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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9022.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9022 / Section 9022.102
§ 9022.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may:

(1) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, inside the district; and

(2) improve or maintain roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, outside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.153 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.153
§ 410.153. APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2001, Government Code, applies to a contested case hearing to the extent that the commissioner finds appropriate, except that the following do not apply:

(1) Section 2001.054;

(2) Sections 2001.061 and 2001.062;

(3) Section 2001.202; and

(4) Subchapters F, G, I, and Z, except for Section 2001.141(c).
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.403
§ 623.403. COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter must designate each county and municipality in which the permit will be used.

(b) A permit issued under this subchapter is not valid in a county or municipality that is not designated in the permit application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.056
§ 1048.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 701.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.303
§ 701.303. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NUTRITION AND METABOLIC HEALTH.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of the continuing education requirements under Section 701.302, a license holder shall complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under this section, continuing education regarding nutrition and metabolic health.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must prescribe:

(1) the number of hours of the continuing education required by this section; and

(2) the content of the continuing education required by this section based on the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.303
§ 21.303. STANDARDS FOR SOLID WASTE HANDLING.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall establish minimum standards of operation for all aspects of solid waste handling, including:

(1) storage;

(2) collection;

(3) incineration;

(4) recycling;

(5) sanitary landfill; and

(6) composting.

(b) Before establishing the standards, the district must:

(1) hold public hearings after giving public notice in the time and manner prescribed by board rule;

(2) consult with the commission to ensure that the standards are not inconsistent with established criteria; and

(3) find that the standards are reasonably necessary to protect the public health or welfare from water pollution or other harm to the environment.

(c) To amend the standards, the district must follow the same procedures required for establishing standards.

(d) The board may adopt rules reasonably necessary to implement solid waste disposal standards.
Tex. Family Code § 3.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.102
§ 3.102. MANAGING COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) During marriage, each spouse has the sole management, control, and disposition of the community property that the spouse would have owned if single, including:

(1) personal earnings;

(2) revenue from separate property;

(3) recoveries for personal injuries; and

(4) the increase and mutations of, and the revenue from, all property subject to the spouse's sole management, control, and disposition.

(b) If community property subject to the sole management, control, and disposition of one spouse is mixed or combined with community property subject to the sole management, control, and disposition of the other spouse, then the mixed or combined community property is subject to the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses, unless the spouses provide otherwise by power of attorney in writing or other agreement.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), community property is subject to the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses unless the spouses provide otherwise by power of attorney in writing or other agreement.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.107
§ 36.107. FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon after publication of the notice of dissolution as is practicable, the bank shall:

(1) terminate all fiduciary positions it holds;

(2) surrender all property held by it as a fiduciary; and

(3) settle its fiduciary accounts.

(b) Unless all fiduciary accounts are settled and transferred by the last date specified in published notices or by the banking commissioner and unless the banking commissioner directs otherwise, the bank shall mail a notice to each trustor and beneficiary of any remaining trust, escrow arrangement, or other fiduciary relationship. The notice must state:

(1) the location of an office open during normal business hours where administration of the remaining fiduciary accounts will continue until settled or transferred; and

(2) a telephone number at that office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.002
§ 1047.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION; JUDICIAL NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created under Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and this chapter.

(b) A court shall take judicial notice of the district's establishment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.207
§ 3795.207. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0309
§ 3942.0309. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.060
§ 1007.060. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district and its operation, at the district office; and

(2) make those records available for public inspection at reasonable times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.254
§ 1034.254. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.005
§ 3935.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is initially composed of the territory of the former Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District No. 4 as that territory existed on March 1, 2015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.253
§ 8249.253. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0005
§ 549.0005. PRIOR APPROVAL OF AND PHARMACY PROVIDER ACCESS TO CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS WITH CERTAIN RECIPIENTS AND ENROLLEES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) the vendor drug program for Medicaid and the child health plan program;

(2) the kidney health care program;

(3) the children with special health care needs program; and

(4) any other state program the commission administers that provides prescription drug benefits.

(b) A managed care organization, including a health maintenance organization, or a pharmacy benefit manager, that administers claims for prescription drug benefits under a program to which this section applies shall, at least 10 days before the date the organization or pharmacy benefit manager intends to deliver a communication to recipients or enrollees collectively under a program:

(1) submit a copy of the communication to the commission for approval; and

(2) if applicable, allow the pharmacy providers of the recipients or enrollees who are to receive the communication access to the communication.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.057
§ 1048.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 122.204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 122 / Section 122.204
§ 122.204. MINIMUM PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the amount of a penalty or additional penalty computed as provided by this subchapter is less than $5, the amount of the penalty or additional penalty is $5.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.102
§ 1579.102. CATASTROPHIC CARE COVERAGE PLAN.
Status: in_force

The coverage provided under the catastrophic care coverage plan shall be prescribed by the trustee by rule and must provide coverage at least as extensive as the coverage provided under the TRS-Care 1 plan operated under Chapter 1575.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.073 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.073
§ 42.073. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION AND CLOSURE OF A FACILITY OR FAMILY HOME.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall suspend a facility's license or a family home's listing or registration and order the immediate closing of the facility or family home if:

(1) the department finds the facility or family home is operating in violation of the applicable standards prescribed by this chapter; and

(2) the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the children attending or residing in the facility or family home.

(b) An order suspending a license, listing, or registration and an order closing a facility or family home under this section is immediately effective on the date on which the holder of the license, listing, or registration receives written notice or on a later date specified in the order.

(c) An order is valid for 30 days after the effective date of the order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 143 / Section 143.006
§ 143.006. HOMEWORKER'S CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant must apply for a homeworker's certificate in the form prescribed by board rule. Each applicant must present a health certificate or other evidence of good health as required by the board.

(b) The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the board, but not to exceed 50 cents.

(c) A homeworker's certificate is valid for one year from the date of issuance.

(d) The board may not issue a homeworker's certificate to a person who:

(1) is younger than 15 years of age;

(2) suffers from a communicable disease; or

(3) lives in a home that is not clean, sanitary, and free from communicable diseases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0403
§ 8510.0403. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The authority's fiscal year ends September 30 of each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.004
§ 8427.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8427.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 16.027 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.027
§ 16.027. STATEWIDE WATER PUBLIC AWARENESS ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The statewide water public awareness account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of:

(1) money appropriated to the board for deposit to the credit of the account;

(2) money transferred by the board to the credit of the account from other funds available to the board;

(3) money from gifts or grants to the account from any source, including the federal government, an educational institution, or a private donor;

(4) proceeds from the sale of educational or public awareness materials, publications, and other items deposited to the credit of the account; and

(5) interest earned on the investment of money in the account and depository interest allocable to the account.

(b) The account may be used by the board to develop, administer, and implement the statewide water public awareness program established by Section 16.026.

(c) The account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.004
§ 3916.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 3916.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.005
§ 1108.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.058
§ 1068.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.081
§ 1001.081. HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Health insurance exchange" means an American Health Benefit Exchange administered by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. Section 18041 or created under 42 U.S.C. Section 18031.

(2) "Individual's legally authorized representative" has the meaning assigned by Section 1001.080(a).

(b) The department may develop informational materials regarding health care insurance coverage and subsidies available under a health insurance exchange.

(c) The department shall provide the informational materials regarding health care insurance coverage and subsidies available under a health insurance exchange to an individual or the individual's legally authorized representative who:

(1) applies to receive health or mental health benefits, services, or assistance described in Section 1001.080(b); and

(2) has an income above 100 percent of the federal poverty level.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.054
§ 3835.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Property Code § 53.286 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.286
§ 53.286. PUBLIC POLICY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section 53.282, any contract, agreement, or understanding purporting to waive the right to file or enforce any lien or claim created under this chapter is void as against public policy.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.055
§ 255.055. RATABLE RECOVERY BY PRETERMITTED CHILD FROM PORTIONS PASSING TO OTHER BENEFICIARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A pretermitted child may recover the share of the testator's estate to which the child is entitled from the testator's other children under Section 255.053(b) or from the testamentary beneficiaries under Sections 255.053(a) and 255.054, other than the pretermitted child's other parent, ratably, out of the portions of the estate passing to those persons under the will.

(b) In abating the interests of the beneficiaries described by Subsection (a), the character of the testamentary plan adopted by the testator must be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0303
§ 3793.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

A district improvement project may be located inside or outside of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.2015 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.2015
§ 843.2015. INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERNET SITE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization that maintains an Internet site shall list on the Internet site the physicians and providers, including, if appropriate, mental health providers and substance abuse treatment providers, that may be used by enrollees in accordance with the terms of the enrollee's health care plan. The listing must identify those physicians and providers who continue to be available to provide services to new patients or clients.

(b) The health maintenance organization shall update at least quarterly an Internet site subject to this section.

(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The rules may govern the form and content of the information required to be provided under Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 356.652 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.652
§ 356.652.
Status: in_force

Sec. 356.652. EXCEPTION: AUTHORIZATION IN WILL. A personal representative of an estate may purchase estate property if the representative was appointed in a will that:

(1) has been admitted to probate; and

(2) expressly authorizes the sale.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.059 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.059
§ 62.059. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULARLY VISITING LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this chapter who on at least three occasions during any month spends more than 48 consecutive hours in a municipality or county in this state, other than the municipality or county in which the person is registered under this chapter, before the last day of that month shall report that fact to:

(1) the local law enforcement authority of the municipality in which the person is a visitor; or

(2) if the person is a visitor in a location that is not a municipality, the local law enforcement authority of the county in which the person is a visitor.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a) shall provide the local law enforcement authority with:

(1) all information the person is required to provide under Article 62.051(c);

(2) the address of any location in the municipality or county, as appropriate, at which the person was lodged during the month; and

(3) a statement as to whether the person intends to return to the municipality or county during the succeeding month.

(c) This article does not impose on a local law enforcement authority requirements of public notification or notification to schools relating to a person about whom the authority is not otherwise required by this chapter to make notifications.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.054
§ 505.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A majority of the entire membership of the board of directors of a Type B corporation is a quorum.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.3483 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.3483
§ 843.3483. REMEDY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by law, a health maintenance organization that uses a preauthorization process for health care services that violates this subchapter with respect to a required publication, notice, or response regarding its preauthorization requirements, including by failing to comply with any applicable deadline for the publication, notice, or response, must provide an expedited appeal under Section 4201.357 for any health care service affected by the violation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292 / Section 292.052
§ 292.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.202
§ 1045.202. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings, facilities, equipment, or improvements for hospital purposes, including facilities and improvements incidental and beneficial to operating and maintaining hospitals and ancillary facilities that provide medical and ancillary health care services and treatment; or

(2) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8157.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8157 / Section 8157.103
§ 8157.103. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.