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Tex. Local Government Code § 395.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.024
§ 395.024. ACCOUNTING FOR FEES AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The order, ordinance, or resolution levying an impact fee must provide that all funds collected through the adoption of an impact fee shall be deposited in interest-bearing accounts clearly identifying the category of capital improvements or facility expansions within the service area for which the fee was adopted.

(b) Interest earned on impact fees is considered funds of the account on which it is earned and is subject to all restrictions placed on use of impact fees under this chapter.

(c) Impact fee funds may be spent only for the purposes for which the impact fee was imposed as shown by the capital improvements plan and as authorized by this chapter.

(d) The records of the accounts into which impact fees are deposited shall be open for public inspection and copying during ordinary business hours.
Tex. Government Code § 2157.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.0011
§ 2157.0011. COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller has under this chapter the powers and duties described by Section 2151.004(d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.155
§ 3818.155. PAYMENT INSTEAD OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNITS.
Status: in_force

If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in removing from a taxing unit's tax rolls real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment instead of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been imposed for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8422.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8422 / Section 8422.104
§ 8422.104. 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, zoning and 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 § 1085.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.055
§ 1085.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, and secretary from among its members.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.
Tex. Government Code § 552.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.353
§ 552.353. FAILURE OR REFUSAL OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO OR COPYING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer for public information, or the officer's agent, commits an offense if, with criminal negligence, the officer or the officer's agent fails or refuses to give access to, or to permit or provide copying of, public information to a requestor as provided by this chapter.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the officer for public information reasonably believed that public access to the requested information was not required and that:

(1) the officer acted in reasonable reliance on a court order or a written interpretation of this chapter contained in an opinion of a court of record or of the attorney general issued under Subchapter G;

(2) the officer requested a decision from the attorney general in accordance with Subchapter G, and the decision is pending; or

(3) not later than the 10th calendar day after the date of receipt of a decision by the attorney general that the information is public, the officer or the governmental body for whom the defendant is the officer for public information filed a petition for a declaratory judgment against the attorney general in a Travis County district court seeking relief from compliance with the decision of the attorney general, as provided by Section 552.324, and the cause is pending.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that a person or entity has, not later than the 10th calendar day after the date of receipt by a governmental body of a decision by the attorney general that the information is public, filed a cause of action seeking relief from compliance with the decision of the attorney general, as provided by Section 552.325, and the cause is pending.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the defendant is the agent of an officer for public information and that the agent reasonably relied on the written instruction of the officer for public information not to disclose the public information requested.

(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $1,000;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

(f) A violation under this section constitutes official misconduct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.151
§ 3944.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 170 / Section 170.002
§ 170.002. PROHIBITED ACTS; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not intentionally or knowingly perform an abortion on a woman who is pregnant with a viable unborn child during the third trimester of the pregnancy.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a person from performing an abortion if at the time of the abortion the person is a physician and concludes in good faith according to the physician's best medical judgment that:

(1) the fetus is not a viable fetus and the pregnancy is not in the third trimester;

(2) the abortion is necessary to prevent the death or a substantial risk of serious impairment to the physical or mental health of the woman; or

(3) the fetus has a severe and irreversible abnormality, identified by reliable diagnostic procedures.

(c) A physician who performs an abortion that, according to the physician's best medical judgment at the time of the abortion, is to abort a viable unborn child during the third trimester of the pregnancy shall certify in writing to the commission, on a form prescribed by the commission, the medical indications supporting the physician's judgment that the abortion was authorized by Subsection (b)(2) or (3). If the physician certifies the abortion was authorized by Subsection (b)(3), the physician shall certify in writing on the form the fetal abnormality identified by the physician. The certification must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the abortion was performed.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.31 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.31
§ 102.31. CASH PAYMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) the sale of malt beverages or malt beverage containers or the original packages in which malt beverages are received, packaged, or contained by a distributor's licensee to a retail dealer's on-premise or off-premise licensee, a wine and malt beverage retailer's permittee, or a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permittee; and

(2) the sale of malt beverages by a local distributor's permittee, or by any licensee authorized to sell those beverages for resale, to a mixed beverage permittee.

(b) No person directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may make a sale covered by this section except for cash on or before delivery to the purchaser.

(c) A person who engages in a subterfuge by which credit is extended to the purchaser violates this code. Acceptance of a postdated check is not a cash sale, but a valid check or draft payable on demand may be accepted as cash. If a check or draft is accepted in payment, it must be deposited in the bank for payment or presented for payment within two days after it is received. If the check or draft is dishonored by the drawee, the licensee or permittee who accepted it shall report that fact to the commission within two days after receiving notice of dishonor. The report shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and shall contain any information the commission requires.

(d) Sundays and legal holidays are not counted in determining time periods under this section.

(e) The commission may promulgate rules to give effect to this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.104
§ 801.104. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.011
§ 231.011. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the part of Padre Island located in Cameron and Willacy counties is frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;

(2) orderly development and use of the area is of concern to the entire state; and

(3) buildings on islands frequented as resort areas tend to become congested and to be used in ways that interfere, to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, with the proper use of the areas as places of recreation.

(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare and encouraging the recreational use of county parks in Cameron and Willacy counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.252
§ 6904.252. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0271
§ 403.0271. AUTHORIZATIONS TO DEBIT STATE ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may authorize a person to debit a state account in or outside of the state treasury for the purpose of receiving payment for goods or services provided to a state agency.

(b) The comptroller may:

(1) authorize certain persons to debit an account without authorizing others to do so;

(2) authorize a debit for goods or services provided to certain state agencies without authorizing a debit for goods or services provided to other state agencies;

(3) authorize a debit for certain types of goods or services without authorizing a debit for other types of goods or services; and

(4) otherwise limit the circumstances under which a debit is permitted.

(c) Each state agency whose funds are paid through debits authorized under Subsection (a) shall:

(1) reconcile the debits with the actual amount due for goods or services provided; and

(2) recover any amount debited that exceeds the amount due.

(d) The comptroller by rule shall specify the frequency with which a reconciliation under Subsection (c)(1) must be conducted by a state agency. The comptroller by rule may require the agency to submit the reconciliation to the comptroller for review and approval. The comptroller may audit the agency to ensure the accuracy of the reconciliation.

(e) The comptroller may adopt rules and establish procedures to administer this section.

(f) In this section, "state agency" means:

(1) a board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior or community college;

(2) the legislature or a legislative agency; or

(3) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.142 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.142
§ 43.142. DISANNEXATION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL CHARTER IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A home-rule municipality may disannex an area in the municipality according to rules as may be provided by the charter of the municipality and not inconsistent with the procedural rules prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 160.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 160 / Section 160.053
§ 160.053. CONTENTS OF REPORT; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an insurer receives from an insured a complaint filed in a lawsuit, a settlement of a claim without the filing of a lawsuit, or a settlement of a lawsuit against the insured, the insurer shall furnish to the board:

(1) the name of the insured and the insured's Texas medical license number;

(2) the policy number;

(3) a copy of the complaint or settlement; and

(4) a copy of any expert report filed under Section 74.351, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) The board, in consultation with the commissioner, shall adopt rules for reporting additional information as the board requires. In adopting the rules, the board shall consider other claim reports required under state and federal statutes in determining the information to be reported, form of the report, and frequency of reporting. The rules adopted by the board under this subsection must require that the following additional information be reported:

(1) the date of a judgment, dismissal, or settlement;

(2) whether an appeal has been taken and by which party; and

(3) the amount of the settlement or judgment against the insured.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.002
§ 3866.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Kennedale TownCenter Development District is created as a special district under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The board by resolution may change the district's name.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967 / Section 7967.201
§ 7967.201. 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. Insurance Code § 842.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.252
§ 842.252. MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE; CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A group hospital service corporation shall issue to each member a membership certificate that states the benefits to which the member is or may become entitled.

(b) The department must approve the form of:

(1) the membership certificate; and

(2) any contract made between the group hospital service corporation and the member's employer or group representative.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.073 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.073
§ 11.073. DISPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

All civil penalties recovered in suits under this subchapter shall be paid to the appropriate fund or account of the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.051
§ 201.051. COMMISSION.
Status: repealed

(a) The Texas Transportation Commission consists of five members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) The members shall be appointed to reflect the diverse geographic regions and population groups of this state. One member must reside in a rural area and be a registered voter of a county with a population of less than 150,000.

(b-1) A member of the commission may not accept a contribution to a campaign for election to an elected office. If a commissioner accepts a campaign contribution, the person is considered to have resigned from the office and the office immediately becomes vacant. The vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law.

(c) Each member of the commission must represent the general public.

(d) A person is not eligible to serve as a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that is regulated by or receives funds from the department;

(2) directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that is regulated by or receives funds from the department;

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses; or

(4) is registered, certified, or licensed by the department.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.49, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(f) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of road construction or maintenance, aviation, or outdoor advertising is not eligible to serve as a member of the commission.

(g) The spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of road construction or maintenance, aviation, or outdoor advertising is not eligible to serve as a member of the commission.

(h) A person required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department is not eligible to serve as a member of the commission.

(i) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees and shall reflect the diversity of the population of the state as a whole.

(j) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
Tex. Tax Code § 5.10 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 5 / Section 5.10
§ 5.10. RATIO STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once every two years, the comptroller shall conduct a study in each appraisal district to determine the degree of uniformity of and the median level of appraisals by the appraisal district within each major category of property. The comptroller shall publish a report of the findings of the study, including in the report the median levels of appraisal for each major category of property, the coefficient of dispersion around the median level of appraisal for each major category of property, and any other standard statistical measures that the comptroller considers appropriate. In conducting the study, the comptroller shall apply appropriate standard statistical analysis techniques to data collected as part of the study of school district taxable values required by Section 403.302, Government Code.

(b) The published findings of a ratio study conducted by the comptroller shall be distributed to all members of the legislature and to all appraisal districts.

(c) In conducting a study under this section, the comptroller or the comptroller's authorized representative may enter the premises of a business, trade, or profession and inspect the property to determine the existence and market value of property used for the production of income. An inspection under this subsection must be made during normal business hours or at a time mutually agreeable to the comptroller or the comptroller's authorized representative and the person in control of the premises.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.251
§ 3938.251. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.202
§ 8307.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.707 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.707
§ 12.707. ISSUANCE OR ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, OR TAG.
Status: in_force

No person may issue or accept a license, stamp, permit, or tag required by this code except on a form provided by the department.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.309 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.309
§ 13.309. AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department may agree with the United States or any appropriate agency to plan, acquire, operate, and develop projects involving participating federal aid funds on behalf of any political subdivision of this state if the political subdivision certifies to the department that:

(1) sufficient funds are available to meet its share, if any, of the cost of the project; and

(2) the acquired or developed areas will be operated and maintained at the expense of the subdivision for public outdoor recreation use.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.004
§ 3503.004. AUTHORITY TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 8A, Chapter 831, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as added by Section 5, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as that territory may have been modified under this chapter or other law.

(b) The boundaries of the authority are the same as the boundaries of the real property described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 254.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 254 / Section 254.002
§ 254.002. MAXIMUM RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of assessment set by the commissioner may not exceed 0.2 percent of the gross premiums subject to taxation under Section 254.003.

(b) The commissioner shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the maintenance tax so that the tax imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the tax, produces the amount the commissioner determines is necessary to pay the expenses during the succeeding year of regulating motor vehicle insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.102
§ 1086.102. RESTRICTION ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Crosby County, the City of Ralls, Crosbyton, or Lorenzo, or any other governmental entity in which the district is located may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.