FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0314
§ 3973.0314. 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, at the time the new district is created, contain only:

(1) land within the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter; or

(2) any land adjacent to the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter if that adjacent land is:

(A) not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city; or

(B) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city and that adjacent land has been approved for inclusion in the district under an ordinance or resolution adopted by the city consenting to the inclusion.

(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) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 3973.0204 to elect the district's permanent directors.

(f) 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.

(g) 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.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a permanent directors' election as required by Section 3973.0204.

(i) Municipal consent by a city is not required for the creation of any new district created under this section.

(j) 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 or sales and use taxes.

(k) If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to that of the original district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.008
§ 621.008. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 221.023 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.023
§ 221.023. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The developer shall file amendments to the registration reporting to the commission any materially adverse change in any document contained in the registration not later than the 30th day after the date the developer knows or reasonably should know of the change. The developer may continue to offer and dispose of timeshare interests under the existing registration pending review of the amendments by the commission if the materially adverse change is disclosed to prospective purchasers.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.402
§ 393.402. SURETY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The surety account of a credit services organization must be held in trust at a federally insured bank or savings association located in this state.

(b) The name of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account must be filed with the secretary of state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.041
§ 361.041. TREATMENT OF POST-USE POLYMERS AND RECOVERABLE FEEDSTOCKS AS SOLID WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not consider post-use polymers or recoverable feedstock to be solid waste if they are converted using pyrolysis, gasification, solvolysis, or depolymerization into valuable raw materials or valuable intermediate or final products, including plastic monomers, chemicals, waxes, lubricants, or chemical feedstocks.

(b) The recycling and reuse of post-use polymers and recoverable feedstocks classified as hazardous waste under federal law are subject to the federal hazardous waste recycling requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8047.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8047 / Section 8047.0104
§ 8047.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8047.0103 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. Tax Code § 351.1075 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1075
§ 351.1075. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR THE ARTS BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality:

(1) a portion of which is designated as a cultural arts district; and

(2) that is the county seat of a county:

(A) described by Section 352.002(a)(6);

(B) with a population of less than 50,000; and

(C) that includes a state park and a national wildlife refuge.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to Subsection (c)(1), a municipality to which this section applies may use not more than 30 percent of the revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(4).

(c) A municipality to which this section applies that spends more than 15 percent of the hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by the municipality in a fiscal year for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(4):

(1) may not in that fiscal year reduce the percentage of hotel occupancy tax revenue that the municipality spends for the purposes described by Section 351.101(a)(3) to a percentage that is less than the average percentage of hotel occupancy tax revenue spent by the municipality for those purposes during the 36-month period preceding that fiscal year; and

(2) shall determine for that fiscal year:

(A) the increase in the amount of hotel revenue that is attributable to that expenditure; and

(B) the total amount of hotel occupancy tax revenue spent by the municipality for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(4).

(d) If the amount of money determined under Subsection (c)(2)(A) is less than the amount of money determined under Subsection (c)(2)(B), the municipality shall reimburse the municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue fund from the municipality's general fund an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference between those determined amounts.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.0141 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.0141
§ 157.0141. CONDITIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue a conditional license. The finance commission by rule shall adopt reasonable terms and conditions for a conditional license.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2815 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2815
§ 54.2815. JUDICIAL ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A referring court may modify, correct, reject, reverse, or recommit for further information any action taken by the magistrate or the criminal law magistrate court associate judge.

(b) If the referring court does not modify, correct, reject, reverse, or recommit an action of the magistrate or the criminal law magistrate court associate judge, the action becomes the decree of the referring court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.060
§ 1002.060. RETIREMENT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Water Code § 60.344 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.344
§ 60.344. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is authorized to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds and interest on them, authorized by this subchapter or any other indebtedness which the district may lawfully assume.

(b) No election shall be necessary in connection with the authorization and issuance of refunding bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.110
§ 252.110. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR MISPLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly or wilfully damages or misplaces a bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign, milepost, or similar thing placed on a road to benefit the road is liable to the county and any injured person for damages caused by the person's conduct.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.088 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.088
§ 55.088. ACCESS TO LIVE OPERATOR REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A dominant or nondominant telecommunications utility that provides operator service shall ensure that a caller has access to a live operator at the beginning of a live or mechanized operator-assisted call through a method designed to be easily and clearly understandable and accessible to the caller.

(b) A telecommunications utility described by Subsection (a) shall submit to the commission for review the method by which the utility will provide access to a live operator.

(c) This section applies regardless of the method by which the telecommunications utility provides operator service.

(d) This section does not apply to a telephone located in a prison or jail facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.064
§ 221.064. SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A development corporation shall sell at a public or private sale the bonds at the price it determines.

(b) The net effective interest rate on the bonds, computed according to Chapter 1204, Government Code, may not exceed the maximum annual interest rate established for business loans of $250,000 or more in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.1015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.1015
§ 1302.1015. RULES REGARDING RENEWAL FEE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules waiving any applicable renewal fee and providing for a reduction in the number of hours of continuing education required to renew an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license or air conditioning and refrigeration technician certification for a person who provides instruction in a career and technology education program described by Section 1302.5037.
Tex. Estates Code § 1355.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.105
§ 1355.105. WITHDRAWAL OF MONEY BY CREDITOR OR CREDITOR'S HEIR, REPRESENTATIVE, OR GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) On presentation to the court clerk of an order of a county or probate court of the county in which the money is held, money that is not withdrawn by an authorized person as provided by this chapter may be withdrawn by:

(1) the creditor, after termination of the creditor's disability;

(2) a subsequent personal representative of the creditor;

(3) the creditor's heirs; or

(4) a nonresident guardian of the estate appointed by a foreign court for a creditor who is:

(A) a nonresident minor; or

(B) a nonresident person who is adjudged to be incapacitated.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a withdrawal under Subsection (a) may be made at any time and without a special bond for that purpose.

(b-1) A court may require a nonresident guardian of the estate of a creditor who is a nonresident minor or nonresident incapacitated person as described by Subsection (a)(4) to provide proof that the nonresident guardian of the estate gave an adequate bond in the foreign jurisdiction if the court determines that it is in the nonresident minor's or nonresident incapacitated person's best interest.

(c) The order presented under Subsection (a) must direct the court clerk to deliver the money to:

(1) the creditor;

(2) the creditor's personal representative;

(3) the creditor's heirs named in the order; or

(4) if the creditor is a nonresident minor or nonresident person who is adjudged to be incapacitated, the creditor's nonresident guardian of the estate.

(d) Before the court may issue an order under this section, the person's identity and credentials must be proved to the court's satisfaction. For purposes of this subsection, a nonresident guardian of the estate described by Subsection (c)(4) must present to the court exemplified copies of the order of a foreign court appointing the guardian and current letters of guardianship issued in the foreign jurisdiction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.024
§ 361.024. RULES AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt rules consistent with this chapter and establish minimum standards of operation for the management and control of solid waste under this chapter.

(b) In developing rules concerning hazardous waste, the commission shall consult with the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin, and other appropriate state sources.

(c) The minimum standards set by the commission for on-site storage of hazardous waste must be at least the minimum standards set by the manufacturer of the chemical.

(d) Rules adopted by the commission under Section 361.036 and Sections 361.097-361.108 for solid waste facilities may differ according to the type or hazard of hazardous waste managed and the type of waste management method used.

(e) Rules shall be adopted as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. As provided by that Act, the commission must adopt rules when adopting, repealing, or amending any agency statement of general applicability that interprets or prescribes law or policy or describes the procedure or practice requirements of the agency. The commission shall follow its own rules as adopted until it changes them in accordance with that Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.035
§ 301.035. MEMBERSHIP; MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES; EXPULSION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible institution may be elected to membership in a cooperative association by:

(1) the organizers of the association at the time of organization; or

(2) the board of directors of the association according to the association's bylaws.

(b) Only an eligible institution may become a member of an association created under this subchapter.

(c) A membership certificate is transferable only to an eligible institution in the manner provided by the rules prescribed in the bylaws.

(d) Each member has voting rights in the management of an association as prescribed in the bylaws.

(e) A member may be suspended or expelled for misconduct under the rules prescribed in the bylaws.

(f) An association shall pay an expelled member for cancellation of the membership, if the member's contractual obligations pledged to the payment of the association's notes, bonds, or other obligations have been fully paid or other provision has been made. The amount and date of payment are as prescribed in the bylaws.

(g) Amounts paid or property conveyed or transferred to an association by an expelled member and not required to be returned to the member under Subsection (f) may be retained by the association. Facilities or property acquired by the association remains the property of the association and the expelled member does not have a lien or other right to the facilities or property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.053
§ 263.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 263.053. SALE AND SUBSEQUENT LEASE OR LICENSE OF PROPERTY IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 250,000. (a) This section applies only to counties with a population of more than 250,000.

(b) The commissioners court of the county may sell land, buildings, facilities, or equipment for the purpose of making contracts for the lease or rental of land, buildings, facilities, or equipment or for receiving services from others for county purposes. The commissioners court may pay regular monthly bills for utilities, such as electricity, gas, and water, for the property leased or rented or for the services received.

(c) The commissioners court of the county may enter into any for-profit or other licensing agreement with a seller of wireless communications service that may include a license to collocate wireless communications technology on property owned by the county.

(d) If a majority of the commissioners court determines that the facilities and equipment are essential for the proper administration of county government, the commissioners court may pay for the facilities and equipment and for the regular monthly bills from the general fund of the county. The commissioners court must make the payment by warrant in the manner that payments for other obligations of the county are made.

(e) A construction project initiated for a purpose authorized by this section may be awarded only by a contract that provides for the payment of the prevailing wage for all mechanics, laborers, and others employed in the construction project. The commissioners court of Tarrant County shall set the prevailing wage, which must be the same prevailing wage set by the commissioners court of that county for all construction projects involving the expenditure of county funds.

(f) On or before the expiration of a contract made under this section, the facilities may be purchased by the county and paid for from its general fund if a majority of the commissioners court agrees that the purchase price is reasonable.
Tex. Government Code § 24.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.142
§ 24.142.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.142. 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). (a) The 40th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County.

(b) The terms of the 40th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906A / Section 7906A.0502
§ 7906A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0103
§ 7943A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0203
§ 3980.0203. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.159
§ 201.159. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall preserve a record of its proceedings in a register that contains:

(1) the name, age, place, and duration of residence of each applicant for a license;

(2) the amount of time spent by the applicant in the study of chiropractic in respective doctor of chiropractic degree programs; and

(3) other information the board desires to record.

(b) The register shall show whether an applicant was rejected or licensed.

(c) The information recorded in the register is prima facie evidence of the matters contained in the register. A certified copy of the register with the seal of the board is admissible as evidence in any court of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.051
§ 116.051. QUALIFICATION AS DEPOSITORY OR SUBDEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

Within 15 days after the date a bank is selected as a county depository or subdepository, the bank must qualify as the depository or subdepository by providing security for the funds to be deposited by the county with the bank. The depository or subdepository may secure these funds, at the option of the commissioners court, by:

(1) personal bond; surety bond; bonds, notes, and other securities; first mortgages on real property; real property; certificates of deposit; or a combination of these methods, as provided by this subchapter; or

(2) investment securities or interests in them as provided by Chapter 726, Acts of the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 2529b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.140 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.140
§ 502.140. CERTAIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "off-highway vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 551A.001.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may not register an off-highway vehicle, with or without design alterations, for operation on a public highway.

(c) The department may register an off-highway vehicle that is owned by the state, county, or municipality for operation on a public beach or highway to maintain public safety and welfare.

(d) Section 504.401 does not apply to an off-highway vehicle.

(e) An off-highway vehicle that is registered under this section:

(1) is not subject to the requirements of Subchapter D, Chapter 551A; and

(2) is subject to the requirements of Subchapter E, Chapter 551A.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.102
§ 1002.102. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision other than the district in Brazoria County may not impose taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.051
§ 12.051. APPOINTMENT; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is composed of five commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) An appointment to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.

(c) Commissioners serve staggered, six-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.152
§ 2165.152. LEASE OF BUILDING SPACE NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to space in a building that the commission may lease to a private tenant under Subchapter E.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0310
§ 9092.0310. AWARDING OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

For a contract awarded on or after September 1, 1995, the district shall comply with the requirements of Section 49.273, Water Code, when awarding the contract.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.035 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.035
§ 76.035. OYSTERS PROPERTY OF PERMITTEE.
Status: in_force

All oysters taken or deposited in public water by the holder of an oyster permit under the terms of a permit are the personal property of the permit holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.054
§ 1074.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.