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Tex. Government Code § 2252.903 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.903
§ 2252.903. CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS WHO HAVE CERTAIN DEBTS OR DELINQUENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall determine whether a payment law prohibits the comptroller from issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to a person before the agency enters into a written contract with that person. The agency shall make this determination not earlier than the seventh day before and not later than the date of entering into the contract. The determination must be made in accordance with the comptroller's requirements.

(b) This subsection applies if the agency determines that a payment law prohibits the comptroller from issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to the person. The agency may not enter into a written contract with the person unless:

(1) the contract requires the agency's payments under the contract to be applied directly toward eliminating the person's debt or delinquency; and

(2) the requirement described in Subdivision (1) specifically applies to any debt or delinquency, regardless of when it arises.

(c) The comptroller may determine the order in which a person's multiple types of debts or delinquencies are reduced or eliminated under this section.

(d) The comptroller may adopt rules and establish procedures to administer this section.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Debt or delinquency" means a debt, tax delinquency, student loan delinquency, or child support delinquency that results in a payment law prohibiting the comptroller from issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer.

(2) "Payment law" means:

(A) Section 57.48, Education Code;

(B) Section 231.007, Family Code;

(C) Section 403.055; or

(D) any similar law that prohibits the comptroller from issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to a person.

(3) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.055.

(4) "Written contract" does not include a contract the payments for which must be made through the comptroller's issuance of warrants or initiation of electronic funds transfers under Section 404.046, 404.069, or 2103.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.103
§ 7970.103. 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. Occupations Code § 2023.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.005
§ 2023.005. LIMITATION ON RULES RESTRICTING COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

The commission may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. Commission rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not:

(1) restrict the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restrict the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or

(4) restrict the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.004
§ 155.004. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

A license applicant who is a graduate of a medical school that is located outside the United States and Canada must present proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

(1) is a graduate of a school whose curriculum meets the requirements for an unapproved medical school as determined by a committee of experts selected by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(2) has successfully completed at least two years of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada that was approved by the board;

(3) holds a valid certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; and

(4) is able to communicate in English.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.055
§ 424.055. WAIVER BY COMMISSIONER OF QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 424.051, 424.056-424.071, and 424.074, the commissioner may waive a quantitative limitation on any investment authorized by those laws if:

(1) the insurer seeks the waiver before making the investment;

(2) a hearing is held to determine whether the waiver should be granted;

(3) the applicant seeking the waiver establishes that unreasonable or unnecessary loss or harm will result to the insurer if the commissioner denies the waiver;

(4) the excess investment will not have a material adverse effect on the insurer; and

(5) the size of the investment is reasonable in relation to the insurer's assets, capital, surplus, and liabilities.

(b) The commissioner's waiver must be in writing and may treat the resulting excess investment as a nonadmitted asset.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.155
§ 3807.155. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3807.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.012 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.012
§ 311.012. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF TAX INCREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a taxing unit's tax increment for a year is the amount of property taxes levied and assessed by the unit for that year on the captured appraised value of real property taxable by the unit and located in a reinvestment zone or the amount of property taxes levied and collected by the unit for that year on the captured appraised value of real property taxable by the unit and located in a reinvestment zone. The governing body of a taxing unit shall determine which of the methods specified by this subsection is used to calculate the amount of the unit's tax increment.

(b) The captured appraised value of real property taxable by a taxing unit for a year is the total taxable value of all real property taxable by the unit and located in a reinvestment zone for that year less the tax increment base of the unit.

(c) The tax increment base of a taxing unit is the total taxable value of all real property taxable by the unit and located in a reinvestment zone for the year in which the zone was designated under this chapter. If the boundaries of a zone are enlarged, the tax increment base is increased by the taxable value of the real property added to the zone for the year in which the property was added. If the boundaries of a zone are reduced, the tax increment base is reduced by the taxable value of the real property removed from the zone for the year in which the property was originally included in the zone's boundaries. If the municipality that designates a zone does not levy an ad valorem tax in the year in which the zone is designated, the tax increment base is determined by the appraisal district in which the zone is located using assumptions regarding exemptions and other relevant information provided to the appraisal district by the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 1206.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1206 / Section 1206.022
§ 1206.022. PRESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURES IN ORIGINAL PUBLIC SECURITY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

The governing body of an issuer may provide procedures for the replacement of lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated public securities or interest coupons in the manner prescribed in the public security authorization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.001
§ 3835.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the West Fort Bend Management District.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.101 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.101
§ 43.101. VOLUNTARY WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant who is confined in county jail before trial, after conviction of a misdemeanor, or after conviction of a felony or revocation of community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision and awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may volunteer to participate in any work program operated by the sheriff that uses the labor of convicted defendants.

(b) The sheriff may accept a defendant as a volunteer under Subsection (a) if the defendant is not awaiting trial for an offense involving violence or is not awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after conviction of a felony involving violence, and if the sheriff determines that the inmate has not engaged previously in violent conduct and does not pose a security risk to the general public if allowed to participate in the work program.

(c) A defendant participating in a work program under this section is not an employee for the purposes of Chapter 501 or 504, Labor Code.

(d) For each day of volunteer work, in addition to any other credits allowed by law, the court or sheriff may deduct one day from each sentence imposed on the defendant in relation to the offense or violation of the terms of release for which the defendant was confined in county jail.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.014
§ 265.014. CHAIRMAN.
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall select a chairman from among its members who shall:

(1) preside over the board's meetings; and

(2) sign any contract, agreement, or other instrument made by the board on behalf of the county and municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.004
§ 1049.004. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.010 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.010
§ 11001.010. CONVEYANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall convey the completed improvements to the City of Bastrop or Bastrop County as appropriate.

(b) If the improvements comply with the minimum standards the city or county, as applicable, prescribes for improvements in its jurisdiction, the city or county shall accept the improvements.

(c) If the jurisdictions of the city and the county overlap, the more stringent standards apply.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.056
§ 118.056. SERVICES IN PENDING PROBATE ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the fees for "Services in Pending Probate Action" under Section 118.052(2) are for services in an action in an open probate docket rendered after the filing of an order approving the inventory and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first.

(b) The fee for filing a document also applies to each page or part of a page for the filing of a document or exhibit filed by a movant after the filing of an original answer or response, after the filing of an order approving the inventory and appraisement, or after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first, and before the filing of an adverse action, contest, suit, or pleading seeking affirmative relief.

(c) Each fee shall be paid at the time of the filing or the rendering of the service and is in addition to other fees prescribed by Section 118.052.

(d) The fee for filing an inventory and appraisement under Section 118.052(2)(B)(i) applies only if the instrument is filed after the 90th day after the date the personal representative has qualified to serve or, if the court grants an extension under Section 309.051, Estates Code, after the date of the extended deadline specified by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.057
§ 8859.057. DECENNIAL REVIEW OF DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 1, 2019, and every 10 years following that date, the board shall complete a review of the adequacy of representation of water users on the board based on groundwater production and use within the district.

(b) Not later than the 20th day following the date the review is complete, the board shall submit the review described in Subsection (a) and any recommendation the board may have relating to the reapportionment of directors or the representational structure of the board to each member of the house of representatives and each member of the senate whose state legislative district includes territory in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 123.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.032
§ 123.032. ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision other than a county may contract to acquire the equipment necessary for operating a voting system as provided by this section.

(b) A political subdivision may lease the equipment from a county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partly situated. If the desired equipment is not available from the county, the political subdivision may acquire it by purchase, lease, or other means from any other source.

(c) If a political subdivision desires to lease equipment owned by a county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partly situated, the county shall lease the equipment to the political subdivision under the terms agreed to by the parties, except that the county's duty to lease the equipment is subject to reasonable restrictions and conditions imposed by the commissioners court to:

(1) ensure availability of the equipment in elections for which the commissioners court adopted the voting system; and

(2) protect the equipment from misuse or damage.

(d) The maximum amount that a county in which a political subdivision is wholly or partly situated may charge the political subdivision for leasing county-owned equipment is 10 percent of the purchase price of the equipment for each day the equipment is leased.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.053
§ 180.053. APPLICATION FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory official shall prescribe application forms for a license as a residential mortgage loan originator.

(b) A regulatory official may change or update an application form as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 403.244 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.244
§ 403.244. PURPOSE OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A petty cash account may be established for:

(1) making change of currency;

(2) advancing travel expense money to state officers and employees;

(3) making small disbursements for which formal expenditure procedures are not cost-effective; or

(4) any similar purpose or combination of purposes a state agency considers prudent for conducting state business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.153
§ 9047.153. 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. Local Government Code § 250.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 250 / Section 250.014
§ 250.014. GROUP DAY-CARE HOME AND FAMILY HOME REGULATORY CERTAINTY.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that requires a group day-care home or family home licensed, registered, or listed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, to comply with health and safety standards that exceed the standards established by statute or Health and Human Services Commission rule.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.2995 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.2995
§ 51.2995. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF EASEMENT FEES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may waive or reduce an easement fee if the easement granted is to improve the infrastructure of the land, including production and transportation of alternative or renewable energy resources.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 785.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 785 / Section 785.004
§ 785.004. RESPONSIBILITIES OF HANDLERS; CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A handler who accompanies a search and rescue dog shall keep the dog properly harnessed or leashed. A person may maintain a cause of action against a dog's handler for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from the failure of the dog's handler to properly harness or leash the dog under the same law applicable to other causes brought for the redress of injuries caused by animals.

(b) The handler of a search and rescue dog is liable for any property damage caused by the search and rescue dog to a public facility or to housing accommodations.

(c) A governmental unit, as defined by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is subject to liability under this section only as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. A public servant, as defined by Section 108.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is subject to liability under this section only as provided by Chapter 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.001
§ 36.001. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulatory authority may establish and regulate rates of an electric utility and may adopt rules for determining:

(1) the classification of customers and services; and

(2) the applicability of rates.

(b) A rule or order of the regulatory authority may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.001
§ 3889.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston, Texas.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Gulfton Area Municipal Management District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.007
§ 7987.007. CITY CONSENT TO CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The city's consent to the creation of the district is not subject to the limitations on the conditions or other restrictions the city may place on its consent under Section 42.042, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 36.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.152
§ 36.152. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed during a period in which revenue bonds of the district are outstanding or more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.163 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.163
§ 623.163. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a vehicle used exclusively to transport solid waste with a tandem axle load heavier than 34,000 pounds shall before operating the vehicle on a public highway of this state file with the department a surety bond subject to the approval of the Texas Department of Transportation in the principal amount set by the Texas Department of Transportation not to exceed $15,000 for each vehicle.

(b) The bond must be conditioned that the owner of the vehicle will pay to the Texas Department of Transportation and to any municipality in which the vehicle is operated on a municipal street, within the limit of the bond, any damages to a highway or municipal street caused by the operation of the vehicle.

(c) This section does not apply to a vehicle owned by a municipality.

(d) A copy of the bond shall be:

(1) carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a public highway; and

(2) presented to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter on request of the officer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.015
§ 552.015. WATER SUPPLY IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may provide for a municipal water supply system.

(b) The municipality may establish and regulate public wells, pumps, cisterns, hydrants, and reservoirs located inside or outside the municipality, including in the municipality's streets, for the convenience of its residents, for firefighting purposes, and for the prevention of unnecessary waste of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026 / Section 8026.0104
§ 8026.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8026.0103 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. Government Code § 481.451 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.451
§ 481.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Community development financial institution" has the meaning assigned by 12 U.S.C. Section 4702.

(2) "Declared disaster" means:

(A) a declaration of a state of disaster under Section 418.014 or 418.108; or

(B) a disaster declared by the president of the United States, if any part of this state is named in the federally designated disaster area.

(3) "Default rate" means the percentage of micro-business disaster recovery loans made that did not meet the payment terms during a period specified by the bank.

(4) "Fund" means the micro-business recovery fund established under Section 481.452.

(5) "Micro-business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that:

(A) is domiciled in this state and has at least 95 percent of its employees located in this state;

(B) is formed to make a profit; and

(C) employs not more than 20 employees.

(6) "Micro-business disaster recovery loan" or "disaster recovery loan" means a loan made by a participating community development financial institution to micro-businesses under the program.

(7) "Program" means the micro-business disaster recovery loan program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.554
§ 1701.554. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for the prosecution of an offense that arises from a violation of this chapter or in connection with the administration of this chapter lies in the county where the offense occurred or in Travis County.