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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.111
§ 3906.111. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

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

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.010
§ 34.010. SUBPOENA AND DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

Review committee work product or information that is confidential under Section 34.009 is privileged, is not subject to subpoena or discovery, and may not be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding against a patient, a member of the family of a patient, or a health care provider.
Tex. Government Code § 24.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.154
§ 24.154.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.154. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County.

(b) The terms of the 52nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.0612 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.0612
§ 452.0612. FARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may employ persons to serve as fare enforcement officers to enforce the payment of fares for use of the public transportation system by:

(1) requesting and inspecting evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare from a person using the public transportation system; and

(2) issuing a citation to a person described by Section 452.0611(d)(1).

(b) Before commencing duties as a fare enforcement officer a person must complete a 40-hour training course approved by the authority that is appropriate to the duties required of a fare enforcement officer.

(c) While performing duties, a fare enforcement officer shall:

(1) wear a distinctive uniform that identifies the officer as a fare enforcement officer; and

(2) work under the direction of the chief of police of the authority.

(d) A fare enforcement officer may:

(1) request evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare from passengers of the public transportation system;

(2) request personal identification from a passenger who does not produce evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare on request by the officer;

(3) request that a passenger leave the public transportation system if the passenger does not possess evidence of payment of the appropriate fare; and

(4) file a complaint in the appropriate court that charges the person with an offense under Section 452.0611(d).

(e) A fare enforcement officer may not carry a weapon while performing duties under this section.

(f) A fare enforcement officer is not a peace officer and has no authority to enforce a criminal law, other than the authority possessed by any other person who is not a peace officer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.062
§ 386.062. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

To serve as a director, a person must:

(1) be at least 21 years old; and

(2) be registered to vote in the county in which the development zone is located.
Tex. Property Code § 70.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.005
§ 70.005. SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person holding a lien under this subchapter on property other than a motor vehicle subject to Chapter 501, Transportation Code, or cotton under Section 70.003(d), who retains possession of the property for 60 days after the day that the charges accrue shall request the owner to pay the unpaid charges due if the owner's residence is in this state and known. If the charges are not paid before the 11th day after the day of the request, the lienholder may, after 20 days' notice, sell the property at a public sale, or if the lien is on a garment, at a public or private sale.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the residence of the owner of property subject to sale under this section is not in this state or not known, the lienholder may sell the property without notice at a public sale after the 60th day after the day that the unpaid charges accrued.

(c) A person holding a lien under Section 70.003(a) on an animal fed in confinement for slaughter may enforce that lien in any manner authorized by Sections 9.610-9.619, Business & Commerce Code.

(d) The lienholder shall apply the proceeds of a sale under this section to the charges. If the lien is on a garment, the lienholder shall apply the proceeds to the charges and the reasonable costs of holding the sale. The lienholder shall pay excess proceeds to the person entitled to them.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.111
§ 3941.111. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.0211 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0211
§ 61.0211. STATE OR NATIONAL PARK COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to any island or peninsula that is a state or national park or wildlife management area regardless of whether the island or peninsula is accessible by public road or ferry facility.
Tex. Tax Code § 22.30 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 22 / Section 22.30
§ 22.30. WAIVER OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser may waive the penalty imposed by Section 22.28 if the chief appraiser determines that the person exercised reasonable diligence to comply with or has substantially complied with the requirements of this chapter. A written request, accompanied by supporting documentation, stating the grounds on which penalties should be waived must be sent to the chief appraiser before June 1 or not later than the 30th day after the date the person received notification of the imposition of the penalty, whichever is later. The chief appraiser shall make a determination of the penalty waiver request:

(1) based on the information submitted; and

(2) after consideration of the factors described by Subsection (b).

(a-1) If the chief appraiser denies the penalty waiver request, the chief appraiser shall deliver by first class mail written notice of the denial to the property owner. The property owner may protest the imposition of the penalty before the appraisal review board. To initiate a protest, the property owner must file written notice of the protest with the appraisal review board before June 1 or not later than the 30th day after the date the property owner receives the notice of denial, whichever is later.

(b) The appraisal review board shall determine the protest after considering:

(1) the person's compliance history with respect to paying taxes and filing statements or reports;

(2) the type, nature, and taxability of the specific property involved;

(3) the type, nature, size, and sophistication of the person's business or other entity for which property is rendered;

(4) the completeness of the person's records;

(5) the person's reliance on advice provided by the appraisal district that may have contributed to the person's failure to comply and the imposition of the penalty;

(6) any change in appraisal district policy during the current or preceding tax year that may affect how property is rendered; and

(7) any other factors that may have caused the person to fail to timely file a statement or report.

(c) The procedures for a protest before the appraisal review board under this section are governed by the procedures for a taxpayer protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41. The property owner is entitled to appeal under Chapter 42 an order of the appraisal review board determining a protest brought under this section.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the chief appraiser and a protesting property owner may enter into a settlement agreement on the matter being protested, if both parties agree that there was a mistake.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.259 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.259
§ 102.259. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

The oversight committee shall establish standards to ensure that grant recipients purchase goods and services from historically underutilized businesses as defined by Chapter 2161, Government Code, and any other applicable state law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 282.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 282 / Section 282.007
§ 282.007. OPTION OF COUNTY TO PURCHASE.
Status: in_force

The contract and franchise granted may provide that the county has the right to purchase the underpass or tunnel at the time and price specified by the contract or franchise.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.073
§ 552.073. RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "subdivided or platted property" means property that:

(1) has been platted under Chapter 212; or

(2) has been subdivided or platted by a map or plat that is filed for record in the office of any county clerk and that contains a dedication of the property for public use for a street or alley right-of-way or for a public utility easement.

(b) A municipality located in a county with a population of less than 700,000 may not make an assessment or other charge for the construction of improvements to a water or sewer system against any property or property owner, regardless of who initiates the request for the construction, unless the property is located in an area that has been subdivided or platted for at least the 10 years preceding the date of the assessment.
Tex. Election Code § 32.052 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.052
§ 32.052. INELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds an elective public office is ineligible to serve as an election judge or clerk in an election.

(b) For purposes of this section, a deputy or assistant serving under a public officer does not hold a public office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.043
§ 265.043. SALE AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The revenue bonds may be sold at public or private sale at a price and under terms determined by the directors. The bonds may bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code.

(b) Proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be used, if the use is authorized in the proceedings authorizing issuance of the bonds, to:

(1) pay interest on the bonds during the construction of hospital facilities acquired through issuance of the bonds;

(2) pay operation and maintenance expense of the hospital facilities to the extent and for the time specified in the proceedings;

(3) create reserves for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds; or

(4) invest, until needed, to the extent and in the manner provided in the bond resolution or a trust indenture executed in connection with the bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 54.507 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.507
§ 54.507. NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

(b) All or any part of any facilities or improvements which may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions. A bond election may also be held on the same day as the confirmation election. The bond election may be called by a separate election order or as a part of the order calling the confirmation election.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the bonds may be issued by the board if the confirmation election results favorably to the confirmation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.202
§ 3954.202. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3954.205.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.102
§ 887.102. EXEMPT ASSOCIATION; PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An association is not required to hold a certificate of authority under Section 887.101 if the association:

(1) limits its membership to:

(A) the employees and the families of employees of a particular designated firm, corporation, or individual; or

(B) borrowers of a federal agency in this state and members of the borrower's immediate family who are living with the borrower and are not engaged in nonfarm work for their chief income;

(2) has been in existence for at least five years;

(3) is not operated for profit; and

(4) does not pay commissions.

(b) An association exempt under this section shall:

(1) make annual reports to the department, on forms provided for that purpose, showing the financial condition of the association, receipts and expenditures of the association, and any other facts required by the department; and

(2) obtain from the department a permit to engage in the business of insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8248.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8248 / Section 8248.201
§ 8248.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8248.101 and 8248.103.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8248.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8248.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.007
§ 751.007. CONFLICT WITH OR EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not:

(1) supersede any other law applicable to financial institutions or other entities, and to the extent of any conflict between this subtitle and another law applicable to an entity, the other law controls; or

(2) have the effect of validating a conveyance of an interest in real property executed by an agent under a durable power of attorney if the conveyance is determined under a statute or common law to be void but not voidable.
Tex. Education Code § 74.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.502
§ 74.502. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in other leading American podiatry schools, may award the degrees, and may make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the school, including the determination of the numbers of students that shall be admitted to any degree-granting programs, that are necessary for the conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Tex. Transportation Code § 316.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 316 / Section 316.008
§ 316.008. PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

The following actions of a municipality are public and governmental actions and functions, are exercised for a public purpose, and are matters of public necessity:

(1) granting a permit authorized by this subchapter;

(2) permitting the use of a municipal street for a purpose authorized by Section 316.002 under a permit authorized by this subchapter; and

(3) establishing or maintaining, with municipal money, material, equipment, or personnel, an improvement or facility described by Section 316.002(a)(1) or (5).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5B.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5B / Section 5B.002
§ 5B.002. ORDER TO RETURN TO FOREIGN NATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate during a person's appearance under Article 14.06 or 15.17 may, after making a determination that probable cause exists for arrest for an offense under Section 51.02 or 51.03, Penal Code, order the person released from custody and issue a written order in accordance with Subsection (c).

(b) The judge in a person's case at any time after the person's appearance before a magistrate under Article 14.06 or 15.17 may, in lieu of continuing the prosecution of or entering an adjudication regarding an offense under Section 51.02 or 51.03, Penal Code, dismiss the charge pending against the person and issue a written order in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) A written order authorized by Subsection (a) or (b) must discharge the person and require the person to return to the foreign nation from which the person entered or attempted to enter, and may be issued only if:

(1) the person agrees to the order;

(2) the person has not previously been convicted of an offense under Chapter 51, Penal Code, or previously obtained a discharge under an order described by Subsection (a) or (b);

(3) the person is not charged with another offense that is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or any higher category of offense; and

(4) before the issuance of the order, the arresting law enforcement agency:

(A) collects all available identifying information of the person, which must include taking fingerprints from the person and using other applicable photographic and biometric measures to identify the person; and

(B) cross-references the collected information with:

(i) all relevant local, state, and federal criminal databases; and

(ii) federal lists or classifications used to identify a person as a threat or potential threat to national security.

(d) On a person's conviction of an offense under Chapter 51, Penal Code, the judge shall enter in the judgment in the case an order requiring the person to return to the foreign nation from which the person entered or attempted to enter. An order issued under this subsection takes effect on completion of the term of confinement or imprisonment imposed by the judgment.

(e) An order issued under this article must include:

(1) the manner of transportation of the person to a port of entry, as defined by Section 51.01, Penal Code; and

(2) the law enforcement officer or state agency responsible for monitoring compliance with the order.

(f) An order issued under this article must be filed:

(1) with the county clerk of the county in which the person was arrested, for an order described by Subsection (a); or

(2) with the clerk of the court exercising jurisdiction in the case, for an order described by Subsection (b) or (d).

(g) Not later than the seventh day after the date an order is issued under this article, the law enforcement officer or state agency required to monitor compliance with the order shall report the issuance of the order to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the computerized criminal history system under Chapter 66.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.155
§ 3821.155. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Midland County; or

(2) at least 25 owners of real property in the district, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Midland County.
Tex. Water Code § 65.723 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.723
§ 65.723. CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

Two or more districts governed by this chapter may consolidate into one district as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.502
§ 411.502. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a program, and persons regulated under the program, administered by the department under the following laws, including rules adopted under those laws:

(1) Section 411.0625;

(2) Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code;

(3) Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;

(4) Chapter 1956, Occupations Code;

(5) Section 521.2476, Transportation Code; and

(6) Subchapter G, Chapter 548, Transportation Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 245.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 245 / Section 245.005
§ 245.005. DORMANT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the first anniversary of the effective date of this chapter, a regulatory agency may enact an ordinance, rule, or regulation that places an expiration date on a permit if as of the first anniversary of the effective date of this chapter: (i) the permit does not have an expiration date; and (ii) no progress has been made towards completion of the project. Any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to this subsection shall place an expiration date of no earlier than the fifth anniversary of the effective date of this chapter.

(b) A regulatory agency may enact an ordinance, rule, or regulation that places an expiration date of not less than two years on an individual permit if no progress has been made towards completion of the project. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to this section shall place an expiration date on a project of no earlier than the fifth anniversary of the date the first permit application was filed for the project if no progress has been made towards completion of the project. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to affect the timing of a permit issued solely under the authority of Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code, by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its authorized agent.

(c) Progress towards completion of the project shall include any one of the following:

(1) an application for a final plat or plan is submitted to a regulatory agency;

(2) a good-faith attempt is made to file with a regulatory agency an application for a permit necessary to begin or continue towards completion of the project;

(3) costs have been incurred for developing the project including, without limitation, costs associated with roadway, utility, and other infrastructure facilities designed to serve, in whole or in part, the project (but exclusive of land acquisition) in the aggregate amount of five percent of the most recent appraised market value of the real property on which the project is located;

(4) fiscal security is posted with a regulatory agency to ensure performance of an obligation required by the regulatory agency; or

(5) utility connection fees or impact fees for the project have been paid to a regulatory agency.