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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0103
§ 8063.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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 § 9047.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.105
§ 9047.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted by the City of Houston, Texas, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 294.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 294 / Section 294.003
§ 294.003. COUNTY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A county health care provider participation program authorizes a county to collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider located in the county to be deposited in a local provider participation fund established by the county. Money in the fund may be used by the county to fund certain intergovernmental transfers and indigent care programs as provided by this chapter.

(b) The commissioners court may adopt an order authorizing a county to participate in the program, subject to the limitations provided by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.208
§ 258.208. CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any information pertaining to the investigation of an anesthesia-related death or incident is confidential.

(b) Confidential information that is acquired by the board and that includes identifying information of an individual or health care provider is privileged and may not be disclosed to any person. Information that may not be disclosed under this subsection includes:

(1) the name and address of a patient or a member of the patient's family; and

(2) the identity of a health care provider that provided any services to the patient or a member of the patient's family.

(c) Advisory committee work product or information obtained or provided by the board under this subchapter is confidential. This subsection does not prevent the advisory committee or board from releasing information described by Subsection (d) or (e).

(d) Information is not confidential under this section if the information is:

(1) general information that cannot be connected with any specific individual, case, or health care provider; and

(2) presented as aggregate statistical information that describes a single data point.

(e) The advisory committee may publish statistical studies and research reports based on information that is confidential under this section, provided that the information:

(1) is published in the aggregate;

(2) does not identify a patient or the patient's family;

(3) does not include any information that could be used to identify a patient or the patient's family; and

(4) does not identify a health care provider.

(f) The board shall adopt and implement practices and procedures to ensure that information that is confidential under this section is not disclosed in violation of this section.

(g) Information that is confidential under this section is excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, as provided by Section 552.101 of that chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.211
§ 981.211. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF SURPLUS LINES INSURERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A surplus lines agent must make a reasonable effort to determine the financial condition of an eligible surplus lines insurer before placing insurance with that insurer.

(b) A surplus lines agent may not knowingly place surplus lines insurance with a financially unsound insurer.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.005
§ 43.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.020 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.020
§ 115.020. RECORDS; INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who transports by motor vehicle and delivers oil or a petroleum product shall keep in this state for two years each tender or manifest issued to the person, together with the receipts and endorsements on the tender or manifest.

(b) A tender or manifest is at all times subject to inspection by the commission or an agent or inspector of the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.074
§ 377.074. PUBLIC PURPOSE OF PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds for all constitutional and statutory purposes that a development project is owned, used, and held for public purposes by the district.

(b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, does not apply to a leasehold or other possessory interest granted by the district while the district owns the development project.

(c) The development project is exempt from taxation under Section 11.11, Tax Code, while the district owns the project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.001
§ 1201.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.044
§ 281.044. FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may establish, acquire, lease as lessee or lessor, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, repair, operate, or maintain all or a designated part of:

(1) a public improvement such as a civic center, civic center building, auditorium, opera house, music hall, exhibition hall, coliseum, museum, library, recreational building or facility, or other public building or related facility; or

(2) a structure, parking area, or facility located at or in the immediate vicinity of the public improvement and to be used in connection with the public improvement for off-street parking or storage of motor vehicles or other conveyances.

(b) A lease made under Subsection (a) may contain any terms the board considers appropriate.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.119 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.119
§ 21.119. BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

If disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise, performing any of the following practices on the basis of disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age of an employee, member, or other individual is not an unlawful employment practice:

(1) an employer hiring and employing an employee;

(2) an employment agency classifying or referring an individual for employment;

(3) a labor organization classifying its members or classifying or referring an individual for employment; or

(4) an employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling an apprenticeship, on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program admitting or employing an individual in its program.
Tex. Government Code § 572.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.024
§ 572.024. INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES FOR LOBBYISTS OR LOBBYIST EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

A state officer who receives a fee for services rendered by the officer to or on behalf of a person required to be registered under Chapter 305, or to or on behalf of a person or entity that the officer actually knows directly compensates or reimburses a person required to be registered under Chapter 305, shall report on the financial statement the name of each person or entity for which the services were rendered and the category of the amount of each fee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.005
§ 241.005. ADOPTION OF REGULATION INCLUDES AMENDMENT OR OTHER CHANGE.
Status: in_force

A reference in this chapter to the adoption of an airport zoning regulation includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of a regulation. A reference to the adoption of an airport zoning regulation also includes the amendment of an airport zoning regulation existing on the date the law codified by this chapter took effect, which was September 5, 1947.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.155
§ 3843.155. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNIT.
Status: in_force

If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in the removal from a taxing unit's tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been imposed for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.138 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.138
§ 234.138. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly operates a game room in violation of a regulation adopted under Section 234.133.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.028
§ 225.028. PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The part of U.S. Highway 290 between Johnson City and Interstate Highway 10 is the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the memorial highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0162
§ 8509.0162. CERTAIN POWERS RELATED TO DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) lease the hunting rights on property owned by the district;

(2) develop, manage, or lease property owned by the district for any recreational purpose; and

(3) lease property owned by the district to a person seeking to develop renewable energy resources.
Tex. Water Code § 17.952 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.952
§ 17.952. ISSUANCE OF WATER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution may provide for the issuance of water financial assistance bonds, which shall be general obligation bonds of the state, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the principal amount authorized to be issued by the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.153
§ 9028.153. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The Grayson County tax assessor-collector shall collect taxes for the district and make them available for district purposes.
Tex. Property Code § 5.084 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.084
§ 5.084. RIGHT TO DEDUCT.
Status: in_force

If a seller is liable to a purchaser under this subchapter, the purchaser, without taking judicial action, may deduct the amount owed to the purchaser by the seller from any amounts owed to the seller by the purchaser under the terms of an executory contract.
Tex. Government Code § 52.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.041
§ 52.041. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each judge of a court of record shall appoint an official court reporter. An official court reporter is a sworn officer of the court and holds office at the pleasure of the court.

(b) The judges of two or more courts of record that are not located in the same judicial district on agreement may jointly appoint an official court reporter to serve the courts, provided each court is located in a county with a population of 125,000 or less according to the 2020 federal decennial census.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, two or more judges of courts of record may appoint a certified shorthand reporter to serve each court as an official court reporter of the court, provided each court is located in a county with a population of 125,000 or less according to the 2020 federal decennial census. A certified shorthand reporter appointed under this subsection may serve as an official court reporter for more than one county and be an employee of more than one county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.012
§ 93.012. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall meet at least quarterly and shall adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings.

(b) An action taken by the council must be approved by a majority of the voting members present.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.064 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.064
§ 148.064. FAILURE TO REPORT TO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required by Section 148.012(a) of this code to file reports on slaughtered animals with the county commits an offense if the person fails to file a report as required by that section.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.034
§ 105.034. CONDITIONS TO ACTING AS DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The depository shall:

(1) keep the municipal funds covered by the depository services contract;

(2) perform all duties and obligations imposed on the depository by law and under the depository services contract;

(3) pay on presentation all checks drawn and properly payable on a demand deposit account with the depository;

(4) pay all transfers properly payable as directed by a designated officer;

(5) provide and maintain security at the level required by the provisions of Chapter 2257, Government Code; and

(6) account for the municipal funds as required by law.

(b) Any suit brought in connection with a depository services contract must be tried in the county in which the city hall of the municipality is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.117
§ 3901.117. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0105
§ 3945.0105. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8330.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8330 / Section 8330.103
§ 8330.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.260 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.260
§ 366.260. CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND SALES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, agent, or employee of an authority may not:

(1) contract with the authority; or

(2) be directly or indirectly interested in:

(A) a contract with the authority; or

(B) the sale of property to the authority.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable for a civil penalty to the authority not to exceed $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8296.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8296 / Section 8296.101
§ 8296.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.079 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.079
§ 51.079. TRANSFERS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner of public school land purchased from the state may sell the land or a definite portion of the land in any size tract.

(b) If land to be sold is separated from another portion of land but is not sufficiently designated by metes and bounds in the papers offered to be filed so that it may be identified with certainty, the commissioner shall require that proper field notes accompany the papers before he files them and separates the land.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.055
§ 290.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each commission shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members.

(b) The chairperson and secretary shall each serve in that office until the expiration of their term as a member of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8137.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8137 / Section 8137.102
§ 8137.102. 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. Election Code § 87.1221 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.1221
§ 87.1221. DISPOSITION OF BALLOT TRANSMITTAL FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge of the early voting ballot board shall enter on the ballot transmittal form the following information:

(1) the number of personal appearance ballots received;

(2) the number of mail ballots received;

(3) the number of mail ballots accepted;

(4) the number of mail ballots rejected; and

(5) the number of ballots counted or delivered to the central counting station, as applicable.

(b) A board member shall deliver the transmittal form to the general custodian of election records to be preserved for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Water Code § 10.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 10 / Section 10.011
§ 10.011. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives:

(1) a report on progress made in water conservation in this state; and

(2) recommendations for legislation to advance water conservation in this state, which may include conservation through the reduction of the amount of water lost because of evaporation.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.08
§ 108.08. ADVERTISING IN CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or any rule adopted under the authority of this code, the provisions of this code relating to the regulation of or limitations on outdoor advertising signage, advertising revenue, or advertising signage in or on a licensed premises do not apply to an entity which owns a professional sports franchise which plays a majority of its home games in a municipally owned or leased regional economic development facility that is in a station or terminal complex of a rapid transit authority and to which Subchapter E, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, applies or to such a facility.

(b) A part of the cost of advertising revenue paid by a manufacturer to an entity under this section may not be charged to or paid, directly or indirectly, by the holder of a wholesaler's permit, general class B wholesaler's permit, local distributor's permit, or general distributor's license, except through the price paid by that holder for products purchased from the holders' supplier.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.024 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.024
§ 17.024. TRAINING ON DUTIES REGARDING BAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall, in consultation with the court of criminal appeals, develop or approve training courses regarding a magistrate's duties, including duties with respect to setting bail in criminal cases. The courses developed must include:

(1) an eight-hour initial training course that includes the content of the applicable training course described by Article 17.0501; and

(2) a two-hour continuing education course.

(b) The office shall provide for a method of certifying that a magistrate has successfully completed a training course required under this article and has demonstrated competency of the course content in a manner acceptable to the office.

(c) A magistrate is in compliance with the training requirements of this article if:

(1) not later than the 90th day after the date the magistrate takes office, the magistrate successfully completes the course described by Subsection (a)(1);

(2) the magistrate successfully completes the course described by Subsection (a)(2) in each subsequent state fiscal biennium in which the magistrate serves; and

(3) the magistrate demonstrates competency as provided by Subsection (b).

(d) Any course developed or approved by the office under this article may be administered by the Texas Justice Court Training Center, the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center, the Texas Association of Counties, the Texas Center for the Judiciary, or a similar entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.056
§ 3921.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this section, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the governing body of Fort Bend County nominating the five persons named in the petition as initial voting directors.

(b) The governing body of Fort Bend County may reject the nomination of a person named in the petition described by Subsection (a) for a position as an initial director. If the governing body rejects a nomination, the owner or owners who submitted the petition under Subsection (a) shall submit a new nominee for that position until the governing body appoints an initial director to each position on the board.

(c) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the initial appointment, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1 of the second odd-numbered year following the initial appointment.

(d) Section 3921.052 does not apply to this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.001
§ 156.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Residential Mortgage Loan Company Licensing and Registration Act.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.037
§ 2306.037. DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall set the salary of the director.