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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.001
§ 33.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The surface estate in the coastal public land of this state constitutes an important and valuable asset dedicated to the permanent school fund and to all the people of Texas, and it is the declared policy of this state that the estate be managed pursuant to the policies stated in the following subsections of this section.

(b) The natural resources of the surface estate in coastal public land shall be preserved. These resources include the natural aesthetic values of those areas and the value of the areas in their natural state for the protection and nurture of all types of marine life and wildlife.

(c) Uses which the public at large may enjoy and in which the public at large may participate shall take priority over those uses which are limited to fewer individuals.

(d) The public interest in navigation in the intracoastal water shall be protected.

(e) Unauthorized use of coastal public land shall be prevented.

(f) Utilization and development of the surface estate in the coastal public land shall not be allowed unless the public interest as expressed by this chapter is not significantly impaired by it.

(g) For the purposes of this chapter, the surface estate in coastal public land shall not be alienated except by the granting of leaseholds and lesser interests and by exchanges of coastal public land for littoral property as provided in this chapter.

(h) Vested rights in land shall be protected, subject to the paramount authority of the state in the exercise of police powers to regulate the exercise of these rights, and the orderly use of littoral property in a manner consistent with the public policy of this state shall not be impaired.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.257 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.257
§ 5.257. SERVICE OF PROCESS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served by a political subdivision of this state or by a person, including another political subdivision or an attorney, acting on behalf of a political subdivision in connection with the collection of a delinquent ad valorem tax may be served on a domestic or foreign corporation whose corporate privileges are forfeited under Section 171.251, Tax Code, a domestic or foreign limited liability company whose right to transact business in this state is forfeited under Section 171.2515, Tax Code, or a corporation or limited liability company that is involuntarily terminated under Chapter 11 or whose registration is revoked under Chapter 9 by delivery of the process, notice, or demand to any officer or director of the corporation or manager or member of the limited liability company, as listed in the most recent records of the secretary of state.

(b) If the officers or directors of a corporation or the managers or members of the limited liability company are unknown or cannot be found, service on the corporation or limited liability company may be made in the same manner as service is made on unknown shareholders under law.

(c) Notwithstanding any disability or reinstatement of a corporation or limited liability company, service of process under this section is sufficient for a judgment against the corporation or limited liability company or a judgment in rem against any property to which the corporation or limited liability company holds title.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.109
§ 453.109. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.273 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.273
§ 1473.273. RENTS AND RATES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall charge rates for services of the facility, including rents under a lease, and shall use any other revenue generated by the facility so that the revenues of the facility are sufficient to:

(1) pay the expenses of owning, operating, and maintaining the facility;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due; and

(3) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided by the bond order or trust indenture.

(b) The county may not provide free use of the parking facility to any person, firm, or corporation, except that the county and any county agency or department may make free use of the facility after bonds issued under this subchapter have been fully paid.

(c) The commissioners court may provide, in an order authorizing the bonds or in a lease of the parking facility, for minimum periodic payments from any county resource to the bond interest and sinking fund or to the lessee for county or county agency or department use of any part of the parking facility designated for county or county agency or department use.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.106
§ 1050.106. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8141.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8141 / Section 8141.0106
§ 8141.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.002
§ 411.002. APPLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) An employer who obtains workers' compensation insurance coverage is subject to this chapter.

(b) An employer is subject to this chapter if the employer:

(1) is not required to and does not obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage; and

(2) employs five or more employees not exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.54(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.251
§ 3937.251. DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that includes territory of the district, in the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The municipality may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.
Tex. Water Code § 5.405 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.405
§ 5.405. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the fee for a consolidated permit shall be computed as if the permits consolidated had been processed separately.

(b) The commission by rule may reduce the fee for a consolidated permit below the total amount that the applicant would have paid for processing the applications separately if the commission finds that consolidated processing results in savings to the agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.045
§ 326.045. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

After the trustees have assumed office, the trustees shall elect from among the trustees a president, a vice president, a secretary, and any other officers the board considers necessary.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.111 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.111
§ 33.111. GRANTING EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may grant easement rights to the owner of adjacent littoral property authorizing the placement or location of a structure on coastal public land for purposes connected with the ownership of littoral property.

(b) The board may grant easement rights to construct channels, wharves, docks, and marinas to an existing corporation that was issued articles of incorporation under Chapters 13 and 14, Title 32, Revised Statutes.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in its charter or articles of incorporation to the contrary, a corporation described in Subsection (b) of this section may only obtain the use of or acquire property from the state as provided by that subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 411.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.181
§ 411.181. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF INFORMATION; DUPLICATE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person who is a current license holder moves from any residence address stated on the license, if the name of the person is changed by marriage or otherwise, or if the person's status becomes inapplicable for purposes of the information required to be displayed on the license under Section 411.179, the person shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of the address, name, or status change, notify the department and provide the department with the number of the person's license and, as applicable, the person's:

(1) former and new addresses;

(2) former and new names; or

(3) former and new status.

(a-1) If a license holder whose license will expire under Section 411.183(a)(1)(B) or (b)(1)(B) is granted an extension for the license holder's lawful presence in the United States as determined by the United States agency responsible for citizenship and immigration in compliance with federal law, the license holder may apply to the department for a duplicate license with an updated expiration date by providing to the department the person's license number and evidence of the extension. The duplicate license must provide for an expiration date, calculated in accordance with Section 411.183(a) or (b), as applicable, that takes into account the extension of the period for which the license holder may be lawfully present in the United States.

(b) If the name of the license holder is changed by marriage or otherwise, or if the person's status becomes inapplicable as described by Subsection (a), the person shall apply for a duplicate license. The duplicate license must reflect the person's current name, residence address, and status.

(c) If a license holder moves from the address stated on the license, the person shall apply for a duplicate license.

(d) The department shall charge a license holder a fee of $25 for a duplicate license.

(e) The department shall make the forms available on request.

(f) On request of a local law enforcement agency, the department shall notify the agency of changes made under Subsection (a) by license holders who reside in the county in which the agency is located.

(g) If a license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the license holder shall apply for a duplicate license not later than the 30th day after the date of the loss, theft, or destruction of the license.

(h) If a license holder is required under this section to apply for a duplicate license and the license expires not later than the 60th day after the date of the loss, theft, or destruction of the license, the applicant may renew the license with the modified information included on the new license. The applicant must pay only the nonrefundable renewal fee.

(i) A license holder whose application fee for a duplicate license under this section is dishonored or reversed may reapply for a duplicate license at any time, provided the application fee and a dishonored payment charge of $25 is paid by cashier's check or money order made payable to the "Texas Department of Public Safety."
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2004.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.005
§ 2004.005. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

On written notification to the attorney general by a resident of this state of the resident's intent to manufacture an incandescent light bulb to which this chapter applies, the attorney general may seek a declaratory judgment from a federal district court in this state that this chapter is consistent with the United States Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.045
§ 161.045. MANDATORY REPORTING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVERDOSES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY MAPPING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002.

(2) "Emergency medical services personnel" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003.

(3) "Opioid antagonist" has the meaning assigned by Section 483.101.

(4) "Overdose" means an acute condition caused by abuse or misuse of a controlled substance evidenced by symptoms such as extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death.

(b) This section applies only to emergency medical services personnel operating within the geographical jurisdiction of a local health authority or law enforcement agency, as applicable, that has entered into a participation agreement for overdose mapping under Section 370.007, Local Government Code.

(c) A person to whom this section applies who responds to an overdose incident shall report information about the incident as soon as possible to the local health authority or law enforcement agency, as applicable, that has entered into the participation agreement under Section 370.007, Local Government Code. A person satisfies the requirements of this section by reporting information to either the appropriate local health authority or law enforcement agency.

(d) A report under this section must include, if possible:

(1) the date and time of the overdose incident;

(2) the approximate location of the overdose incident, using:

(A) an address;

(B) the latitude and longitude of the location; or

(C) the location data from a cellular device;

(3) whether an opioid antagonist was administered, and if so, the number of doses and the type of delivery; and

(4) whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal.

(e) A person who reports information about an overdose incident under this section in good faith is not subject to civil or criminal liability for making the report.

(f) A law enforcement agency may use information received from a report under this section only for mapping overdose locations for public safety purposes.

(g) Information in a report described by this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 87.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.204
§ 87.204. FUNDS, PROPERTIES, AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may receive any funds or property that may be subscribed, loaned, or bequeathed for the organization or maintenance of the university and shall execute all necessary agreements for the faithful application of the funds or property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.054
§ 579.054. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After dissolution of a district under Section 579.053, the board shall continue to control and administer any property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds have been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If, after administering any property and assets, the board determines that the district's property and assets are insufficient to pay the debts of the district, the district shall transfer the remaining debts to the creating hospital districts in proportion to the funds contributed to the district by each hospital district.

(c) If, after complying with Subsection (b) and administering the property and assets, the board determines that unused funds remain, the board shall transfer the unused funds to the creating hospital districts in proportion to the funds contributed to the district by each hospital district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 553.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 553 / Section 553.002
§ 553.002. QUALIFICATIONS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The executive director must be a pharmacist.
Tex. Government Code § 24.639 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.639
§ 24.639.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.639. 360TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The 360th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.202
§ 1097.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued under Section 1097.201, 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 tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 81.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 81 / Section 81.002
§ 81.002. OATH, BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Before undertaking the duties of the county judge or a county commissioner, a person must take the official oath and swear in writing that the person will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in a contract with or claim against the county except:

(1) a contract or claim expressly authorized by law; or

(2) a warrant issued to the judge or commissioner as a fee of office.

(b) A commissioner must execute a bond, payable to the county treasurer, in the amount of $3,000. The bond must be approved by the county judge and must be conditioned on the faithful performance of the commissioner's official duties. The bond must also be conditioned that the commissioner:

(1) will reimburse the county for all county funds illegally paid to the commissioner; and

(2) will not vote or consent to make a payment of county funds except for a lawful purpose.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Chapter 171, the county judge or a county commissioner may serve as a member of the governing body of or as an officer or director of an entity that does business with the county, excluding a publicly traded corporation or a subsidiary, affiliate, or subdivision of a publicly traded corporation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.107
§ 51.107. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall develop a career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director shall develop a system of employee performance evaluations. The system must require that evaluations be conducted at least annually. All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0204
§ 540.0204. CONTRACT CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

In awarding contracts to managed care organizations, the commission shall:

(1) give preference to an organization that has significant participation in the organization's provider network from each health care provider in the region who has traditionally provided care to Medicaid and charity care patients;

(2) give extra consideration to an organization that agrees to assure continuity of care for at least three months beyond a recipient's Medicaid eligibility period;

(3) consider the need to use different managed care plans to meet the needs of different populations; and

(4) consider the ability of an organization to process Medicaid claims electronically.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.106
§ 3863.106. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.104
§ 463.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 463.104. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: DUTIES. (a) The general manager or executive director, as designated under Section 463.101(a)(1), shall administer the daily operation of an authority.

(b) In conformity with the policy of the executive committee, the general manager or executive director may:

(1) employ persons to conduct the affairs of the authority, including any operating or management company; and

(2) remove any employee.

(c) The general manager or executive director shall prescribe the duties, tenure, and compensation of each person employed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.107
§ 2051.107. REGISTRATION DURATION; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certificate of registration issued under this chapter is valid for a period of not more than one year from the date of issuance.

(b) The secretary of state, by rule, may adopt a system under which certificates of registration expire on various dates during the year.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 642.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 642 / Section 642.101
§ 642.101. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner, assignee, authorized agent, or exclusive licensee of a commercial recording or audiovisual work electronically disseminated by a website or online service in violation of this chapter may bring a private cause of action against a person who violates or threatens to violate this chapter to obtain:

(1) a declaratory judgment; and

(2) permanent or temporary injunctive relief.

(b) Before filing an action under this section, the aggrieved party must provide notice to the person alleged to be in violation of this chapter that states:

(1) the person may be in violation of this chapter; and

(2) that failure to cure the violation before the 14th day after the date of receiving the notice may result in an action being filed against the person under this section.

(c) After the 14th day after the date the aggrieved party provides notice under Subsection (b), the aggrieved party may bring an action under this section in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) On motion of the party initiating the action, the court may make appropriate orders to compel compliance with this chapter.

(e) The prevailing party is entitled to recover necessary expenses incurred in an action under this section, including reasonable attorney's fees.