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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.003
§ 3805.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing Harris County, the City of Houston, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area traversed by Kirby Drive in the city of Houston.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of September 1, 1997, to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.104
§ 841.104. TAX PAYMENT REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a life insurance company that:

(1) has previously held a certificate of authority to engage in the business of life insurance in this state;

(2) ceased to write new business in this state under that certificate of authority; and

(3) after ceasing to write new business, continued to collect from residents of this state renewal or other premiums on policies written under that certificate of authority.

(b) A life insurance company to which this section applies may not obtain a new certificate of authority to engage in the business of life insurance in this state until the company:

(1) files with the department under oath a report that discloses the gross amount of renewal or other premiums received each calendar year from residents of this state after the period covered by the company's last tax report of gross premium receipts filed under this code; and

(2) pays to the state occupation taxes on those premiums.

(c) The life insurance company shall pay the occupation tax for each year of nonpayment. The company shall pay the tax for each year at the same rate for that year as a company engaged in the business of life insurance in this state during that year.

(d) The life insurance company shall remit the penalties for failure to pay the taxes and file required reports when the company pays the taxes and receives a certificate of authority.
Tex. Estates Code § 53.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 53 / Section 53.001
§ 53.001. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGE'S ORDERS.
Status: in_force

A judge may enforce the judge's lawful orders against an executor or administrator by attachment and confinement. Unless this title expressly provides otherwise, the term of confinement for any one offense under this section may not exceed three days.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.134 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.134
§ 3912.134. LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not contract with or employ a person to plan or construct an improvement project unless the person is licensed or certified in an area relating to planning or construction, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0320 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0320
§ 8513.0320. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may make preliminary investigations and surveys in the manner and for the purposes specified in Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, or other applicable general law.

(b) The authority may make a preliminary investigation or survey independently at its own cost or jointly with others or may contribute to the cost of a preliminary investigation or survey made by another.

(c) For purposes of procuring cooperation by the federal government, any project lawfully within the scope of the purposes of this chapter may be approved for construction as a federal project under such contractual terms as may be demanded by the United States Congress.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.009
§ 533A.009. EXCHANGE OF CLIENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Department facilities, local intellectual and developmental disability authorities, community centers, other designated providers, and subcontractors of intellectual disability services are component parts of one service delivery system within which client records may be exchanged without the client's consent.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0403
§ 9092.0403. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for the district's money.

(b) District money shall be deposited in a designated depository, except that sufficient money shall be remitted to the bank or banks of payment to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) Membership of a bank officer or director on the board does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.033
§ 361.033. INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall inspect regulated hazardous waste management and disposal facilities periodically as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).

(b) In supplementing the inspections under Subsection (a), the commission shall give priority to inspecting and reinspecting those facilities, including generators, considered most likely to be in noncompliance or most likely to pose an environmental or public health threat, regardless of whether the facilities are characterized as major or non-major facilities.

(c) The commission may randomly perform less comprehensive checks of facilities to supplement the more comprehensive inspections required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.258
§ 2025.258. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall obtain criminal history record information on each applicant renewing an occupational license under this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall ensure that criminal history record information is obtained on each license holder at least once every 36 months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0305
§ 7910A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 851.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 851 / Section 851.004
§ 851.004. POWERS, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation, as well as the powers, privileges, and immunities conferred by this subtitle.

(b) The board of trustees, director, members of an advisory committee or medical board appointed by the board of trustees, and staff of the retirement system are not liable for any action taken or omission made or suffered by them in good faith in the performance of any duty in connection with any program, system, or benefit administered by the retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0301
§ 3793.0301. 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 § 8451.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.201
§ 8451.201. 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. Insurance Code § 1201.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.107
§ 1201.107. OUTLINE OF COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An outline of coverage for an individual accident and health insurance policy must be delivered to the applicant at the time application is made, and an acknowledgment of receipt or certificate of delivery of an outline of coverage must be provided to the insurer with the application.

(b) If the policy issued differs from the policy for which the applicant applied, an outline of coverage that properly describes the policy must:

(1) accompany the policy when delivered; and

(2) clearly state that the policy is not the policy for which the applicant applied.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a direct response insurance product.

(d) An outline of coverage under a direct response insurance product must accompany the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.154
§ 1055.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year.

(b) Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be filed:

(1) with the comptroller; and

(2) at the district office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.107
§ 342.107. DUTIES OF FERRY OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

The holder of a license to operate a ferry shall:

(1) at all times maintain good, safe, and substantial boats in sufficient number to readily accommodate the public;

(2) keep the banks used by the ferry in good repair and graded so that the ascent from the water's edge to the top of the bank does not exceed one foot in height for each seven feet from the water's edge; and

(3) readily attend a passenger wanting to cross with animals or other property.
Tex. Education Code § 51.8265 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.8265
§ 51.8265. PREADMISSION MENTORING AND ASSISTANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) In order to maximize a student's potential for success in the program, the council shall identify students who may be eligible to participate in the program not later than the beginning of the first fall semester following the student's graduation from high school.

(b) If the student is enrolled at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher education, an identified student who expresses an interest in participating in the program is entitled to the following assistance during the student's freshman year:

(1) regular meetings with a program faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to monitor the student's academic progress and advise the student in academic course work and career choices; and

(2) tutoring in courses as necessary, to be paid with program funds.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826, Sec. 3(2), eff. June 19, 2009.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.009
§ 504.009. SOUVENIR LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a souvenir version of any specialty license plate for any vehicle.

(a-1) On request, the Texas Military Department, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code, shall issue a souvenir version of the specialty license plate described by Section 504.322.

(b) The fee for a single souvenir license plate is $20. The fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund unless the souvenir license plate is a replica of a specialty license plate issued under Subchapter G or I for which the fee is deposited to an account other than the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund, in which case:

(1) $10 of the fee for the souvenir license plate shall be deposited to the credit of the designated account; and

(2) $10 of the fee for the souvenir license plate shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(c) If a souvenir license plate issued before November 19, 2009, is personalized, the fee for the plate is $40. Of the fee:

(1) $20 shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund;

(2) $10 shall be deposited to the credit of the designated account if the souvenir license plate is a replica of a specialty license plate issued under Subchapter G or I for which the fee is deposited to a designated account other than the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund; and

(3) the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(c-1) The fee for a souvenir license plate issued on or after November 19, 2009, is the amount established under Section 504.851(c).

(d) A souvenir license plate may not be used on a motor vehicle and is not an insignia of registration for a motor vehicle. Each souvenir license plate must be identified by the department in a way that identifies it to law enforcement officers and others as a souvenir license plate.

(e) A beneficiary of a specialty license plate issued under Subchapter G or I, as designated by the applicable section of those subchapters, may purchase the specialty license plates, in minimum amounts determined by the department, for use or resale by the beneficiary. The beneficiary shall pay the required fee per plate, less the amount of the fee that would be deposited to the credit of the designated account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.153
§ 8150.153. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a road or road improvement that is dedicated or otherwise transferred to public use; or

(2) purchase a road or road improvement constructed by a private person.

(b) The amount paid for the reimbursement or for the purchase of a road or road improvement under Subsection (a) may:

(1) include all construction costs, including engineering, legal, financing, and other expenses incident to the construction; or

(2) be at a price not to exceed the replacement cost of the road or road improvement as determined by the board.

(c) The reimbursement or purchase of a road or road improvement may be paid for with proceeds from the sale of the district's bonds or from any other money available to the district.

(d) The district may enter into an agreement to use the proceeds of a subsequent bond sale to reimburse a private person under this section. The agreement may provide the terms and conditions under which the road or road improvement is to be dedicated or transferred for the benefit of the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0602 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0602
§ 3979.0602. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.

(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Montgomery County Management District No. 1 at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.102
§ 3852.102. EXERCISE OF POWERS OUTSIDE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise its powers in an area outside the district if the board determines that exercising those powers benefits the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.363 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.363
§ 1101.363. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue an appropriate license to an applicant who meets the requirements for a license.

(b) The commission may issue an inactive sales agent license to a person who applies for a sales agent license and satisfies all requirements for the license. The person may not act as a sales agent unless the person is sponsored by a licensed broker who has notified the commission as required by Section 1101.367(b).

(c) A license remains in effect for the period prescribed by the commission if the license holder complies with this chapter and pays the appropriate renewal fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.001
§ 9038.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Comal County Water Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.301
§ 1114.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall order an election on the question of dissolution of the district if the board receives a petition of 20 percent of the voters in the district.

(b) The commissioners court on its own motion may order an election on the question of dissolution of the district.

(c) An order calling an election under this section must contain:

(1) the time of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the issue to be printed on the ballot; and

(4) the presiding judge for each polling place.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1971 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1971
§ 25.1971. REEVES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Reeves County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Reeves County.

(b) The County Court at Law of Reeves County sits in Pecos.
Tex. Insurance Code § 481.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 481 / Section 481.009
§ 481.009. DELIVERY OF DEPOSIT BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

On being provided a certified copy of the commissioner's order issued under Section 481.007 or 481.008, the comptroller shall release, transfer, and deliver the deposit to the owner of the deposit in accordance with the order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8283.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.155
§ 8283.155. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may enter into a contract with a person, including a political subdivision, on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:

(1) the purchase or sale of raw or treated water;

(2) the purchase, lease, use, management, control, or operation of water treatment or distribution facilities or sewer collection and treatment facilities, all or part of the facilities or systems owned by the other political subdivision, in accordance with terms mutually agreed on by the governing bodies of the contracting parties; or

(3) planning, making preliminary surveys, investigations, or feasibility reports, engineering, or reports of any kind.

(b) A contract for the acquisition of an existing water or sewer facility may be made on terms approved by the contracting parties.

(c) If changes in plans or specifications are necessary after performance of a construction contract begins, the board may approve change orders necessary to decrease or increase the amount of materials, equipment, or supplies to be provided under the contract or the amount of work to be performed. The total cost of the change orders may not increase the original contract price by more than 25 percent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8829.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8829 / Section 8829.054
§ 8829.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.

(b) To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 28 / Section 1
§ 1.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The court may set any criminal case for a pre-trial hearing before it is set for trial upon its merits, and direct the defendant and his attorney, if any of record, and the State's attorney, to appear before the court at the time and place stated in the court's order for a conference and hearing. The defendant must be present at the arraignment, and his presence is required during any pre-trial proceeding. The pre-trial hearing shall be to determine any of the following matters:

(1) Arraignment of the defendant, if such be necessary; and appointment of counsel to represent the defendant, if such be necessary;

(2) Pleadings of the defendant;

(3) Special pleas, if any;

(4) Exceptions to the form or substance of the indictment or information;

(5) Motions for continuance either by the State or defendant; provided that grounds for continuance not existing or not known at the time may be presented and considered at any time before the defendant announces ready for trial;

(6) Motions to suppress evidence--When a hearing on the motion to suppress evidence is granted, the court may determine the merits of said motion on the motions themselves, or upon opposing affidavits, or upon oral testimony, subject to the discretion of the court;

(7) Motions for change of venue by the State or the defendant; provided, however, that such motions for change of venue, if overruled at the pre-trial hearing, may be renewed by the State or the defendant during the voir dire examination of the jury;

(8) Discovery;

(9) Entrapment; and

(10) Motion for appointment of interpreter.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3134 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3134
§ 151.3134. BREAST MILK PUMPING PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Breast milk pumping product" means a breast pump, a breast milk storage bag or other container designed to store pumped breast milk, or a pumping bra.

(2) "Breast pump" means an electrically or manually controlled device designed or marketed to be used to express milk from a human breast during lactation, including accessories necessary for use of the device such as flanges and tubing. The term includes any battery, AC adapter, or other power supply unit packaged and sold with the device to power the device.

(b) The sale, storage, use, or other consumption of a breast milk pumping product is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0109
§ 3959.0109. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.258
§ 1099.258. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) any bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) any profits made in the sale of the bonds.