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Tex. Water Code § 58.818 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.818
§ 58.818. APPROVED TAX ROLL NOT SUBJECT TO REVISION.
Status: in_force

The action of the board in finally approving the tax roll is final and is not subject to revision by the board or any other tribunal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.005
§ 3940.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 23.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.052
§ 23.052. SURVEYS ON WHICH PATENTS ARE TO BE OBTAINED.
Status: in_force

The county surveyor shall:

(1) receive and examine all field notes of surveys made in the county on which patents are to be obtained;

(2) certify to the same according to law; and

(3) record the field notes in a book to be kept by him for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.205
§ 887.205. LIFE INSURANCE CERTIFICATE BENEFICIARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may pay death benefits only to:

(1) a member's spouse;

(2) a member's relative by blood to the fourth degree or by marriage to the third degree;

(3) a person actually dependent on the member;

(4) a creditor, estate, or other person with an insurable interest; or

(5) a purely charitable or religious institution.

(b) A beneficiary of a life insurance certificate forfeits the beneficiary's interest in the certificate if the beneficiary is the principal or an accomplice in wilfully bringing about the death of the insured. The nearest relative of the insured is entitled to the proceeds of an insurance certificate forfeited under this subsection.
Tex. Water Code § 27.042 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.042
§ 27.042. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to the injection of fluid through the use of a Class II injection well as defined by 40 C.F.R. Section 144.6(b) for the primary purpose of enhanced recovery operations.
Tex. Election Code § 232.048 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.048
§ 232.048. RUNOFF FOLLOWING NEW ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If no candidate receives a majority vote in a new election ordered by a court in the contest of an election in which a majority vote is required, a runoff election shall be held:

(1) for a primary election contest, on the date set by the district court in which the contest was heard, except as provided by Subsection (c); or

(2) for a contest of a general or special election, on the date set by the authority responsible for ordering the runoff election.

(b) Sections 232.013(b), (c), and (d) apply to an election ordered under Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The candidate receiving the most votes in a new election ordered by a court in a primary election contest is the political party's nominee, regardless of whether the candidate receives a majority vote, if the date of the final canvass of the court-ordered primary is on or after:

(1) the 85th day before the date of the succeeding general election in the case of a statewide or district office; or

(2) the 75th day before the date of the succeeding general election in the case of a county or precinct office.

(d) The district court for an election contest has the same supervisory power over a runoff of the court-ordered election as the court has over the court-ordered election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2502.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2502 / Section 2502.052
§ 2502.052. CERTAIN DIVISIONS OF REAL PROPERTY CHARGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Other than for services actually performed, a person may not give or accept any portion, split, or percentage of a charge made or received for a settlement or closing performed in connection with a transaction involving the conveyance or mortgaging of real property located in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 578.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 578 / Section 578.008
§ 578.008. USE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall use the information received under Sections 578.006 and 578.007 to analyze, audit, and monitor the use of electroconvulsive therapy, psychosurgery, pre-frontal sonic sound treatment, or any other convulsive or coma-producing therapy administered to treat mental illness.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.002
§ 1232.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a method of financing for:

(1) the acquisition or construction of buildings;

(2) the purchase or lease of equipment by executive or judicial branch state agencies; and

(3) customer rate relief bonds authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas in accordance with Subchapter I, Chapter 104, Utilities Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.103
§ 1080.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board, and the board has full power to manage and control the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0961 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0961
§ 152.0961. GRAY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Gray County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Gray County.

(b) The county judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional compensation in an amount that will reasonably compensate them for their added duties. The commissioners court shall also reimburse the members for the members' actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. The commissioners court may not reduce the members' compensation or expenses below the amount paid to the members as compensation and expenses on June 6, 1979. Each member shall receive equal compensation.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Gray County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.451 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.451
§ 21.451. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE PROPERTY TAXES.
Status: in_force

The board annually may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.157 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.157
§ 601.157. HEARING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge may administer oaths and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.

(b) The judge at the hearing shall determine:

(1) whether there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person requesting the hearing as a result of the collision; and

(2) if there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered, the amount of security sufficient to satisfy any judgment for damages resulting from the collision.

(c) The amount of security under Subsection (b)(2) may not be less than the amount specified as a minimum by Section 601.154.

(d) The judge shall report the judge's determination to the department.

(e) The judge may receive a fee to be paid from the general revenue fund of the county for holding a hearing under this subchapter. The fee must be approved by the commissioners court of the county and may not be more than $5 for each hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0403
§ 3972.0403. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the district.

(b) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations;

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district; and

(3) appoint four initial directors for each new district.

(c) The governing body of the city shall appoint one director for each new district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.011
§ 191.011. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall implement an efficient and effective method to provide death information to the secretary of state to assist in maintaining the statewide computerized voter registration list under Section 18.061, Election Code.

(b) The method implemented under Subsection (a) must provide at least the following information on each deceased person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar in this state:

(1) the county of residence of the deceased;

(2) the date of birth of the deceased; and

(3) the full name of the deceased.

(c) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the secretary of state to implement this section. The memorandum of understanding must include a mechanism for the department to provide the secretary of state with death information that includes unique identifiers necessary to accurately match death records with names included on the voter registration list.
Tex. Education Code § 74.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.153
§ 74.153. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants and gifts tendered to it in aid of research and teaching at the medical school. The board may also accept from the federal government, any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, and money, for the exclusive use and benefit of the medical school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0303
§ 8070.0303. 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. Occupations Code § 351.407 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.407
§ 351.407. GOVERNMENTAL DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A program supported by the state or by a political subdivision of the state may not discriminate against a health care practitioner because the practitioner is an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.

(b) A law or policy of the state or of a political subdivision of the state that requires or encourages a person to obtain vision care or medical eye care that is within the scope of practice of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not discriminate against a health care practitioner because the practitioner is an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.
Tex. Water Code § 58.126 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.126
§ 58.126. PURCHASE OF MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

The board may purchase machinery, materials, and supplies needed in the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of district improvements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.154
§ 7811.154. TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement by agreeing, in writing, with the owner of taxable real property that is located in a reinvestment zone to exempt from taxation a portion of the value of the real property or of tangible personal property located on the real property, or both, for a period not to exceed 30 years, on the condition that the owner of the property make specific improvements or repairs to the property.

(b) The real property covered by the agreement may not be located in an improvement project financed by tax increment bonds.

(c) The agreement is subject to the rights of holders of outstanding bonds of the district.

(d) The agreement may:

(1) provide for the exemption of the real property in each year covered by the agreement only to the extent its value for that year exceeds its value for the year in which the agreement is executed;

(2) provide for the exemption of tangible personal property located on the real property in each year covered by the agreement other than tangible personal property that was located on the real property at any time before the period covered by the agreement with the district; and

(3) cover more than one commercial-industrial or residential project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.082
§ 436.082. FALSE ADVERTISEMENT.
Status: in_force

An advertisement of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is false if it is false or misleading in any manner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.105
§ 3859.105. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER POWERS RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money, including bond proceeds; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.

(c) The district is eligible to receive a grant from a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.006
§ 7921.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 109.161 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.161
§ 109.161. EXTENSION OF LEASES.
Status: in_force

When in the discretion of the board it is deemed for the best interest of the state to extend a lease issued by the board, the board may by unanimous vote extend the lease for a period not to exceed three years, on the condition that the lessee shall continue to pay yearly rental as provided in the lease and shall comply with any additional terms the board requires. The board may extend the lease and execute an extension agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 394.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 394 / Section 394.012
§ 394.012. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter expires on the last day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section 382.037.
Tex. Government Code § 437.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.051
§ 437.051. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The department is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 2031.
Tex. Water Code § 56.142 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.142
§ 56.142. ENLARGEMENT OF CANALS, DRAINS, AND OTHER OUTLETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the engineer's report indicates that the capacity of the canals, drains, or outlets of the district are insufficient to carry the excess water that would be discharged into them by connecting drains or that the additional discharge of water will endanger the canals and drains or the lands and property adjacent to them, the board may give the applicant permission to construct connecting drains and secure the desired outlet on condition that the applicant make necessary enlargements of the canals and drains of the district at the applicant's own expense. The increased capacity of the canals of the district shall be sufficient to carry any increase of water caused by the connection without danger to canals and drains or lands adjacent to them.

(b) The engineer shall supervise and direct the enlargement of the canals and drains, and after the work is completed to his satisfaction, the engineer shall report to the board under his official certificate. The report shall show:

(1) the kind of work done;

(2) the extent of the work;

(3) the new capacity to be sufficient to carry excess water from the connecting drain;

(4) the number of days spent by the engineer supervising the work; and

(5) the amount due to the engineer for his services.

(c) On approving the engineer's report, the board shall issue an order authorizing the connections to be made with the canals and drains on payment of the amount due to the engineer as shown by the engineer's report and shall order the applicant to pay the engineer's salary.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1361 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1361
§ 54.1361. CLERK.
Status: in_force

The district clerk shall perform the statutory duties necessary for the criminal law hearing officers appointed under this subchapter in cases filed in a district court or a statutory county court. A person designated to serve as a clerk of a justice court shall perform the statutory duties necessary for cases filed in a justice court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.104
§ 3910.104. 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0105
§ 3984.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 6.302 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 6 / Section 6.302
§ 6.302. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTERS C AND D TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

Subchapters C and D do not apply to a limited liability company except to the extent its governing documents specify.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01211
§ 30.01211. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the city of Denton.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Denton County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Estates Code § 21.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 21 / Section 21.005
§ 21.005. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

Chapter 132, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not apply to Subchapter C, Chapter 251.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.002
§ 524.002. DIVISION RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

Under the direction of the commissioner, the division implements this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0303
§ 8002A.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. Transportation Code § 460.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.002
§ 460.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than one million.
Tex. Family Code § 9.205 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.205
§ 9.205. ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding to divide property previously undivided in a decree of divorce or annulment as provided by this subchapter, the court may award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses. The court may order the attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.054
§ 604.054. APPROVAL OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

In determining whether to approve a respiratory care education program, the advisory board shall consider relevant information about the quality of the program, including accreditation of the program by a professional medical association, such as the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0003
§ 147.0003. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the comptroller shall conduct all hearings required by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code. The comptroller may designate one or more representatives to conduct the hearings and may prescribe the rules of procedure governing the hearings.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.003
§ 114.003. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH COUNTY AUDITOR WITH REPORT; REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A county official or other person who is required under this subtitle to provide a report, statement, or other information to the county auditor and who intentionally refuses to comply with a reasonable request of the county auditor relating to the report, statement, or information, commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200;

(2) removal from office; or

(3) both a fine and removal from office.