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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.154
§ 1049.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall file a copy of the audit with:

(1) the comptroller; and

(2) the district.
Tex. Election Code § 51.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 51 / Section 51.004
§ 51.004. DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election shall distribute the supplies for the election.

(b) The appropriate supplies shall be distributed to each presiding election judge not later than one hour before the polls are required to be open for voting and to the early voting clerk before the beginning of early voting.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.604 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.604
§ 56A.604. CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The clearinghouse shall develop crime victim assistance standards and distribute those standards to law enforcement officers and attorneys representing the state to aid those officers and attorneys in performing duties imposed by this chapter, Chapter 56B, and Subchapter B, Chapter 58.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.157 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 92 / Section 92.157
§ 92.157. RELATIONSHIP TO INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A loss damage waiver is not insurance.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.311 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.311
§ 39.311. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Transactions involving the transfer and ownership of transition property and the receipt of transition charges are exempt from state and local income, sales, franchise, gross receipts, and other taxes or similar charges.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.001
§ 305.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bond" means a bond required by this chapter to be given by a person appointed to serve as a personal representative.

(2) "Declaration" means a written declaration that may be made and signed by a person appointed to serve as a personal representative.

(3) "Oath" means an oath that may be taken by a person appointed to serve as a personal representative.
Tex. Education Code § 51.808 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.808
§ 51.808. APPLICATION OF ADMISSION CRITERIA TO OTHER PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit that offers admissions to undergraduate transfer students or admissions to a graduate, postgraduate, or professional program shall adopt a written admission policy applicable to those programs.

(b) Each general academic teaching institution shall adopt a written admission policy to promote the admission of undergraduate transfer students to the institution. The policy must provide for outreach and recruiting efforts directed at junior colleges and other lower-division institutions of higher education and may include incentives to encourage transfer applications and to retain and promote transfer students.

(c) A policy adopted under this section shall be published in the institution's or unit's catalog and made available to the public.
Tex. Water Code § 28.031 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.031
§ 28.031. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may grant an application in whole or part and may issue the shaft permit if it finds:

(1) that the use or installation of the shaft is in the public interest and that after consideration of all siting alternatives there is a public need for construction of the shaft at the location for which the application is made;

(2) that no existing rights, including but not limited to mineral rights and water rights, will be impaired;

(3) that, with proper safeguards, both ground and surface water can be adequately protected from pollution; and

(4) that the applicant has made a satisfactory showing of financial responsibility if required by Subsection (b) of Section 28.053 of this chapter.

(b) In the permit the commission shall impose terms and conditions reasonably necessary to protect all water from pollution, including the necessary casing, liners, seals and surface facilities.

(c) In the permit the commission shall impose terms and conditions for final closure of surface facilities and plugging and sealing of the shaft reasonably necessary to protect all water penetrated from pollution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.303 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.303
§ 45A.303. DEFERRED DISPOSITION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, as an alternative to requiring a defendant charged with one or more offenses to pay all fines and court costs as required by Article 45A.302, the judge may:

(1) allow the defendant to enter into an agreement to pay those fines and costs in installments during the defendant's period of deferral;

(2) require an eligible defendant to discharge all or part of those fines and costs by performing community service or attending a tutoring program under Article 45A.254 or 45A.460;

(3) waive all or part of those fines and costs under Article 45A.257; or

(4) take any combination of actions authorized by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

(b) During the deferral period, the judge may require the defendant to:

(1) secure payment of the fine by posting a bond in the amount of the fine assessed as punishment for the offense;

(2) pay restitution to the victim of the offense in an amount not to exceed the amount of the fine assessed as punishment for the offense;

(3) submit to professional counseling;

(4) submit to diagnostic testing for alcohol or a controlled substance or drug;

(5) submit to a psychosocial assessment;

(6) successfully complete an alcohol awareness or substance misuse treatment or education program, such as:

(A) a substance misuse education program that is designed to educate persons on the dangers of substance misuse in accordance with Section 521.374(a)(1), Transportation Code, and that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171, Government Code; or

(B) an alcohol awareness program described by Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code, that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171, Government Code;

(7) pay the costs of any diagnostic testing, psychosocial assessment, or treatment or education program participation as reimbursement fees:

(A) directly; or

(B) through the court as court costs;

(8) complete a driving safety course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code, or another course as directed by the judge;

(9) present to the court satisfactory evidence that the defendant has complied with each requirement imposed by the judge under this subchapter; and

(10) comply with any other reasonable condition.

(c) A judge who requires a defendant to successfully complete an alcohol awareness program or substance misuse education program as described by Subsection (b)(6) shall require the defendant to pay a reimbursement fee for the cost of the program, unless the judge determines that the defendant is indigent and unable to pay the cost.

(d) The judge may allow the defendant to pay the fee described by Subsection (c) in installments during the deferral period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.155
§ 3897.155. WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) An improvement project may include a supply and distribution facility or system to provide potable and nonpotable water to the residents and businesses of the district, including a wastewater collection facility.

(b) The district may plan, design, construct, improve, maintain, or operate a water or sewer facility under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.106
§ 1025.106. 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. Transportation Code § 252.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.207
§ 252.207. REPORT OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A road superintendent shall make a sworn report to the commissioners court at each regular term of the court showing:

(1) an itemized account of the money the road superintendent has received belonging to the road fund;

(2) the person from whom the money was received;

(3) the use the road superintendent has made of the money;

(4) the condition of the roads and bridges in the county or precinct; and

(5) any other matter on which the court requires information.

(b) A road superintendent shall make other reports as required by the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 24.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.109
§ 24.109.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.109. 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). (a) The 9th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County.

(b) The terms of the 9th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.706 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.706
§ 21.706. ADOPTION OF CLOSE CORPORATION STATUS THROUGH MERGER, EXCHANGE, OR CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A surviving or new corporation resulting from a merger or conversion or a corporation that acquires a corporation under an exchange under Chapter 10 may become a close corporation if, as part of the plan of merger, exchange, or conversion, the certificate of formation conforms with Section 3.008.

(b) A plan of merger, exchange, or conversion adopting close corporation status must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of all of the outstanding ownership or membership interests, and of each class or series of ownership or membership interests, of each entity or non-code organization that is party to the merger, exchange, or conversion, regardless of whether a class or series of ownership or membership interests is entitled to vote on the plan by the certificate of formation of the corporation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.117 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.117
§ 142.117. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A written meet and confer agreement ratified under this subchapter preempts, during the term of the agreement and to the extent of any conflict, all contrary state statutes, local ordinances, executive orders, civil service provisions, or rules adopted by the head of the fire department or municipality or by a division or agent of the municipality, such as a personnel board or a civil service commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.003
§ 1004.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.206
§ 373A.206. HOMESTEAD LAND BANK PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that adopts a homestead land bank program shall operate the program in conformance with a homestead land bank plan.

(b) The governing body of a municipality that adopts a homestead land bank program shall adopt a plan annually. The plan may be amended from time to time.

(c) In developing the plan, the municipality shall consider other housing plans adopted by the municipality, including the comprehensive plan submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and all fair housing plans and policies adopted or agreed to by the municipality.

(d) The plan must include the following:

(1) a list of community housing development organizations eligible to participate in the right of first refusal provided by Section 373A.211;

(2) a list of the parcels of real property that may become eligible for sale to the land bank during the upcoming year;

(3) the municipality's plan for affordable housing development on those parcels of real property; and

(4) the sources and amounts of funding anticipated to be available from the municipality for subsidies for development of affordable housing in the municipality, including any money specifically available for housing developed under the program, as approved by the governing body of the municipality at the time the plan is adopted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.310 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.310
§ 521.310. PROBATION VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the director believes that a person who has been placed on probation under Section 521.309 has violated a term or condition of the probation, the director shall notify the person and summon the person to appear at a hearing in the court or before the presiding officer or judge who recommended that the person be placed on probation after notice as provided by Sections 521.295 and 521.296.

(b) The issue at the hearing under this section is whether a term or condition of the probation has been violated. The presiding officer or judge presiding at the hearing shall report the finding to the department. If the finding is that a term or condition of the probation has been violated, the department shall take the action as determined in the original hearing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 102.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 102 / Section 102.101
§ 102.101. NOTICE TO DONOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A charitable organization that issues a qualified charitable gift annuity shall give to the donor, at the time an agreement for a qualified charitable gift annuity is entered into, written notice that the annuity is not:

(1) insurance under the laws of this state;

(2) subject to regulation by the department; and

(3) protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the department.

(b) The notice must be in a separate paragraph of the annuity agreement in a print size at least as large as the print size generally used in the agreement.
Tex. Government Code § 2006.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2006 / Section 2006.003
§ 2006.003. OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY VIOLATION; POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a state agency with regulatory authority over a small business.

(b) A state agency may not impose an administrative penalty against a small business for a first violation of a statute or a rule administered by the agency, other than a violation committed knowingly or intentionally, unless the agency first provides the small business written notice of the violation and an opportunity to remedy the violation within a reasonable time after receiving the notice. Notwithstanding any other law, a violation is not considered to be a continuing violation during the reasonable time in which the small business attempts in good faith to remedy the violation.

(c) Each state agency subject to this section shall adopt a policy consistent with the requirements of Subsection (b). The policy must provide that the agency will not attempt to recover an administrative penalty during the reasonable time the small business is attempting in good faith to remedy the violation.

(d) This section does not apply to an action taken by:

(1) a state agency to protect public health and safety or the environment;

(2) an officer listed in Section 411.0765(b)(18) in connection with the regulation of financial services; or

(3) the Texas Workforce Commission if the action is required to conform to or comply with federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 432.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.103
§ 432.103. SAME GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The convening authority shall refer the record of each general court-martial to the authority's judge advocate who shall submit the judge advocate's written opinion on the record to the convening authority. If the final action of the court resulted in an acquittal of all charges and specifications, the opinion is limited to questions of jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.152
§ 8446.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8446.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.155
§ 3910.155. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.068 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.068
§ 501.068. BOARD MEETINGS; NOTICE OF MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of directors may hold a regular meeting in this state with or without notice as prescribed by the corporation's bylaws.

(b) A board of directors may hold a special meeting with notice as prescribed by the corporation's bylaws.

(c) A director's attendance at a board meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business at the meeting because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.

(d) Unless required by the corporation's bylaws, notice or waiver of notice of a board meeting is not required to specify the business to be transacted at the meeting or the purpose of the meeting.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.102 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.102
§ 203.102. PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare and distribute information to each district relating generally to the water supply enhancement program and concerning the procedures for preparing, filing, and obtaining approval of an application for cost sharing under Subchapter E.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.301
§ 8104.301. BORROWING THROUGH BONDS OR NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the action is approved by the Baytown City Council, the authority may borrow money to carry out any power granted to the authority by:

(1) issuing and selling revenue bonds or negotiable or nonnegotiable notes payable from and secured by the sources described in this chapter; and

(2) delivering the bonds or notes to the United States or to this state when it is determined by the board to be in the best interest of the authority.

(b) The bonds or notes must be authorized by a board resolution in which a majority of the board's membership concurs.

(c) The board must provide the terms of the bonds or notes and the rights of the holders of the bonds or notes.

(d) The Baytown City Council must approve the bonds or notes before they are issued.

(e) The board is not required to hold an election before issuing and selling revenue bonds.
Tex. Election Code § 52.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.062
§ 52.062. NUMBERING OF BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

The ballots prepared by each authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number "1."
Tex. Election Code § 213.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.012
§ 213.012. COMMITTEE REPORT OF RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the recount is completed, the recount committee chair shall prepare a report of the committee's vote count and sign the report. Votes shall be reported separately by precinct.

(b) The chair shall deliver one copy of the report to the recount supervisor and one copy to the general custodian of election records.

(c) The copies of the report shall be preserved for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.004
§ 130A.004. PROGRAM COMPONENTS.
Status: in_force

The program consists of:

(1) a base tier of state and local funding determined in accordance with Subchapter B that ensures each public junior college has access to a defined level of base funding for instruction and operations; and

(2) a performance tier of state funding determined in accordance with Subchapter C that constitutes the majority of state funding and is distributed based on measurable outcomes aligned with:

(A) regional and state workforce needs; and

(B) state goals aligned to the state's long-range master plan for higher education developed under Section 61.051.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 123.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.004
§ 123.004. QUALIFICATION AS COMMUNITY HOME.
Status: in_force

To qualify as a community home, an entity must comply with Sections 123.005 through 123.008 and be:

(1) a community-based residential home operated by:

(A) the Department of Aging and Disability Services;

(B) a community center organized under Subchapter A, Chapter 534, Health and Safety Code, that provides services to persons with disabilities;

(C) an entity subject to the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law as described by Section 1.008(d), Business Organizations Code; or

(D) an entity certified by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as a provider under the ICF-IID medical assistance program; or

(2) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code, provided that the exterior structure retains compatibility with the surrounding residential dwellings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.078 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.078
§ 141.078. UNIT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may approve unit agreements of one or more leased tracts on application of the lessees.

(b) Before approving any unit agreement, the board must find that the unit agreement if approved by the board will be in the best interest of the state.