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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.160
§ 3861.160. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.

(b) Bonds or other obligations that are secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless the bonds and the imposition of the taxes are approved by:

(1) a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose; and

(2) the governing body of the city.

(c) The district shall hold an election required by this section in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.003
§ 13.003. DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The savings and mortgage lending commissioner shall appoint one or more deputy savings and mortgage lending commissioners.

(b) One deputy savings and mortgage lending commissioner must have the qualifications required of the savings and mortgage lending commissioner. During the savings and mortgage lending commissioner's absence or inability to serve, that deputy savings and mortgage lending commissioner has the powers and shall perform the duties of the savings and mortgage lending commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0158
§ 540.0158. COLLECTION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PROFIT SHARING.
Status: in_force

To strengthen the commission's process for collecting shared profits from managed care organizations, the commission shall develop, document, and implement monitoring processes in the commission's Medicaid and CHIP services department to ensure that the commission:

(1) identifies experience rebates deposited in the commission's suspense account and timely transfers those rebates to the appropriate accounts; and

(2) timely follows up on and resolves disputes over experience rebates managed care organizations claim.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.003
§ 1508.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.004
§ 74.004. INTERAGENCY STAFFING.
Status: in_force

(a) The participating agencies shall enter into one or more interagency agreements establishing policies and processes for coordinating the assignment of existing staff and other resources as necessary to perform the duties of this chapter.

(b) The time spent by an employee of a participating agency in supporting the work of the initiative is not included in calculating the number of full-time equivalent employees allotted to the respective agencies under other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.103
§ 9047.103. 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. Insurance Code § 548.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 548 / Section 548.001
§ 548.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for protection of the public interest, investors, and shareholders of domestic stock insurers by:

(1) regulating proxy solicitation by domestic stock insurers;

(2) regulating transactions by officers, directors, and principal equity security holders of domestic stock insurers; and

(3) requiring appropriate reporting of those solicitations and transactions.

(b) To that end the misuse of information by certain insiders of domestic stock insurers shall be prevented and a full and fair disclosure of all material matters relevant to the exercise of the corporate franchise of a shareholder of such an insurer will be promoted and the free exercise of that franchise will be assured.

(c) In exercising the authority granted by this chapter to adopt rules, the commissioner shall promote the purposes of this chapter to prevent misuse of information and to encourage good faith dealing and full and fair disclosure.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.305
§ 912.305. SECURITY DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county mutual insurance company shall maintain with the comptroller through the department a deposit in cash or, subject to the commissioner's approval, convertible securities. The deposit must be equal to:

(1) the largest amount assumed by the company on any one risk; or

(2) on a demonstration of reinsurance acceptable to the commissioner, the largest amount retained by the company on any one risk after reinsurance.

(b) The deposit is liable for the payment of all judgments against the company and is subject to garnishment after final judgment against the company. The company, on the commissioner's demand, must immediately replenish the deposit when the deposit is impounded or depleted. If the company does not immediately replenish the deposit, the company may be regarded as insolvent.

(c) If a county mutual insurance company makes a statement, including a statement contained in an advertisement, letter, or literature, that the company deposited cash or securities as required by this section, the company must also state in full:

(1) the purpose, exact amount, and character of the deposit; and

(2) the conditions under which the deposit was made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.106
§ 1048.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.26 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.26
§ 32.26. TRAINING PROGRAM ON OPIOID-RELATED DRUG OVERDOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the holder of a private club registration permit and each employee of the permit holder who is required by the permit holder to complete a commission-approved seller training program shall complete the opioid-related drug overdose training program described by Section 5.61 each year.

(b) This section does not apply to the holder of a private club registration permit that is a restaurant as defined by Section 1.04.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8812.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8812 / Section 8812.004
§ 8812.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Victoria County, Texas.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 303.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 303 / Section 303.006
§ 303.006. EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE OF TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certificate of termination filed in accordance with Chapter 11 must be executed by an officer of the professional corporation on behalf of the corporation.

(b) If a professional corporation does not have any living officer, the certificate of termination must be executed by a director of the corporation. If the professional corporation does not have any living director, the certificate of termination must be executed by the legal representative of the last living director of the corporation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.064 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.064
§ 140A.064. NONEXCLUSIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter precludes the attorney general from using any procedure not specified in this chapter in conducting a racketeering investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11022.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11022 / Section 11022.0303
§ 11022.0303. POWER TO CONTRACT WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a contract with a municipality to assume the functions of the municipality's municipally owned utility. A contract under this section may include provisions for the district's:

(1) assumption of the debts, liabilities, and obligations of the municipally owned utility;

(2) ownership or use of the assets and facilities of the municipally owned utility; and

(3) performance of the functions and services previously provided by the municipally owned utility.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.263 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.263
§ 2155.263. CENTRALIZED MASTER BIDDERS LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall maintain a centralized master bidders list and register on the list the name and address of each vendor that applies for registration under rules adopted under this subchapter. The comptroller may include other relevant vendor information on the list.

(b) The comptroller shall maintain the centralized master bidders list in a manner that facilitates a state agency's solicitation of vendors that serve the agency's geographic area.

(c) The centralized master bidders list shall be used for all available procurement processes authorized by this subtitle and shall also be used to the fullest extent possible by state agencies that make purchases exempt from the comptroller's purchasing authority.
Tex. Government Code § 773.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 773 / Section 773.004
§ 773.004. COORDINATION OF INFORMATION GATHERING.
Status: in_force

The executive head of a regulatory agency shall coordinate the agency's inspections, surveys, investigations, and reporting requirements within the agency and with other regulatory agencies to avoid the duplication of those functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.201
§ 1011.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements and equipping buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 115.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 115 / Section 115.002
§ 115.002. POWERS OF BOARD OF REGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may:

(1) prescribe courses leading to degrees customarily offered in leading American upper-level educational institutions;

(2) award the degrees described by Subdivision (1);

(3) enter into an affiliation or coordination agreement with an entity if reasonably necessary or desirable for the operation of a first-class upper-level educational institution;

(4) make joint appointments in the Public University for Central Texas and another institution within the same university system; and

(5) adopt rules for the operation, control, and management of the institution as necessary for the operation of a first-class upper-level educational institution, including rules governing the number of students who may be admitted to any program at the institution.

(b) The salary of a person who receives a joint appointment under Subsection (a)(4) must be apportioned among the institutions to which the individual is appointed on the basis of the services rendered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.117
§ 1046.117. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to facilities for the medical care, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.057
§ 201.057. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member is entitled to a per diem as set by the General Appropriations Act for each day the member engages in the business of the board.

(b) A member may not receive reimbursement for travel expenses, including expenses for meals and lodging, other than transportation expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.201
§ 1061.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the full faith and credit of the district for:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.103
§ 182.103. UTILITY REPRESENTATIVE; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A utility representative may be present during a meter test. The municipality shall provide notice to a utility regarding the testing of a meter not later than the third day before the date the meter test is conducted.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 8 / Section 8.01
§ 8.01. OFFICER MAY REQUIRE AID.
Status: in_force

When any officer authorized to execute process is resisted, or when he has sufficient reason to believe that he will meet with resistance in executing the same, he may command as many of the citizens of his county as he may think proper; and the sheriff may call any military company in the county to aid him in overcoming the resistance, and if necessary, in seizing and arresting the persons engaged in such resistance.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 94.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.012
§ 94.012. NOTICE OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

After October 14 and before December 17 of each year, the owner, manager, or operator of a packing house shall notify the department in writing of the date packing operations are to begin. The notice is due at least seven days prior to beginning operations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 672.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 672 / Section 672.004
§ 672.004. DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of a review team may:

(1) send notices to the review team members of a meeting to review a fatality involving suspected suicide, family violence, or abuse;

(2) provide a list to the review team members of each fatality to be reviewed at the meeting; and

(3) ensure that the review team operates according to the protocols developed by the review team.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.014
§ 231.014. COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Status: in_force

Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to:

(1) lessen congestion in the streets and roads;

(2) secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;

(3) promote health and the general welfare;

(4) provide adequate light and air;

(5) prevent the overcrowding of land;

(6) avoid undue concentration of population;

(7) facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, parks, and other public requirements; and

(8) assist in developing the island into parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas for the residents of this state and other states and nations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.051
§ 3848.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board, but only if it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:

(1) increase the number of directors to more than nine; or

(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than five.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.061 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.061
§ 42.061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.061. SILENT OR ABUSIVE CALLS TO 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) In this section "9-1-1 service" and "public safety answering point" or "PSAP" have the meanings assigned by Section 771.001, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person makes a call to a 9-1-1 service, or requests 9-1-1 service using an electronic communications device, when there is not an emergency and knowingly or intentionally:

(1) remains silent; or

(2) makes abusive or harassing statements to a PSAP employee.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly permits an electronic communications device, including a telephone, under the person's control to be used by another person in a manner described in Subsection (b).

(d) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.101
§ 1473.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND IMPOSE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may:

(1) issue bonds to pay for the purchase, construction, improvement, or equipment of a building or jail under Section 292.001, Local Government Code, including the purchase or improvement of a site for the building or jail; and

(2) impose a tax under Section 9, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, to pay for the bonds.

(b) The commissioners court of a county that has a population of more than 1.5 million may:

(1) issue bonds to pay for the construction and equipment of a courthouse or county branch office building, including the acquisition of a site for the courthouse or branch office building; and

(2) impose a tax to pay for the bonds.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the commissioners court shall issue any bonds and impose the tax in compliance with the applicable provisions of Subtitles A and C.
Tex. Government Code § 662.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.056
§ 662.056. AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The last Friday in September is American Indian Heritage Day in recognition of the historic, cultural, and social contributions American Indian communities and leaders have made to this state.

(b) American Indian Heritage Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs in the public schools and other places to honor American Indians in this state and to celebrate the rich traditional and contemporary American Indian culture.
Tex. Education Code § 29.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.055
§ 29.055. PROGRAM CONTENT; METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A bilingual education program established by a school district shall be a full-time program of dual-language instruction that provides for learning basic skills in the primary language of the students enrolled in the program and for carefully structured and sequenced mastery of English language skills. A program of instruction in English as a second language established by a school district shall be a program of intensive instruction in English from teachers trained in recognizing and dealing with language differences.

(b) A program of bilingual education or of instruction in English as a second language shall be designed to consider the students' learning experiences and shall incorporate the cultural aspects of the students' backgrounds.

(c) In subjects such as art, music, and physical education, emergent bilingual students shall participate fully with English-speaking students in regular classes provided in the subjects.

(d) Elective courses included in the curriculum may be taught in a language other than English.

(e) Each school district shall provide students enrolled in the program a meaningful opportunity to participate fully with other students in all extracurricular activities.

(f) If money is appropriated for the purpose, the agency shall establish a limited number of pilot programs for the purpose of examining alternative methods of instruction in bilingual education and special language programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.307
§ 8504.307. INSURING IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and the purchaser of an obligation issued under this chapter may enter into an agreement under which the board agrees to:

(1) keep all the improvements and facilities, the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligation, insured with one or more insurers of good standing against loss or damage by fire, water or flood, or another hazard that private companies operating similar properties customarily cover by insurance; and

(2) carry with one or more insurers of good standing the insurance covering the use and occupancy of the property that is customarily carried by private companies operating similar properties.

(b) The board shall budget the cost of the insurance as a maintenance and operation expense.

(c) The insurance shall be carried for the benefit of the holder of the obligation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.032
§ 311.032. DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION OF HOSPITAL REPORTING AND COLLECTION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a uniform reporting and collection system for hospital financial and utilization data.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt necessary rules consistent with this subchapter to govern the reporting and collection of data.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 253.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 253 / Section 253.007
§ 253.007. EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish an employee misconduct registry. If the department in accordance with this chapter finds that an employee of a facility or of an individual employer has committed reportable conduct, the department shall make a record of the employee's name, the employee's address, the employee's social security number, the name of the facility or individual employer, the address of the facility or individual employer, the date the reportable conduct occurred, and a description of the reportable conduct.

(b) If an agency of another state or the federal government finds that an employee has committed an act that constitutes reportable conduct, the department may make a record in the employee misconduct registry of the employee's name, the employee's address, the employee's social security number, the name of the facility, the address of the facility, the date of the act, and a description of the act.

(c) The department shall make the registry available to the public.