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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0104
§ 3965.0104. 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 district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment;

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce; and

(4) provide quality residential housing.

(e) 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 community and business center; and

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

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

(g) 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8352.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8352 / Section 8352.055
§ 8352.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8352.052; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 152.110 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.110
§ 152.110. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(b) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.

(c) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.

(d) If proceedings involving the same parties are pending simultaneously in a court of this state and a court of another state, the court of this state shall inform the other court of the simultaneous proceedings. The court of this state shall request that the other court hold the proceeding in that court in abeyance until the court in this state conducts a hearing to determine whether the court has jurisdiction over the proceeding.

(e) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (e), a record must be made of any communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.005
§ 2166.005. COMMISSION PARTICIPATION IN OTHER BUILDING PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 2166.003 does not prohibit the commission from undertaking on a cost recovery basis a project generally excluded from the application of this chapter by that section.

(b) A service provided under this section is not subject to the requirements of Chapter 771. The commission shall establish a system of charges and billings for services provided to ensure recovery of the cost of providing the services and shall submit a purchase voucher or a journal voucher after the close of each month to an agency for which services were performed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 561.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 561 / Section 561.003
§ 561.003. PLANS AND PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract with the federal soil conservation service, a state soil conservation district, the state extension service, a conservation and reclamation district, a drainage district, a water control and improvement district, a navigation district, a flood control district, a levee improvement district, or a municipality as provided by Section 256.006, Transportation Code, for the purpose of carrying out plans and programs for flood control and soil conservation. The contract may provide that payments due under the contract are payable from and secured by a pledge of any revenue of the county or the county's ad valorem taxes or a combination of those revenues and taxes.

(b) The contract may divide or delegate among the contracting parties the responsibility and cost of carrying out the plans and programs and may be for a specified term of years or may terminate when the plans or programs have been accomplished.

(c) The contract may provide that, if the contracting agency, district, or municipality issues bonds payable from and secured by revenues derived from the contract, the contract will continue in effect until the bonds, or any refunding bonds issued in their place, are fully paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996 / Section 7996.0301
§ 7996.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.364 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.364
§ 43.364. USE OF BREEDER DEER.
Status: in_force

Breeder deer may be purchased, sold, transferred, or received in this state only for the purposes of liberation or holding for propagation. All breeder deer and increase from breeder deer are under the full force of the laws of this state pertaining to deer, and those breeder deer may be held in captivity for propagation in this state only after a deer breeder's permit is issued by the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2027.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2027 / Section 2027.001
§ 2027.001. PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules to regulate wagering on horse races and greyhound races under the system known as pari-mutuel wagering.

(b) Rules adopted under this subtitle must include rules to:

(1) regulate wagering by a person licensed under this subtitle;

(2) prohibit wagering by a commission employee;

(3) prohibit a racetrack association from accepting a wager made by telephone; and

(4) prohibit a racetrack association from accepting a wager made on credit.

(c) Commission rules adopted under this subtitle must be written and updated to ensure maximum enforceability.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.008
§ 164.008. RIGHT TO COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

In a hearing involving a disciplinary action under this subtitle, the respondent is entitled to appear personally, by counsel, or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.106
§ 71.106. TERM OF BRANCH PILOT'S COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The term of a branch pilot commission is four years.

(b) If the pilot board of a navigation district dismisses a branch pilot from service in that board's jurisdiction, the branch pilot's commission expires.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.162 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.162
§ 366.162. POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF AUTHORITY IN ACQUIRING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may construct or improve a turnpike project on real property, including a right-of-way acquired by the authority or provided to the authority for that purpose by the commission, a political subdivision of this state, or any other local governmental entity.

(b) Except as provided by this chapter, an authority has the same powers and may use the same procedures as the commission in acquiring property.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.030 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.030
§ 13.030. SALE OF COMMODITIES BY NET WEIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of the commodity shall be employed in the sale. A contract concerning goods sold on the basis of weight shall be construed to employ net weight.

(b) This section does not apply to bales of cotton.

(c) A person commits an offense if, in the sale of a commodity by weight, the person employs a weight other than net weight.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.054
§ 61.054. BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY A PUBLIC HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a public hospital shall endeavor to provide the basic health care services a county is required to provide under Section 61.028.

(b) If a public hospital provided additional health care services to eligible residents during the operating year that ended before January 1, 1985, the hospital shall continue to provide those services.

(c) A public hospital shall coordinate the delivery of basic health care services to eligible residents and may provide any basic health care services the hospital was not providing on January 1, 1999, but only to the extent the hospital is financially able to do so.

(d) A public hospital may provide health care services in addition to basic health care services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.024
§ 503.024. EXCLUSIONS FOR DEALER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not required to obtain a dealer general distinguishing number if the person:

(1) sells or offers to sell during a calendar year fewer than five vehicles of the same type that are owned and registered in that person's name; or

(2) is a federal, state, or local governmental agency.

(b) For the purposes of Section 503.021, a person is not engaging in business as a dealer by:

(1) selling or offering to sell, if the sale or offer is not made to avoid a requirement of this chapter, a vehicle the person acquired for personal or business use to:

(A) a person other than a retail buyer if not sold or offered through a licensed auctioneer; or

(B) any person if the sale or offer is made through a licensed auctioneer;

(2) selling, in a manner provided by law for the forced sale of vehicles, a vehicle in which the person holds a security interest;

(3) acting under a court order as a receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, guardian, or other appointed person;

(4) selling a vehicle the person acquired from the vehicle's owner as a result of paying an insurance claim if the person is an insurance company;

(5) selling an antique passenger car or truck that is at least 25 years of age; or

(6) selling a special interest vehicle that is at least 12 years of age if the person is a collector.

(c) For the purposes of Section 503.021, a domiciliary of another state who holds a dealer license and bond, if applicable, issued by the other state is not engaging in business as a dealer by:

(1) buying a vehicle from, selling a vehicle to, or exchanging a vehicle with a person who:

(A) holds a general distinguishing number issued by the department, if the transaction is not intended to avoid a requirement of this chapter; or

(B) is a domiciliary of another state who holds a dealer license and bond, if applicable, issued by the other state and the transaction is not intended to avoid a requirement of this chapter; or

(2) buying, selling, including by consignment, or exchanging at a public auction:

(A) an antique vehicle that is at least 25 years of age; or

(B) a special interest vehicle that:

(i) is at least 12 years of age; or

(ii) has been the subject of a retail sale.

(d) For the purposes of Section 503.021, a licensed auctioneer is not engaging in business as a dealer by, as a bid caller, selling or offering to sell property, including a business that holds the title to any number of vehicles, to the highest bidder at a bona fide auction if:

(1) legal or equitable title does not pass to the auctioneer;

(2) the auction is not held to avoid a requirement of this chapter; and

(3) for an auction of vehicles owned legally or equitably by a person who holds a general distinguishing number, the auction is conducted at the location for which the general distinguishing number was issued.

(e) In this section, "special interest vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 683.077(b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.001
§ 382.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Clean Air Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.052
§ 8457.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8457.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8457.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8457.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Education Code § 130.044 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.044
§ 130.044. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES BY THE POSITION METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a district may, by a majority vote of the trustees, if a quorum is present and voting, adopt a numbered position system of electing members to the board.

(b) If the board adopts a numbered position system, candidates are voted on and elected separately for positions on the board according to the number of the position to which they seek election. The official ballots shall contain:

(1) the phrase "Official Ballot for the Purpose of Electing Trustees";

(2) the name of the junior college district;

(3) the number of each position to be filled; and

(4) the list of candidates under the position to which they seek election.

(c) Within 10 days from the date of adoption of the numbered position system, the trustees shall determine by lot which position each will hold on the board. The members in Class 1 shall draw for positions one and two; the members in Class 2 shall draw for positions three and four; and the members in Class 3 shall draw for positions five, six, and seven.

(d) A person desiring election to a numbered position on the board must, not later than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the date of the election, file with the board of trustees a written application, designating the number of the position on the board of trustees for which he desires to become a candidate, and requesting that his name be placed on the ballot. An application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline. Each candidate who files an application is entitled to have his name printed on the official ballot beneath the number of the position designated in his application. A person who fails to file the application required by this section may not have his name printed on the official ballot. A candidate is eligible to have his name printed on the ballot under only one position to be filled at the election.

(e) In the election each voter may vote for only one candidate for each numbered position. The candidate receiving the most votes for each numbered position voted on in the election is entitled to serve as a trustee on the board, in the position to which he is elected.

(f) Notice of an election in a district must be given in the manner and for the time required under the law authorizing the creation of the district, except where there is a conflict with the provisions of this section, then this section is controlling.

(g) The board of trustees of a district with a population greater than one million may require that an application filed under Subsection (d) be accompanied by a filing fee not to exceed $200 as determined by the board or, instead of the filing fee, a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the district not to exceed 200 as determined by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.225 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.225
§ 425.225. INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer authorized to engage in business in a foreign country may invest in securities of that country that are the same kind of securities as those in the United States in which an insurer is authorized by this subchapter to invest.

(b) The aggregate amount of an insurer's investments under this section may not exceed the amount of the insurer's reserves on the business in force in the foreign country.
Tex. Election Code § 278.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 278 / Section 278.001
§ 278.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to each candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot or a list of declared write-in candidates in a judicial election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.102
§ 1115.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located wholly or partly within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.003
§ 1057.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.056 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.056
§ 134.056. SMALL MINE EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall designate a qualified public or private laboratory to prepare the determination of probable hydrologic consequences and statement of the results of test borings or core samplings required by Section 134.052 and shall pay the costs of preparing the determination and statement if:

(1) a surface coal mining operator makes a request in writing; and

(2) the commission finds that the probable total annual production at all locations of the surface coal mining operator will not exceed 300,000 tons.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.0291 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0291
§ 33.0291. EXCLUSION OF SCHOOL-BASED ACCOUNTS AND CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of determining whether a person meets family income and resource requirements for eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission may not consider as income or resources a right to assets held in or a right to receive payments or benefits under a school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), Education Code.

(b) The amount of exclusion under Subsection (a) of assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under a school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2)(C), (D), or (E), Education Code, is limited to the amount of the cost of undergraduate resident tuition and required fees for one academic year consisting of 30 semester credit hours charged by the general academic teaching institution with the highest such tuition and fee costs for the most recent academic year, as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 54.753, Education Code.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0354
§ 546.0354. SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may make incentive payments under an incentive payment program only if money is appropriated for that purpose.
Tex. Family Code § 15.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.109
§ 15.109. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative family law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party shall update promptly any previously disclosed information that has materially changed.

(b) The parties may define the scope of the disclosure under Subsection (a) during the collaborative family law process.