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Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.101
§ 1152.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "board" means the Property Tax Consultants Advisory Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0704 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0704
§ 4017.0704. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) 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 the new districts.

(c) 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 commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(d) Municipal consent issued under Section 4017.0506 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.109
§ 1078.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0101
§ 7919A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "City" means the City of Aubrey, Texas.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the High Pointe Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.103
§ 1066.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the clinic or a hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.101
§ 271.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Local cooperative organization" means an organization of governments established to provide local governments access to contracts with vendors for the purchase of materials, supplies, services, or equipment.

(2) "Local government" means a county, municipality, special district, school district, junior college district, regional planning commission, or other political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.104
§ 3862.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0358 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0358
§ 526.0358. MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SUBCONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A regional contracted broker may subcontract with a transportation network company to provide services under this subchapter. A rule or other requirement the executive commissioner adopts under Section 526.0356(a) does not apply to the subcontracted transportation network company or a motor vehicle operator who is part of the company's network. The commission or the regional contracted broker may not require a motor vehicle operator who is part of the subcontracted transportation network company's network to enroll as a Medicaid provider to provide services under this subchapter.

(b) The commission or a regional contracted broker that subcontracts with a transportation network company under Subsection (a) may require the transportation network company or a motor vehicle operator who provides services under this subchapter to be periodically screened against the list of excluded individuals and entities maintained by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a motor vehicle operator who is part of the network of a transportation network company that subcontracts with a regional contracted broker under Subsection (a) and who satisfies the driver requirements in Section 2402.107, Occupations Code, is qualified to provide services under this subchapter. The commission and the regional contracted broker may not impose any additional requirements on a motor vehicle operator who satisfies the driver requirements in Section 2402.107, Occupations Code, to provide services under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.075
§ 2116.075. BORROWING MONEY; ISSUING AND SELLING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may borrow money in the amount and under the circumstances authorized by the legislature and may request the Texas Public Finance Authority, on behalf of the comptroller, to issue and sell bonds to acquire real property or construct a building to operate the depository.

(b) The Texas Public Finance Authority may issue and sell bonds for the purposes of Subsection (a) in any manner and on such terms the authority determines to be in the best interest of the comptroller, subject to the requirements of Chapter 1202.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.257 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.257
§ 305.257. DISCHARGE OF FORMER SURETIES ON EXECUTION OF NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

When a new bond has been given and approved, the court shall enter an order discharging the sureties on the former bond from all liability for the future acts of the principal on the bond.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 92 / Section 92.055
§ 92.055. RESTRICTIONS ON LATE CHARGES AND REINSTATEMENT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Only one late charge or reinstatement fee may be collected on a payment regardless of the period during which the payment remains in default.

(b) A rental-purchase agreement may require the consumer to pay a late charge or reinstatement fee only if:

(1) a periodic payment is delinquent for more than:

(A) seven days, if the payment is due monthly; or

(B) three days, if the payment is due more frequently than monthly; and

(2) the charge or fee is in an amount not less than $5 and not more than the lesser of:

(A) $10; or

(B) 10 percent of the delinquent payment.
Tex. Government Code § 508.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.083
§ 508.083. ELIGIBILITY TO REPRESENT INMATES.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who represents an inmate for compensation must:

(1) be an attorney licensed in this state; and

(2) register with the division.

(b) A person serving as a member or employee of the board or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice may not, before the second anniversary of the date the person ceases to be a board member or employee:

(1) represent any person in a matter before the board or a parole panel; or

(2) receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a matter pending before the board or a parole panel.

(c) A person, other than a person subject to Subsection (b), who is employed by the department may not, before the second anniversary of the date the person terminates service with the department:

(1) represent an inmate in a matter before the board or a parole panel; or

(2) receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a matter pending before the board or a parole panel.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch 1007, Sec. 2.
Tex. Education Code § 130.192 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.192
§ 130.192. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Northeast Texas Community College District includes the territory within:

(1) Camp, Morris, and Titus counties;

(2) the Avinger and Hughes Springs independent school districts, located in Cass County;

(3) the Mount Vernon Independent School District, located in Franklin County;

(4) the Como-Pickton and Saltillo independent school districts, located in Hopkins County;

(5) the Ore City, Union Hill, and Harmony independent school districts;

(6) the Winnsboro Independent School District;

(7) the part of the Pewitt Independent School District that is located in Cass County; and

(8) the part of the Pittsburg Independent School District that is located in Upshur County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.002
§ 58.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agricultural business" means:

(A) a business that is or proposes to be engaged in producing, processing, marketing, or exporting an agricultural product;

(B) an eligible applicant as defined in Subchapter E;

(C) the entity designated to carry out boll weevil eradication in accordance with Section 74.1011;

(D) any agriculture-related business in rural areas of Texas;

(E) a state agency or an institution of higher education that is engaged in producing an agricultural product; or

(F) a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to maintain the agricultural use of land.

(2) "Agricultural product" means an agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, bees, honey, fish or other seafood, planting seed, livestock, a livestock product, a forestry product, poultry, or a poultry product, either in its natural or processed state, that has been produced, processed, or otherwise had value added to it in this state.

(3) "Authority" means the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.

(4) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(5) "Bond" includes any type of obligation issued under this Act, including without limitation, any bond, note, draft, bill, warrant, debenture, interim certificate, revenue of bond anticipation note, grant, or any other evidence of indebtedness.

(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(7) "Eligible agricultural business" means an agricultural business having its principal place of business in this state.

(8) "Lender" means a lending institution including a bank, trust company, banking association, savings and loan association, mortgage company, investment banker, credit union, life insurance company, underwriter, or any affiliate of any of those entities, and also includes any other financial institution or governmental agency that customarily provides financing of agricultural loans or mortgages, or any affiliate of such an institution or agency.

(9) "Rural area" means an area which is predominately rural in character, being one which the board defines and declares to be a rural area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0104
§ 3966.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

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

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

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

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

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

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

(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; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) 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.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 3002.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3002 / Section 3002.104
§ 3002.104. COLLECTION OF CIVIL PENALTY; MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after receipt of notice under Section 3002.103(c), the political subdivision or state agency has not cured the violation on or before the 15th day after the date the notice is received or was previously found liable by a court for a violation of this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action to collect the civil penalty authorized under Section 3002.101.

(b) In addition to bringing an action under Subsection (a), the attorney general may also file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief.

(c) An action under this section may be brought or filed in a district court in the county in which the principal office of the political subdivision or state agency is located.

(d) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.

(e) A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund established under Subchapter J, Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over any appeal arising out of a civil action brought under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 17.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.019
§ 17.019. NOTICE OF BOND SALE.
Status: in_force

After the board decides to call for bids for the sale of bonds, the board shall publish an appropriate notice of the sale at least one time in one or more recognized financial publications of general circulation published within the state and one or more recognized financial publications published outside the state.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. RESTRAINING ORDER OR INJUNCTION AFFECTING CUSTOMER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

Service or delivery of a restraining order or injunction affecting property held by a financial institution in the name of or on behalf of a customer of the financial institution is governed by Section 59.008, Finance Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.003
§ 2.003. GENERAL PROHIBITED PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

A domestic entity may not:

(1) engage in a business or activity that:

(A) is expressly unlawful or prohibited by a law of this state; or

(B) cannot lawfully be engaged in by that entity under state law; or

(2) operate as a:

(A) bank;

(B) trust company;

(C) savings association;

(D) insurance company;

(E) cemetery organization, except as authorized by Chapter 711, 712, or 715, Health and Safety Code; or

(F) abstract or title company governed by Title 11, Insurance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8275.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8275 / Section 8275.002
§ 8275.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.451
§ 38.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Analysis program" means the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program established under Section 38.452.

(2) "Center" means the Center for Health Care Data at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

(3) "Enrollee" means an individual who is enrolled in a health benefit plan, including a covered dependent.

(4) "Health benefit plan issuer" means an insurer, health maintenance organization, or other entity authorized to provide health benefits coverage under the laws of this state, including a Medicaid managed care organization. The term does not include an issuer of workers' compensation insurance.

(5) "Health benefits coverage" does not include workers' compensation.

(6) "Health care provider" means a physician, facility, or other person who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to provide a health care service in this state.

(7) "Health care service" means a service, procedure, drug, or device to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, cure, or heal a human disease, injury, or unhealthy or abnormal physical or mental condition, including a service, procedure, drug, or device related to pregnancy or delivery.

(8) "Mandate" means a provision contained in a legislative document that requires a health benefit plan issuer or administrator, with respect to health benefits coverage, to:

(A) provide coverage for a health care service;

(B) increase or decrease payments to health care providers for a health care service; or

(C) implement a new contractual or administrative requirement.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1174
§ 54.1174. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A magistrate is entitled to the compensation set by the commissioners court. The compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.154
§ 3885.154. CITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An improvement project in the city must comply with any applicable requirements of the city, including codes and ordinances, that are consistent with the development agreement.

(b) The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize any improvement project on the city's streets, highways, rights-of-way, or easements without the consent of the governing body of the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.051
§ 8145.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8145.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.003
§ 137.003. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) administer grants and contracts to provide family support services to children and at-risk families;

(2) plan, develop, and administer an integrated continuum of care system of programs providing family support services to at-risk families;

(3) administer the referral, coordination, and collaboration of family support services under this chapter with similar, existing programs the commission operates;

(4) improve the responsiveness of family support services provided to children and at-risk families by facilitating greater coordination and flexibility in the use of funds by state and local service providers;

(5) provide greater accountability for family support services in order to demonstrate the impact or public benefit of a program by adopting outcome measures; and

(6) assist local communities in the coordination and development of family support services in order to maximize federal, state, and local resources.

(b) Family support services under this chapter are intended to:

(1) promote healthy outcomes and strengthen support systems for children and at-risk families;

(2) assist at-risk families in achieving self-sufficiency and stability;

(3) promote workforce participation; and

(4) prevent or reduce at-risk behaviors in children and at-risk families, including behaviors that may lead to:

(A) child abuse or neglect;

(B) delinquency, running away, truancy, dropping out of school, or substance use; or

(C) involvement with the child welfare system, the juvenile justice system, or the criminal justice system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.002
§ 8113.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 33.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.004
§ 33.004. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF COMMISSION MEMBERS, SPECIAL MASTERS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the commission serves without compensation for services, but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by this section.

(b) A special master who is an active district judge or justice of the court of appeals is entitled to a per diem of $25 for each day or part of a day that the person spends in the performance of the duties of special master. The per diem is in addition to other compensation and expenses authorized by law.

(c) A special master who is a retired judge of a district court or the court of criminal appeals or a retired justice of a court of appeals or the supreme court is entitled to compensation in the same manner as provided by Section 74.061. For purposes of this subsection, the term "court" in Section 74.061(c) means the district court in the county in which formal proceedings are heard by the special master.

(d) A member or employee of the commission, special counsel, or any other person appointed by the commission to assist the commission in performing the duties of the commission, or a special master is entitled to necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the performance of official duties.

(e) Payment shall be made under this section on certificates of approval by the commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.032
§ 551A.032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551A.032. OPERATION ON PUBLIC OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE LAND BY PERSON YOUNGER THAN 14. A person younger than 14 years of age who is operating an off-highway vehicle on public off-highway vehicle land must be accompanied by and be under the direct supervision of:

(1) the person's parent or guardian; or

(2) an adult who is authorized by the person's parent or guardian.