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Tex. Government Code § 2251.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.042
§ 2251.042. DISPUTED PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity shall notify a vendor of an error or disputed amount in an invoice submitted for payment by the vendor not later than the 21st day after the date the entity receives the invoice, and shall include in such notice a detailed statement of the amount of the invoice which is disputed.

(b) If a dispute is resolved in favor of the vendor, the vendor is entitled to receive interest on the unpaid balance of the invoice submitted by the vendor beginning on the date under Section 2251.021 that the payment for the invoice is overdue.

(c) If a dispute is resolved in favor of the governmental entity, the vendor shall submit a corrected invoice that must be paid in accordance with Section 2251.021. The unpaid balance accrues interest as provided by this chapter if the corrected invoice is not paid by the appropriate date.

(d) The governmental entity may withhold from payments required no more than 110 percent of the disputed amount.
Tex. Property Code § 5.0142 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.0142
§ 5.0142. PURCHASER SIGNATURE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The purchaser shall sign the notice required by Section 5.014 or the purchase contract including the notice to evidence the receipt of notice.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.108 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.108
§ 1105.108. SUBSCRIPTION OF BOND BY PRINCIPALS AND SURETIES.
Status: in_force

A bond required under this title shall be subscribed by the principals and sureties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0503
§ 8349.0503. 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. Election Code § 204.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 204 / Section 204.001
§ 204.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the office of United States senator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0102
§ 7927A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 144 / Section 144.026
§ 144.026. WASTE TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Waste shall be handled and disposed of in a manner that prevents contamination of:

(1) the water supply;

(2) processing equipment;

(3) packaging materials; and

(4) finished products.

(b) Liquid waste shall be treated in the manner required by the department and disposed of in a manner approved by department rule.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379C / Section 379C.002
§ 379C.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to home-rule municipalities that:

(1) have a population of 1.18 million or more; and

(2) are located predominantly in a county that has a total area of less than 1,300 square miles.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.507
§ 201.507. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The enforcement committee may temporarily suspend the license of a license holder on an emergency basis if the enforcement committee determines from the evidence or information presented to the committee that the continued practice of chiropractic by the license holder constitutes a continuing or imminent threat to the public welfare.

(b) The board by rule shall adopt procedures for the temporary suspension of a license under this section.

(c) A license temporarily suspended under this section may be suspended without notice or hearing if, at the time the suspension is ordered, a hearing on whether disciplinary proceedings under this chapter should be initiated against the license holder is scheduled to be held not later than the 14th day after the date of the suspension.

(d) A second hearing on the suspended license shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date the suspension is ordered. If the second hearing is not held in the time required by this subsection, the suspended license is automatically reinstated.

(e) A temporary suspension may also be ordered on a vote of two-thirds of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.205
§ 9061.205. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of proceeds from the sale of district bonds an amount for:

(1) the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during the period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions; and

(2) the payment of all expenses incurred and to be incurred in the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds.

(b) For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.026
§ 501.026. FEES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall set reasonable registration fees in an amount as prescribed by Section 12.0111.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0551 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0551
§ 152.0551. COOKE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Cooke County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Cooke County, and the judge of any statutory court designated as a juvenile court in the county.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(d) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board of Cooke County.
Tex. Property Code § 5.082 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.082
§ 5.082. REQUEST FOR BALANCE AND TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser under an executory contract, on written request, is entitled to receive the following information from the seller:

(1) as of the date of the request or another date specified by the purchaser, the amount owed by the purchaser under the contract; and

(2) if applicable, the name and address of the seller's desired trustee for a deed of trust to be executed under Section 5.081.

(b) On or before the 10th day after the date the seller receives from the purchaser a written request for information described by Subsection (a), the seller shall provide to the purchaser a written statement of the requested information.

(c) If the seller does not timely respond to a request made under this section, the purchaser may:

(1) determine or pay the amount owed under the contract, including determining the amount necessary for a promissory note under Section 5.081; and

(2) if applicable, select a trustee for a deed of trust under Section 5.081.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c)(2), a purchaser must select a trustee that lives or has a place of business in the same county where the property covered by the executory contract is located.

(e) Not later than the 20th day after the date a seller receives notice of an amount determined by a purchaser under Subsection (c)(1), the seller may contest that amount by sending a written objection to the purchaser. An objection under this subsection must:

(1) be sent to the purchaser by regular and certified mail;

(2) include the amount the seller claims is the amount owed under the contract; and

(3) be based on written records kept by the seller or the seller's agent that were maintained and regularly updated for the entire term of the executory contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.011
§ 351.011. FURNISHINGS OF CELLS, COMPARTMENTS, AND DORMITORIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county jail cell designed for one prisoner only must have a toilet, a combination sink and drinking fountain, a table, and a seat.

(b) A housing area designed for three or more prisoners must have one toilet and one combination sink and drinking fountain for every eight prisoners to be confined in the area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.051
§ 1057.051. BOARD APPOINTMENT; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of not fewer than five and not more than seven managers appointed by the Matagorda County Commissioners Court.

(b) Managers serve two-year terms. The terms may overlap.
Tex. Transportation Code § 51.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 51 / Section 51.006
§ 51.006. HEARING REQUIRED BEFORE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission approves or implements a plan or project to acquire property or an interest in property under Section 51.005 for a dredge material disposal site or for an alteration of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway that requires the acquisition of additional property or an interest in property to meet its responsibilities under this chapter, the commission shall hold a public hearing to receive evidence and testimony concerning the desirability of the proposed dredge material disposal site or channel alteration.

(b) The commission shall publish notice of a plan or project and the date, time, and place of a hearing at least once a week for three successive weeks before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation that is published in the county seat of each county in which any part of a proposed dredge material disposal site or channel alteration is located.

(c) The commission may approve the plan or project and implement it and acquire additional property if the commission determines, after the public hearing, that the proposed plan or project can be accomplished without an unjustifiable waste of publicly or privately owned natural resources or a permanent and substantial adverse impact on the environment, wildlife, or fisheries.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.051
§ 18A.051. JUDGE OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a judge of competent jurisdiction is a judge from the panel of nine active district judges with criminal jurisdiction who is appointed by the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals under this article.

(b) The presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, by order filed with the clerk of that court, shall appoint one district judge from each of the administrative judicial regions of this state to serve at the presiding judge's pleasure as the judge of competent jurisdiction in that administrative judicial region.

(c) The presiding judge shall fill vacancies as those vacancies occur in the same manner.
Tex. Property Code § 24.0041 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.0041
§ 24.0041. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An eviction suit must be brought in the justice precinct in which the real property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.106
§ 1013.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.

(b) The board shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 451.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 451 / Section 451.156
§ 451.156. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

An applicant for an athletic trainer license is entitled to receive the license if the applicant:

(1) satisfies the requirements of Section 451.153;

(2) passes the examination required by the department; and

(3) pays the required license fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.106
§ 3874.106. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that:

(1) the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by:

(A) the governing body of the city by ordinance, order, or resolution; and

(B) the owners of the territory being added or removed;

(2) a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and

(3) territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments levied or assessed on the territory are outstanding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8265.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8265 / Section 8265.051
§ 8265.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.005
§ 142.005. COLLECTION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the sheriff or the sheriff's designee is present at the time of the collection of the estray, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may require the owner of the estray to pay before the estray is removed a collection fee in an amount set by the sheriff not to exceed $25.

(b) A person who disagrees with the amount of the fee set by the sheriff under Subsection (a) of this section may petition the justice court in the manner provided by Section 142.007 of this code and may appeal the justice court decision as provided by Section 142.008 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.155
§ 3911.155. WATER; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), 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 not engage in the business of wholesale or retail sale of potable water or the wholesale or retail collection and treatment of wastewater.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.401
§ 2001.401. RESTRICTIONS ON PREMISES PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

A person may not, for direct or indirect consideration, lease or otherwise make a premises available for conducting bingo unless the person is:

(1) a licensed commercial lessor; or

(2) a person who leases or otherwise makes available premises to an organization that:

(A) has been issued a temporary license; and

(B) does not hold a regular license.
Tex. Family Code § 261.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.004
§ 261.004. TRACKING OF RECURRENCE OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect and monitor data regarding repeated reports of abuse or neglect:

(1) involving the same child, including reports of abuse or neglect of the child made while the child resided in other households and reports of abuse or neglect of the child by different alleged perpetrators made while the child resided in the same household; or

(2) by the same alleged perpetrator.

(b) In monitoring reports of abuse or neglect under Subsection (a), the department shall group together separate reports involving different children residing in the same household.

(c) The department shall consider any report collected under Subsection (a) involving any child or adult who is a part of a child's household when making case priority determinations or when conducting service or safety planning for the child or the child's family.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.102
§ 3867.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.402
§ 3846.402. EVENT PARKING TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by order may provide that the tax authorized by this subchapter is imposed at a flat amount on each parked motor vehicle or is imposed as a percentage of the amount charged for event parking by the owner or lessee of the parking facility.

(b) Regardless of the method of imposition, the amount of the tax may not exceed the amount allowed by Section 334.202(b), Local Government Code.

(c) The district by order may increase, repeal, or decrease the rate of the tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.103
§ 1003.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The board has the complete management and control of all the business of the district, including the power to negotiate and contract with any person to purchase or lease land, to construct and equip a hospital system, to operate and maintain the hospital, and to negotiate and contract with other political subdivisions of the state or private individuals, associations, or corporations for those purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.021
§ 281.021. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority must be governed by a board of directors composed of 5, 7, 9, or 11 directors.

(b) A majority of the directors constitute a quorum and a concurrence of the majority is sufficient in all matters relating to the business of the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.252
§ 3897.252. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(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. Water Code § 27.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.003
§ 27.003. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to maintain the quality of fresh water in the state to the extent consistent with the public health and welfare and the operation of existing industries, taking into consideration the economic development of the state, to prevent underground injection that may pollute fresh water, and to require the use of all reasonable methods to implement this policy.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.102
§ 579.102. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Labor Code § 405.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 405 / Section 405.002
§ 405.002. WORKERS' COMPENSATION RESEARCH DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The workers' compensation research and evaluation group is located within the department and serves as a resource for the commissioner of insurance on workers' compensation issues.

(b) The department may apply for and spend grant funds to implement this chapter.

(c) The department shall ensure that all research reports prepared under this chapter or by the former Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation are accessible to the public through the Internet to the extent practicable.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 137 / Section 137.010
§ 137.010. REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A declaration for mental health treatment is revoked when a principal who is not incapacitated:

(1) notifies a licensed or certified health or residential care provider of the revocation;

(2) acts in a manner that demonstrates a specific intent to revoke the declaration; or

(3) executes a later declaration for mental health treatment.

(b) A principal's health or residential care provider who is informed of or provided with a revocation of a declaration for mental health treatment immediately shall:

(1) record the revocation in the principal's medical record; and

(2) give notice of the revocation to any other health or residential care provider the provider knows to be responsible for the principal's care.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.033
§ 711.033. PROPERTY ACQUISITION BY CEMETERY ORGANIZATION; RECORDING TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A cemetery organization may acquire by purchase, donation, or devise property consisting of land, a mausoleum, a crematory and columbarium, or other property in which remains may be interred under law.

(b) A cemetery organization operating a cemetery located and operated in accordance with the distance requirements prescribed in Section 711.008 may acquire land adjacent to the cemetery for cemetery purposes. In this subsection, "adjacent" means that some part of the property to be acquired has a common boundary with the existing cemetery, or a common boundary with a public easement, a utility easement, or a railroad right-of-way, some part of which has a common boundary with the cemetery. In no event shall the closest points of the property to be acquired and the cemetery be more than 200 feet apart.

(c) A cemetery organization that acquires property may record title to its property with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located if its president and secretary or other authorized officer acknowledge a declaration executed by the cemetery organization that describes the property and declares the cemetery organization's intention to use the property or a part of the property for interment purposes.

(d) Filing under Subsection (b) is constructive notice as of the date of the filing of the use of the property for interment.

(e) A cemetery organization may by condemnation acquire property in which remains may be interred, and the acquisition of that property is for a public purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 2114.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2114 / Section 2114.005
§ 2114.005. TEXAS STAR AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning may award the "Texas Star" to a state agency that provides exemplary customer service based on the performance measures and standards adopted under this chapter.

(b) The board and the office of budget and planning shall conduct an evaluation to determine agencies that may qualify for the Texas Star award. The evaluation shall be conducted under the procedures outlined in Sections 66-68, Article IX, Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (the General Appropriations Act).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.202
§ 3903.202. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 30 years from their date of issue.