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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.205
§ 8504.205. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM BY OTHER PERSONS.
Status: in_force

A program under this subchapter may involve grants or loans of money, services, or equipment to a person engaged in an economic development activity, including a public firefighting organization, governmental body, nonprofit corporation, local or regional development council, or other nonprofit or noncommercial organization. The authority may provide assistance to a for-profit entity if the assistance is necessary or appropriate to carry out an economic development program consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009 / Section 8009.0202
§ 8009.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8009.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2023.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8009.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8009.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.051
§ 364.051. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, and repair all or part of a solid waste disposal system, a county may issue bonds payable:

(1) from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues to accrue under a contract entered into under this chapter; and

(2) from other income pledged by the county.

(b) Pending issuance of definitive bonds, a county may issue negotiable interim bonds or obligations eligible for exchange or substitution by use of the definitive bonds.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.123 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.123
§ 204.123. TRANSFER TO SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND, TRAINING STABILIZATION FUND, AND COMPENSATION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on September 1 of a year, the commission determines that the amount in the compensation fund will exceed 100 percent of its floor as computed under Section 204.061 on the next October 1 computation date, the commission shall transfer from the holding fund created under Section 204.122:

(1) during any state fiscal biennium beginning on or after September 1, 2007, 100 percent to the skills development fund created under Section 303.003, except that the amount transferred under this subdivision may not exceed the amount appropriated by the legislature to the skills development program strategies and activities in that biennium; and

(2) any remaining amount in the holding fund after the distribution under Subdivision (1) to the training stabilization fund created under Section 302.101.

(b) If, on September 1 of a year, the commission determines that the amount in the compensation fund will be at or below 100 percent of its floor as computed under Section 204.061 on the next October 1 computation date, the commission shall transfer to the compensation fund as much of the amount in the holding fund as is necessary to raise the amount in the compensation fund to 100 percent of its floor, up to and including the entire amount in the holding fund. The commission shall transfer any remaining balance in the holding fund to the skills development fund and the training stabilization fund in the manner prescribed by Subsection (a).
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.107 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.107
§ 55.107. LIMITATION ON COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may prescribe in relation to blocking only a requirement authorized by Sections 55.105, 55.106, and 55.1065.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.082 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.082
§ 61.082. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Status: reserved

(a) Except as provided by Section 61.067(a-1), the provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to interfere with local initiative and responsibility in the cleaning, maintenance, and supervision of public beaches.

(b) The administration of public beaches, the selection of personnel, and the determination of the best uses of the funds insofar as is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter are reserved to the several political subdivisions receiving funds under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.052
§ 2003.052. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The department may inspect a vessel located in this state, including the territorial waters of this state, to ensure that the vessel is operated in compliance with state or other law.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.152
§ 4001.152. GOOD FAITH.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision of this title that imposes liability or a penalty does not apply to an act or omission made in good faith in conformity with a board rule.

(b) This section applies regardless of whether the rule is subsequently amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.
Tex. Election Code § 212.054 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.054
§ 212.054. APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY RECOUNT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A supplementary recount may not be conducted unless a person authorized to obtain the recount submits, as provided by this subchapter, an application for the recount that complies with the applicable requirements prescribed by this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.151
§ 7904.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7904.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.057
§ 1117.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by the entire board.
Tex. Government Code § 411.351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.351
§ 411.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Abducted child" means a child 17 years of age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the child, as determined by a local law enforcement agency.

(2) "Alert system" means the statewide America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) alert system for abducted children and missing persons with intellectual disabilities.

(2-a) "Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that is concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior and originates during the developmental period. The term includes a pervasive developmental disorder.

(3) "Local law enforcement agency" means a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of:

(A) the abduction of a child; or

(B) a missing person with an intellectual disability.

(3-a) "Pervasive developmental disorder" means a disorder that meets the criteria for a pervasive developmental disorder established in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.

(4) "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.209
§ 1020.209. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1020.210, and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.152
§ 7968.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7968.151, 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.

(c) Section 49.107(f), Water Code, does not apply to reimbursements for projects constructed or acquired under Section 7968.103.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.004
§ 8126.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0501
§ 7909A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 81.08794 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.08794
§ 81.08794. EXPIRED TIME AND DEFEATED RULE PROPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a time limit provided by this subchapter expires or a disciplinary rule proposal is otherwise defeated, the process for initiating the proposed disciplinary rule may again be initiated in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) For good cause shown, the supreme court may grant a petition to extend any time limit provided by this subchapter until a date that is not later than the 90th day after the original deadline.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0303
§ 9091.0303. 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, 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. Local Government Code § 151.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 151 / Section 151.003
§ 151.003. OFFICERS MAKE APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

After the entry of the commissioners court's order, the officer applying for the employees may appoint them.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.513 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.513
§ 9.513. TERMINATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to file a termination statement for the financing statement if the financing statement covers consumer goods and:

(1) there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or

(2) the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.

(b) To comply with Subsection (a), a secured party shall cause the secured party of record to file the termination statement:

(1) within one month after there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make advances, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or

(2) if earlier, within 20 days after the secured party receives an authenticated demand from a debtor.

(c) In cases not governed by Subsection (a), within 20 days after a secured party receives an authenticated demand from a debtor, the secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to send the debtor a termination statement for the financing statement or file the termination statement in the filing office if:

(1) except in the case of a financing statement covering accounts or chattel paper that has been sold or goods that are the subject of a consignment, there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value;

(2) the financing statement covers accounts or chattel paper that has been sold but as to which the account debtor or other person obligated has discharged its obligation;

(3) the financing statement covers goods that were the subject of a consignment to the debtor but are not in the debtor's possession; or

(4) the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.510, upon the filing of a termination statement with the filing office, the financing statement to which the termination statement relates ceases to be effective. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.510, for purposes of Sections 9.519(g), 9.522(a), and 9.523(c), the filing with the filing office of a termination statement relating to a financing statement that indicates that the debtor is a transmitting utility also causes the effectiveness of the financing statement to lapse.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.405 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.405
§ 125.405. ACCOUNT WITHDRAWALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union may require not longer than 60 days' notice for a withdrawal from a share or deposit account.

(b) The commissioner may impose an advance withdrawal notice requirement following issuance of a cease and desist order under Chapter 122. The commissioner by rule may require that a requirement imposed under this subsection apply to all members of the credit union.

(c) A membership share may not be withdrawn unless membership in the credit union is terminated.
Tex. Government Code § 82.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.013
§ 82.013. EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The Board of Law Examiners shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and board employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the board's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions must:

(1) ensure that the public is able to easily find information about the board on the Internet;

(2) ensure that persons who want to use the board's services are able to:

(A) interact with the board through the Internet; and

(B) access any service that can be provided effectively through the Internet; and

(3) be cost-effective and developed through the board's planning processes.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.005
§ 2155.005. COMPLIANCE WITH ANTITRUST LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) A bidder offering to sell goods or services to the state shall certify on each bid submitted that neither the bidder, nor the person represented by the bidder, nor any person acting for the represented person has:

(1) violated the antitrust laws codified by Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, or the federal antitrust laws; or

(2) directly or indirectly communicated the bid to a competitor or other person engaged in the same line of business.

(b) The attorney general shall prepare the certification statement. The statement shall be made a part of the bid form.
Tex. Election Code § 112.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 112 / Section 112.001
§ 112.001. LIMITED BALLOT.
Status: in_force

In this code, "limited ballot" means a ballot voted under this chapter that is restricted to the offices and propositions stating measures on which a person is entitled to vote under Section 112.004.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.153
§ 883.153. POLICY RATES.
Status: in_force

A mutual insurance company operating under this chapter shall charge the insurance rates prescribed by the commissioner and is subject to the same rate requirements as a domestic insurance company.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.052
§ 493.052. LIMITATION ON REINSURANCE OF ENTIRE OUTSTANDING BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not reinsure the insurer's entire outstanding business in an assuming insurer unless the assuming insurer is authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.

(b) Before the date of reinsurance:

(1) the reinsurance contract must be submitted to the commissioner; and

(2) the commissioner must approve the contract as fully protecting the interests of all policyholders.
Tex. Insurance Code § 821.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 821 / Section 821.002
§ 821.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(2) a local mutual aid association or local mutual burial association operating under Chapters 886, 887, and 888;

(3) a statewide mutual assessment company or association operating under Chapters 881, 887, or 888;

(4) another association operating under Subchapter C, Chapter 887;

(5) a farm mutual insurance company operating under Chapter 911; or

(6) a county mutual fire insurance company operating under Chapter 912.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 48.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 48 / Section 48.101
§ 48.101. PROMOTORA AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a statewide Promotora and Community Health Worker Training and Certification Advisory Committee composed of representatives from relevant entities appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint a member of the advisory committee as presiding officer of the advisory committee.

(b) The advisory committee shall:

(1) advise the department and the commission on the implementation of standards, guidelines, and requirements under this chapter that relate to the training and regulation of promotoras and community health workers;

(2) advise the department on matters related to the employment and funding of promotoras and community health workers; and

(3) provide to the department recommendations for a sustainable program for promotoras and community health workers consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.

(c) Chapter 2110, Government Code, applies to the advisory committee.
Tex. Estates Code § 33.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.003
§ 33.003. CERTAIN ACTIONS INVOLVING PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the proper venue for an action by or against a personal representative for personal injury, death, or property damages is determined under Section 15.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.152
§ 1251.152. ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the expiration of a temporary guardianship, the temporary guardian shall file with the court clerk:

(1) a sworn list of all estate property that has come into the temporary guardian's possession;

(2) a return of all sales made by the temporary guardian; and

(3) a full exhibit and account of all the temporary guardian's acts as temporary guardian.

(b) The court shall act on the list, return, exhibit, and account filed under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.039 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.039
§ 61.039. FAILURE TO PROVIDE STATE ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

If the department fails to provide assistance to an eligible county as prescribed by Section 61.038, the county is not liable for payments for health care services provided to its eligible county residents after the county reaches the eight percent expenditure level.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.0321 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.0321
§ 1956.0321. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PURCHASE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 1956.032, a person attempting to sell a catalytic converter to a metal recycling entity shall provide to the metal recycling entity:

(1) the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed; and

(2) a copy of the certificate of title or other documentation indicating that the person has an ownership interest in the vehicle described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A metal recycling entity may not purchase a catalytic converter from a seller who does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (a).

(c) A metal recycling entity may not purchase a catalytic converter unless the entity determines that the catalytic converter is consistent with the manufacturer's specifications for a catalytic converter from the vehicle for which the seller provided information under Subsection (a)(1).

(d) A metal recycling entity shall mark, in the manner prescribed by the commission by rule, each catalytic converter purchased by the entity with a unique number.

(e) A metal recycling entity shall keep an accurate electronic record or an accurate and legible written record of each purchase of a catalytic converter made in the course of the entity's business. The record must be in English and include:

(1) the information required by Section 1956.033;

(2) the vehicle information provided under Subsection (a)(1);

(3) a copy of the documentation described by Subsection (a)(2); and

(4) the unique number marked on the catalytic converter under Subsection (d).