. DISPOSITION OF FINES AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

A fine or penalty collected under this subtitle, other than a fine or penalty collected in a criminal proceeding, shall be paid to the railroad commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.270 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.270
§ 401.270. CORRECTIVE ACTION AND MEASURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission finds that by-product material or the operation by which that by-product material is derived threatens the public health and safety or the environment, the commission by order may require any action, including a corrective measure, that is necessary to correct or remove the threat.

(b) The commission may issue an emergency order to a person responsible for an activity, including a past activity, concerning the recovery or processing of source material or the disposal of by-product material if it appears that there is an actual or threatened release of source material or by-product material that presents an imminent and substantial danger to the public health and safety or the environment, regardless of whether the activity was lawful at the time. The emergency order may be issued without notice or hearing.

(c) An emergency order may be issued under Subsection (b) to:

(1) restrain the person from allowing or continuing the release or threatened release; and

(2) require the person to take any action necessary to provide and implement an environmentally sound remedial action plan designed to eliminate the release or threatened release.

(d) An emergency order issued under Subsection (b) shall:

(1) be delivered to the person identified by the order by certified mail, return receipt requested;

(2) be delivered by hand delivery to the person identified by the order; or

(3) on failure of delivery of the order by certified mail or hand delivery, be served on the person by publication:

(A) once in the Texas Register; and

(B) once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which was located the last known address of a person identified by the order.

(e) The commission shall use the security provided by the license holder to pay the costs of actions that are taken or that are to be taken under this section. The commission shall send to the comptroller a copy of its order together with necessary written requests authorizing the comptroller to:

(1) enforce security supplied by the licensee;

(2) convert an amount of security into cash, as necessary; and

(3) disburse from the security in the perpetual care account the amount necessary to pay the costs.

(f) If an order issued by the commission under this section is adopted without notice or hearing, the order shall set a time, at least 10 but not more than 30 days following the date of issuance of the emergency order, and a place for a hearing to be held in accordance with the rules of the commission. As a result of this hearing, the commission shall decide whether to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order. All provisions of the emergency order shall remain in force and effect during the pendency of the hearing, unless otherwise altered by the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.033
§ 223.033. ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement made under this chapter may provide, in the event of default in the payment of the principal of, interest on, or any redemption premium for bonds subject to the agreement or in the performance of an agreement contained in the proceedings, mortgage, or instruments relating to the bonds, for enforcement of the payment or performance by:

(1) mandamus; or

(2) the appointment of a receiver in equity with power to charge and collect rates, rents, or contract payments and to apply the revenues from the hospital project in accordance with the resolution, mortgage, or instruments.

(b) A mortgage to secure hospital project bonds may provide for foreclosure and the sale of the property secured by the mortgage on default in the mortgage payment or the violation of an agreement contained in the mortgage. The foreclosure and sale may occur under proceedings in equity or in any other manner permitted by law. The mortgage may provide that a trustee under the mortgage or the holder of any of the bonds secured by the mortgage may be the purchaser at a foreclosure sale if the trustee or bondholder is the highest bidder.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.353 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.353
§ 111.353. ADVANCED SCANNERS FOR FIELD OFFICES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall acquire advanced scanners for its field offices. The scanners must enable enforcement officers to scan enforcement data directly into comptroller databases without requiring later manual entry.
Tex. Utilities Code § 103.022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 103 / Section 103.022
§ 103.022. RATE ASSISTANCE AND COST REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality participating in or conducting a ratemaking proceeding may engage rate consultants, accountants, auditors, attorneys, and engineers to:

(1) conduct investigations, present evidence, and advise and represent the governing body; and

(2) assist the governing body with litigation or a gas utility ratemaking proceeding before a regulatory authority or court.

(b) The gas utility in the ratemaking proceeding shall reimburse the governing body of the municipality for the reasonable cost of the services of a person engaged under Subsection (a) to the extent the applicable regulatory authority determines reasonable.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.102
§ 184.102. TRANSACTIONS IN STATE TRUST COMPANY SHARES OR PARTICIPATION SHARES.
Status: in_force

Except with the prior written approval of the banking commissioner:

(1) a state trust company may not acquire its own shares or participation shares unless the amount of its undivided profits is sufficient to fully absorb the acquisition of the shares or participation shares under regulatory accounting principles; and

(2) a state trust company may not acquire a lien on its own shares or participation shares unless the amount of indebtedness secured is less than the amount of the state trust company's undivided profits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8394.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8394 / Section 8394.001
§ 8394.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Pine Village Public Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8205.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8205 / Section 8205.051
§ 8205.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0151
§ 546.0151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "community-based organization" includes:

(1) an area agency on aging;

(2) an independent living center;

(3) a municipality, county, or other local government;

(4) a nonprofit or for-profit organization; or

(5) a community mental health and intellectual disability center.
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.102
§ 1160.102. ACTION OF COURT IF PUBLIC ADVERTISING NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after the fifth day and before the 11th day after the filing date of an application to lease at a private sale and without an order setting the hearing time and place, the court shall:

(1) hear the application;

(2) inquire into the manner in which the proposed lease has been or will be made; and

(3) hear evidence for or against the application.

(b) If the court is satisfied that the lease has been or will be made for a fair and sufficient consideration and on fair terms and has been or will be properly made in conformity with law, the court shall enter an order authorizing the execution of the lease without the necessity of advertising, notice, or citation. The order must comply in all other respects with the requirements essential to the validity of mineral leases set out in Subchapter B as if advertising or notice were required.

(c) An order that confirms a lease made at a private sale does not need to be issued. A lease made at a private sale is not valid until any increased or additional bond required by the court has been approved by the court and filed with the court clerk.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.042
§ 115.042. PUBLICATION OF COMMISSION ORDER PRIOR TO ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

A criminal action may not be maintained against a person involving the violation of a rule or order that the commission adopts, modifies, or amends until the commission publishes a complete copy of the rule or order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.105
§ 3937.105. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.