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Tex. Transportation Code § 222.1045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.1045
§ 222.1045. CONTRACTS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "public entity" means a municipality, county, regional mobility authority, or regional tollway authority.

(b) A public entity may contract with a private entity to act as the public entity's agent in:

(1) the design, financing, maintenance, operation, or construction, including oversight and inspection, of a toll or nontoll facility under Section 222.104(b); or

(2) the maintenance of a state highway or a portion of a state highway subject to an agreement under Section 222.104(d)(1).

(c) A public entity shall:

(1) select a private entity under Subsection (b) on the basis of the private entity's qualifications and experience; and

(2) enter into a project development agreement with the private entity.

(d) A private entity selected shall comply with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, and all laws related to procuring engineering services and construction bidding that are applicable to the public entity that selected the private entity.

(e) A public entity may assign the public entity's right to payment of pass-through tolls under Section 222.104(b) or (d)(1) to the private entity.(a) In this section, "public entity" means a municipality, county, regional mobility authority, or a regional tollway authority.

(b) A public entity may contract with a private entity to act as the public entity's agent in:

(1) the design, financing, maintenance, operation, or construction, including oversight and inspection, of a toll or nontoll facility under Section 222.104(b); or

(2) the maintenance of a state highway or a portion of a state highway converted to a toll facility under Section 222.104(c).

(c) A public entity shall:

(1) select a private entity under Subsection (b) on the basis of the private entity's qualifications and experience; and

(2) enter into a project development agreement with the private entity.

(d) A private entity selected shall comply with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, and all laws related to procuring engineering services and construction bidding that are applicable to the public entity that selected the private entity.

(e) A public entity may assign the public entity's right to payment of pass-through tolls under Section 222.104(b) or (c) to the private entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0304
§ 9091.0304. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 42.042 or 42.0425, Local Government Code, and consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 37.121 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.121
§ 37.121. FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, SECRET SOCIETIES, AND GANGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is a member of, pledges to become a member of, joins, or solicits another person to join or pledge to become a member of a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang; or

(2) is not enrolled in a public school and solicits another person to attend a meeting of a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang or a meeting at which membership in one of those groups is encouraged.

(b) A school district board of trustees or an educator shall recommend placing in a disciplinary alternative education program any student under the person's control who violates Subsection (a).

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) In this section, "public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang" means an organization composed wholly or in part of students of public primary or secondary schools that seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the students enrolled in school on the basis of the decision of its membership rather than on the free choice of a student in the school who is qualified by the rules of the school to fill the special aims of the organization. The term does not include an agency for public welfare, including Boy Scouts, Hi-Y, Girl Reserves, DeMolay, Rainbow Girls, Pan-American Clubs, scholarship societies, or other similar educational organizations sponsored by state or national education authorities.
Tex. Education Code § 33.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.003
§ 33.003. PARENTAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt guidelines to ensure that written consent is obtained from the parent, legal guardian, or person entitled to enroll the student under Section 25.001(j) for the student to participate in those activities for which the district requires parental consent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.253
§ 8354.253. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.998 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.998
§ 201.998. DISTRICT PROJECT PORTFOLIOS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each department district shall develop a consistently formatted project portfolio based on the unified transportation program covering a period of at least four years that contains all projects that the district proposes to implement during that period.

(b) The department shall develop comprehensive performance measures for key steps in the project development process for projects included in each district's project portfolio. The department shall use the performance measures developed under this subsection to track and report whether each district is:

(1) developing an appropriate mix of projects; and

(2) on track to meet letting targets that are consistent with applicable department policy governing when a project should be bid on for a contract awarded by the department.

(c) The department shall conduct a review of project development activities in each district's project portfolio on a regular basis and use the review to monitor and evaluate the performance of each district.

(d) In conducting the review required by Subsection (c), the department shall, when appropriate, seek input from key stakeholders such as local government project sponsors or metropolitan planning organizations.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.

(f) The commission shall adopt and regularly update rules:

(1) governing the overall planning, review, and monitoring process created by this section;

(2) specifying how planning and project stakeholders can become involved in the process described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) requiring the department to regularly report results under this section to the commission and the public and specifying the method for reporting those results.

(g) The commission shall consult a stakeholder group before adopting or updating rules under Subsection (f).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.351 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.351
§ 11.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Landowner" includes any person who owns, has a property interest in, or leases a parcel of privately owned land or improvements on the land.

(2) "Utility infrastructure" means any facility owned by:

(A) an electric utility as "electric utility" is defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(B) a telecommunications utility as "telecommunications utility" is defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code;

(C) a gas utility as "gas utility" is defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(D) an electric cooperative as "electric cooperative" is defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code; or

(E) a municipally owned utility as "municipally owned utility" is defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 576 / Section 576.027
§ 576.027. LIST OF MEDICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility shall provide to a patient, a person designated by the patient, and the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator, if any, a list of the medications prescribed for administration to the patient while the patient is in the facility. The list must include for each medication:

(1) the name of the medication;

(2) the dosage and schedule prescribed for the administration of the medication; and

(3) the name of the physician who prescribed the medication.

(b) The list must be provided within four hours after the facility administrator receives a written request for the list from the patient, a person designated by the patient, or the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator and on the discharge of the patient. If sufficient time to prepare the list before discharge is not available, the list may be mailed within 24 hours after discharge to the patient, a person designated by the patient, and the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator.

(c) A patient or the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator, if any, may waive the right of any person to receive the list of medications while the patient is participating in a research project if release of the list would jeopardize the results of the project.
Tex. Government Code § 403.510 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.510
§ 403.510. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than October 1 of each year, the council shall submit a written report to the legislature detailing all expenditures made by the council during the preceding state fiscal year.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.002
§ 2306.002. POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) every resident of this state should have a decent, safe, and affordable living environment;

(2) government at all levels should be involved in assisting individuals and families of low income in obtaining a decent, safe, and affordable living environment; and

(3) the development and diversification of the economy, the elimination of unemployment or underemployment, and the development or expansion of commerce in this state should be encouraged.

(b) The highest priority of the department is to provide assistance to individuals and families of low and very low income who are not assisted by private enterprise or other governmental programs so that they may obtain affordable housing or other services and programs offered by the department.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.004
§ 68.004. AMENDMENTS TO LIST BY DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If the list of endangered native species issued by the United States is modified, the director shall file an order with the secretary of state accepting the modification. The order is effective immediately.

(b) The director may amend the list of species threatened with statewide extinction by filing an order with the secretary of state. The order is effective on filing.

(c) The director shall give notice of the intention to file a modification order under Subsection (b) of this section at least 60 days before the order is filed. The notice must contain the contents of the proposed order.

(d) If a reclassification petition is filed during the 60-day notice period required by Subsection (c) of this section, the order may not be filed until the conclusion of the proceeding on reclassification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.107
§ 8348.107. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8348.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.0005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.0005
§ 401.0005. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Radiation Control Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.153
§ 8183.153. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may award a construction contract that requires an expenditure of more than $5,000 only after publication of notice to bidders once each week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district that is designated or approved by the board.

(b) The notice is sufficient if it states:

(1) the time and place for opening the bids;

(2) the general nature of the work to be done or the material, equipment, or supplies to be purchased; and

(3) the place where and the terms on which copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.202
§ 7933.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.205
§ 2303.205. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than October 1 of each year, the nominating body of a project or activity designated as an enterprise project shall submit to the bank a report in the form required by the bank.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(6).

(c) The report must include for the year preceding the date of the report:

(1) a list of local incentives for community development available in the jurisdiction of the governmental entity nominating the enterprise project;

(2) the use of local incentives described by the nominating body in the ordinance or order nominating the enterprise project and the effect of those incentives on revenue;

(3) the number of businesses assisted, located, and retained in the jurisdiction of the governmental entity nominating the enterprise project due to the existence of the enterprise zone program; and

(4) a summary of all industrial revenue bonds issued to finance enterprise projects located in the jurisdiction of the governmental entity nominating the enterprise project.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.101
§ 622.101. CONNECTING SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY OR OPERATION TO ORDER OR PURCHASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person conducting a sweepstakes may not use a mechanism for entering the sweepstakes that:

(1) has any connection to ordering or purchasing a good or service;

(2) is not identical for all individuals entering the sweepstakes; and

(3) does not have printed on the entry form, in a font size at least as large as the largest font size used on the entry form, the following language: "Buying Will Not Help You Win. Your chances of winning without making a purchase are the same as the chances of someone who purchases something. It is illegal to give any advantage to buyers in a sweepstakes."

(b) A person conducting a sweepstakes may not:

(1) require an individual to order, purchase, or promise to purchase a good or service to enter the sweepstakes;

(2) automatically enter an individual in the sweepstakes because the individual ordered, purchased, or promised to order or purchase a good or service; or

(3) solicit business using an order form or purchasing mechanism that has any role in the operation of the sweepstakes.

(c) Subsections (a)(1) and (b)(3) do not apply to a single sheet of paper that contains both a sweepstakes entry form and an order form if:

(1) the order form is perforated or detachable; and

(2) the entry form must be separated from the order form and returned to a different address than the order form.

(d) Subsections (a) and (b)(2) and (3) do not apply to a sweepstakes offered to promote a credit card or debit card if the official rules of the sweepstakes provide that consumers are entered in the sweepstakes based on the number of purchases made or the amount of money spent. The exception provided by this subsection applies only to a person offering a sweepstakes who qualified as an issuer as of January 1, 2001.

(e) Subsections (a) and (b)(2) and (3) do not apply to a company offering a sweepstakes in which the consumer must go to a physical location to obtain or use the goods or services being sold by the company.
Tex. Property Code § 62.142 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.142
§ 62.142. BROKER'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A broker may file suit against an owner or tenant to enforce a commission agreement.

(b) If the court finds that the broker waived the right to file a lien under Section 62.022 and that the owner or tenant violated the commission agreement, the court may award to the broker:

(1) actual damages, including attorney's fees and court costs, that are proximately caused by the owner's or tenant's failure to comply with the commission agreement; and

(2) a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of the claimed commission if the court finds that the owner or tenant acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.002
§ 8806.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of the groundwater reservoirs located under district land, consistent with the objectives of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.0245 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0245
§ 262.0245. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS OR COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

A county purchasing agent or, in a county without a purchasing agent, the commissioners court shall adopt procedures that provide for competitive procurement, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, for the county purchase of an item that is not subject to competitive procurement or for which the county receives no responsive bid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.059
§ 1034.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to compensation as determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond in an amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Education Code § 45.231 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.231
§ 45.231. EMPLOYMENT OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district may employ a person to assess or collect the school district's taxes and may compensate the person as the board of trustees considers appropriate.

(b) This section does not prohibit an independent school district from providing for the assessment or collection of the school district's taxes under a method authorized by Subchapter B, Chapter 6, Tax Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 292.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 292 / Section 292.024
§ 292.024. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR FACILITIES IN COUNTIES WITH LARGE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may by order authorize the tax assessor-collector to maintain a branch office in a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more, other than the county seat, and to appoint a deputy assessor-collector for the branch office. The salary of a deputy assessor-collector and the expenses of the branch office are necessary expenses of the tax assessor-collector and shall be paid as the expenses of the tax assessor-collector are paid.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.052
§ 379A.052. GENERAL POWERS OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The corporation may:

(1) own or operate a program authorized by this chapter;

(2) perform any act necessary to the full exercise of the corporation's powers;

(3) accept a grant or loan from a:

(A) department or agency of the United States;

(B) department, agency, or political subdivision of this state; or

(C) public or private person;

(4) employ any necessary personnel, who shall be employees of the municipality;

(5) adopt rules to govern the operation of the corporation and its employees and property; and

(6) contract or enter into a memorandum of understanding or a similar agreement with a public or private person, including local workforce development boards or any political subdivision, in connection with a program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.151 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.151
§ 32.151. TERM OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

Each oil and gas lease shall be for a primary term not to exceed 10 years and for as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.304 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.304
§ 202.304. SUIT FOR TAXES; SWORN DENIAL.
Status: in_force

Rule 185, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, applies to a suit by the attorney general for taxes imposed by this chapter if:

(1) the attorney general files as an exhibit a report or audit of the taxpayer; and

(2) the exhibit is supported by the comptroller's affidavit that the taxes shown to be due are past due and unpaid and that all payments and credits have been allowed.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.033 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.033
§ 117.033. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may obtain criminal history record information from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and from the Texas Department of Public Safety if the criminal history records relate to:

(1) an applicant selected for employment with the department;

(2) an applicant for services of the department; or

(3) a client of the department.

(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Public Safety upon request shall supply to the department criminal history record information relating to applicants selected for employment with the department, applicants for services of the department, or clients of the department. The department shall treat all criminal history record information as privileged and confidential and for department use only.