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Tex. Property Code § 216.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.009
§ 216.009. EFFECT OF OWNER'S SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner's signature on a petition or ballot conclusively establishes the owner's consent for the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The vote of multiple owners of a lot, parcel, or tract may be reflected by the signature of one of the owners.

(c) After an owner signs a petition or ballot for an extension or amendment of a restriction, the owner's subsequent conveyance of the owner's interest in real property in the subdivision covered by the extension or amendment does not affect the validity of the signature for the purposes of the petition or ballot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.051
§ 3826.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. Directors serve staggered terms of four years.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9659 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9659
§ 61.9659. TOTAL AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by the board for repayment assistance, tuition set aside under Section 61.9660, legislative appropriations for repayment assistance, and other funds available to the board for purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.001
§ 3940.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Montgomery County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 48.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 48 / Section 48.005
§ 48.005. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations from any source to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 162.701 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.701
§ 162.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Embryo donation" has the meaning assigned by Section 159.011, Occupations Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.004
§ 2202.004. CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not appropriate money from the general revenue fund to administer this chapter, other than fees collected under this chapter and deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0403
§ 7913A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.156 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.156
§ 1054.156. APPOINTMENT OF COURT INVESTIGATOR FOR CERTAIN COURTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge of a court as defined by Section 1002.008(a)(1) or (2), other than a statutory probate court, may appoint a court investigator if the appointment is authorized by the commissioners court.

(b) The commissioners court may authorize additional court investigators for a county if necessary.

(c) The commissioners court shall set the salary of a court investigator.

(d) The appointment of a court investigator by the judge of a statutory probate court is governed by Section 25.0025, Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.327 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.327
§ 9.327. PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account:

(1) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit account under Section 9.104 has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in Subdivisions (3) and (4), security interests perfected by control under Section 9.314 rank according to priority in time of obtaining control.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in Subdivision (4), a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.

(4) A security interest perfected by control under Section 9.104(a)(3) has priority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.155
§ 3856.155. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County.
Tex. Government Code § 75.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.503
§ 75.503. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The court administrator is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the judges of the courts subject to this subchapter.

(b) The courts shall designate by rule the duties of the court administrator.

(c) To promote uniform and efficient administration of justice, the court administrator shall cooperate with administrative judges and state agencies with duties relating to the operation of the courts.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.21 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.21
§ 9.21. PUBLIC DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as qualified by Subsections (b) and (c), conduct is justified if the actor reasonably believes the conduct is required or authorized by law, by the judgment or order of a competent court or other governmental tribunal, or in the execution of legal process.

(b) The other sections of this chapter control when force is used against a person to protect persons (Subchapter C), to protect property (Subchapter D), for law enforcement (Subchapter E), or by virtue of a special relationship (Subchapter F).

(c) The use of deadly force is not justified under this section unless the actor reasonably believes the deadly force is specifically required by statute or unless it occurs in the lawful conduct of war. If deadly force is so justified, there is no duty to retreat before using it.

(d) The justification afforded by this section is available if the actor reasonably believes:

(1) the court or governmental tribunal has jurisdiction or the process is lawful, even though the court or governmental tribunal lacks jurisdiction or the process is unlawful; or

(2) his conduct is required or authorized to assist a public servant in the performance of his official duty, even though the servant exceeds his lawful authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.251
§ 8204.251. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenue, the district may be divided into two or more new districts.

(b) A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board may consider a proposal to divide the district on:

(1) a petition of a landowner in the district; or

(2) a motion by the board.

(e) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district.
Tex. Property Code § 70.404 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.404
§ 70.404. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 70.4045 of this code, Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, including applicable filing and perfection requirements, applies to a lien created under this subchapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), to the extent of a conflict, this subchapter controls over any other law.

(c) This subchapter does not abridge the protections afforded by any applicable law, including:

(1) Chapter 14, Agriculture Code;

(2) Chapter 7, Business & Commerce Code;

(3) the United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. Section 241 et seq.); or

(4) common law, including the law of bailment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.001
§ 8814.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Sterling County Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.147 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.147
§ 773.147. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule may adopt fees for:

(1) training programs provided by the department under Section 773.144; and

(2) the approval of program instructors and of training programs offered by other persons.

(b) The fees adopted under this section may not exceed the amount necessary for the department to recover the cost of administering this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.412 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.412
§ 301.412. REPORTING IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A person who in good faith makes a report required or authorized under this subchapter, or a person who advises a nurse of the nurse's right or obligation to report under this subchapter:

(1) is immune from civil and criminal liability that, in the absence of the immunity, might result from making the report or giving the advice; and

(2) may not be subjected to other retaliatory action as a result of making the report or giving the advice.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.034
§ 365.034. BOND SECURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter may be secured by a trust indenture between the district and a corporate trustee that is a trust company or a bank that has the powers of a trust company.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2221 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2221
§ 152.2221. STERLING COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Sterling County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Sterling County.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not more than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Sterling County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.001
§ 15.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(a) "Principal office" means a principal office of the corporation, unincorporated association, or partnership in this state in which the decision makers for the organization within this state conduct the daily affairs of the organization. The mere presence of an agency or representative does not establish a principal office.

(b) "Proper venue" means:

(1) the venue required by the mandatory provisions of Subchapter B or another statute prescribing mandatory venue; or

(2) if Subdivision (1) does not apply, the venue provided by this subchapter or Subchapter C.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.06
§ 12.06. AN INDICTMENT IS "PRESENTED," WHEN.
Status: in_force

An indictment is considered as "presented" when it has been duly acted upon by the grand jury and received by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0104
§ 8049.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8049.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 60.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.004
§ 60.004. ACT OR PROCEEDING OF DISTRICT PRESUMED VALID.
Status: in_force

(a) An act or proceeding of a district, its governing body, or any local government corporation, development corporation, or nonprofit corporation of the district is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, to be valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and ordinances if:

(1) the second anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired; and

(2) a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before that second anniversary.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;

(2) an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred; or

(3) a matter that on the second anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding:

(A) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court judgment; or

(B) has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6020
§ 2306.6020. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Manufactured Housing Board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter and to administer and enforce the manufactured housing program through the division. Rules adopted by the Manufactured Housing Board are subject to Chapter 2001.

(b) The Manufactured Housing Board may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a person regulated by the division except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by that person.

(c) The Manufactured Housing Board may not include in the rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the division a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement used by the person; or

(4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising by the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0302
§ 8005A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0002
§ 9075.0002. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district will serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.061
§ 1110.061. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board meeting may be called by the president or any four directors.

(b) Notice of the time and place of a board meeting must be given to each director at least 72 hours before the time of the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8444.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8444 / Section 8444.003
§ 8444.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 53.43 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.43
§ 53.43. DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may select a depository or depositories according to the procedures provided by law for the selection of city depositories, or it may award its depository contract to the same depository or depositories selected by the city or cities and on the same terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.052
§ 290.052. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to serve as a member of the commission, a person must:

(1) be a United States citizen;

(2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term that the person is appointed to fill;

(3) have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;

(4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

(5) have resided continuously in this state for 12 months and in the county in which the district is located for six months immediately preceding the date of the appointment; and

(6) be a person knowledgeable in the field of health care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9060.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.004
§ 9060.004. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STATUTES; DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Sections 51.781-51.791, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(b) The district may be dissolved by the board in accordance with Sections 51.781-51.791, Water Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.230 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.230
§ 22.230. CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a contract or transaction between a corporation and:

(1) one or more directors, officers, or members, or one or more affiliates or associates of one or more directors, officers, or members, of the corporation; or

(2) an entity or other organization in which one or more directors, officers, or members, or one or more affiliates or associates of one or more directors, officers, or members, of the corporation:

(A) is a managerial official or a member; or

(B) has a financial interest.

(b) An otherwise valid and enforceable contract or transaction is valid and enforceable, and is not void or voidable, notwithstanding any relationship or interest described by Subsection (a), if any one of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) the material facts as to the relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed to or known by:

(A) the corporation's board of directors, a committee of the board of directors, or the members, and the board, the committee, or the members in good faith and with ordinary care authorize the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of the majority of the disinterested directors, committee members or members, regardless of whether the disinterested directors, committee members or members constitute a quorum; or

(B) the members entitled to vote on the authorization of the contract or transaction, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith and with ordinary care by a vote of the members; or

(2) the contract or transaction is fair to the corporation when the contract or transaction is authorized, approved, or ratified by the board of directors, a committee of the board of directors, or the members.

(c) Common or interested directors or members of a corporation may be included in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board, a committee of the board, or members that authorizes the contract or transaction.

(d) A person who has the relationship or interest described by Subsection (a) may:

(1) be present at or participate in and, if the person is a director, member, or committee member, may vote at a meeting of the board of directors, of the members, or of a committee of the board that authorizes the contract or transaction; or

(2) sign, in the person's capacity as a director, member, or committee member, a written consent of the directors, members, or committee members to authorize the contract or transaction.

(e) If at least one of the conditions of Subsection (b) is satisfied, neither the corporation nor any of the corporation's members will have a cause of action against any of the persons described by Subsection (a) for breach of duty with respect to the making, authorization, or performance of the contract or transaction because the person had the relationship or interest described by Subsection (a) or took any of the actions authorized by Subsection (d).
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.001
§ 252.001. ADOPTION OF EX OFFICIO ROAD COMMISSIONER SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt this subchapter by an order made at a regular term of the court when all the members are present.

(b) The commissioners court shall enter the order in its minutes. The order is not required to be in any particular form, and substantial compliance with this section is sufficient.

(c) If the commissioners court adopts this subchapter, Subchapters B, C, and D do not apply to the county.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.254 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.254
§ 304.254. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The amount of an administrative penalty imposed under this subchapter must be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) any history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(4) any effort to correct the violation; and

(5) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Family Code § 110.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 110 / Section 110.004
§ 110.004. FEE FOR ISSUING AND DELIVERING WITHHOLDING ORDER OR WRIT.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $15, for each order or writ of income withholding issued by the clerk and delivered to an employer.