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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.051
§ 8307.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8307.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.254 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.254
§ 10.254. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY NOT A MERGER OR CONVERSION; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A disposition of all or part of the property of a domestic entity, regardless of whether the disposition requires the approval of the entity's owners or members, is not a merger or conversion for any purpose.

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided by another statute, a person acquiring property described by this section may not be held responsible or liable for a liability or obligation of the transferring domestic entity that is not expressly assumed by the person.
Tex. Education Code § 33.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.251
§ 33.251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "council" means the Expanded Learning Opportunities Council.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60056
§ 24.60056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60056. 514TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 514th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 514th District Court shall give preference to civil cases.
Tex. Water Code § 11.307 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.307
§ 11.307. FILING OF SWORN CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person claiming a water right of any nature, except for domestic or livestock purposes, from the stream or segment under adjudication shall file a sworn claim with the commission within the time prescribed in the notice of adjudication, including any extensions of the prescribed time, setting forth:

(1) the name and post-office address of the claimant;

(2) the location and nature of the right claimed, including a description of any permit or certified filing under which the claim is made;

(3) the purpose of the use;

(4) a description of works and irrigated land; and

(5) all other information necessary to show the nature and extent of the claim.

(b) The commission shall prescribe forms for claims, but use of the commission forms is not mandatory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.153
§ 3842.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County;

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County;

(3) the owners of a majority of the surface area of real property in the district subject to assessment as determined by the board; or

(4) the owners of a majority of the number of platted lots of real property subject to assessment as determined by the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.037 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.037
§ 77.037. TRANSFER OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A commercial gulf shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter may be transferred on the application of the licensee from a boat that has been destroyed or lost to a boat acquired by the licensee as a replacement. The commission, by regulation, may prescribe requirements necessary to clarify license transfer procedures and may prescribe, by regulation, forms to be used and fees to be charged for transfer of licenses authorized by this subsection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.553 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.553
§ 242.553. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

The name of the person making the complaint is confidential and may not be released to the institution or any other person, unless the person making the complaint specifically requests that the person's name be released.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.0651 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0651
§ 252.0651. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The department may not assess more than one monetary penalty under this chapter for a violation arising out of the same act or failure to act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.101
§ 3832.101. POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district has all powers provided by the general laws on road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, and conservation and reclamation districts and municipal management districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including:

(1) Chapters 257 and 441, Transportation Code;

(2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(3) Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 152.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.152
§ 152.152. ADVISORY BOARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the advisory boards specifically established under this subtitle, the commission may establish other advisory boards to advise the commission on policy and persons regulated under this subtitle.

(b) An advisory board established under this subtitle, including under this section, shall meet at least once each year and at the call of the presiding officer.

(c) An advisory board established under this subtitle, including under this section, shall assist the commission by developing and recommending rules to the commission. The advisory board may establish subcommittees to fulfill the duties imposed under this subsection.

(d) An advisory board member serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions as an advisory board member, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.040 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.040
§ 40.040. CASE MANAGEMENT VENDOR QUALITY OVERSIGHT AND ASSURANCE DIVISION; MONITORING OF CONTRACT ADHERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "case management," "catchment area," and "community-based care" have the meanings assigned by Section 264.152, Family Code.

(b) The department shall create within the department the case management services vendor quality oversight and assurance division. The division shall:

(1) oversee quality and ensure accountability of any vendor that provides community-based care and full case management services for the department under community-based care;

(2) conduct assessments on the fiscal and qualitative performance of any vendor that provides foster care services for the department under community-based care;

(3) create and administer a dispute resolution process to resolve conflicts between vendors that contract with the department to provide foster care services under community-based care and any subcontractor of a vendor; and

(4) monitor the transfer from the department to a vendor of full case management services for children and families receiving services from the vendor, including any transfer occurring under a pilot program.

(c) The commission shall contract with an outside vendor with expertise in quality assurance to develop, in coordination with the department, a contract monitoring system and standards for the continuous monitoring of the adherence of a vendor providing foster care services under community-based care to the terms of the contract entered into by the vendor and the commission. The standards must include performance benchmarks relating to the provision of case management services in the catchment area where the vendor operates.

(d) The division shall collect and analyze data comparing outcomes on performance measures between catchment areas where community-based care has been implemented and regions where community-based care has not been implemented.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.25 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.25
§ 49.25.
Status: in_force

Art. 49.25. MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.160
§ 1053.160. SALE OR LEASE NOT INVALID.
Status: in_force

A disclosure under this subchapter that is made after the date on which the sale or lease of the facility occurs does not invalidate the sale or lease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.105
§ 3835.105. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Fort Bend County or the City of Richmond or Rosenberg for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Government Code § 305.0063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.0063
§ 305.0063. MODIFIED REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register under this chapter may, when filing the registration form or registration renewal form, elect to file an activities report under this section instead of Section 305.006 if the person does not intend to make expenditures reportable under Section 305.006(b) of more than $1,000 during a calendar year, not including the person's own travel, food, or lodging expenses or the person's own membership dues.

(b) To be entitled to file reports under this section, the registrant must file with the registration form or registration renewal form a written declaration of intent not to exceed $1,000 in expenditures during each calendar year in which that registration or registration renewal is effective.

(c) A registrant filing under this section shall annually file the report required by Section 305.006. The report must be filed not later than January 10 and must cover the activities occurring during the previous calendar year.

(d) A registrant who exceeds $1,000 in expenditures shall file monthly reports as required by Section 305.007. The first report filed after exceeding $1,000 covers the period beginning January 1 through the date on which the next reporting period ends.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 130.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 130 / Section 130.004
§ 130.004. OWNER OF INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 130.002(b) or (c) or Section 130.0021, this chapter does not apply to an owner of an interest in real property or persons employed solely by that owner.

(b) Except as provided by Section 130.002(b) or (c) or Section 130.0021, this chapter does not prohibit or make void or unenforceable a covenant or promise to:

(1) indemnify or hold harmless an owner of an interest in real property and persons employed solely by that owner; or

(2) allocate, release, liquidate, limit, or exclude liability in connection with a construction contract between an owner or other person for whom a construction contract is being performed and a registered architect, licensed engineer, or land surveyor.
Tex. Government Code § 441.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.181
§ 441.181. STATE ARCHIVES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall take legal custody of and preserve archival state records and shall endeavor to collect and preserve other historical resources determined by the director and librarian to possess sufficient value to warrant continued preservation in the state archives.

(b) The director and librarian shall appoint a state archivist to administer the state archives program.

(c) Under the direction of the director and librarian, the state archivist shall:

(1) identify and designate archival state records and arrange for their transfer to the custody of the commission in accordance with Section 441.186;

(2) according to accepted archival practices, arrange, describe, and preserve archival state records and historical resources that come into the possession of the commission through gift, purchase, or other means that the director and librarian determines shall be included in the state archives program;

(3) prepare inventories, indexes, catalogs, or other research aids to state archival records and other historical resources held by the program;

(4) encourage public use of state archival records and other historical resources held by the program and provide public access to them in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under Section 441.193;

(5) cooperate with and, when practicable, provide training and consultative assistance to state agencies, libraries, organizations, and individuals on projects designed to preserve original source materials relating to Texas history, government, and culture;

(6) advise the director and librarian and the commission on all matters concerning the acquisition and preservation of archival state records and other historical resources; and

(7) perform other duties as this subchapter or the director and librarian may require.

(d) Under the direction of the director and librarian, the state archivist shall also assist in carrying out the duties of the commission and the director and librarian relating to the preservation of local government records of permanent value under Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapter J.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.058
§ 6902.058. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall act through resolutions adopted by the board.

(b) All regular directors are entitled to vote on matters before the board.

(c) The affirmative vote of at least three of the regular directors is necessary to adopt a resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.153
§ 7807.153. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's treasurer shall see that all district money is deposited in the depository bank or banks designated by the board as the official depository of the district.

(b) To the extent that money in the depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.
Tex. Water Code § 7.064 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.064
§ 7.064. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of the order or decision of the commission assessing the penalty is under Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.001
§ 142.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Estray" means stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl.

(2) "Perilous condition" means a circumstance or condition in which capture and impoundment of an estray presents an immediate threat to law enforcement personnel or to the health of the estray.

(3) "Person" does not include the government or a governmental agency or subdivision.

(4) "Exotic livestock" means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known as ungulates, including animals from the swine, horse, tapir, rhinoceros, elephant, deer, and antelope families but not including a mammal defined by Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game animal, or by Section 71.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a fur-bearing animal, or any other indigenous mammal regulated by the Parks and Wildlife Department as an endangered or threatened species. The term does not include a nonindigenous mammal located on publicly owned land.

(5) "Exotic fowl" means any avian species that is not indigenous to this state. The term includes ratites but does not include a bird defined by Section 64.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game bird or any other indigenous bird regulated by the Parks and Wildlife Department as an endangered or threatened species. The term does not include nonindigenous birds located on publicly owned land.
Tex. Government Code § 72.084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.084
§ 72.084. COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

Each month, a court of appeals shall report to the office:

(1) the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting month;

(2) the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting month;

(3) for active cases on the docket of the court on the reporting date, the average number of days from the date of submission of the case to the court until the reporting date; and

(4) for each case disposed of during the reporting month by the court, the number of days from the date of submission of the case to the court until the date of disposition of the case by the court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.004
§ 2309.004. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to a transaction in which a salvage vehicle dealer is a party.

(b) This chapter applies to a salvage vehicle dealer who deals in used automotive parts as more than an incidental part of the salvage vehicle dealer's primary business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 580.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 580 / Section 580.002
§ 580.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a facility that contracts or subcontracts with the commission to provide inpatient competency restoration services for an individual to stand trial in accordance with Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or that subcontracts to provide those services.
Tex. Family Code § 301.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.101
§ 301.101. PERMISSIBLE DISCOVERY METHODS.
Status: in_force

A party may request another party to designate and disclose information concerning testifying expert witnesses only through:

(1) a disclosure request served under Section 301.051; or

(2) a deposition or report permitted by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.005
§ 8445.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2301.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.053
§ 2301.053. REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMS; PLAIN-LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each form filed in accordance with this subchapter must comply with applicable state and federal law.

(b) Each form for a personal automobile insurance policy must provide the coverages mandated under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 1952, unless the coverages are rejected by the named insured in the manner provided by those subchapters.

(c) A form may not be used unless the form is written in plain language. For purposes of this section, a form is written in plain language if:

(1) the form achieves the minimum score established by the commissioner on the Flesch reading ease test or an equivalent test selected by the commissioner; or

(2) at the commissioner's option, the form conforms to the language requirements in a National Association of Insurance Commissioners model act relating to plain language.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to policy language that is mandated by state or federal law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 204.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 204 / Section 204.006
§ 204.006. INDEXING.
Status: in_force

An index to a microfilm record must show the same information that may be required by state law for an index to the same record if it is not microfilmed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 755.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 755 / Section 755.041
§ 755.041. REGULATION OF UNSAFE BOILERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an inspection shows that a boiler is unsafe, the chief inspector or any deputy inspector shall issue a written preliminary order requiring repairs and alterations as necessary to make the boiler safe for use. The inspector may also order discontinuing the use of the boiler until the repairs and alterations are made or the unsafe conditions are remedied.

(b) On written request, an owner or operator who does not comply with a preliminary order is entitled to a hearing before the executive director to show cause for not enforcing the preliminary order. If, after the hearing, the executive director determines that the boiler is unsafe and that the preliminary order should be enforced, or that other acts are necessary to make the boiler safe, the executive director may order or confirm the withholding of the certificate of operation for that boiler, and may impose additional requirements as necessary for the repair or alteration of the boiler or the correction of the unsafe conditions.

(c) The chief inspector may issue a temporary certificate of operation for a period not to exceed 30 days pending the completion of the replacement or repairs.

(d) This section does not limit the executive director's authority under Section 755.028 or the commission's authority under Section 755.032.

(e) A boiler that cannot be made safe for use shall be condemned and the use of that boiler prohibited.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 251.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 251 / Section 251.001
§ 251.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

Food security being essential, it is the policy of this state to conserve, protect, and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural land for the production of food and other agricultural products. It is the purpose of this chapter to reduce the loss to the state of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be legally threatened, subject to suit, regulated, or otherwise declared to be a nuisance.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.0192 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0192
§ 111.0192. LIMITATIONS ON THE POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The right of eminent domain granted under this chapter to any pipelines transporting coal in whatever form shall not include and cannot be used to condemn water or water rights for use in the transportation of coal by pipeline, and no Texas water from any source shall be used in connection with the transportation, maintenance, or operation of a coal slurry pipeline (except water used for drinking, toilet, bath, or other personal uses at pumping stations or offices) within the State of Texas unless the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall determine, after public hearing, that the use will not be detrimental to the water supply of the area from which the water is sought to be extracted.

(b) The right of eminent domain granted under this chapter to any pipeline transporting coal in whatever form shall not include the power to take land or any interest in land, by exercise of the power of eminent domain, for the purpose of drilling for, mining, or producing any oil, gas, geothermal, geothermal/geopressured, lignite, coal, sulphur, uranium, plutonium, or other mineral, but this provision does not impair the right of any such entity to acquire title to real property for pipelines, including cooling ponds and related surface installations and equipment.