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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8290.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8290 / Section 8290.003
§ 8290.003. 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 boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 49.2291 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.2291
§ 49.2291. DONATIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "economic development program" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.151.

(b) This section applies only to a district located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of four million or more.

(c) A district may accept a donation in any form from any source approved by the board to provide funds to a nonprofit organization providing economic development programs that the board determines will preserve property values in the district.

(d) A contract with a nonprofit organization providing economic development programs described by Subsection (c) may include the specific uses of donations collected by the district on behalf of the nonprofit organization under this section.

(e) A contract entered into under Subsection (d) must require the nonprofit organization administering the program to:

(1) maintain accounting records and funds independent of all other funds unrelated to the program;

(2) make the records maintained under Subdivision (1) available for public inspection at reasonable times;

(3) have an annual independent audit made of the accounting records and funds;

(4) use the funds only for programs in a county described by Subsection (b); and

(5) reimburse the district for costs of collection incurred by the district, except to the extent that the district agrees to bear those costs.

(f) All records of the administrator of an economic development program, unless protected from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, shall be public information, as defined by Section 552.002, Government Code.

(g) A district providing potable water or sewer service may, as part of its billing process, collect from customers voluntary donations on behalf of a nonprofit organization providing economic development programs described by Subsection (c). A district that collects voluntary donations under this subsection must give reasonable notice to customers that the donations are voluntary. If a donation is included in the total amount of a district's bill to a customer, the bill must identify the exact amount of the donation and include a telephone number the customer can call to have the donation deleted from the bill and any future bills issued to that customer. Water and sewer service may not be terminated as a result of failing to pay a voluntary donation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 387.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 387 / Section 387.004
§ 387.004. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

A district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0301
§ 3975.0301. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8116.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8116 / Section 8116.107
§ 8116.107. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.202
§ 1103.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund and to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax imposed for the district may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0305
§ 8513.0305. FEDERALLY CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED CANALS, WATERWAYS, AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If the construction or maintenance and operation of navigable canals or waterways and all navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways on the San Antonio River is taken over by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, the authority may:

(1) enter into contracts that may be required by the federal government, including assignments and transfers of property, property rights, easements, and privileges; and

(2) take any other action required by the federal government or an agency of the federal government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0104
§ 7992A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7992A.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 as required by general law.
Tex. Government Code § 1253.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.002
§ 1253.002. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "personal property" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Tax Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political subdivision may not issue general obligation bonds to purchase, improve, or construct one or more improvements to real property, to purchase one or more items of personal property, or to do both, if the weighted average maturity of the issue of bonds exceeds 120 percent of the reasonably expected weighted average economic life of the improvements and personal property financed with the issue of bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 5.606 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.606
§ 5.606. ESTUARY PROGRAM OFFICES.
Status: in_force

To accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, the estuary program office of any estuary of the state included in the National Estuary Program and for which the commission is the implementing agency shall be maintained in the region of the estuary involved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.102
§ 11002.102. 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. Government Code § 25.0007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0007
§ 25.0007. JURIES; PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342), Sec. 34(1), eff. September 1, 2020.

(b) Practice in a statutory county court is that prescribed by law for county courts, except that practice, procedure, rules of evidence, issuance of process and writs, the drawing of jury panels, the selection of jurors, and all other matters pertaining to the conduct of trials and hearings in the statutory county courts that involve those matters of concurrent jurisdiction with district courts are governed by the laws and rules pertaining to the district courts in the county in which the statutory county court is located. This section does not affect local rules of administration adopted under Section 74.093.

(c) In a civil case pending in a statutory county court in which the matter in controversy exceeds $325,000, the jury shall be composed of 12 members unless all of the parties agree to a jury composed of a lesser number of jurors.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.154 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.154
§ 158.154. OTHER TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) All manufactured homes shall be taxed in accordance with the provisions of Title 1 of this code. A political subdivision of this state may not levy or collect any other tax on a manufactured home.

(b) Manufactured homes are not to be taxed as motor vehicles under Chapter 152 of this code and are not taxable items under Chapter 151 of this code.

(c) A part or an accessory added to a manufactured home by a retailer on which the sales tax is not paid to the manufacturer under this Chapter is subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 151 of this code, and the retailer shall pay the tax to the vendor of the part or accessory. If a retailer is a permitted taxpayer under Chapter 151 of this code and makes separate retail sales of the parts or accessories, a resale certificate may be issued in lieu of paying the tax at the time of purchase, and the tax shall be collected from the purchaser at retail; if the tax is not paid at the time of purchase, the retailer must accrue and remit the tax on each part and accessory which is later removed from inventory and added to a manufactured home.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.153
§ 361.153. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a personal representative of an estate not administered succeeds another personal representative, the successor representative has all rights, powers, and duties of the predecessor, other than those rights and powers conferred on the predecessor by will that are different from those conferred by this title on personal representatives generally. Subject to that exception, the successor representative shall administer the estate as if the successor's administration were a continuation of the former administration.

(b) A successor representative shall account for all the estate property that came into the predecessor's possession, and is entitled to any order or remedy that the court has the power to give to enforce the delivery of the estate property and the liability of the predecessor's sureties for any portion of the estate property that is not delivered. The successor is not required to account for any portion of the estate property that the successor failed to recover after due diligence.

(c) In addition to the powers granted under Subsections (a) and (b), a successor representative may:

(1) make himself or herself, and may be made, a party to a suit prosecuted by or against the successor's predecessors;

(2) settle with the predecessor, and receive and give a receipt for any portion of the estate property that remains in the predecessor's possession; or

(3) commence a suit on the bond or bonds of the predecessor, in the successor's own name and capacity, for all the estate property that:

(A) came into the predecessor's possession; and

(B) has not been accounted for by the predecessor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.254
§ 1031.254. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.

(b) The tax assessor-collector shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2152.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.004
§ 2152.004. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

Group insurance provided under this chapter may not include windstorm and hail insurance coverage for a risk eligible for that coverage under Chapter 2210.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.156 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.156
§ 66.156. COST OF CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall determine the cost of the conservatorship.

(b) The cost of conservatorship shall be paid from the association's assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0106
§ 9092.0106. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the chapter's purposes.
Tex. Election Code § 213.058 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.058
§ 213.058. CANVASS FOLLOWING EXPEDITED RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a person entitled to notice under Section 213.056 makes an objection to the recount coordinator before the canvass resulting from a recount, the final canvassing authority may use results reported to the recount coordinator by telephone or telegraph under Section 213.054 as the basis for its canvass following an expedited recount if the orderly conduct of a runoff election would be disrupted by delaying the canvass until the recount supervisors' written reports are received.

(b) If an objection is made under Subsection (a), the recount coordinator shall ascertain the grounds for the objection and shall verify with the appropriate recount supervisor each result to which objection is made. If the verification changes the overall result as originally determined by the coordinator, the coordinator shall give notice of the change to the persons entitled to receive the original notice of the result and shall continue the verification process until no objection exists. The canvass may then be conducted on the basis of telephone or telegraph reports as verified.

(c) If a canvass is conducted on the basis of results reported by telephone or telegraph, on receiving a recount supervisor's written report, the recount coordinator shall compare the report with the result used in the canvass. If a discrepancy exists, the coordinator shall ascertain the correct vote count from the supervisor. The supervisor shall deliver a corrected written report to the coordinator if the original written report is incorrect.

(d) If a discrepancy that affects the outcome of the election is discovered in the comparison made under Subsection (c), the recount coordinator shall immediately call a meeting of the canvassing authority or notify the governor, as applicable, to conduct another canvass and shall take the necessary action for correction of the ballots for the runoff election. If discovered discrepancies do not affect the outcome, the coordinator shall correct the canvassing authority's vote tabulation to conform to the written reports.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.058
§ 1069.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and receive the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board requires.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.147
§ 2306.147. FEES AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have the specific duty and power to establish a schedule of fees and penalties relating to the operation of the housing finance division and authorized by this chapter, including application, processing, loan commitment, origination, servicing, and administrative fees.

(b) The department shall waive grant application fees for nonprofit organizations that offer expanded services such as child care, nutrition programs, job training assistance, health services, or human services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8257.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8257 / Section 8257.0301
§ 8257.0301. 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. Election Code § 101.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 101 / Section 101.004
§ 101.004. NOTING FPCA REGISTRATION ON POLL LIST.
Status: in_force

For each FPCA registrant accepted to vote, a notation shall be made beside the voter's name on the early voting poll list indicating that the voter is an FPCA registrant.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.011 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.011
§ 112.011. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities is established.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.152
§ 3832.152. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.002
§ 7913.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.006
§ 200.006. REQUIREMENT THAT FILING INSTRUMENT BE SIGNED BY OFFICER.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, a filing instrument of a real estate investment trust may be signed by an officer of the real estate investment trust.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.115 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.115
§ 1102.115. DENIAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 1101.364 governing the commission's denial of a license under that chapter apply to the commission's denial of a license under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2059.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2059 / Section 2059.057
§ 2059.057. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The command shall biennially prepare a report on:

(1) the command's accomplishment of service objectives and other performance measures under this chapter; and

(2) the status, including the financial performance, of the consolidated network security system provided through the center.

(b) The command shall submit the report to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(4) the state auditor's office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.155
§ 603.155. DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the medical board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the medical board.

(b) The medical board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the medical board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.253
§ 4055.253. AUTHORITY OF VENDOR OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A vendor licensed under this subchapter and the vendor's employee and authorized representative may act as an agent for an authorized insurer in connection with the sale and use of portable electronic devices and related services only with respect to:

(1) insurance coverage provided to customers that covers portable electronic devices against one or more of the following:

(A) loss;

(B) theft;

(C) mechanical failure;

(D) malfunction;

(E) damage; or

(F) other applicable perils; or

(2) the provision of any other coverage the commissioner approves as meaningful and appropriate in connection with the use of portable electronic devices or related services.

(b) A vendor licensed under this subchapter may bill a customer for, and collect from a customer payment for, insurance coverage provided to the customer under this subchapter.

(c) An insurer issuing a policy to a licensed vendor is considered to have received a premium from a vendor's customer enrolled in coverage on the customer's payment of the premium to the vendor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.147 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.147
§ 141.147. DISTRIBUTION OF MISBRANDED FEED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute commercial feed that:

(1) carries a false or misleading statement on, attached to, or accompanying the container;

(2) is not labeled in accordance with Subchapter C of this chapter;

(3) has a label that is false in any particular;

(4) has a container that is made, formed, or filled in a manner that is misleading;

(5) purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed for which a definition of identity and a minimum standard have been prescribed by rule, but does not conform to the definition and standard; or

(6) makes a false or misleading statement concerning its agricultural value on the container or in any advertising matter accompanying or associated with it.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.554
§ 1103.554. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR MISREPRESENTING QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 1103.401.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.065 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.065
§ 161.065. OATHS; BOOKS, RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is specifically authorized to administer oaths and to examine the books, records, or other documents dealing with or relating to the transactions of any person involved in the transaction.

(b) The board may make copies of the books, records, and other documents that in its judgment may show or tend to show fraud on the board or a veteran or a violation or attempted violation under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.073 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.073
§ 371.073. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT.
Status: repealed

(a) A pawnbroker shall maintain on file with the commissioner the name and address of the pawnbroker's registered agent for service of process.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 34(4), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Estates Code § 1354.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1354 / Section 1354.009
§ 1354.009. RECORD.
Status: in_force

An order, bond, report, account, or notice in a receivership proceeding must be recorded in the judge's guardianship docket.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 58.003 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 58 / Section 58.003
§ 58.003. AUTHORIZATION BY NONRESIDENT BREWER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A nonresident brewer's agent must be authorized to act as the agent of a nonresident brewer the person proposes to represent.