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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.082
§ 775.082. AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN LESS POPULOUS COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor of a county that contains any part of the district shall have access to the books, records, officials, and assets of the district.

(b) A district shall prepare and file with the commissioners court of each county that contains any part of the district on or before June 1 of each year an audit report of the district's fiscal accounts and records. The audit shall be performed and the report shall be prepared at the expense of the district. The county auditor, with the approval of the commissioners court, shall adopt rules relating to the format of the audit and report. If a district is located in more than one county, the county auditors, with the approval of the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located, shall adopt uniform rules relating to the format of the audit and report.

(c) The person who performs the audit and issues the report must be an independent certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants licensed in this state, unless the commissioners court by order requires the audit to be performed by the county auditor at least 120 days before the end of the district's fiscal year.

(d) The commissioners court, on application made to the commissioners court by the district, may extend up to an additional 30 days the deadline for filing the audit report.

(e) If the district fails to complete and file the audit report within the time provided by Subsection (b) or (d), the commissioners court may order the county auditor to perform the audit and issue the report. If a district is located in more than one county, the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located shall designate by joint order a county auditor of one of the counties to perform the audit and issue the report.

(e-1) When a district located wholly in one county fails to complete and file the audit report by September 1 of each year and a county auditor is not ordered to prepare the report, the president and treasurer of the board are removed from the board and the commissioners court shall fill the vacancies as provided by Section 775.034.

(f) The district shall pay all costs incurred by the county auditor to perform an audit and issue the report required by this section, unless otherwise ordered by the commissioners court or by joint order of the commissioners courts, if the district is located in more than one county.

(g) This section does not apply to a district located wholly in a county with a population of more than three million.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.203
§ 1108.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters.

(b) The board, in ordering a bond election, must provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(d) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.102
§ 82.102. BOUNDARY MARKERS.
Status: in_force

The department shall place suitable markers defining the boundaries of the wildlife sanctuary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.206
§ 3948.206. 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. Transportation Code § 366.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.036
§ 366.036. TRANSFER OF TURNPIKE PROJECT OR SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may transfer any of its turnpike projects or systems to one or more local governmental entities if:

(1) the authority has commitments from the governing bodies of the local governmental entities to assume jurisdiction over the transferred projects or systems;

(2) property and contract rights in the transferred projects or systems and bonds issued for the projects or systems are not affected unfavorably;

(3) the transfer is not prohibited under the bond proceedings applicable to the transferred projects or systems;

(4) adequate provision has been made for the assumption of all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the authority relating to the transferred projects or systems by the local governmental entities assuming jurisdiction over the transferred projects or systems;

(5) the local governmental entities are authorized to assume jurisdiction over the transferred projects or systems and to assume the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the authority relating to the transferred projects or systems; and

(6) the transfer has been approved by the commissioners court of each county that is part of the authority.

(b) An authority may transfer to one or more local governmental entities any traffic estimates, revenue estimates, plans, specifications, surveys, appraisals, and other work product developed by the authority in determining the feasibility of the construction, improvement, extension, or expansion of a turnpike project or system, and the authority's rights and obligations under any related agreements, if the requirements of Subsections (a)(1) and (6) are met.

(c) A local governmental entity shall, using any lawfully available funds, reimburse any expenditures made by an authority from its feasibility study fund or otherwise to pay the costs of work product transferred to the local governmental entity under Subsection (b) and any other amounts expended under related agreements transferred to the local governmental entity. The reimbursement may be made over time, as determined by the local governmental entity and the authority.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 15.40 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 15 / Section 15.40
§ 15.40. AUTHORITY, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state or of any of its political subdivisions or tax supported institutions to recover the damages provided for by the federal antitrust laws, Title 15, United States Code, provided that the attorney general shall notify in writing any political subdivision or tax supported institution of his intention to bring any such action on its behalf, and at any time within 30 days thereafter, such political subdivision or tax supported institution may, by formal resolution of its governing body or as otherwise specifically provided by applicable law, withdraw the authority of the attorney general to bring the intended action. In any action brought pursuant to this section on behalf of any political subdivision or tax supported institution of the state, the state shall retain for deposit in the general revenue fund of the State Treasury, out of the proceeds, if any, resulting from such action, an amount equal to the expense incurred by the state in the investigation and prosecution of such action.

(b) In any action brought by the attorney general pursuant to the federal antitrust laws for the recovery of damages by the estate or any of its political subdivisions or tax supported institutions, in addition to his other powers and authority the attorney general may enter into contracts relating to the investigation and the prosecution of such action with any other party who could bring a similar action or who has brought such an action for the recovery of damages and with whom the attorney general finds it advantageous to act jointly, or to share common expenses or to cooperate in any manner relative to such action. In any such action the attorney general may undertake, among other things, either to render legal services as special counsel to, or to obtain the legal services of special counsel from, any department or agency of the United States, any other state or any department or agency thereof, any county, city, public corporation or public district of this state or of any other state, that has brought or intends to bring a similar action for the recovery of damages, or their duly authorized legal representatives in such action.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.256 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.256
§ 501.256. APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may submit a transcript of proceedings in connection with the issuance of bonds to the economic development office and request that the office approve the bonds. A corporation shall include a nonrefundable filing fee with the request. The office shall set the amount of the fee at a reasonable amount that is not less than $500 or more than $25,000.

(b) If the economic development office refuses to approve the bond issue solely on the basis of law, the corporation may seek a writ of mandamus from the Texas Supreme Court, and for this purpose the executive director of the economic development office is considered a state officer under Section 22.002, Government Code.
Tex. Election Code § 174.066 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.066
§ 174.066. CONVENTION BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

After the convention is organized, the convention shall select its delegates to the state convention and conduct any other convention business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 508.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 508 / Section 508.004
§ 508.004. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails or refuses to obey an order or instruction of the commissioner of state health services or a health authority issued under this chapter and published during an area quarantine under this section. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.111
§ 1048.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0702
§ 3972.0702. CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Status: in_force

In the event of a conflict between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter prevails.
Tex. Government Code § 442.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.024
§ 442.024. SCENIC LOOP ROAD--BOERNE STAGE ROAD--TOUTANT BEAUREGARD ROAD HISTORIC CORRIDOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall designate as a historic corridor the corridor that follows part of the Old Spanish Trail automobile highway in Bexar County and consists of four legs. The first leg begins at State Highway 16 in Helotes and continues north on the Scenic Loop Road to the intersection of the Boerne Stage Road and the Toutant Beauregard Road. The second leg begins at the Boerne Stage Road in Leon Springs and continues west to the intersection of the Scenic Loop Road and the Toutant Beauregard Road. The third leg begins at the intersection of the Scenic Loop Road, the Boerne Stage Road, and the Toutant Beauregard Road and continues west on the Toutant Beauregard Road to the Kendall County line. The fourth leg begins at the intersection of the Scenic Loop Road, the Boerne Stage Road, and the Toutant Beauregard Road and continues north on the Boerne Stage Road to the Kendall County line.

(b) The historic corridor designated by the commission shall be known as the Scenic Loop Road--Boerne Stage Road--Toutant Beauregard Road Historic Corridor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.054
§ 164.054. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DRUG RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each physician shall keep a record of the physician's purchase and disposal of drugs and controlled substances described by Section 164.053(a)(2) that includes:

(1) the date of purchase and the date of the sale or disposal of the drugs and controlled substances by the physician;

(2) the name and address of the person receiving the drugs or controlled substances; and

(3) the reason for the disposing or dispensing of the drugs or controlled substances to the person.

(b) Failure to keep the records required by this section for a reasonable time constitutes grounds for revoking, canceling, suspending, or placing on probation the physician's license.

(c) The board or its representative may enter and inspect a physician's place of practice during reasonable business hours to:

(1) verify the accuracy of the records; and

(2) perform an inventory of the prescription drugs on hand.
Tex. Government Code § 51.941 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.941
§ 51.941. ADDITIONAL FILING FEE IN APPELLATE COURTS FOR BASIC CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR INDIGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other fees authorized or required by law, the clerk of the supreme court and courts of appeals shall collect a $25 fee on the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee.

(b) Court fees under this section shall be collected in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs in the case.

(c) The clerk shall send the fees collected under this section to the comptroller not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.

(d) The comptroller shall deposit the fees received under this section to the credit of the basic civil legal services account of the judicial fund for use in programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil legal services to the indigent.

(e) In this section, "indigent" means an individual who earns not more than 125 percent of the income standard established by applicable federal poverty guidelines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.004
§ 8145.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;

(2) the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and

(3) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.301
§ 81.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Bloodborne pathogens" means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and that can cause diseases in humans. The term includes hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus.

(2) "Engineered sharps injury protection" means:

(A) a physical attribute that is built into a needle device used for withdrawing body fluids, accessing a vein or artery, or administering medications or other fluids and that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident by a mechanism such as barrier creation, blunting, encapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, destruction, or another effective mechanism; or

(B) a physical attribute built into any other type of needle device, into a nonneedle sharp, or into a nonneedle infusion safety securement device that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident.

(3) "Governmental unit" means:

(A) this state and any agency of the state, including a department, bureau, board, commission, or office;

(B) a political subdivision of this state, including any municipality, county, or special district; and

(C) any other institution of government, including an institution of higher education.

(4) "Needleless system" means a device that does not use a needle and that is used:

(A) to withdraw body fluids after initial venous or arterial access is established;

(B) to administer medication or fluids; or

(C) for any other procedure involving the potential for an exposure incident.

(5) "Sharp" means an object used or encountered in a health care setting that can be reasonably anticipated to penetrate the skin or any other part of the body and to result in an exposure incident, including a needle device, a scalpel, a lancet, a piece of broken glass, a broken capillary tube, an exposed end of a dental wire, or a dental knife, drill, or bur.

(6) "Sharps injury" means any injury caused by a sharp, including a cut, abrasion, or needlestick.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.153
§ 8489.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.086 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.086
§ 601.086. RESPONSE OF INSURANCE COMPANY IF POLICY NOT IN EFFECT.
Status: in_force

An insurance company that is notified by the department of a collision in connection with which an owner or operator has reported a motor vehicle liability insurance policy with the company shall advise the department if a policy is not in effect as reported.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.055
§ 2002.055. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may adopt rules to ensure the effective administration of this subchapter.

(b) The rules may establish:

(1) titles of the administrative code; and

(2) a system of classification of the subject matter of the administrative code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 255.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 255 / Section 255.006
§ 255.006. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION.
Status: repealed

(a) A complaint received under this chapter must be filed with and reviewed by the board to determine jurisdiction. If the board has jurisdiction, the board shall complete a preliminary investigation of the complaint not later than the 60th day after the date of receiving the complaint. The board shall first determine whether the person regulated under this subtitle who is the subject of the complaint constitutes a continuing threat to the public welfare. On completion of the preliminary investigation, the board shall determine whether to officially proceed on the complaint. If the board fails to complete the preliminary investigation in the time required by this subsection, the board's official investigation of the complaint is considered to commence on that date.

(b) The board may not consider a complaint that is filed with the board after the fourth anniversary of the date:

(1) the act that is the basis of the complaint occurred; or

(2) the complainant discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the occurrence of the act that is the basis of the complaint.

(c) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints filed with the board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.

(d) The board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the board. The rules adopted under this subsection must:

(1) distinguish between categories of complaints;

(2) ensure that a complaint is not dismissed without appropriate consideration;

(3) require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;

(4) ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint;

(5) require that investigators used by the board be state employees; and

(6) establish procedures by which a board employee may dismiss a complaint if the investigation does not reveal a violation.

(d-1) Procedures established under Subsection (d)(6) must:

(1) ensure that the decision to dismiss a complaint is made with the appropriate level of review and necessary expertise and experience; and

(2) require the dismissal of a complaint to be reported to the board at a public meeting of the board.

(d-2) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 810, Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.

(e) The board shall:

(1) dispose of each complaint in a timely manner; and

(2) establish a schedule for conducting each phase of a complaint that is under the control of the board.
Tex. Estates Code § 1204.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.202
§ 1204.202. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER ESTATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On final settlement or termination of the guardianship of the estate, if the guardian neglects when legally demanded to deliver a portion of the estate or any funds or money in the guardian's possession ordered to be delivered to a person entitled to that property, the person may file with the court clerk a written complaint alleging:

(1) the fact of the neglect;

(2) the date of the person's demand; and

(3) other relevant facts.

(b) After the filing of a complaint under Subsection (a), the court clerk shall issue a citation to be served personally on the guardian. The citation must:

(1) apprise the guardian of the complaint; and

(2) cite the guardian to appear before the court and answer, if the guardian desires, at a time designated in the citation.

(c) If at the hearing the court finds that the citation was properly served and returned, and that the guardian is guilty of the neglect charged, the court shall enter an order to that effect.

(d) If the court enters an order under Subsection (c), the guardian is liable to the person who filed the complaint under Subsection (a) for damages at the rate of 10 percent of the amount or appraised value of the money or estate withheld, per month, for each month or fraction of a month that the estate or money of a guardianship of the estate, or on termination of guardianship of the person, or funds is or has been withheld by the guardian after the date of demand. Damages under this subsection may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2027.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2027 / Section 2027.052
§ 2027.052. CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS RELATED TO SIMULCAST RACES.
Status: in_force

(a) This subtitle may not be construed to allow wagering in this state on simulcast races at any location other than a racetrack licensed under this subtitle that has been granted live race dates by the commission.

(b) This subtitle may not be construed to prohibit wagering on:

(1) a simulcast horse race at a greyhound racetrack in this state; or

(2) a simulcast greyhound race at a horse racetrack in this state.