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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8116.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8116 / Section 8116.053
§ 8116.053. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Larry Williams;

(2) Rachel Maybray;

(3) Michael Others;

(4) Virginia French; and

(5) Valerie Mullan.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected at an election held under Section 49.102, Water Code; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected at an election held under Section 49.102, Water Code, 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 at an election held under Section 49.102, Water Code; 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.106
§ 8134.106. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a division under this subchapter, the board shall continue to act as the board of the original district.

(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date of the division, the board shall appoint five directors for each of the new districts. A person appointed under this subsection is not required to own land in or reside in the district for which the person is appointed.

(c) Directors of the original district serve the staggered terms to which they were elected before the division. Directors appointed under Subsection (b) serve until June 1 following the election for directors under Subsection (d).

(d) On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, an election shall be held to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (b). Of the five directors elected in each district, the three directors receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve terms expiring June 1 following the second regularly scheduled election of directors under Subsection (e), and the remaining two directors shall serve terms expiring June 1 following the first regularly scheduled election of directors.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (d), directors serve staggered four-year terms. On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Utilities Code § 43.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 43 / Section 43.053
§ 43.053. NO ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS OR CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Because broadband systems provide benefits to electric delivery systems, the installation of facilities to provide middle mile broadband service on an electric delivery system or other facilities does not require the electric utility or an entity defined in Section 11.003(9) to obtain, modify, or expand easements or other rights-of-way for the middle mile broadband service or to give additional consideration as a result of the installation or the operation of middle mile broadband service on the electric delivery system or other facilities of the electric utility or entity, unless the property owner protests the use as provided by this section.

(b) Not later than the 60th day before the date an electric utility begins construction in an easement or other property right of fiber optic cables and other facilities for providing middle mile broadband service, the electric utility shall provide written notice to the owners of the affected property of the electric utility's intent to use the easement or other property right for middle mile broadband service.

(c) Notice under this section must:

(1) be sent by first class mail to the last known address of each person in whose name the affected property is listed on the most recent tax roll of each county authorized to levy property taxes against the property; and

(2) state whether any new fiber optic cables used for middle mile broadband service will be located above or below ground in the easement or other property right.

(d) Not later than the 60th day after the date an electric utility mails notice under this section, a property owner entitled to the notice may submit to the electric utility a written protest of the intended use of the easement or other property right for middle mile broadband service. An electric utility that receives a timely written protest may not use the easement or other property right for middle mile broadband service unless the protestor later agrees in writing to that use or that use is authorized by law. If a property owner fails to submit a timely written protest, an electric utility may proceed under Subsection (a) without modifying or expanding the easement for that property owner.

(e) An electric utility that receives a timely written protest under Subsection (d) regarding proposed middle mile broadband service may cancel the project at any time.

(f) The requirements of this section do not apply to an existing easement that permits the provision of third-party middle mile broadband service on an electric delivery system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0503
§ 8153A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.115 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.115
§ 274.115. BOND OF SUCCESSOR FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

If an affiliated bank of a subsidiary trust company has given bond to secure performance of its duties and the company qualifies as successor fiduciary, the company shall give bond to secure performance of its duties in the same manner as the bank.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.052
§ 112.052. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR CHANGE, RELOCATION, OR ABANDONMENT OF RAILROAD LINE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a railroad company or a receiver of a railroad that changes, relocates, or abandons a line of railroad in this state may acquire by condemnation or otherwise land for:

(1) right-of-way;

(2) depot grounds;

(3) shops;

(4) roundhouses;

(5) water supply sites;

(6) sidings;

(7) switches;

(8) spurs; or

(9) any other purpose connected with or necessary to the building or operating of the line of railroad, as changed, relocated, or abandoned.

(b) Property acquired under this section must be declared for and charged with public use.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.028
§ 522.028. CHECK OF DRIVING RECORD.
Status: in_force

Before issuing a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, the department shall check the applicant's driving record as required by 49 C.F.R. Section 383.73.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.252
§ 1053.252. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

A person is subject to disciplinary action under Section 1053.251 for:

(1) violating this subtitle or a board rule adopted under this subtitle that applies to interior designers;

(2) being convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(3) using fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of registration;

(4) committing an act of recklessness, gross incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of interior design;

(5) practicing in a manner detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare;

(6) advertising in a manner that tends to deceive or defraud the public;

(7) aiding or abetting any person not registered under this subtitle in violating this subtitle;

(8) failing to provide or to timely provide to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation any document designated by Chapter 469, Government Code, as a document the person is required to provide to the department;

(9) giving false or forged evidence to the board or a member of the board in obtaining or assisting another person to obtain a certificate of registration;

(10) using or attempting to use as the person's own the certificate of registration of another person; or

(11) acting dishonestly in the practice of interior design.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.205
§ 848.205. INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may:

(1) investigate a health care collaborative with respect to anticompetitive behavior that is contrary to the goals and requirements of this chapter; and

(2) request that the commissioner:

(A) impose a penalty or sanction;

(B) issue a cease and desist order; or

(C) suspend or revoke the health care collaborative's certificate of authority.

(b) This section does not limit any other authority or power of the attorney general.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.402
§ 2303.402. QUALIFIED BUSINESS.
Status: repealed

(a) A person is a qualified business if the bank, for the purpose of state benefits under this chapter, or the nominating body of a project or activity of the person under this chapter, for the purpose of local incentives, certifies that:

(1) the person is engaged in or has provided substantial commitment to initiate the active conduct of a trade or business in an enterprise zone, and at least 25 percent of the person's new permanent jobs in the enterprise zone are held by:

(A) residents of any enterprise zone in this state;

(B) economically disadvantaged individuals; or

(C) veterans; or

(2) the person is engaged in or has provided substantial commitment to initiate the active conduct of a trade or business in an area of this state that does not qualify as an enterprise zone, and at least 35 percent of the person's new permanent jobs at the qualified business site are held by:

(A) residents of any enterprise zone in this state;

(B) individuals who are economically disadvantaged; or

(C) veterans.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(6).

(c) For the purposes of this section, an economically disadvantaged individual is an individual who:

(1) was unemployed for at least three months before obtaining employment with the qualified business;

(2) receives public assistance benefits, including welfare payments or food stamps, based on need and intended to alleviate poverty;

(3) is a low-income individual, as defined by Section 101, Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801(25));

(4) is an individual with a disability, as defined by 29 U.S.C. Section 705(20)(A);

(5) is an inmate, as defined by Section 498.001;

(6) is entering the workplace after being confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies;

(7) has been released by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and is on parole, if state law provides for such a person to be on parole;

(8) meets the current low income or moderate income limits developed under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f et seq.); or

(9) was under the permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day preceding the individual's 18th birthday.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 122.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 122 / Section 122.003
§ 122.003. RESPONSIBILITY IN TORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (b-1), a person, including an owner of the surface estate of real property, who takes possession of fluid oil and gas waste for treatment, produces from that waste treated waste, and either puts the treated waste to a beneficial use or transfers the treated waste to another person with the contractual understanding that the treated waste will be put to a beneficial use is not liable in tort for a consequence of the subsequent use of that treated waste by any person.

(a-1) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (b-1), a person, including an owner of the surface estate of real property, who produces fluid oil and gas waste or who supplies or conveys fluid oil and gas waste to a treatment facility for the purpose of generating treated waste is not liable in tort for:

(1) a consequence of the subsequent treatment of that fluid oil and gas waste to generate treated waste;

(2) the subsequent use of that treated waste by any person; or

(3) exposure to any component of the waste or any byproduct of the process used to generate treated waste.

(a-2) An owner of the surface estate of real property on or under which fluid oil and gas waste is produced, conveyed, transported, or treated by others is not liable in an action for damages for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from exposure to fluid oil and gas waste, treated waste, or a byproduct of a process used to generate treated waste.

(b) This section does not affect the liability of a person in an action brought by a claimant for damages for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from exposure to fluid oil and gas waste, treated waste, or a byproduct of a process used to generate treated waste if that exposure occurred as a result of the person's:

(1) gross negligence or intentional, wrongful act or omission; or

(2) negligence and the person did not treat, generate, use, or dispose of the fluid oil and gas waste, treated waste, or byproduct in conformity with:

(A) rules adopted under Section 122.004;

(B) a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 26.027 or 26.131, Water Code; or

(C) a permit issued by the commission for the hauling or handling of fluid oil and gas waste, treated waste, or byproduct.

(b-1) This section does not affect the liability under common, statutory, regulatory, or other law of a producer or subsequent transferee of fluid oil and gas waste to the owner of the surface estate of real property, and any owner of an interest in the surface estate of real property, on or under which fluid oil and gas waste is produced, transported, or treated.

(c) A claimant awarded damages for a tort premised solely on the person's negligence and regulatory nonconformity under Subsection (b)(2) may not be awarded exemplary damages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.103
§ 1008.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.009
§ 2026.009. RACETRACK SECURITY.
Status: in_force

A horse racetrack association shall provide adequate security at the racetrack association's racetrack to ensure the safety of the spectators, employees, and animals.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.252
§ 443.252. PROOF OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) Proof of claim consists of a statement signed by the claimant or on behalf of the claimant that includes all of the following, as applicable:

(1) the particulars of the claim, including the consideration given for it;

(2) the identity and amount of the security on the claim;

(3) the payments, if any, made on the debt;

(4) that the sum claimed is justly owing and that there is no setoff, counterclaim, or defense to the claim;

(5) any right of priority of payment or other specific right asserted by the claimant;

(6) the name and address of the claimant and the attorney, if any, who represents the claimant; and

(7) the claimant's social security or federal employer identification number.

(b) The liquidator may require that:

(1) a prescribed form be used; and

(2) other information and documents be included.

(c) At any time the liquidator may:

(1) require the claimant to present information or evidence supplementary to that required under Subsection (a); and

(2) take testimony under oath, require production of affidavits or depositions, or otherwise obtain additional information or evidence.

(d) Any guaranty association must be permitted to file a single omnibus proof of claim for all claims of the association in connection with payment of claims of the insurer. The omnibus proof of claim may be periodically updated by the association, and the association may be required to submit a reasonable amount of documentation in support of the claim. A guaranty association's claim under this subsection may include amounts for anticipated payments after the closing of the receivership including incurred but not reported claims.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.303 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.303
§ 501.303. AMENDMENT TO COUNTY ALLIANCE CORPORATION'S CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

An amendment to the certificate of formation of a county alliance corporation may not be adopted unless approved by the governing body of each member of the county alliance that authorized the creation of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.205
§ 1012.205. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell revenue bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospitals and the hospital system; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

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

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.206
§ 4102.206. CRIMINAL PENALTY; SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) If conduct that constitutes an offense under Subsection (a) also constitutes an offense under any other law, the person committing the offense may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.

(c) In addition to the criminal penalties imposed under Subsection (a), a person in violation of this chapter is subject to the sanctions provided by Sections 541.108-541.110, as if the person had violated an order under those sections.
Tex. Water Code § 56.753 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.753
§ 56.753. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of the board shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing. The notice must describe the territory proposed to be annexed.

(b) The secretary shall post copies of the notice in three public places in the district and one copy in a public place in the territory proposed to be annexed. The notices must be posted for at least 15 days before the day of the hearing.

(c) The notice must be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the county. The notice must be published at least 15 days before the day of the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5008.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5008 / Section 5008.0203
§ 5008.0203. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner elected from the district at large serves as the board's presiding officer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.084 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.084
§ 441.084. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The district shall keep a complete written account of all of its proceedings and securely maintain district records.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.101 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.101
§ 5.101. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A human resources division is established within the commission.

(b) The division is responsible for personnel, recruiting, hiring, and other human resource functions and shall provide recruiting and technical assistance to the divisions and regional offices of the commission.

(c) The division shall develop policies and procedures related to recruitment, hiring, and other human resource functions that are in compliance with state and federal law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.460 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.460
§ 21.460. RIGHTS OF DISSENT AND APPRAISAL.
Status: in_force

A shareholder of a domestic corporation has the rights of dissent and appraisal under Subchapter H, Chapter 10, with respect to a fundamental business transaction.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1721 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1721
§ 55.1721. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, roads, or related infrastructure for the following institutions to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board in aggregate principal amounts not to exceed the following amounts:

(1) Prairie View A&M University, $15 million;

(2) Tarleton State University, $15 million;

(3) Texas A&M University, $12.5 million;

(4) Texas A&M University Health Science Center, $6 million;

(5) Texas A&M University--Commerce, $4.2 million;

(6) Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, $25 million;

(7) Texas A&M International University, $39.5 million;

(8) Texas A&M University--Kingsville, $15 million;

(9) Texas A&M University--Texarkana, $4 million; and

(10) West Texas A&M University, $9 million.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System, including student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The Texas A&M University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its constitutional and statutory duties and purposes.

(d) Of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for Texas A&M International University, $4.5 million may be used only to purchase library books, journals, and other library materials, equipment, and furniture for the university's library.
Tex. Local Government Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. EFFECT OF EARLY WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

If any of the funds placed in time deposit accounts are required before maturity, they shall be made available by the depository bank, but the bank is not liable for interest earned on any amount withdrawn before maturity.