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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.201
§ 9056.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 9056.202, the district may issue bonds, in the manner provided by general law for water control and improvement districts, to:

(1) provide dams, structures, projects, and works of improvement for flood prevention, the conservation and development of water, and for other necessary plants, facilities, and equipment in connection therewith and for the improvement, repair, and operation of same;

(2) carry out any other power provided by this chapter or by Chapter 49 or 51, Water Code; and

(3) pay all costs, charges, and expenses of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171A.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171A / Section 171A.108
§ 171A.108. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a court may not apply the law of another state or jurisdiction to any qui tam action brought under Section 171A.101 unless the Texas Constitution or federal law compels the court to apply that law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 144.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 144 / Section 144.004
§ 144.004. TRANSFER TO MULTIPLE PAYEES.
Status: in_force

A single transfer may contain payments to multiple payees without the necessity of issuing individual warrants for each payee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8116.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8116 / Section 8116.001
§ 8116.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 12.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0308
§ 3973.0308. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Estates Code § 114.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.053
§ 114.053. TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED NONTESTAMENTARY.
Status: in_force

A transfer on death deed is a nontestamentary instrument.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.028 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.028
§ 148.028. PRIORITY OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

A lien under this subchapter has priority over any other lien or perfected security interest in the animal, its carcass, its products, or proceeds from the sale of the animal, its carcass, or its products.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 829.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 829 / Section 829.002
§ 829.002. TRAINING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not perform the duties of an animal control officer unless:

(1) the person:

(A) completes a basic animal control course under this chapter not later than the first anniversary of the date the person assumes animal control duties; or

(B) completed a personnel training course on or before June 30, 2008, under Section 823.004 as it existed on that date; and

(2) the person completes 30 hours of continuing education under this chapter during each three-year period following:

(A) the date the person completes the basic animal control course; or

(B) June 30, 2008, if the person completed a personnel training course under Subdivision (1)(B).
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.010
§ 253.010. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date a property owner receives an assessment, the owner may appeal the assessment by filing a petition in a district court having jurisdiction in the county.

(b) The appeal may be made on the basis of the assessment amount or the inaccuracy, irregularity, invalidity, or insufficiency of the proceedings or the road improvements.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.006
§ 2063.006. CYBERSECURITY EMERGENCY FUNDING.
Status: in_force

If a cybersecurity incident creates a need for emergency funding, the command may request that the governor or Legislative Budget Board make a proposal under Chapter 317 to provide funding to manage the operational and financial impacts from the cybersecurity incident.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.104
§ 2151.104. ACCESS TO RIDES.
Status: in_force

An owner or operator of an amusement ride may deny entry to the ride to any person if, in the owner's or operator's opinion, the entry may jeopardize the safety of the person or of other amusement ride patrons.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022 / Section 8022.0001
§ 8022.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Tanglewood Forest Limited District.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.202
§ 1956.202. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation.

(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation; and

(4) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) The attorney general may sue to collect a civil penalty under this section. In the suit the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the state, the reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining the penalty, including investigation and court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, and other expenses.

(d) A civil penalty may not be assessed under this section for conduct described by Section 1956.021, 1956.023(d), 1956.036(a), 1956.038, or 1956.039.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.562 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.562
§ 171.562. RULES; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The department and comptroller, in consultation with each other, shall adopt rules and procedures to implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.062 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.062
§ 147.062. FAILURE TO POST COPY OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to post a copy of the person's bond in accordance with Section 147.027 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.

(c) A person commits a separate offense each day that the copy is not posted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.201
§ 548.201. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish an inspection program for commercial motor vehicles that:

(1) meets the requirements of federal motor carrier safety regulations; and

(2) requires a commercial motor vehicle registered in this state to pass an annual inspection of all safety equipment required by the federal motor carrier safety regulations.

(b) A program under this section also applies to any:

(1) vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds that is operated in interstate commerce and registered in this state;

(2) school activity bus, as defined in Section 541.201, that has a gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds, or is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; and

(3) school bus that will operate at a speed authorized by Section 545.352(b)(5)(A).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.252
§ 1027.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.508 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.508
§ 887.508. EXEMPTION FROM CAPITAL AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An association is exempt from the capital and surplus requirements of Section 887.502(2) if the association:

(1) possesses capital in an amount equal to at least $100,000 and unencumbered surplus in an amount equal to at least $100,000; and

(2) converted to a stock legal reserve life insurance company before September 1, 1999.

(b) An association that is exempt under Subsection (a) and that converts on or after September 1, 1989, shall immediately increase its capital and surplus to amounts that satisfy Section 887.502(2) on:

(1) a change of control of at least 50 percent of the voting securities of the converted company; or

(2) if the converted company or the holding company that controls the converted company, if any, is not controlled by voting securities, a change of at least 50 percent of the ownership of the converted company or its holding company.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), a transfer of ownership because of death, regardless of whether the decedent died testate or intestate, is not considered a change of control of a converted company or its holding company if ownership is transferred only to one or more individuals, each of whom would have been an heir of the decedent had the decedent died intestate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.306
§ 651.306. PERSONAL SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, personal supervision requires the physical presence of a funeral director or embalmer at the specified place and time a funeral service is provided.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.301 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.301
§ 121.301. RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) On application of the railroad commission, a court having jurisdiction to appoint a receiver may appoint a receiver to control and manage, under the direction of the court, the property of a pipeline subject to this chapter if the person or corporation owning, operating, or controlling the pipeline violates this chapter or a rule of the railroad commission.

(b) The railroad commission may apply for a receivership only if the railroad commission determines that the public interest requires a receivership.

(c) The grounds for the appointment of a receiver under this section are in addition to any other ground provided by law.
Tex. Government Code § 661.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.032
§ 661.032. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a state employee who, at any time during the employee's lifetime, has accrued six months of continuous state employment. State employment is continuous while the employee is entitled to be paid a regular salary, except that the continuity of state employment is not interrupted while the employee is on a leave of absence without pay for less than one calendar month.

(b) The estates of the following are not entitled to payments under this subchapter:

(1) an individual employed on a piecework basis;

(2) an individual who holds an office that is normally filled by vote of the people;

(3) an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor;

(4) an operator of equipment or a driver of a team whose wages are included in the rental paid by a state agency to the owner of the equipment or team; or

(5) an individual covered by:

(A) the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One;

(B) the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two; or

(C) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, other than an individual described by Section 661.031(2)(C) or (D).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.155
§ 1084.155. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.056
§ 506.056. SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an unlicensed person pursuing supervised experience in applied behavior analysis if the supervised experience is consistent with the requirements of the certifying entity and commission rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8077.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8077 / Section 8077.0306
§ 8077.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may, at the time the new district is created, contain only:

(1) land within the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter; or

(2) any land adjacent to the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter if that adjacent land is:

(A) not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city; or

(B) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city and that adjacent land has been approved for inclusion in the district under the consent ordinance or resolution adopted by a city under Section 8077.0104.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8077.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8077.0103.

(i) Municipal consent by a city is not required for the creation of any new district created under this section.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to that of the original district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.101
§ 7990.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 151.101 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 151 / Section 151.101
§ 151.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "timber purchaser" means a person who purchases standing timber for harvest.
Tex. Education Code § 61.573 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.573
§ 61.573. INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to participate in the Building Better Futures Program, an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education must:

(1) be approved by or awaiting approval from the United States Department of Education to offer a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities;

(2) develop and implement a selective admissions process to select eligible students under Section 61.574 for admission to the institution's comprehensive transition and postsecondary program; and

(3) award a certificate to each student who successfully completes the Building Better Futures Program at the institution.

(b) The board shall establish criteria to ensure that each eligible institution that has requested but not yet received approval from the United States Department of Education for the institution's comprehensive transition and postsecondary program obtains that approval not later than the third anniversary of the date the institution is initially selected by the board for participation in the Building Better Futures Program.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.120 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.120
§ 1232.120. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

An obligation issued by the board, any transaction relating to the obligation, and profits made from the sale of the obligation are exempt from taxation by this state or by a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.055
§ 457.055. TRANSFER OF RESOURCES BETWEEN MUNICIPALITY AND AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may transfer to an authority created under this chapter:

(1) property and employees of a division of the municipality that before the creation of the authority was responsible for municipal public transportation; and

(2) municipal funds that may be used for mass transit.

(b) The governing body may abolish or change the functions of the municipal division formerly responsible for municipal public transportation.

(c) If an authority is required to be dissolved under this chapter, the board, on dissolution of the authority, shall transfer to a municipality the funds, property, and employees that were transferred to the authority under this section. The governing body of the municipality may then re-create or change the duties of any municipal division abolished or changed as a result of transfers made under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.152
§ 3877.152. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules covering its public parking system.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.057
§ 2001.057. CONTINUANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may continue a hearing in a contested case from time to time and from place to place.

(b) The notice of the hearing must indicate the times and places at which the hearing may be continued.

(c) If a hearing is not concluded on the day it begins, a state agency shall, to the extent possible, proceed with the hearing on each subsequent working day until the hearing is concluded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0401
§ 4014.0401. 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 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 the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.209
§ 403.209. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall develop a system for monitoring a license holder's compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the commission or executive director to perform certain acts; and

(2) identify and monitor license holders who represent a risk to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0301
§ 7948A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.158
§ 3821.158. MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Midland is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0310
§ 3975.0310. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.135 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.135
§ 2054.135. DATA USE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall develop a data use agreement for use by the agency that meets the particular needs of the agency and is consistent with rules adopted by the department that relate to information security standards for state agencies.

(b) A state agency shall update the data use agreement at least biennially, but may update the agreement at any time as necessary to accommodate best practices in data management.

(c) A state agency shall distribute the data use agreement developed under this section, and each update to that agreement, to employees of the agency who handle sensitive information, including financial, medical, personnel, or student data. The employee shall sign the data use agreement distributed and each update to the agreement.

(d) To the extent possible, a state agency shall provide employees described by Subsection (c) with cybersecurity awareness training to coincide with the distribution of:

(1) the data use agreement required under this section; and

(2) each biennial update to that agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.157
§ 3816.157. LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment, including an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, a reassessment, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.

(b) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
Tex. Education Code § 130.085 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.085
§ 130.085. TUITION EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of any public junior college may exempt from payment of tuition all students who are residents of the junior college district and who are enrolled for 12 or more semester credit hours, provided that this action will allow the college to participate in and benefit from funds available as provided by Sections 1-7, Title I, 64 Stat. 1100, as amended, 20 U.S.C. Secs. 236-241-1.

(b) This action by the board of trustees does not affect their authority under Section 130.123, nor does this section in any way supersede that section. This action of the board does not affect the right of the college to an allocation of state appropriations under this chapter and Chapter 130A.