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Tex. Government Code § 432.078 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.078
§ 432.078. COURT-MARTIAL TO ANNOUNCE ACTION.
Status: in_force

A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0501
§ 8515.0501. REVENUE NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, without an election, may borrow money, not to exceed $55 million in the aggregate, on the authority's negotiable notes, payable solely from the authority's revenue derived from the ownership of all or any designated part of the authority's works, plant, improvements, facilities, equipment, or water rights after deduction of the reasonable cost of maintaining and operating the facilities.

(b) The notes may be first or subordinate lien notes at the board's discretion. An obligation may not be a charge on the authority's property or on the taxes imposed by the authority. An obligation may only be a charge on the revenue pledged for the payment of the obligation. No part of the obligation may ever be paid from the taxes imposed by the authority.

(c) The notes may bear interest at a rate not to exceed 10 percent and must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Family Code § 233.025 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.025
§ 233.025. EFFECT OF REQUEST FOR HEARING ON NONAGREED ORDER; PLEADING.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for hearing or an order setting a hearing on confirmation of a nonagreed child support review order stays confirmation of the order pending the hearing.

(b) At a hearing on confirmation, any issues in dispute shall be heard in a trial de novo.

(c) The petition for confirmation and the child support review order constitute a sufficient pleading by the Title IV-D agency for relief on any issue addressed in the petition and order.

(d) The request for hearing may limit the scope of the de novo hearing by specifying the issues that are in dispute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.052
§ 1043.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election of directors shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.105
§ 8138.105. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for a pipeline that serves the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.151
§ 3852.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement is filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 448.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 448 / Section 448.054
§ 448.054. SUBCOMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the advisory commission may appoint a subcommittee for any purpose consistent with the duties of the advisory commission under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8415.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8415 / Section 8415.001
§ 8415.001. 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 West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.067 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.067
§ 134.067. DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

If the ownership of the coal has been severed from the private surface estate by a conveyance that does not expressly grant the right to extract coal by surface mining methods, the surface-subsurface legal relationship shall be determined in accordance with state law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 125.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 125 / Section 125.004
§ 125.004. WORKPLACE CHEMICAL LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer covered by this chapter shall compile and maintain a workplace chemical list on a form prescribed by the department that contains the following information by crop for each chemical covered by this chapter that is actually used or stored annually in the workplace in excess of 55 gallons or 500 pounds or an amount that the department determines by rule for certain highly toxic or dangerous chemicals covered by this chapter:

(1) the product name used on the MSDS and container label and the Environmental Protection Agency registration number, if applicable;

(2) the date and crop on which the chemical was applied or used; and

(3) the work area in which the chemical is actually stored or used.

(b) The employer shall update the workplace chemical list as necessary but not less frequently than annually.

(c) The workplace chemical list may be prepared for the workplace as a whole or for each work area and must be readily available to agricultural laborers and their designated representatives. New or newly assigned agricultural laborers shall be made aware of the workplace chemical list before working with chemicals covered by this chapter or in a work area containing those chemicals.
Tex. Insurance Code § 549.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 549 / Section 549.055
§ 549.055. INSURANCE BINDER AS EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender that requires a borrower to secure insurance coverage before the lender will provide a residential mortgage or commercial real estate loan must accept an insurance binder as evidence of the required insurance and may not require the borrower to provide an original insurance policy instead of a binder if:

(1) the binder is issued by a licensed general property and casualty agent or a personal lines property and casualty agent who is appointed to represent the insurer whose name appears on the binder and who is authorized to issue binders;

(2) the binder is accompanied by evidence of payment of the required premium; and

(3) the binder will be replaced by an original insurance policy for the required coverage on or before the 30th day after the date the binder is issued.

(b) A property and casualty agent who issues an insurance binder under Subsection (a) must, on request, provide the lender with appropriate evidence for purposes of Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Government Code § 4004.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.101
§ 4004.101. REGISTRATION OF AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agent may not, on behalf of a registered dealer, sell, offer for sale, or make a sale of any securities in this state unless the agent is registered as an agent for that particular registered dealer under this chapter.

(b) On written application by a registered dealer, and on satisfactory compliance with the requirements of this title, the commissioner shall register a person as an agent of the registered dealer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 147.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 147 / Section 147.008
§ 147.008. ELECTION TO RATIFY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The meet and confer team shall call an election to ratify any agreement reached with the municipality if the agreement has been approved by five-sevenths of the members of the meet and confer team.

(b) All firefighters and police officers of the municipality are eligible to vote in the election.

(c) An agreement may be ratified under this section only if at least 65 percent of the votes cast in the election favor the ratification.

(d) A firefighter or police officer who is not a member of a firefighter employee group or a police officer employee group may be assessed a fee for any cost associated with casting the firefighter's or police officer's vote.

(e) The meet and confer team shall establish procedures for the election by unanimous consensus.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.4305 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.4305
§ 151.4305. TAX REFUNDS FOR OIL OR GAS SEVERANCE TAXPAYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 111.104(b), a person who files a report under Section 201.203, 201.2035, 202.201, or 202.202 and who does not hold a permit under this chapter may obtain a refund for taxes paid under this chapter in error to a person who holds a permit under this chapter by filing a claim for refund with the comptroller within the limitation period specified by Subchapter D, Chapter 111.

(b) The comptroller by rule may provide additional procedures for claiming a refund under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.209
§ 8834.209. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date of the hearing on a permit application, the board shall:

(1) decide whether to issue the permit; and

(2) prescribe the terms of the permit, if it decides to issue the permit.

(b) In deciding whether to issue a permit and in prescribing the terms of the permit, the board shall consider:

(1) the purpose of this chapter;

(2) the district plan;

(3) the quality, quantity, and availability of surface water or alternative water supplies at prices that are competitive with prices charged by suppliers of surface water in the district;

(4) the economic effect on the applicant of a decision to issue or deny the permit, or of the permit terms, in relation to the effect on subsidence that would result;

(5) the applicant's compliance with this chapter or any district rule, permit, or order; and

(6) all other relevant factors.

(c) The board shall issue a permit to an applicant if the board finds on sufficient evidence that:

(1) there is no other adequate and available substitute or supplemental source of alternative water supplies at prices competitive with the prices charged by suppliers of alternative water supplies in the district; and

(2) compliance with any provision of this chapter or any district rule will result in an arbitrary taking of property or in the practical closing and elimination of any lawful business, occupation, or activity without sufficient corresponding benefit or advantage to the public.

(d) The permit must state the terms prescribed by the board. The permit must include:

(1) the name and address of the permit holder;

(2) the location of the well;

(3) the date the permit begins and the date the permit expires;

(4) conditions and restrictions placed on groundwater withdrawal; and

(5) other terms necessary to control and prevent subsidence.

(e) The board may condition the issuance of a permit under this section on the resolution of a previous or continuing violation of this chapter or of any district rule, permit, or order. The board may require an applicant to pay a civil penalty or settlement amount, or take other necessary action, to resolve a previous or continuing violation.
Tex. Water Code § 58.071 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.071
§ 58.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a district is the board of directors, which shall consist of five directors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.152
§ 372.152. ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO REIMBURSE ACQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality or county may issue and sell general obligation bonds or revenue bonds to reimburse a developer for the cost of a public improvement if:

(1) the public improvement is located in a public improvement district created on or after January 1, 2005;

(2) the public improvement has been dedicated to and accepted by the municipality or county; and

(3) before the public improvement was dedicated to and accepted by the municipality or county, the governing body of the municipality or county entered into an agreement with the developer to pay for the public improvement.

(b) General obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued under this subchapter must comply with the provisions relating to general obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued under Subchapter A.
Tex. Government Code § 411.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.053
§ 411.053. PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE CONTAINING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department:

(1) shall maintain a storage space for the preservation of evidence containing biological material that is delivered to the department under Article 38.43(f), Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) may maintain a storage space for the preservation of evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense.

(b) The department shall adopt rules relating to the delivery, cataloging, and preservation of evidence stored under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8244.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8244 / Section 8244.152
§ 8244.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8244.151, 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 § 1024.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.205
§ 1024.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) Refunding bonds may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Government Code § 1502.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.059
§ 1502.059. TRANSFER OF REVENUE TO GENERAL FUND.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 1502.058(a) or a similar law or municipal charter provision, a municipality and its officers and utility trustees may transfer to the municipality's general fund and may use for general or special purposes revenue of any municipally owned utility system in the amount and to the extent authorized in the indenture, deed of trust, or ordinance providing for and securing payment of public securities issued under this chapter or similar law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.101
§ 3864.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.154 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.154
§ 52.154. COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN.
Status: in_force

The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on:

(1) a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or

(2) a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002, that:

(A) has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or

(B) serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.02
§ 12.02. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

Offenses are designated as felonies or misdemeanors.
Tex. Government Code § 854.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.404
§ 854.404. CONDITIONS FOR BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Supplemental disability benefits payable from the supplemental disability benefits fund cease on the death of the disability retiree and are, except as provided by this subchapter, subject to the same terms of issuance as are standard disability retirement benefits. The suspension or discontinuance of a disability retirement annuity automatically suspends or discontinues, as applicable, a supplemental disability retirement annuity based on the same service.

(b) The board of trustees may reduce proportionally all supplemental disability benefits payable from the supplemental benefits fund at any time and for a period that the board finds necessary to prevent payments from the fund in a year from exceeding available assets in the fund in that year.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.140 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.140
§ 2155.140. PURCHASE FROM GIFT OR GRANT NOT WITHIN COMPTROLLER'S PURCHASING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller's authority does not apply to a purchase of goods or services from a gift or grant, including an industrial or federal grant or contract in support of research.
Tex. Education Code § 106.53 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 106 / Section 106.53
§ 106.53. ACCOUNTS; TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Separate accounts shall be kept on the books of the university, showing the sources of all sums collected and the purposes for which expended. All trust funds handled by the board shall be deposited in separate accounts and shall not be commingled with the general income from student fees or other local institutional income, and all trust funds shall be secured by separate bonds or securities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0202
§ 7967A.0202. 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 commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.101
§ 8476.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.723 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.723
§ 21.723. PARTY NOT BOUND BY SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT ON CESSATION; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the person's signature, a person ceases to be a party to, and bound by, a shareholders' agreement when the person ceases to be a shareholder of the close corporation unless:

(1) the person's attempted cessation was in violation of Section 21.721 or the shareholders' agreement; or

(2) the shareholders' agreement provides to the contrary.

(b) Cessation as a party to a shareholders' agreement or as a shareholder does not relieve a person of liability the person may have incurred for breach of the shareholders' agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.003
§ 8819.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held on or before December 31, 2008, the district is dissolved on that date, except that:

(1) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(2) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Panola County; and

(3) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0503
§ 3985.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Election Code § 3.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 3 / Section 3.008
§ 3.008. PRESERVATION OF ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority ordering an election shall preserve the order, proclamation, or other document ordering the election for the period for preserving the precinct election records.

(b) For an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision, the date and nature of each election shall be entered in the official records of the political subdivision's governing body. For an election on a measure, the entry must include a description of the measure.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.261
§ 1504.261. ADOPTION AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may adopt and have executed any other proceeding or instrument necessary or convenient to the issuance of bonds under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0058
§ 475.0058. REPAYMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Before executing a games support contract, the office must execute an agreement with the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county requiring the committee, municipality, or county to repay this state any money spent by the office under this subtitle if a site selection organization selects a site for the games in this state in accordance with an application by the committee, municipality, or county.

(b) The local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county will make a repayment under Subsection (a) from any surplus of the committee's, municipality's, or county's money remaining after:

(1) presentation of the games; and

(2) payment of the expenses and obligations incurred by the committee, municipality, or county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.066 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.066
§ 981.066. UNIFORM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

To issue surplus lines insurance in this state, an insurer must comply with all applicable nationwide uniform standards adopted by this state in accordance with 15 U.S.C. Section 8204.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.05
§ 11.05. BY WHOM WRIT MAY BE ISSUED.
Status: in_force

The court of criminal appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or any judge of those courts may issue the writ of habeas corpus, and it is their duty, on proper application, to issue the writ under the rules prescribed by law.
Tex. Family Code § 107.115 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.115
§ 107.115. CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION FEE.
Status: in_force

If the court orders a child custody evaluation to be conducted, the court shall award the person appointed as the child custody evaluator a reasonable fee for the preparation of the child custody evaluation that shall be imposed in the form of a money judgment and paid directly to the person. The person may enforce the judgment for the fee by any means available under law for civil judgments.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.204
§ 2166.204. USING AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall request that the using agency make recommendations regarding private design professionals. The commission shall consider the recommendations in selecting a private design professional to be retained for a particular project.
Tex. Education Code § 56.171 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.171
§ 56.171. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for the program.

(b) Gifts, grants, and other funds appropriated by the legislature may be used for the program.