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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7879A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7879A / Section 7879A.0105
§ 7879A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.359 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.359
§ 154.359. PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to uses authorized by Section 154.354, the fund may be used to pay:

(1) a loss attributable to the failure or inability of a permit holder or funeral provider to perform its obligations under a prepaid funeral benefits contract;

(2) expenses of a plan to arrange for another permit holder or funeral provider to assume the obligations of the permit holder or funeral provider under a prepaid funeral benefits contract or a group of prepaid funeral benefits contracts if the commissioner finds, with the advice and consent of the advisory council, that the plan is reasonable and in the best interests of the contract beneficiaries;

(3) administrative expenses related to servicing and handling outstanding prepaid funeral benefits contracts:

(A) that have not been assumed by another permit holder; or

(B) the obligations under which have not been assumed by another funeral provider;

(4) expenses for administering the receivership of an insolvent permit holder or funeral provider if the permit holder's or funeral provider's assets are insufficient to pay those expenses; and

(5) expenses to employ and compensate a consultant, an agent, legal counsel, an accountant, and any other person appropriate and consistent with the purpose of the fund, as determined by the advisory council.

(b) The fund may not be required to pay any claimant an amount that exceeds the contractual obligations specified by the express written terms of the prepaid funeral benefits contract, including:

(1) a claim based on marketing materials;

(2) a claim based on side letters or other documents that do not comply with the requirements of this chapter;

(3) a claim based on misrepresentation of the benefits conferred by the contract or a funding insurance policy; or

(4) a claim for court costs, attorney's fees, penalties, or consequential or incidental damages.

(c) A claim may not be approved for a loss to the extent the claim is insured, bonded, or otherwise covered, protected, or reimbursed from other sources, including coverage provided by the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association under Chapter 463, Insurance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.101
§ 9050.101. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.2511 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.2511
§ 156.2511. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the last day of the month following a calendar quarter, the comptroller shall:

(1) compute the amount of revenue derived from the collection of taxes imposed under this chapter at a rate of two percent and received from hotels located in an eligible coastal municipality that has created a park board of trustees to administer public beaches under Chapter 306, Local Government Code; and

(2) issue to the eligible coastal municipality a warrant drawn on the general revenue fund in the amount computed under Subdivision (1).

(b) An eligible coastal municipality may use money received under this section only to clean and maintain public beaches in that municipality.

(c) Section 403.094(h), Government Code, does not apply to funds described by Subsection (a).

(d) In this section:

(1) "Eligible coastal municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section 351.001.

(2) "Clean and maintain" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.063, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.160 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.160
§ 505.160. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR PROJECT; PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A Type B corporation may undertake a project under this chapter unless, not later than the 60th day after the date notice of the specific project or general type of project is first published, the governing body of the authorizing municipality receives a petition from more than 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality requesting that an election be held before the specific project or general type of project is undertaken.

(b) The governing body of the authorizing municipality is not required to hold an election after the submission of a petition under Subsection (a) if the voters of the municipality have previously approved the undertaking of the specific project or general type of project:

(1) at an election ordered for that purpose by the governing body of the municipality; or

(2) in conjunction with another election required under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.101
§ 32.101. ENHANCED PRENATAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN WOMEN.
Status: in_force

The commission, in collaboration with managed care organizations that contract with the commission to provide health care services to medical assistance recipients under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable, shall develop and implement cost-effective, evidence-based, and enhanced prenatal services for high-risk pregnant women covered under the medical assistance program.
Tex. Education Code § 51.3025 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.3025
§ 51.3025. NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSEWORK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall require institutions of higher education to provide the opportunity for students enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree program at the institution to complete a course of instruction in nutrition education. The course must include curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.661 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.661
§ 452.661. CERTIFICATION OF NET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF UNIT.
Status: in_force

The executive committee shall certify to a withdrawn unit of election and to the comptroller the total financial obligation of the unit to the authority as determined under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.376 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.376
§ 104.376. RECOVERABLE TAX EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

A tax obligation of the gas utility arising from receipt of customer rate relief bond proceeds or from the collection or remittance of customer rate relief charges is an allowable expense under Section 104.055.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 123.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.001
§ 123.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Drill cuttings" means bits of rock or soil cut from a subsurface formation by a drill bit during the process of drilling an oil or gas well and lifted to the surface by means of the circulation of drilling mud. The term includes any associated sand, silt, drilling fluid, spent completion fluid, workover fluid, debris, water, brine, oil scum, paraffin, or other material cleaned out of the wellbore.

(3) "Permit holder" means a person who holds a permit from the commission to operate a stationary commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling facility or a commercial oil and gas waste disposal facility.

(4) "Treatment" means a manufacturing, mechanical, thermal, or chemical process other than sizing, shaping, diluting, or sorting.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 829.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 829 / Section 829.003
§ 829.003. TRAINING COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prescribe the standards and curriculum for basic and continuing education animal control courses. The curriculum for both the basic and continuing education courses must include the following topics:

(1) state laws governing animal control and protection and animal cruelty;

(2) animal health and disease recognition, control, and prevention;

(3) the humane care and treatment of animals;

(4) standards for care and control of animals in an animal shelter;

(5) standards and procedures for the transportation of animals;

(6) principles and procedures for capturing and handling stray domestic animals and wildlife, including principles and procedures to be followed with respect to an instrument used specifically for deterring the bite of an animal;

(7) first aid for injured animals;

(8) the documentation of animal cruelty evidence and courtroom procedures;

(9) animal shelter operations and administration;

(10) spaying and neutering, microchipping, and adoption;

(11) communications and public relations;

(12) state and federal laws for possession of controlled substances and other medications; and

(13) any other topics pertinent to animal control and animal shelter personnel.

(b) In prescribing the standards and curriculum of courses under this chapter, the department shall:

(1) determine what is considered satisfactory completion of a course;

(2) determine what is considered a passing grade on any postcourse tests and practical applications; and

(3) require that a person attend all sessions of a course.

(c) A basic animal control course must be at least 12 hours.

(d) In developing and approving the criteria and curriculum for animal control courses, the department shall consult with the Texas Animal Control Association and other animal control and animal protection organizations as the department considers appropriate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.153
§ 379H.153. QUIET TITLE ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A land bank may file an action to quiet title as to any real property in which the land bank has an interest. For purposes of a quiet title action, the land bank is considered to be the holder of sufficient legal and equitable interests and possessory rights to qualify the land bank as an adequate complainant in the action.

(b) Before filing an action to quiet title, the land bank shall conduct an examination of title to determine the identity of all persons and entities possessing a claim or interest in or to the real property. Service of the complaint to quiet title shall be provided to the interested parties by the following methods:

(1) by first class mail to an identity and address as reasonably ascertainable by an inspection of public records;

(2) in the case of occupied real property, by registered or certified mail addressed to "occupant";

(3) by posting a copy of the notice on the real property;

(4) by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the property is located; and

(5) by another method the court may order.

(c) As part of the complaint to quiet title, a land bank shall file an affidavit identifying all parties potentially having an interest in the real property and the form of notice provided.

(d) A court hearing an action under this section shall:

(1) schedule a hearing on the complaint not later than the 90th day after the date of the filing of the affidavit under Subsection (c); and

(2) issue a final judgment not later than the 120th day after the date of the filing of the complaint for all matters on which an answer was not filed by an interested party.

(e) A land bank may join in a single complaint to quiet title for one or more parcels of real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0101
§ 8086.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 178.
Tex. Election Code § 212.027 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.027
§ 212.027. NOTICE OF PETITION SUBMISSION TO OTHER CANVASSING AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On submission of a recount petition under Section 212.026(b), the recount coordinator, if the coordinator is not the same person as the presiding officer of the canvassing authority designated by the joint election agreement, shall notify that presiding officer of the submission.

(b) On submission of a recount petition under Section 212.026(d), the recount coordinator shall notify the presiding officer of each of the other canvassing authorities of the submission of the petition.
Tex. Election Code § 161.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 161 / Section 161.005
§ 161.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTY OFFICES GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as an officer of a political party, a person must:

(1) except as provided by Subsection (c), not be a candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government; and

(2) if the office is a county or precinct chair of a political party, be a qualified voter of the county.

(a-1) For purposes of this section, the following are officers of a political party:

(1) a precinct chair;

(2) a county chair; and

(3) a member, a chair, or a vice chair of a state executive committee of a political party.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at the earliest time at which one of the following occurs:

(1) the person files:

(A) a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate;

(B) an application for a place on a primary or general election ballot or for nomination by a convention; or

(C) a declaration of write-in candidacy; or

(2) the person is nominated by a convention or executive committee.

(c) A candidate for nomination or election to, or the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government is eligible to serve as an officer of a political party to which Chapter 181 applies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.113
§ 463.113. BOARD REPORT AT CONCLUSION OF INSOLVENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of an insurer insolvency in which the association was obligated to pay a covered claim, the board shall prepare and submit to the commissioner a report containing any information the board possesses concerning the history and causes of the insolvency.

(b) The board:

(1) shall cooperate with the boards of directors of guaranty associations in other states to prepare a report on the history and causes of the insolvency of a particular insurer; and

(2) may adopt by reference a report prepared by any of those associations.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.080 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.080
§ 2155.080. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may establish an advisory committee on procurement. The purpose of the committee is to represent before the comptroller the state agency purchasing community and the political subdivisions that use the comptroller's purchasing services.

(b) The committee is composed of officers or employees from the comptroller, from state agencies, including institutions of higher education, and from political subdivisions who are invited by the comptroller to serve on the committee. The comptroller shall invite officers and employees who are experienced in public purchasing, in public finance, or who possess other appropriate expertise to serve on the committee. Service on the committee is an additional duty of the member's public office or employment. Chapter 2110 does not apply to the size or composition of the committee. The comptroller shall set staggered terms for the members of the committee.

(c) The committee may establish its own rules of operation.

(d) The committee shall recommend improvements in comptroller or state agency purchasing practices to the comptroller. The committee shall review and comment on findings and recommendations related to purchasing that are made by state agency internal auditors or by the state auditor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.302 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.302
§ 173.302. SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure payment of district bonds or notes, the district may:

(1) encumber and pledge all or part of the revenue of its commuter rail facilities; and

(2) encumber all or part of the property of the commuter rail facilities and everything pertaining to them acquired or to be acquired.

(b) Unless prohibited by the resolution or indenture relating to outstanding bonds or notes, a district may encumber separately any item of property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 319.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 319 / Section 319.005
§ 319.005. REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may use the net revenue derived from the use of a building, improvement, or exhibit authorized by this chapter or by Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code, for the management, operation, maintenance, development, improvement, or promotion of activities authorized under this chapter or under Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code, or for any other public purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 56.353 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.353
§ 56.353. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Teach for Texas repayment assistance is available only to a person who applies for the assistance and who:

(1) is certified in a teaching field identified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a critical shortage of teachers in this state in the year in which the person receives the assistance and has for at least one year taught full-time at, and is currently teaching full-time at, the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this state in that teaching field; or

(2) is a certified educator who has for at least one year taught full-time at, and is currently teaching full-time at, the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this state in a community identified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a critical shortage of teachers in the year in which the person receives the assistance.

(b) The coordinating board in awarding repayment assistance shall give priority to applicants who demonstrate financial need.

(c) If the money available for loan repayment assistance in a period for which assistance is awarded is insufficient to provide assistance to all eligible applicants described by Subsection (b), the coordinating board shall establish priorities for awarding repayment assistance to address the most critical teacher shortages described by Subsection (a).

(d) A person may not receive loan repayment assistance for more than five years.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.004
§ 326.004. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A library district may be created and must be maintained, operated, and financed as provided by this chapter.

(b) A district created under this chapter is a governmental agency, body politic and corporate, and political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0059 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0059
§ 209.0059. RIGHT TO VOTE.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision in a dedicatory instrument that would disqualify a property owner from voting in a property owners' association election of board members or on any matter concerning the rights or responsibilities of the owner is void.

(b) This section does not apply to a property owners' association that is subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, by application of Section 552.0036, Government Code.

(c) In a residential development with 10 or fewer lots for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 2015, a person may not vote in a property owners' association election unless the person is subject to a dedicatory instrument governing the association through which the association exercises its authority.
Tex. Government Code § 571.1241 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.1241
§ 571.1241. REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the executive director determines that the commission does not have jurisdiction over the violation alleged in the complaint, the complainant or respondent may request that the commission review the determination. A request for review under this section must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the complainant or respondent receives the executive director's determination.

(b) The commission may reverse the executive director's determination only on the affirmative vote of at least six members.

(c) Not later than the fifth business day after the date of the commission's determination under this section, the commission shall send written notice to the complainant and the respondent stating whether the commission has jurisdiction over the violation alleged in the complaint. If the commission determines that the commission has jurisdiction, the notice must include the items listed in Section 571.124(e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3865.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3865 / Section 3865.103
§ 3865.103. EXERCISE OF POWERS OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.054
§ 3906.054. AFFIDAVIT AND ABSTENTION FROM VOTING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A director shall comply with Section 171.004, Local Government Code, including the disclosure and abstention requirements of that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.113
§ 1022.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the hospital or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.056
§ 1652.056. COVERAGE FOR MAMMOGRAPHY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "low-dose mammography" means the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography, including the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, screens, films, and cassettes, with an average radiation exposure delivery of less than one rad mid-breast, with two views for each breast.

(b) Each Medicare supplement benefit plan must include coverage for an annual screening by low-dose mammography for the presence of occult breast cancer.

(c) The coverage for the annual screening may not be less favorable than coverage for other radiological examinations and must be subject to the same dollar limits, deductibles, and coinsurance factors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.083 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.083
§ 240.083. AUTHORITY OF COUNTY TO REGULATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the restrictions in Section 240.084, the commissioners court of a county subject to this subchapter may by order regulate the location of communication facility structures in the unincorporated areas of the county.

(b) The regulations may include a requirement for a permit for the construction or expansion of the facility and may impose fees, not to exceed $50, on regulated persons to recover the cost of administering the regulations.