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Tex. Occupations Code § 507.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.056
§ 507.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the executive council that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 507.051;

(2) does not maintain during service on the executive council the qualifications required by Section 507.051;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 507.052 or 507.053;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled executive council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the executive council.

(b) The validity of an action of the executive council is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of an executive council member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the executive council of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the appointing authority and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the executive council, who shall then notify the appointing authority and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.0031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.0031
§ 2254.0031. INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state governmental entity may require a contractor selected under this subchapter to indemnify or hold harmless the state from claims and liabilities resulting from the negligent acts or omissions of the contractor or persons employed by the contractor. A state governmental entity may not require a contractor to indemnify, hold harmless, or defend the state for claims or liabilities resulting from the negligent acts or omissions of the state governmental entity or its employees.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Sections 271.904(a)-(e) and (g), Local Government Code, apply to a contract for architectural or engineering services between an architect or engineer selected under this subchapter and a state agency as defined by Section 2052.101.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012 / Section 8012.002
§ 8012.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.661 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.661
§ 43.661. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS RELATING TO MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS.
Status: in_force

As provided by Chapter 41, the department may negotiate a reciprocal agreement with a state that shares a common boundary with this state if the neighboring state has a similar migratory game bird stamp requirement and fee. The reciprocal agreement may permit a resident of the state with which the reciprocal agreement is made to hunt a migratory game bird in this state without a stamp issued under this subchapter if the person possesses a stamp issued by the other state.
Tex. Education Code § 62.183 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.183
§ 62.183. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), for each state fiscal biennium, an eligible institution is entitled to receive an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) a base amount of $500,000 or a greater base amount provided by appropriation; and

(2) the product of $1,000 or a greater amount provided by appropriation and the average number of at-risk students awarded a degree by the institution each year during the three state fiscal years preceding the biennium.

(b) An alternative method of allocating funding under this section may be provided by appropriation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.251
§ 1108.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) district maintenance and operating expenses.

(c) The board may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under Section 1108.204.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.003
§ 8824.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2011, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Colorado County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires on September 1, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.253
§ 8162.253. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the board shall:

(1) appoint itself as the board of one of the new districts; and

(2) appoint five directors for each of the other new districts.

(b) Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serve the staggered terms to which they were elected in the original district. Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(2) serve until the election for directors under Subsection (c).

(c) On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, the appointed board shall hold an election to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (a)(2). The directors shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election of directors and which three shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0402
§ 8055.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8055.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.001
§ 8355.001. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 128.
Tex. Government Code § 791.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.026
§ 791.026. CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality, district, or river authority of this state may contract with another municipality, district, or river authority of this state to obtain or provide part or all of:

(1) water supply or wastewater treatment facilities; or

(2) a lease or operation of water supply facilities or wastewater treatment facilities.

(b) The contract may provide that the municipality, district, or river authority obtaining one of the services may not obtain those services from a source other than a contracting party, except as provided by the contract.

(c) If a contract includes a term described by Subsection (b), payments made under the contract are the paying party's operating expenses for its water supply system, wastewater treatment facilities, or both.

(d) The contract may:

(1) contain terms and extend for any period on which the parties agree;

(2) require the purchaser to develop alternative or replacement supplies prior to the expiration date of the contract and may provide for enforcement of such terms by court order; and

(3) provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified by the contract and any refunding bonds issued to pay those bonds are paid.

(e) Where a contract sets forth explicit expiration provisions, no continuation of the service obligation will be implied.

(f) Tax revenue may not be pledged to the payment of amounts agreed to be paid under the contract.

(g) The powers granted by this section prevail over a limitation contained in another law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8438.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8438 / Section 8438.052
§ 8438.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8438.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8438.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8438.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.312 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.312
§ 521.312. PERIOD OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION; REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Revocation of a license is for an indefinite period.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or Subchapter O, the department may not suspend a license for a period that exceeds one year.

(c) The department may not reinstate a license revoked under Section 521.294(5) until the court that filed the report for which the license was revoked files an additional report on final disposition of the case.
Tex. Government Code § 321.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.007
§ 321.007. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Auditor may not serve as an ex officio member on any administrative board or commission.

(b) The State Auditor may not have a financial interest in the transactions of any department.
Tex. Government Code § 614.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.052
§ 614.052. PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY SURVIVING SPOUSE, CHILD, OR PARENT OF DECEASED PEACE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual listed under Subsection (b) may purchase a firearm from a governmental entity if:

(1) the firearm had been previously issued by the entity to a peace officer commissioned by the entity who died while commissioned, without regard to whether the officer died while discharging the officer's official duties; and

(2) the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal Code.

(b) Individuals who may purchase the firearm under Subsection (a) are, in order of precedence:

(1) the surviving spouse of the deceased peace officer;

(2) a child of the deceased peace officer; and

(3) a parent of the deceased peace officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.107
§ 1055.107. AUTHORITY TO LEASE DISTRICT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may lease district facilities acquired or constructed under this chapter to any person for consideration the board determines is reasonable and adequate.

(b) The terms of a lease entered under this section may include a provision that requires the lessee to:

(1) agree to maintain the district's hospital facilities; or

(2) care for and treat the indigent or needy patients of Marion County.

(c) If a lease under this section includes a provision described by Subsection (b)(2), Marion County may:

(1) spend money and make payments to the lessee for the care and treatment;

(2) impose ad valorem taxes; or

(3) pledge any of the county's money or resources to payments made under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.105
§ 3811.105. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.114
§ 481.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.114. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 3 OR 4. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony if the amount of the controlled substance to which the offense applies is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, less than 28 grams.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the second degree if the amount of the controlled substance to which the offense applies is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, 28 grams or more but less than 200 grams.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the first degree, if the amount of the controlled substance to which the offense applies is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, 200 grams or more but less than 400 grams.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the first degree punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 10 years, and a fine not to exceed $100,000, if the amount of the controlled substance to which the offense applies is, by aggregate weight, including any adulterants or dilutants, 400 grams or more.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.307 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.307
§ 1952.307. RULES.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted by the commissioner to implement this subchapter must include requirements that:

(1) any limitation described by Section 1952.301(a) be clearly and prominently displayed on the face of the insurance policy or certificate in lieu of an insurance policy; and

(2) the insured give written consent to a limitation described by Section 1952.301(a) after the insured is notified orally and in writing of the limitation at the time the insurance policy is purchased.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.015
§ 594.015. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative hearing to contest a transfer or discharge decision must be held:

(1) as soon as possible, but not later than the 30th day after the date of the request;

(2) in a convenient location; and

(3) after reasonable notice.

(b) The client, the parent of a client who is a minor, the guardian of the person, and the director have the right to:

(1) be present and represented at the hearing; and

(2) have reasonable access at a reasonable time before the hearing to any records concerning the client relevant to the proposed action.

(c) Evidence, including oral and written testimony, shall be presented.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.304 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.304
§ 201.304. 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. Transportation Code § 201.608 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.608
§ 201.608. PROJECTS FOR TRAFFIC FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Status: repealed

(a) The department annually shall review its proposed road projects to determine whether the projects are adequate to allow for the projected volume of highway traffic resulting from international trade over the five-year period following the date of the review.

(b) The department may reassign priorities to its projects in accordance with the results of its review.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(30), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0186 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0186
§ 437.0186. ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

An administrative penalty may be imposed for a violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter by the state under Section 437.018 or by the director of a public health district or commissioners court of a county under Section 437.0185, but not both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0402
§ 7928A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7928A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 642.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 642 / Section 642.002
§ 642.002. IDENTIFYING MARKINGS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES REQUIRED; OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person operates on a public street, road, or highway:

(A) a commercial motor vehicle that has three or more axles;

(B) a truck-tractor;

(C) a road-tractor; or

(D) a tow truck; and

(2) the vehicle does not have on each side of the power unit identifying markings that comply with the identifying marking requirements specified by 49 C.F.R. Section 390.21 or that:

(A) show the name of the owner or operator of the vehicle;

(B) have clearly legible letters and numbers of a height of at least two inches; and

(C) show the motor carrier registration number in clearly legible letters and numbers, if the vehicle is required to be registered under this chapter or Chapter 643.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public street, road, or highway a tow truck that does not show on each side of the power unit, in addition to the markings required by Subsection (a)(2), the city in which the owner or operator maintains its place of business and the telephone number, including area code, at that place of business in clearly legible letters and numbers.

(c) The owner of a vehicle commits an offense if the owner or operator permits another to operate a vehicle in violation of Subsection (a) or (b).

(d) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles by rule may prescribe additional requirements regarding the form of the markings required by Subsection (a)(2) that are not inconsistent with that subsection.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9044.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9044 / Section 9044.002
§ 9044.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

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

(1) a water control and improvement 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. Transportation Code § 524.039 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.039
§ 524.039. APPEARANCE OF TECHNICIANS AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the fifth day before the date of a scheduled hearing, the person who requested a hearing may apply to the State Office of Administrative Hearings to issue a subpoena for the attendance of the breath test operator who took the specimen of the person's breath to determine alcohol concentration or the certified breath test technical supervisor responsible for maintaining and directing the operation of the breath test instrument used to analyze the specimen of the person's breath, or both. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall issue the subpoena only on a showing of good cause.

(b) The department may reschedule a hearing once not less than 48 hours before the hearing if a person subpoenaed under Subsection (a) is unavailable. The department may also reschedule the hearing on showing good cause that a person subpoenaed under Subsection (a) is not available at the time of the hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.042
§ 263.042. OPERATION OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of managers shall elect from among its members a president, at least one vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer.

(b) The county judge of the county in which the hospital is located may vote to break a tie vote by the board of managers.

(c) The board of managers shall meet at the hospital at least once a month and may meet at other times as provided by its bylaws.

(d) The board of managers shall hold an annual meeting before the beginning of the third week preceding the date of the meeting of the commissioners court at which the court considers appropriations for the following year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.102
§ 174.102. RECOGNITION OF BARGAINING AGENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

A public employer shall recognize an association selected by a majority of the police officers of the police department of a political subdivision as the exclusive bargaining agent for the police officers of that department unless a majority of the police officers withdraw the recognition.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0254
§ 546.0254. MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM ALIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

As necessary to implement this subchapter, the commission shall:

(1) ensure that an appropriate number of openings for waiver services that become available as a result of funding for transferring individuals with disabilities into community-based services are made available to both children and adults;

(2) ensure that service definitions applicable to waiver services are modified as necessary to permit the provision of waiver services through family-based alternatives;

(3) ensure that procedures are implemented for making a level of care determination for each child and identifying the most appropriate waiver service for the child, including procedures under which the commission's director of long-term care, after considering any preference of the child's birth family or alternative family, resolves disputes among agencies about the most appropriate waiver service; and

(4) require that the health and human services agency responsible for providing a specific waiver service to a child also assume responsibility for identifying any necessary transition activities or services.