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Tex. Education Code § 49.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.154
§ 49.154. PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district shall pay for credit purchased:

(1) in equal monthly payments as determined by the commissioner beginning February 15 and ending August 15 of the school year for which the agreement is in effect; or

(2) in one payment for the total amount required to be paid by the district not later than August 15 of the school year for which the agreement is in effect.

(a-1) If a school district elects to pay for credit purchased in the manner provided by Subsection (a)(2), the district must notify the commissioner not later than February 15 of the school year for which the agreement is in effect.

(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (a-1), a district that receives approval of a request under Section 49.0043 shall pay for credit purchased:

(1) in equal monthly payments as determined by the commissioner beginning March 15, 2026, and ending August 15, 2026; or

(2) in the manner provided by Subsection (a)(2), provided that the district notifies the commissioner of the district's election to pay in that manner not later than March 15, 2026.

(a-3) Subsection (a-2) and this subsection expire September 1, 2026.

(a-4) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (a-1), a district that receives approval of a request under Section 49.0044 shall pay for credit purchased:

(1) in equal monthly payments as determined by the commissioner beginning March 15, 2026, and ending August 15, 2026; or

(2) in the manner provided by Subsection (a)(2), provided that the district notifies the commissioner of the district's election to pay in that manner not later than March 15, 2026.

(a-5) Subsection (a-4) and this subsection expire September 1, 2026.

(b) Receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and may be used only for foundation school program purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8376.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8376 / Section 8376.001
§ 8376.001. 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 Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2.

(5) "Municipality" means a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.103
§ 1074.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's business, money, and resources.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0021
§ 212.0021. SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality, by ordinance and after notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, may:

(1) adopt, based on the amount and kind of travel over each street or road in a subdivision, reasonable specifications relating to the construction of each street or road; and

(2) adopt reasonable specifications to provide adequate drainage for each street or road in a subdivision in accordance with standard engineering practices.
Tex. Water Code § 58.121 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.121
§ 58.121. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Irrigation districts operating under this chapter are limited purpose districts established primarily to deliver untreated water for irrigation and to provide for the drainage of lands and such other functions as are incidental to the accomplishment of such limited purposes. An irrigation district shall not engage in the treatment or delivery of treated water for domestic consumption or the construction, maintenance, or operation of sewage facilities or provide any other similar municipal services. An irrigation district may cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of:

(1) construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land;

(2) purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities; or

(3) assumption, as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.

(b) An irrigation district operating under this chapter may contract with municipalities, political subdivisions, water supply corporations, or water users for the delivery of untreated water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.307
§ 1038.307. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.004
§ 401.004. LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DEFINED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), "low-level radioactive waste" means radioactive material that:

(1) is discarded or unwanted and is not exempt by department rule adopted under Section 401.106;

(2) is waste, as that term is defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 61.2; and

(3) is subject to:

(A) concentration limits established under 10 C.F.R. Section 61.55, or compatible rules established by the executive commissioner or commission, as applicable; and

(B) disposal criteria established under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or established by the department or commission, as applicable.

(b) "Low-level radioactive waste" does not include:

(1) high-level radioactive waste as defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 60.2;

(2) spent nuclear fuel as defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3;

(3) by-product material described by Section 401.003(3)(B);

(4) naturally occurring radioactive material waste that is not oil and gas NORM waste; or

(5) oil and gas NORM waste.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.013
§ 118.013. REAL PROPERTY RECORDS FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for "Real Property Records Filing" under Section 118.011 is for filing and recording, including indexing, in the real property records in the office of the county clerk a document that is authorized or required to be filed in those records.

(b) A county clerk who files, registers, or records an instrument by manual copying instead of copying by photocopy, photostating, or microphotographic process may substitute for the prescribed page fee a fee of 20 cents per 100 words for each page having more than 500 words.

(c) The fee does not apply to:

(1) map records;

(2) condominium records;

(3) notary public records;

(4) marriage records;

(5) vital statistics records;

(6) documents filed in the records of county civil or criminal courts or probate courts; or

(7) personal property, chattels, and personal records in the office of the county clerk.

(d) The fee is in addition to any other specific fee provided for by other statute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8141.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8141 / Section 8141.0303
§ 8141.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.054
§ 3818.054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The board by appointment shall fill a vacancy on the board.
Tex. Government Code § 1435.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1435 / Section 1435.052
§ 1435.052. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter must mature within 40 years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.022
§ 281.022. TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member serves a two-year term, except that the commissioners court may make some initial appointments for one year in order to stagger terms.

(b) The members of the board of hospital managers of the Nueces County Hospital District serve staggered three-year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring each year.

(c) The members of a board of hospital managers appointed under Section 281.021(d) serve staggered four-year terms, with as near as possible to one-fourth of the members' terms expiring each year. The terms of the members appointed under that section are as follows:

(1) the members appointed solely by the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county shall draw lots to determine which member serves a one-year term, which member serves a two-year term, which member serves a three-year term, and which member serves a four-year term;

(2) the members appointed solely by the commissioners court of the county shall draw lots to determine which member serves a one-year term, which member serves a two-year term, which member serves a three-year term, and which member serves a four-year term; and

(3) the member appointed jointly by the governing body of the municipality described by Subdivision (1) and the commissioners court serves a four-year term.

(d) The members of the board of hospital managers of the El Paso County Hospital District serve staggered three-year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring each year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.015
§ 521.015. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person applies for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the Support Adoption account established by Section 402.036, Government Code, to support adoption.

(b) The department shall:

(1) include space on the first page of each application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate that allows a person applying for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the account; and

(2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the account during the application process for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate on the department's Internet website.

(c) The department shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Support Adoption account established by Section 402.036, Government Code, not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.052
§ 1305.052. CERTIFICATE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who seeks to operate as a workers' compensation health care network shall apply to the department for a certificate to organize and operate as a network.

(b) A certificate application must be:

(1) filed with the department in the form prescribed by the commissioner;

(2) verified by the applicant or an officer or other authorized representative of the applicant; and

(3) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set by commissioner rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.252
§ 1008.252. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1008.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9060.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.051
§ 9060.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 520, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(3) Section 9060.052 or its predecessor statute, former Section 4, Chapter 520, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965; or

(4) other law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.104
§ 58.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter, including rules governing the operation of the program.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.034
§ 2306.034. DISQUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of banking, real estate, housing development, or housing construction; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of banking, real estate, housing development, or housing construction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0201
§ 8094.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8094.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Family Code § 261.312 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.312
§ 261.312. REVIEW TEAMS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish review teams to evaluate department casework and decision-making related to investigations by the department of child abuse or neglect. The department may create one or more review teams for each region of the department for child protective services. A review team is a citizen review panel or a similar entity for the purposes of federal law relating to a state's child protection standards.

(b) A review team consists of at least five members who serve staggered two-year terms. Review team members are appointed by the commissioner of the department and consist of volunteers who live in and are broadly representative of the region in which the review team is established and have expertise in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. At least two members of a review team must be parents who have not been convicted of or indicted for an offense involving child abuse or neglect, have not been determined by the department to have engaged in child abuse or neglect, and are not under investigation by the department for child abuse or neglect. A member of a review team is a department volunteer for the purposes of Section 411.114, Government Code.

(c) A review team conducting a review of an investigation may conduct the review by examining the facts of the case as outlined by the department caseworker and law enforcement personnel. A review team member acting in the member's official capacity may receive information made confidential under Section 40.005, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.201.

(d) A review team shall report to the department the results of the team's review of an investigation. The review team's report may not include confidential information. The findings contained in a review team's report are subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. This section does not require a law enforcement agency to divulge information to a review team that the agency believes would compromise an ongoing criminal case, investigation, or proceeding.

(e) A member of a review team commits an offense if the member discloses confidential information. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 26.3572 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.3572
§ 26.3572. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION CLEANUP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The groundwater protection cleanup program is established, and the commission shall administer that program.

(b) In administering the program, the commission shall:

(1) negotiate with or direct responsible parties in site assessment and remediation matters using risk-based corrective action;

(2) approve site-specific corrective action plans for each site as necessary, using risk-based corrective action;

(3) review and inspect site assessment and remedial activities and reports;

(4) use risk-based corrective action procedures as determined by commission rule to establish cleanup levels;

(5) adopt by rule criteria for assigning a priority to each site using risk-based corrective action and assign a priority to each site according to those criteria;

(6) adopt by rule criteria for:

(A) risk-based corrective action site closures; and

(B) the issuance of a closure letter to the owner or operator of a tank site on completion of the commission's corrective action requirements; and

(7) process claims for petroleum storage tank remediation account disbursement in accordance with this subchapter.

(c) The commission by rule may approve site assessment methodologies. The commission shall approve or disapprove a site assessment or corrective action plan, as defined by commission rule, on or before the 30th day after the commission receives the assessment or plan. The commission shall adopt by rule criteria to be used to determine:

(1) the necessity for site assessment; and

(2) the nature of the site assessment required.

(d) The commission may not approve a corrective action plan until the commission and the owner or operator of the site by agreement set specific goals in the plan for completing discrete corrective action tasks before specified dates. The owner or operator is responsible for meeting the goals.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.001
§ 3928.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Kendleton.

(3) "County" means Fort Bend County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Kendleton Improvement District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.201
§ 8834.201. GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS SUBJECT TO BOARD RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) Groundwater withdrawals governed by this chapter, including withdrawals of injected water, are subject to reasonable board rules and orders.

(b) The board may issue permits to drill new wells and by rule may provide exemptions from the permit requirements. The district shall grant a permit to drill and operate a new well inside a platted subdivision if water service from a retail public utility is not available to the lot where the well is to be located.

(c) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.201
§ 8504.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "economic development program" includes a community assistance program, a privatization program, or any other program designed to:

(1) encourage economic diversification;

(2) maintain or expand employment;

(3) train persons;

(4) eliminate conditions detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare;

(5) improve the quality or quantity of services essential for the development of viable communities and economic growth, including services related to:

(A) education;

(B) transportation;

(C) public safety;

(D) recreation;

(E) health care;

(F) water and wastewater treatment; or

(G) rural water and sewer development; or

(6) contribute to the health and development of a community to improve the attractiveness of the community to public and private enterprises.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 71 / Section 71.008
§ 71.008. DEATH OF DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant dies while an action under this subchapter is pending or if the individual against whom the action may have been instituted dies before the action is begun, the executor or administrator of the estate may be made a defendant, and the action may be prosecuted as though the defendant or individual were alive.

(b) A judgment in favor of the plaintiff shall be paid in due course of administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0103
§ 4205.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012 / Section 8012.004
§ 8012.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8012.003 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.