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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.024
§ 287.024. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county or hospital district that contracts with the district shall contribute to the district for its operation:

(1) a specified dollar amount from or a percentage of the contracting entity's operating budget and reserves if the contracting entity is a hospital district;

(2) a specified percentage, not less than the percentage required under Section 61.037 for state assistance, of the contracting entity's general revenue levy for each state fiscal year for the term of the contract, if the contracting entity is a county;

(3) state assistance received under Chapter 61;

(4) federal matching funds received by a hospital district under the Medicaid disproportionate share program; and

(5) any funds that are:

(A) received under the Agreement Regarding Disposition of Settlement Proceeds dated July 18, 1998, or July 24, 1998, and filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, in the case styled The State of Texas v. The American Tobacco Company, et al., No. 5-96CV-91; and

(B) received on or after the date on which the district is created and before the district is dissolved.

(b) The district shall maintain an accounting of the funds received from each county or hospital district that contracts with the district.

(c) The district may administer the financial contributions of all parties to the contract for district purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7205.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7205 / Section 7205.102
§ 7205.102. WATER SERVICE IMPACT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may charge a water service impact fee that is equal to the equity buy-in fee charged by the Stephens County Rural Water Supply Corporation on January 31, 2005, under that corporation's tariff.

(b) Chapter 395, Local Government Code, does not apply to the initial water service impact fee set under this section.

(c) The district may increase the water service impact fee only as provided by Chapter 395, Local Government Code, or as approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.101
§ 163.101. CREATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 163.054, two or more public entities may create a municipal power agency governed by Subchapter C if the entities:

(1) are municipalities;

(2) are engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy to the public; and

(3) receive a major portion of their power through or from an interstate electric system.

(b) The entities must comply with the provisions of Subchapter C relating to the creation of a municipal power agency, including the concurrent ordinance and election provisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907A / Section 7907A.0403
§ 7907A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.002
§ 8427.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.068 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.068
§ 2304.068. ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE IMPOSED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may impose a charge to cover its administrative expenses incurred in connection with a housing rehabilitation loan made by the local government.

(b) The local government may deduct the charge from the amount loaned.

(c) The charge may not exceed three percent of the amount of the contract for housing rehabilitation the borrower makes with a contractor.
Tex. Government Code § 661.916 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.916
§ 661.916. LEAVE FOR ORGAN OR BONE MARROW DONORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state employee is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the time necessary to permit the employee to serve as a bone marrow or organ donor.

(b) The leave of absence provided by this section may not exceed:

(1) five working days in a fiscal year to serve as a bone marrow donor; or

(2) 30 working days in a fiscal year to serve as an organ donor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.205
§ 5004.205. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Property Code § 21.043 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.043
§ 21.043. DISPLACEMENT FROM DWELLING OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner who is permanently physically displaced from the property owner's dwelling or place of business and who is not entitled to reimbursement for moving expenses under another law may recover, in addition to the property owner's other damages, the reasonable expenses of moving the property owner's personal property from the dwelling or place of business.

(b) A recovery under this section may not exceed the market value of the property being moved. The maximum distance of movement to be considered is 50 miles.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0306
§ 3939.0306. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.205
§ 3833.205. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property right that is not necessary for or, if the property right is a lease, that is inconsistent with the efficient operation and maintenance of the district's improvements.

(b) The district may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any surplus property that is not necessary to implement a district purpose.
Tex. Estates Code § 1356.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1356 / Section 1356.055
§ 1356.055. VALID CONTRACT NOT VOIDABLE.
Status: in_force

A contract approved under Section 1356.051 that is otherwise valid is not voidable solely on the ground that it was entered into by a person during the age of minority.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.103
§ 2001.103. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) An authorized organization may receive a temporary license to conduct bingo by filing with the commission an application, on a form prescribed by the commission.

(a-1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(1), eff. January 1, 2020.

(b) A temporary license is valid for six hours during any one day.

(c) An authorized organization that does not hold a regular license to conduct bingo may receive not more than 12 temporary licenses in a calendar year.

(d) An organization operating under a temporary license is subject to:

(1) the fees authorized or imposed by this chapter; and

(2) the other provisions of this chapter to the extent they can be made applicable.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the commission shall issue to an authorized organization that holds a regular license to conduct bingo 48 temporary licenses for each 12-month period that ends on an anniversary of the date the regular license was issued or renewed. Each unused temporary license issued to the license holder expires on the anniversary of the date the temporary license was issued.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 643), Sec. 17(1), eff. September 1, 2023.

(g) Before using a temporary license issued under Subsection (e), the license holder shall notify the commission in the manner the commission prescribes of the specific date, time, and location of the bingo occasion for which the temporary license will be used. The commission shall provide to the license holder verification of the commission's receipt of the notification. The license holder shall maintain the verification in the records of the authorized organization.

(h) A verification under Subsection (g) may be delivered by facsimile, e-mail, or any other means reasonably contemplated to arrive before the time the temporary license will be used.

(i) The notice requirements of Sections 2001.305(b) and (c) do not apply to a temporary license issued to the holder of a regular license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 328.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 328 / Section 328.002
§ 328.002. PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT CARE SERVICES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

A hospital assigned a maternal level of care designation under Section 241.182 shall, following an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth, make available to the expectant parents and family members for a period equal to the length of stay recommended by a medical professional for a birth:

(1) perinatal bereavement care counseling options; and

(2) any available perinatal bereavement device.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.201
§ 3928.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3928.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.223 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.223
§ 61.223. SUITS FOR ORDERS AND INJUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, any county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney of the state shall file in a district court in the county in which the conduct takes place, a suit seeking temporary or permanent court orders or injunctions to prohibit any excavating, taking, removing, or carrying away of any sand, marl, gravel, or shell from land located on an exposed island or peninsula bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or from land located within 1,500 feet of a public beach of this state if the land is located outside the boundaries of an incorporated city, town, or village in violation of the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8894.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8894 / Section 8894.0001
§ 8894.0001. 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 Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Government Code § 424.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.154
§ 424.154. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall establish and administer a grant program to provide mapping services for critical infrastructure facilities to which this subchapter applies to develop emergency response maps required under Section 424.153.

(b) A grant awarded under this section may only be used to obtain mapping services for a critical infrastructure facility to which this subchapter applies to provide the emergency response map required under Section 424.153.

(c) A mapping service provider who is a recipient of grant money shall provide an emergency response map to the critical infrastructure facility, the division, and appropriate public safety agencies and may only charge a fee for the initial production cost for the map.

(d) The division shall adopt rules to administer the grant program established under this section, including eligibility standards and procedures for applying for a grant under this section.

(e) The division may award a grant under the grant program only in accordance with a contract between the division and a grant recipient. The contract must include provisions under which the division is granted sufficient control to ensure the public purpose of providing emergency response mapping services to critical infrastructure facilities to which this subchapter applies is accomplished and the state receives a return benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.203
§ 9026.203. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

A trust indenture created under Section 9026.202, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the property, may:

(1) contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;

(4) condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and

(5) provide for the investment of district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.003
§ 7933.003. 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. Health and Safety Code § 534.156 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.156
§ 534.156. CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A contract between each appropriate department and a health maintenance organization formed by one or more community centers must provide that the health maintenance organization may not form a for-profit entity unless the organization transfers all of the organization's assets to the control of the boards of trustees of the community centers that formed the organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8883.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8883 / Section 8883.051
§ 8883.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.105
§ 3873.105. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

Three directors constitute a quorum of the board. The board may act on the majority of the vote of the assembled quorum.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.027
§ 201.027. ENFORCEMENT REFERRAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board shall maintain detailed records about each state board referral of an agricultural or silvicultural operation to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for enforcement.

(b) Records maintained under Subsection (a) must include information regarding the final disposition of the referral by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, including any enforcement action taken against the agricultural or silvicultural operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.904 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.904
§ 214.904. TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a permit required by a municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

(b) Not later than the 45th day after the date an application for a permit is submitted, the municipality must:

(1) grant or deny the permit;

(2) provide written notice to the applicant stating the reasons why the municipality has been unable to grant or deny the permit application; or

(3) reach a written agreement with the applicant providing for a deadline for granting or denying the permit.

(c) For a permit application for which notice is provided under Subsection (b)(2), the municipality must grant or deny the permit not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received.

(d) If a municipality fails to grant or deny a permit application in the time required by Subsection (c) or by an agreement under Subsection (b)(3), the municipality:

(1) may not collect any permit fees associated with the application; and

(2) shall refund to the applicant any permit fees associated with the application that have been collected.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.013
§ 61.013. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an offense against the public policy of this state for any person to create, erect, or construct any obstruction, barrier, or restraint that will interfere with the free and unrestricted right of the public, individually and collectively, lawfully and legally to enter or to leave any public beach or to use any public beach or any larger area abutting on or contiguous to a public beach if the public has acquired a right of use or easement to or over the area by prescription, dedication, or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in the public.

(b) Unless properly certified as consistent with this subchapter, no person may cause, engage in, or allow construction landward of and adjacent to a public beach within the area described in Section 61.011(d)(6) of this code in a manner that will or is likely to affect adversely public access to and use of the public beach. The prohibition in this subsection takes effect only on adoption of final rules by the commissioner under Section 61.011 of this code.

(c) For purposes of this section, "public beach" shall mean any beach bordering on the Gulf of Mexico that extends inland from the line of mean low tide to the natural line of vegetation bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico, or such larger contiguous area to which the public has acquired a right of use or easement to or over by prescription, dedication, or estoppel, or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in the public since time immemorial as recognized by law or custom. This definition does not include a beach that is not accessible by a public road or public ferry as provided in Section 61.021 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.203
§ 205.203. LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license to practice acupuncture must pass an acupuncture examination and a jurisprudence examination approved by the acupuncture board as provided by this section.

(b) To be eligible for the examination, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 21 years of age;

(2) have completed at least 60 semester hours of college courses, including basic science courses as determined by the acupuncture board; and

(3) be a graduate of an acupuncture school with entrance requirements and a course of instruction that meet standards set under Section 205.206.

(c) The acupuncture examination shall be conducted on practical and theoretical acupuncture and other subjects required by the acupuncture board.

(c-1) The jurisprudence examination shall be conducted on the licensing requirements and other laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the professional practice of acupuncture in this state.

(d) The examination may be in writing, by a practical demonstration of the applicant's skill, or both, as required by the acupuncture board.

(e) The medical board shall notify each applicant of the time and place of the examination.

(f) The acupuncture board shall adopt rules for the jurisprudence examination under Subsection (c-1) regarding:

(1) the development of the examination;

(2) applicable fees;

(3) administration of the examination;

(4) reexamination procedures;

(5) grading procedures; and

(6) notice of results.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945 / Section 7945.101
§ 7945.101. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.005
§ 8279.005. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:

(1) assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and

(2) authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.

(b) If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.

(c) If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.174 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.174
§ 161.174. AVAILABILITY OF COMMISSION ORDERS ON INTERNET.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable following a preliminary review, preliminary review hearing, or formal hearing at which the commission determines that a person has committed a violation within the commission's jurisdiction, the commission shall make available on the Internet:

(1) a copy of the commission's order stating the determination; or

(2) a summary of the commission's order.

(b) This section does not apply to a determination of a violation that is technical or de minimis.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.105
§ 1806.105. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION CHECK.
Status: in_force

The department may conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant or, if applicable, any controlling person of an applicant for a registration under this chapter using information:

(1) provided by the applicant; and

(2) made available to the department by the Department of Public Safety and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.055
§ 3938.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the clerk of the county.