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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.152
§ 9016.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 9016.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 394.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 394 / Section 394.006
§ 394.006. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT.
Status: in_force

A recipient of a grant under this chapter shall use the grant to pay the incremental costs of the replacement or vehicle repower for which the grant is made, which may include a portion of the initial cost of the natural gas vehicle or natural gas engine, including the cost of the natural gas fuel system and installation. The recipient may not use the grant to pay the recipient's administrative expenses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.1535 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.1535
§ 174.1535. MANDATORY ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a fire department that serves a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more; and

(2) an association that is a bargaining agent for the employees of a fire department described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A public employer and an association that is a bargaining agent shall submit to binding interest arbitration if the parties:

(1) reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or

(2) are unable to settle after the 61st day after the date the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining.

(c) Each party shall send to the other party a written notice specifying each issue in dispute for purposes of binding arbitration not later than the fifth day after:

(1) the date an impasse was reached under Section 174.152;

(2) the expiration of an extension period under Section 174.152; or

(3) the expiration of the period described by Subsection (b)(2).

(d) A notice under Subsection (c) is considered sent on the date the notice is placed in the mail, personally delivered, or transmitted by e-mail or any other means of electronic transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.904 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.904
§ 3798.904. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

A district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 393.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.056
§ 393.056. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

A delegate or alternate delegate may not accept a gift, a loan, food or beverages, entertainment, lodging, transportation, or another benefit from a person, including a corporation, nonprofit organization, or individual, if that person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 or under other law.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.025
§ 2254.025. EMERGENCY WAIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, after receipt of a request complying with this section, may grant a limited waiver of the provisions of this subchapter for a state agency that requires consulting services before compliance with this subchapter can be completed because of an unforeseen emergency.

(b) A state agency's request for a waiver must include information required by the governor, including:

(1) information about the nature of the emergency;

(2) the reason that the state agency did not foresee the emergency;

(3) the name of the consultant with whom the agency intends to contract; and

(4) the amount of the intended contract.

(c) As soon as possible after the governor grants a limited waiver, a state agency shall comply with this subchapter to the extent that the requirements of this subchapter are not superfluous or ineffective because of the waiver. The agency shall include with information filed with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register a detailed description of the emergency on which the request for waiver was predicated.

(d) The governor shall adopt rules to administer this section.

(e) In this section, "unforeseen emergency" means a situation that suddenly and unexpectedly causes a state agency to need the services of a consultant. The term includes the issuance of a court order, an actual or imminent natural disaster, and new state or federal legislation. An emergency is not unforeseen if a state agency was negligent in foreseeing the occurrence of the emergency.

(f) This section applies to all consulting services contracts and renewals, amendments, and extensions of consulting services contracts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.0041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.0041
§ 146.0041. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse to issue an original or renewal tattoo studio or body piercing studio license if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that any of the following circumstances exist:

(1) the applicant has been convicted of a violation of this chapter during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application;

(2) three years have not elapsed since the termination, by pardon or otherwise, of a sentence imposed on the applicant for a conviction associated with tattooing or body piercing;

(3) the applicant violated or caused to be violated a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter involving moral turpitude during the six months immediately preceding the filing of the application;

(4) the applicant failed to answer or falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an original or renewal application;

(5) the applicant is indebted to the state for a fee or penalty imposed by this chapter or by rule adopted under this chapter;

(6) the applicant is a minor; or

(7) the applicant does not provide an adequate building available at the address for which the license is sought before conducting any activity authorized by the license.

(b) The department may refuse to issue or renew, for a period of one year from the date of application for the initial or renewal license, a tattoo studio or body piercing studio license for a premises where a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act or an offense involving drugs occurred that involved a license applicant, license holder, or registrant under this chapter or a patron or employee of the studio.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153 / Section 8153.103
§ 8153.103. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Bonney.
Tex. Water Code § 41.006 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 41 / Section 41.006
§ 41.006. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is entitled to compensation as provided by legislative appropriation. On submission of detailed, sworn accounts, he is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while traveling in the discharge of his duties.
Tex. Education Code § 25.033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.033
§ 25.033. ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER ON PETITION OF PARENT.
Status: in_force

The parent or person standing in parental relation to any student may by petition in writing either:

(1) request the assignment or transfer of the student to a designated school or to a school to be designated by the board; or

(2) file objections to the assignment of the student to the school to which the student has been assigned.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8157.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8157 / Section 8157.102
§ 8157.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside or outside the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.301
§ 152.301. TIMELY TRANSMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A money transmission licensee shall forward all money received for money transmission in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the licensee and the sender unless the licensee has a reasonable belief or a reasonable basis to believe that the sender may be a victim of fraud or that a crime or violation of law, rule, or regulation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur.

(b) If a money transmission licensee fails to forward money received for money transmission in accordance with this section, the licensee must respond to inquiries by the sender with the reason for the failure unless providing a response would violate a state or federal law, rule, or regulation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.114 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.114
§ 49A.114. WHEN AUTOPSIES REQUIRED; USE OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical examiner, or the medical examiner's authorized deputy, shall immediately perform an autopsy if:

(1) in the opinion of the medical examiner an autopsy is necessary; or

(2) an autopsy is requested by the district attorney or criminal district attorney or by the county attorney if there is not a district attorney or criminal district attorney.

(b) A medical examiner is not required to perform an autopsy on the body of a person whose death was caused by a communicable disease during a public health disaster.

(c) In performing an autopsy, the medical examiner or the medical examiner's authorized deputy may use a facility of a municipal or county hospital in the county or any other facility that is made available.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.027
§ 712.027. INVESTMENT OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee shall invest and manage the investment of the principal of a fund in accordance with the Texas Trust Code (Section 111.001 et seq., Property Code).

(b) An investment must be made at not more than the prevailing market value of the securities at the time of acquisition.
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0202 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0202
§ 253.0202. RATES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS FOR POLE ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A broadband provider and an electric cooperative shall establish the rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments by a written pole attachment contract executed by both parties.

(b) The rates, terms, and conditions of a contract under this chapter must:

(1) be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory; and

(2) comply with this chapter.

(c) In determining whether rates, terms, and conditions are just and reasonable, the following factors must be considered:

(1) the interests of and benefits to the consumers and potential consumers of the electric cooperative's services;

(2) the interests of and benefits to the subscribers and potential subscribers to broadband services offered through the pole attachments;

(3) the interests of and benefits to third parties from the availability of electric services and broadband services offered through the pole attachments;

(4) compliance with applicable safety standards; and

(5) the maintenance and reliability of both electric distribution and broadband services.

(d) A broadband provider and an electric cooperative shall negotiate a pole attachment contract and any amendment, modification, or renewal thereof in good faith.

(e) A request to negotiate a new pole attachment contract or to amend, modify, or renew a contract pertaining to pole attachments by a broadband provider or an electric cooperative must be made in writing.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.025
§ 2116.025. FACILITATION OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING OF TAXABLE GAINS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall establish procedures and requirements for the depository and depository agents designed to minimize the burden to system participants of accounting for and reporting taxable gains and losses arising out of depository transactions as denominated in United States dollars or another currency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.003
§ 334.003. APPLICATION TO VENUE CONSTRUCTED UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a county or municipality may use this chapter for a venue project relating to a venue and related infrastructure planned, acquired, established, developed, constructed, or renovated under other law, including Chapter 505 of this code or Subchapter E, Chapter 451, Transportation Code.

(b) For a venue and related infrastructure planned, acquired, established, developed, constructed, or renovated under other law, a county or municipality may not use revenue from a method of financing approved at an election held under this chapter for the purpose of improving, renovating, or expanding the venue or related infrastructure to:

(1) demolish the venue; and

(2) subsequently construct a new venue.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.405 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.405
§ 8.405. REPLACEMENT OF LOST, DESTROYED, OR WRONGFULLY TAKEN SECURITY CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an owner of a certificated security, whether in registered or bearer form, claims that the certificate has been lost, destroyed, or wrongfully taken, the issuer shall issue a new certificate if the owner:

(1) so requests before the issuer has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a protected purchaser;

(2) files with the issuer a sufficient indemnity bond; and

(3) satisfies other reasonable requirements imposed by the issuer.

(b) If, after the issue of a new security certificate, a protected purchaser of the original certificate presents it for registration of transfer, the issuer shall register the transfer unless an overissue would result. In that case, the issuer's liability is governed by Section 8.210. In addition to any rights on the indemnity bond, an issuer may recover the new certificate from a person to whom it was issued or any person taking under that person, except a protected purchaser.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.012
§ 522.012. RESTRICTED LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department is authorized under the federal act to grant the waiver, the department by rule may waive the knowledge and skills tests required by Section 522.022 and issue a restricted commercial driver's license to an employee of a farm-related service industry.

(b) In granting a waiver under this section, the department is subject to any condition or requirement established for the waiver by the secretary or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

(c) In addition to any restriction or limitation imposed by this chapter or the department, a restricted commercial driver's license issued under this section is subject to any restriction or limitation imposed by the secretary or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

(d) In this section, "farm-related service industry" has the meaning assigned by the secretary or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the federal act.
Tex. Education Code § 51.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.305
§ 51.305. PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) The coordinating board by rule shall:

(1) require a general academic teaching institution to offer training in personal financial literacy to provide students of the institution with the knowledge and skills necessary as self-supporting adults to make critical decisions relating to personal financial matters; and

(2) determine the topics to be covered by the training, which may include budgeting, credit cards, spending, saving, loan repayment and consolidation, taxes, retirement planning, insurance, and financing of health care and other benefits.

(c) The coordinating board by rule may provide for the training required under this section to be offered in an online course.

(d) Expired.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.211
§ 843.211. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO ENTITIES CONTRACTING WITH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a person to whom a health maintenance organization contracts to:

(1) process or pay claims;

(2) obtain the services of physicians or other providers to provide health care services to enrollees; or

(3) issue verifications or preauthorizations.
Tex. Water Code § 58.448 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.448
§ 58.448. VALIDITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

After the bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, they shall be held to be valid, binding obligations of the district in any suit testing their validity. Any person interested in the bonds may file a suit before the bonds are registered to test the validity, but may not bring suit to test validity after the bonds are registered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.103
§ 8262.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:

(1) in a county in which the district is located; and

(2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Government Code § 53.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.035
§ 53.035. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A bailiff acts in the name of his principal and may perform all official acts that the county sheriff may perform.

(b) A bailiff shall attend each session of the court to which he is appointed and perform the official duties performed by sheriffs and deputies in the district courts of this state, including serving process, subpoenas, warrants, and writs. A bailiff shall also perform services requested by the judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8805.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8805 / Section 8805.101
§ 8805.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent of any conflict with this chapter or as specifically limited by this chapter, the district:

(1) is governed by and subject to Chapter 36 and Subchapters H and I, Chapter 49, Water Code; and

(2) may exercise the powers provided by the chapters described by Subdivision (1), including the power to issue bonds, impose taxes, and exercise eminent domain authority.

(b) The district shall exercise the duties provided by the chapters specified by Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0209
§ 8510.0209. DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing the authority's operations;

(2) the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;

(3) the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;

(4) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and

(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The general manager shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0305
§ 4005.0305. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.009
§ 111.009.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.009. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK: POSTING ON INTERNET. (a) On final approval of the budget by the commissioners court, the court shall:

(1) file the budget with the county clerk; and

(2) if the county maintains an Internet website, take action to ensure that:

(A) a copy of the budget, including the cover page, is posted on the website; and

(B) the record vote described by Section 111.008(d)(2) is posted on the website at least until the first anniversary of the date the budget is adopted.

(b) The commissioners court shall take action to ensure that the cover page of the budget is amended to include the property tax rates required by Section 111.008(d)(3) for the current fiscal year if the rates are not included on the cover page when the budget is filed with the county clerk. The commissioners court shall file an amended cover page with the county clerk and take action to ensure that the amended cover page is posted on the county's website.