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Tex. Education Code § 63.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 63 / Section 63.001
§ 63.001. PERMANENT HEALTH FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The permanent health fund for higher education is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.

(b) The fund is composed of:

(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and

(3) the returns received from investment of money in the fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 645.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 645 / Section 645.001
§ 645.001. FEDERAL UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "unified carrier registration plan and agreement" means the federal unified carrier registration plan and agreement provided by 49 U.S.C. Section 14504a.

(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles may, to the fullest extent practicable, participate in the unified carrier registration plan and agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8858.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8858 / Section 8858.053
§ 8858.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Each even-numbered year, on the uniform election date in May or another date authorized by law, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0403
§ 5010.0403. FILING COPIES OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

Copies of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, as required by Section 60.002, Water Code, shall be certified to by the accountant who performed the audit and filed:

(1) as required by Section 49.194, Water Code; and

(2) with the county clerk of Jefferson County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.055
§ 263.055. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FROM COUNTY TO TEXAS A&I UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may convey surplus personal or real property of the county at a private sale to Texas A&I University Foundation, Inc., for any fair consideration approved by the commissioners court of the county.

(b) Property conveyed under this section must be used for higher education purposes in the county that conveyed the property. If at any time after the date a conveyance of real property is executed under this section the real property is used for a purpose other than a higher education purpose, ownership of the property reverts to the county that conveyed the property.

(c) For a conveyance under this section to be effective, the commissioners court must authorize the conveyance by an order entered in its minutes. The order must:

(1) describe the property to be conveyed;

(2) state the consideration to be paid; and

(3) direct the county judge of the county to execute in the name of the county a conveyance to Texas A&I University Foundation, Inc., and to promptly make the conveyance on payment of the consideration to the appropriate officer of the county.

(d) An instrument of conveyance executed by the county judge must be in the form and contain the covenants and warranties prescribed by the commissioners court.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.042 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.042
§ 17.042. ACTS CONSTITUTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

In addition to other acts that may constitute doing business, a nonresident does business in this state if the nonresident:

(1) contracts by mail or otherwise with a Texas resident and either party is to perform the contract in whole or in part in this state;

(2) commits a tort in whole or in part in this state; or

(3) recruits Texas residents, directly or through an intermediary located in this state, for employment inside or outside this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.406
§ 1102.406. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully violates or fails to comply with this chapter or a commission order.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.034
§ 121.034. PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that establishes a local health department may provide for the creation of an administrative or advisory public health board and the appointment of representatives to that board.

(b) The commissioners court of a county that establishes a local health department may provide for the creation of an advisory public health board and the appointment of representatives to that board.

(c) The director of the local health department is an ex officio, nonvoting member of any public health board established for the local health department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.094 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.094
§ 375.094. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

A district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00185 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00185
§ 30.00185. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager or city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk shall perform the duties in accordance with statutes, the city charter, and city ordinances.

(b) Sections 30.00009(c) and (d) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.017
§ 594.017. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a hearing may appeal the hearing officer's decision without filing a motion for rehearing with the hearing officer.

(b) Venue for an appeal is the county court of Travis County or the county in which the client resides.

(c) The appeal is by trial de novo.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.307
§ 154.307. RECOURSE OF PURCHASER OR BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

A purchaser's or beneficiary's sole recourse after a seller has delivered abandoned money and reported to the comptroller under Section 154.304 is to file a claim with the comptroller as provided by Chapter 74, Property Code.
Tex. Government Code § 551.130 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.130
§ 551.130.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.130. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS: QUORUM PRESENT AT ONE LOCATION. (a) In this section, "board" means the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

(b) This chapter does not prohibit the board or a board committee from holding an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call.

(c) The board or a board committee may hold a meeting by telephone conference call only if a quorum of the applicable board or board committee is physically present at one location of the meeting.

(d) A telephone conference call meeting is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings. The notice must also specify:

(1) the location of the meeting where a quorum of the board or board committee, as applicable, will be physically present; and

(2) the intent to have a quorum present at that location.

(e) The location where a quorum is physically present must be open to the public during the open portions of a telephone conference call meeting. The open portions of the meeting must be audible to the public at the location where the quorum is present and be recorded at that location. The recording shall be made available to the public.

(f) The location of the meeting shall provide two-way communication during the entire telephone conference call meeting, and the identification of each party to the telephone conference call must be clearly stated before the party speaks.

(g) The authority provided by this section is in addition to the authority provided by Section 551.125.

(h) A member of the board who participates in a board or board committee meeting by telephone conference call but is not physically present at the location of the meeting is not considered to be absent from the meeting for any purpose. The vote of a member of the board who participates in a board or board committee meeting by telephone conference call is counted for the purpose of determining the number of votes cast on a motion or other proposition before the board or board committee.

(i) A member of the board may participate remotely by telephone conference call instead of by being physically present at the location of a board meeting for not more than one board meeting per calendar year. A board member who participates remotely in any portion of a board meeting by telephone conference call is considered to have participated in the entire board meeting by telephone conference call. For purposes of the limit provided by this subsection, remote participation by telephone conference call in a meeting of a board committee does not count as remote participation by telephone conference call in a meeting of the board, even if:

(1) a quorum of the full board attends the board committee meeting; or

(2) notice of the board committee meeting is also posted as notice of a board meeting.

(j) A person who is not a member of the board may speak at the meeting from a remote location by telephone conference call.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.103
§ 1043.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.111
§ 3893.111. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LEASEHOLDS.
Status: in_force

The district may construct improvements on property on which it only has a leasehold interest and may own undivided interests in buildings and other improvements.
Tex. Government Code § 418.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.071
§ 418.071. STATE POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature and the policy of the state that funds to meet disaster emergencies always be available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.005
§ 1066.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.045
§ 312.045. RIGHT TO APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner against whose property or against whom the assessment has been made may bring suit to set aside or correct the assessment or any proceeding related to the assessment. The suit or proceeding must be brought not later than the 20th day after the date on which an assessment is made.

(b) After the period provided by Subsection (a), the property owner and the property owner's successors are barred from:

(1) any action to set aside or correct the assessment or a related proceeding; and

(2) raising a defense that alleges the invalidity of the assessment or of a related proceeding in any action in which the invalidity may be raised.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.32 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.32
§ 11.32. CERTAIN WATER CONSERVATION INITIATIVES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a taxing unit by official action of the governing body adopted in the manner required by law for official actions may exempt from taxation part or all of the assessed value of property on which approved water conservation initiatives, desalination projects, or brush control initiatives have been implemented. For purposes of this section, approved water conservation, desalination, and brush control initiatives shall be designated pursuant to an ordinance or other law adopted by the governing unit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.007
§ 262.007. SUIT AGAINST COUNTY ARISING UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county that is a party to a written contract for engineering, architectural, or construction services or for goods related to engineering, architectural, or construction services may sue or be sued, plead or be impleaded, or defend or be defended on a claim arising under the contract. A suit on the contract brought by a county shall be brought in the name of the county. A suit on the contract brought against a county shall identify the county by name and must be brought in a state court in that county.

(b) The total amount of money recoverable from a county on a claim for breach of the contract is limited to the following:

(1) the balance due and owed by the county under the contract as it may have been amended, including any amount owed as compensation for the increased cost to perform the work as a direct result of owner-caused delays or acceleration;

(2) the amount owed for change orders or additional work required to carry out the contract;

(3) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees that are equitable and just; and

(4) interest as allowed by law.

(c) An award of damages under this section may not include:

(1) consequential damages, except as allowed under Subsection (b)(1);

(2) exemplary damages; or

(3) damages for unabsorbed home office overhead.

(d) This section does not waive a defense or a limitation on damages available to a party to a contract, other than a bar against suit based on sovereign immunity.

(e) This section does not waive sovereign immunity to suit in federal court.
Tex. Labor Code § 314.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 314 / Section 314.003
§ 314.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8076.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8076 / Section 8076.0401
§ 8076.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8076.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 609.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.013
§ 609.013. INABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE.
Status: in_force

If a plan administrator cannot distribute promptly an employee's deferred amounts and investment income when a distribution is due and permissible under federal law, the plan administrator shall deposit the amount to be distributed in the deferred compensation trust fund defined by Section 609.101 or described by Section 609.512, as appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 845.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.308
§ 845.308. CLOSED SUBDIVISION ANNUITY RESERVE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall deposit and hold in the closed subdivision annuity reserve fund all reserves for annuities payable to annuitants who were members of subdivisions that terminated participation with the retirement system under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 842.

(b) The retirement system shall pay from the closed subdivision annuity reserve fund annuities described by Subsection (a) and all benefits in lieu of those annuities as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 311.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.011
§ 311.011. COMMON AND TECHNICAL USAGE OF WORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Words and phrases shall be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage.

(b) Words and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed accordingly.
Tex. Government Code § 441.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.009
§ 441.009. STATE PLAN FOR LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt a state plan for improving library services consistent with federal goals.

(b) The state library shall prepare the plan for the commission and shall administer the plan the commission adopts.

(c) The plan must include a procedure by which a library may apply for money under the plan and a procedure for a fair hearing for a library whose application for money is refused. Money from local, state, or federal sources may be used. The money shall be administered according to local, state, and federal requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.110
§ 1073.110. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.101
§ 8208.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.301
§ 2153.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "applicant," "license holder," or "registration certificate holder" includes:

(1) an individual;

(2) each partner of a partnership;

(3) each trustee of a trust;

(4) each receiver of a receivership;

(5) each officer, director, or member of an entity, including an association or corporation;

(6) each shareholder owning 25 percent or more of the shares of the corporation; and

(7) a business entity.
Tex. Education Code § 54.221 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.221
§ 54.221. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

To the extent provided for in an agreement authorized by Section 65.45, a person employed by the entity with whom the system enters into such an agreement, or the person's spouse or child, may pay the tuition and fees charged to residents of this state when enrolled in an institution of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.001
§ 240.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "wild animal" means a nondomestic animal that the commissioners court of a county determines is dangerous and is in need of control in that county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.034
§ 240.034. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to outdoor lighting in existence or under construction on September 1, 1975.
Tex. Property Code § 121.058 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.058
§ 121.058. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter is intended to be declaratory of the common law of this state.

(b) A court shall liberally construe this subchapter to effect the intent that a death benefit received by a trustee under this subchapter is not subject to the obligations of the employee or the employee's estate unless the trust receiving the benefit expressly provides otherwise.

(c) A death benefit shall not be included in property administered as part of a testator's estate or in an inventory filed with the county court because of a reference in a will to the death benefit or because of the naming of the trustee of a testamentary trust.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0301
§ 11020.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The alliance may:

(1) acquire, purchase, own, hold, lease, construct, improve, and maintain a reservoir, groundwater well, or other source of water supply, including:

(A) groundwater, surface water, and wastewater reused directly or indirectly; and

(B) aquifer storage and recovery facilities;

(2) acquire, own, construct, operate, repair, improve, maintain, or extend, inside or outside the alliance's boundaries, water and wastewater works, improvements, facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances for:

(A) the treatment and transportation of water and wastewater;

(B) the direct or indirect reuse of wastewater;

(C) aquifer storage and recovery projects; and

(D) the provision of wholesale water and wastewater services to alliance customers, municipalities, districts, water supply corporations, and other persons in this state;

(3) acquire, purchase, own, hold, lease, and maintain interests, including capacity rights and other contractual rights, in sources of water supply, reservoirs, groundwater wells, water and wastewater systems, treatment works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, appliances, aquifer storage and recovery projects, and the direct or indirect reuse of wastewater;

(4) finance any purchase or acquisition through a bond, note, or other obligation under Subchapter E, or through a lease-purchase agreement; and

(5) sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of any right, interest, or property the alliance considers to be unnecessary for the efficient operation or maintenance of the alliance's facilities.

(b) In addition to the powers specifically provided by this chapter, the alliance may exercise the powers provided by Section 65.201, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.156
§ 4201.156. USE OF AUTOMATED DECISION SYSTEM FOR ADVERSE DETERMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A utilization review agent may not use an automated decision system to make, wholly or partly, an adverse determination.

(b) The commissioner may audit and inspect at any time a utilization review agent's use of an automated decision system for utilization review.

(c) This section does not prohibit the use of an algorithm, artificial intelligence system, or automated decision system for administrative support or fraud-detection functions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 270.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 270 / Section 270.001
§ 270.001. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

A deed, grant, or conveyance that is made, is acknowledged or proven, and is recorded as other deeds of conveyance to a county, to the courts or commissioners of a county, or to another person for the use and benefit of a county vests in the county the right, title, interest, and estate that the grantor had in the property at the time the instrument was executed and that the grantor intended to convey.