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Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.009
§ 221.009. STRATEGIC PLAN; ADOPTION OF PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a strategic plan. The plan must:

(1) identify short-term and long-term policy goals;

(2) identify time frames and strategies for meeting the goals identified under Subdivision (1);

(3) estimate population projections, including projections of population characteristics;

(4) estimate short-term and long-term capacity, programmatic, and funding needs;

(5) describe intensive service and surveillance parole pilot programs to be developed;

(6) include an evaluation of aftercare services emphasizing concrete outcome measures, including recidivism and educational progress;

(7) identify objective criteria for the various decision points throughout the continuum of juvenile justice services and sanctions to guard against disparate treatment of minority youth;

(8) identify outcome measures by which to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided to youth in the juvenile justice system;

(9) include a plan of implementation for the development of common data sources and data sharing among the department, juvenile probation departments, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department of State Health Services, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and other state agencies that serve youth in the juvenile justice system;

(10) include the development of new, or the improvement of existing, validated risk assessment instruments;

(11) include strategies to determine which programs are most effective in rehabilitating youth in the juvenile justice system;

(12) include planning for effective aftercare programs and services, including ensuring that youth in the juvenile justice system have personal identification and appropriate referrals to service providers; and

(13) track performance measures to illustrate the costs of different levels of treatment and to identify the most cost-effective programs in each component of the juvenile justice system in this state.

(b) The board shall make its best effort to develop regularly updated performance measures of the effectiveness of programs and services on outcomes for youths, public safety, and victims, make those measures publicly available online, and use those measures in determining funding levels for programs and services.

(c) The board shall review and adopt the strategic plan as provided by Section 2056.002, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.055 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.055
§ 345.055. TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL FOR CONTRACT PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail installment contract that is payable in substantially equal monthly payments beginning one month after the date of the contract may provide for a time price differential that does not exceed an add-on charge equal to:

(1) $12 per $100 per year on the part of the principal balance that is less than or equal to the amount computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using the reference amount of $500;

(2) $10 per $100 per year on the part of the principal balance that is more than the amount computed for Subdivision (1) but less than or equal to the amount computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using the reference amount of $1,000; and

(3) $8 per $100 per year on the part of the principal balance that is more than the amount computed for Subdivision (2).

(b) The time price differential is computed on the original principal balance from the date of the contract until the due date of the final installment, notwithstanding that the balance is payable in installments.

(c) If the retail installment contract is payable for a period that is shorter or longer than a year or is for an amount that is less or greater than $100, the amount of the maximum time price differential computed under this section is decreased or increased proportionately.

(d) For the purpose of a computation under this section, 15 or more days of a month may be considered a full month.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0035 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0035
§ 152.0035. EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The county shall reimburse a juvenile board member for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties on the board.
Tex. Government Code § 437.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.157
§ 437.157. LEASE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "lease" includes a sublease.

(b) After the analysis required under Section 437.163(b), if applicable, the department may lease property to any person.

(c) The law requiring notice and competitive bids does not apply to a lease under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3822.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3822 / Section 3822.201
§ 3822.201. EXCEPTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may vote to dissolve a district that has debt. If the vote is in favor of dissolution, the district shall remain in existence solely for the limited purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.

(b) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.1006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.1006
§ 3974.1006. REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO PAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may not collect an assessment to be used for the payment of bonds until:

(1) the completion of at least 95 percent of the underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected build-out, as certified by the district's engineer;

(2) the district or other appropriate party has secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected build-out;

(3) the completion of at least 95 percent of lift station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's engineer; and

(4) the completion of at least 95 percent of the streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by the district, as certified by the district's engineer and constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards.
Tex. Family Code § 6.706 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.706
§ 6.706. CHANGE OF NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall change the name of a party specifically requesting the change to a name previously used by the party unless the court states in the decree a reason for denying the change of name.

(b) The court may not deny a change of name solely to keep the last name of family members the same.

(c) A change of name does not release a person from liability incurred by the person under a previous name or defeat a right the person held under a previous name.

(d) A person whose name is changed under this section may apply for a change of name certificate from the clerk of the court as provided by Section 45.106.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.204
§ 3844.204. PETITION REQUIRED FOR ASSESSMENT AND FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not impose an assessment or finance a service or improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the improvement or service has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district or in the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district or the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district or area that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0901
§ 4013.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.10 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.10
§ 201.10. EXCESS TAX.
Status: in_force

A permittee is entitled to a refund or tax credit on future tax payment for any excess tax on liquor paid through oversight, mistake, error, or miscalculation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.073
§ 501.073. SALES IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A sale made in violation of this chapter is void and title may not pass until the requirements of this chapter are satisfied.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.048 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.048
§ 2306.048. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the 30-day period prescribed by Section 2306.047, a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until all judicial review of the board's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) sending a copy of the affidavit to the director by certified mail.

(b) If the director receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2), the director may file with the court, not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit.

(c) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.156
§ 1118.156. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate of not more than 10 percent a year on district notes to pay the obligations if the board declares that money is not available to meet authorized district obligations, which creates an emergency.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) Money obtained from a loan under this section may be spent only for:

(1) a purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purposes for which the taxes were imposed or the bonds were authorized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.255
§ 3879.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3879.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0502
§ 8017.0502. 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 § 1051.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.159
§ 1051.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1051.160(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to:

(1) place a part of district money on time deposit;

(2) purchase certificates of deposit; or

(3) invest a part of district money in a local government investment pool established in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.031
§ 262.031. CHANGES IN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If it becomes necessary to make changes in plans, specifications, or proposals after a contract is made or if it becomes necessary to increase or decrease the quantity of items purchased, the commissioners court may make the changes. However, the total contract price may not be increased unless the cost of the change can be paid from available funds.

(b) If a change order involves an increase or decrease in cost of $50,000 or less, the commissioners court may grant general authority to an employee to approve the change orders. However, the original contract price may not be increased by more than 25 percent unless the change order is necessary to comply with a federal or state statute, rule, regulation, or judicial decision enacted, adopted, or rendered after the contract was made. The original contract price may not be decreased by 18 percent or more without the consent of the contractor.
Tex. Education Code § 88.500 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.500
§ 88.500. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Engineering Experiment Station is a part of The Texas A&M University System under the management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Tex. Occupations Code § 558.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 558 / Section 558.101
§ 558.101. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE BY RECIPROCITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for a license to practice pharmacy, an applicant for licensing by reciprocity must:

(1) submit to the board:

(A) a reciprocity fee set by the board; and

(B) a completed application in the form prescribed by the board, given under oath;

(2) have graduated and received a professional practice degree, as defined by board rule, from an accredited pharmacy degree program approved by the board;

(3) have presented to the board:

(A) proof of current or initial licensing by examination; and

(B) proof that the current license and any other license granted to the applicant by another state has not been restricted, suspended, revoked, or surrendered for any reason; and

(4) pass the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence examination.

(b) An applicant is not eligible for licensing by reciprocity unless the state in which the applicant is currently or was initially licensed as a pharmacist grants reciprocal licensing to pharmacists licensed by examination in this state, under like circumstances and conditions.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.353 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.353
§ 66.353. COMPENSATION OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

The receiver is entitled to compensation as determined by the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.013
§ 724.013. PROHIBITION ON TAKING SPECIMEN IF PERSON REFUSES; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 724.012(a-1) or (b), a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen designated by a peace officer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.052
§ 941.052. ATTORNEY IN FACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney in fact may execute insurance policies for the Lloyd's plan.

(b) The principal office of the attorney in fact must be maintained at the place designated by the underwriters in the articles of agreement.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.003
§ 32.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Health and human services agencies" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.0001, Government Code.

(2) "Local health department" means a local health department established under Subchapter D, Chapter 121, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Local health unit" means a local health unit described by Section 121.004, Health and Safety Code.

(3-a) "Local public health entity" means:

(A) a local health unit;

(B) a local health department; and

(C) a public health district.

(4) "Medical assistance" and "Medicaid" include all of the health care and related services and benefits authorized or provided under federal law for needy individuals of this state.

(5) "Public health district" means a public health district established under Subchapter E, Chapter 121, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.204
§ 1122.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for district purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for district purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the district.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by county hospital authorities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.2515 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.2515
§ 363.2515.
Status: in_force

Sec. 363.2515. CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT: CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) The board or the commissioners court of the county or governing body of the municipality that created the district may specify the number of years for which a district should be continued.

(b) A district may be continued under Subsection (a) only for 5, 10, 15, or 20 years.

(c) For a continuation referendum under this section, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Whether the _________ Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued for _______ years and the crime control and prevention district sales tax should be continued for __________ years."
Tex. Election Code § 32.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.006
§ 32.006. JUDGES FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The county chair of a political party holding a primary election shall appoint for each primary the judges for each precinct in which the election will be held in the county and fill any vacancy that occurs in the position of presiding judge or alternate presiding judge.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0104
§ 8019.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8019.0103 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.252
§ 1084.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.159 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.159
§ 379H.159. AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board of a land bank may adopt a policy requiring that a percentage, as determined by the board based on local needs and available land bank inventory, of residential units constructed on residential real property conveyed by the land bank be deed restricted for housing that is affordable to households with an income of not greater than 80 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for household size, for the municipality, as determined annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.214 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.214
§ 401.214. REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY UNDER COMPACT.
Status: in_force

The compact waste disposal facility licensed under this subchapter is the regional disposal facility established and operated under the compact established under Chapter 403 for purposes of the federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. Sections 2021b-2021j).