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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.062
§ 1089.062. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.052
§ 252.052. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on delivery of a will to the testator or a person authorized by the testator under Section 252.051, the certificate of deposit issued for the will must be surrendered by the person to whom delivery of the will is made.

(b) A county clerk may instead accept and file an affidavit by the testator stating that the certificate of deposit issued for the will has been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Tex. Government Code § 865.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.008
§ 865.008. INVESTMENT OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a surplus exists in the fund over the amount necessary to pay benefits due for a reasonable period of time, the state board shall invest the surplus.

(b) The assets of the pension system shall be invested and reinvested in accordance with Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. A determination of whether the state board has exercised prudence with respect to an investment decision must be made, taking into consideration the investment of all assets of the trust over which the state board has management and control rather than considering the prudence of a single investment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.252
§ 8203.252. ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board has complied with Section 8203.251(e), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:

(1) the district is divided; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(B) the attorney general;

(C) the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and

(D) any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Tex. Government Code § 411.386 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.386
§ 411.386. NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF MISSING SENIOR CITIZEN OR PERSON WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A local law enforcement agency may notify the department if the agency:

(1) receives notice of a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease;

(2) verifies that at the time the senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease is reported missing:

(A) the person reported missing:

(i) is 65 years of age or older and has an impaired mental condition; or

(ii) is a person with Alzheimer's disease; and

(B) the person's location is unknown; and

(3) determines that the person's disappearance poses a credible threat to the person's health and safety.

(b) The local law enforcement agency shall:

(1) require the family or legal guardian of the missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease to provide documentation of the person's age and condition to verify the person's status as described by Subsection (a)(2)(A); and

(2) as soon as practicable, determine whether the person's disappearance poses a credible threat to the person's health and safety for purposes of Subsection (a)(3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8410.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8410 / Section 8410.004
§ 8410.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 865, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue bonds for a purpose for which the district was created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.057 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.057
§ 158.057. USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A use tax is imposed on the use or occupancy of a manufactured home in this state at the same rate as provided by this chapter on the initial sale of a new manufactured home.

(b) "Use" includes the exercise of any right or power over a manufactured home incident to its ownership and includes the incorporation of any manufactured home into real estate or into improvements on real estate.

(c) If a sales or use tax has previously been paid on the manufactured home in any state, credit in the amount of the tax may be taken against any use tax due on the manufactured home under this chapter. If the sales tax imposed by this chapter has previously been paid to the manufacturer, no use tax is due or payable.

(d) The person to whom or for whom the manufactured home is sold, shipped, or consigned in this state is liable for, and shall pay the use tax on 65 percent of the sales price of the manufactured home as set forth in the actual invoice, bill of sale, or other document transferring title. It is presumed that the manufactured home was sold, shipped, or consigned for use or occupancy in this state. If a manufactured home has been registered or titled in another state for a period of at least one year, as shown by a certificate or document of title, it is presumed that the manufactured home was not purchased for use in this state and no use tax is due.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.054 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.054
§ 87.054. EFFECT OF DEMAND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAN CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a lawful daily demand exists for sour gas from gas wells for purposes of utilization permitted by law, other than the manufacture of carbon black, the additional demand shall be added to the daily demand for carbon black manufacture, and that sum shall constitute the daily volume of sour gas from gas wells that may be withdrawn from the common reservoir for utilization.

(b) The commission shall prorate the daily volume provided for in Subsection (a) of this section among the sour gas wells in the area on the basis set forth in Section 87.052 of this code.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.38 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.38
§ 11.38. BORDER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Border security infrastructure" means a wall, barrier, fence, road, trench, apparatus, or other improvement designed or adapted to surveil or impede the movement of persons or objects crossing the Texas-Mexico border.

(2) "Qualified border security infrastructure agreement" means a written agreement entered into between a property owner and this state or the United States to install or construct border security infrastructure on the owner's property. The agreement may provide for the installation or construction of additional improvements on the property that are not border security infrastructure.

(c) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the amount of appraised value of real property owned by the person that arises from the installation or construction on the property of an improvement that is installed or constructed:

(1) under a qualified border security infrastructure agreement; or

(2) on land subject to a recorded easement granted by the property owner to this state or the United States that dedicates the property for a purpose described by Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2241 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2241
§ 152.2241. SUTTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Sutton County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Sutton County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Sutton County.
Tex. Property Code § 92.260 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.260
§ 92.260. TENANT REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A tenant of a landlord who is liable under Section 92.259 may obtain or exercise one or more of the following remedies:

(1) a court order directing the landlord to comply with the tenant's request if the tenant is in possession of the dwelling unit;

(2) a judgment against the landlord for damages suffered by the tenant because of the landlord's violation;

(3) a judgment against the landlord for a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $100 if the landlord violates Section 92.259(a)(2);

(4) a judgment against the landlord for court costs;

(5) a judgment against the landlord for attorney's fees in an action under Subdivision (1) or (3); and

(6) unilateral termination of the lease without a court proceeding if the landlord violates Section 92.259(a)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.056
§ 6917.056. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the boundaries of the district as the boundaries exist on the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(g) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Chapter 49, Water Code.

(h) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.003
§ 23.003. DOMESTIC CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL STATUTE.
Status: in_force

A corporation organized under a special statute other than this code is not considered a "domestic corporation" formed under this code, although this code may apply to the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.004
§ 3889.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and

(4) providing quality residential housing.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping, removing graffiti, and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.057 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.057
§ 180.057. TESTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a residential mortgage loan originator license must pass a qualified, written test that:

(1) meets the standards and requirements established by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act;

(2) is developed by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry; and

(3) is administered by a test provider in accordance with the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act.

(b) An individual may retake the test the number of times and within the period prescribed by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act.

(c) An individual who fails to maintain a residential mortgage loan originator license for at least five consecutive years must retake the test.

(d) This section does not prohibit a test provider approved in accordance with the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act from providing a test at the location of:

(1) the license applicant's employer;

(2) a subsidiary or affiliate of the applicant's employer; or

(3) an entity with which the applicant holds an exclusive arrangement to conduct the business of a residential mortgage loan originator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.206
§ 1019.206. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar amount of outstanding bonds and the unpaid matured interest on the bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.003
§ 202.003. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO JUDICIAL MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge's place on the board becomes vacant when the judge ceases to hold a judicial office.

(b) A judge's service on the board is an additional duty of office.

(c) At the time of appointment to the board, a judge must be a judge of:

(1) a court designated as a juvenile court; or

(2) a court that is one of several courts that rotate being the juvenile court.
Tex. Government Code § 825.4071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.4071
§ 825.4071. COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYERS THAT ARE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES OR PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an employer that is a public junior college or a public junior college district.

(b) An employer described by Subsection (a) shall contribute monthly to the retirement system:

(1) an amount equal to the state contribution rate then in effect multiplied by 50 percent of the aggregate eligible creditable compensation of members who are qualifying employees under Section 825.404(a-1)(1) that the employer reports to the retirement system; and

(2) an amount equal to the state contribution rate then in effect multiplied by 100 percent of the aggregate eligible creditable compensation of all other members under Section 825.404(a-1)(2) that the employer reports to the retirement system.

(c) The designated disbursing officer of each public junior college and each public junior college district shall:

(1) submit to the retirement system, at a time and in the manner prescribed by the retirement system, a monthly report containing a certification that includes:

(A) the total amount of compensation paid;

(B) the total amount of employer contributions due under this section for the payroll period; and

(C) any other information the retirement system determines is necessary to administer this section; and

(2) maintain and retain the following information:

(A) the name of each member employed by the public junior college or public junior college district;

(B) the amount of the member's salary for the most recent payroll period;

(C) whether the member is a qualifying employee under Section 825.404(a-1)(1); and

(D) any other information the retirement system determines is necessary to administer this section.

(d) A monthly report required under Subsection (c) shall be accompanied by payment of the amount of employer contributions certified in Subsection (c)(1).

(e) Not later than the 90th day after the date each school year ends, the retirement system shall certify to the comptroller the names of any public junior colleges or public junior college districts that have failed to remit, within the period required by Section 825.408, all contributions required under this section for the school year and the amounts of the unpaid contributions.

(f) If the comptroller receives a certification under Subsection (e), the comptroller shall withhold the amount certified, plus interest computed at the rate and in the manner provided by Section 825.408, from the first state money payable to the public junior college or public junior college district. The amount withheld shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriate accounts of the retirement system.

(g) The retirement system shall deposit all money it receives under this section in the state contribution account.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.003
§ 1508.003. PLEDGE OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

A municipality may pledge the income from a facility or land described by Section 1508.001 to the payment of obligations issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.305
§ 702.305. PREPAYMENT REFUND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

If a certificate holder offers for sale, or sells, memberships in a health spa before the date the health spa opens, the contract for the health spa must state in at least 10-point type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise conspicuously distinguished from surrounding written material:

"IF THE HEALTH SPA DOES NOT OPEN BEFORE (insert: the date that is the 181st day after the date the membership is prepaid) OR IF THE NEW SPA DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN FOR THIRTY DAYS, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FULL REFUND OF THE MONEY YOU PREPAID. HOWEVER, IF ANOTHER HEALTH SPA, OPERATED BY (insert: the name of the health spa registration holder), IS LOCATED WITHIN 10 MILES OF (insert: the address of the proposed location of the new spa) AND IF YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE THE OTHER FACILITIES, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES ONLY IF THIS LOCATION DOES NOT FULLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS BEFORE (insert: the date that is the 361st day after the date the new spa first sells memberships) OR IF THE NEW SPA DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN FOR 30 DAYS."
Tex. Transportation Code § 371.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 371 / Section 371.153
§ 371.153. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A toll project entity shall hold a public hearing on the information published under Section 371.152 not later than the 10th day after the date the information is first published and not less than 10 days before the entity enters into the contract.

(b) A hearing under this section must be held in the county seat of the county in which the toll project is located.

(c) A hearing under this section must include a formal presentation and a mechanism for responding to comments and questions.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.158
§ 452.158. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The executive council may authorize from its appropriated funds all necessary disbursements to carry out:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Chapter 453; and

(3) Chapter 454.