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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.005
§ 8427.005. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.106
§ 7982.106. 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 § 1401.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.121
§ 1401.121. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE MASTER PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has submitted to the Bond Review Board a master plan for the construction of corrections facilities, the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter may not be:

(1) distributed to the department; or

(2) used to finance a project of the correctional institutions division of the department.

(b) The master plan must:

(1) be in the form, contain the information, and cover the period prescribed by the Bond Review Board; and

(2) be revised annually.
Tex. Education Code § 29.925 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.925
§ 29.925. TEXAS GIRLS IN STEM.
Status: in_force

In recognition of Texas Girls in STEM Day, each school district may include throughout the month of March appropriate instruction, activities, and programs to encourage and celebrate women in career fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The instruction may include programs that profile women in those fields and related fields, including finance, information technology, data analytics, cybersecurity, and health care cloud architecture.
Tex. Government Code § 573.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.024
§ 573.024. DETERMINATION OF AFFINITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Two individuals are related to each other by affinity if:

(1) they are married to each other; or

(2) the spouse of one of the individuals is related by consanguinity to the other individual.

(b) The ending of a marriage by divorce or the death of a spouse ends relationships by affinity created by that marriage unless a child of that marriage is living, in which case the marriage is considered to continue as long as a child of that marriage lives.

(c) Subsection (b) applies to a member of the board of trustees of or an officer of a school district only until the youngest child of the marriage reaches the age of 21 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.052
§ 3909.052. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCCEEDING BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board of directors, including the initial board, shall recommend to the governing body of the city persons to serve on the succeeding board.

(b) The governing body of the city shall review the recommendations and approve or disapprove the directors recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body and the mayor vote to appoint that person.

(c) If the governing body of the city is not satisfied with the recommendations submitted by the board and does not vote to approve the recommended board members, the board, on the request of the governing body, shall submit to the governing body additional recommendations. If, after the second submission of recommendations, the governing body does not vote to approve the additional recommendations of the board, the governing body may appoint persons who were not recommended to serve on the succeeding board.

(d) Board members may serve successive terms.

(e) If a provision of Subsections (a)-(d) is found to be invalid, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint the board from recommendations submitted by the then-current board.
Tex. Family Code § 153.709 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.709
§ 153.709. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date a conservator without the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child who is a member of the armed services concludes the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, the conservator may petition the court to:

(1) compute the periods of possession of or access to the child to which the conservator would have otherwise been entitled during the conservator's deployment; and

(2) award the conservator additional periods of possession of or access to the child to compensate for the periods described by Subdivision (1).

(b) If the conservator described by Subsection (a) petitions the court under Subsection (a), the court:

(1) shall compute the periods of possession or access to the child described by Subsection (a)(1); and

(2) may award to the conservator additional periods of possession of or access to the child for a length of time and under terms the court considers reasonable, if the court determines that:

(A) the conservator was on military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty in a location where access to the child was not reasonably possible; and

(B) the award of additional periods of possession of or access to the child is in the best interest of the child.

(c) In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2), the court:

(1) shall consider:

(A) the periods of possession of or access to the child to which the conservator would otherwise have been entitled during the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, as computed under Subsection (b)(1);

(B) whether the court named a designated person under Section 153.705 to exercise limited possession of the child during the conservator's deployment; and

(C) any other factor the court considers appropriate; and

(2) is not required to award additional periods of possession of or access to the child that equals the possession or access to which the conservator would have been entitled during the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, as computed under Subsection (b)(1).

(d) After the conservator described by Subsection (a) has exercised all additional periods of possession or access awarded under this section, the rights of all affected parties are governed by the terms of the court order applicable when the conservator is not ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.054
§ 1088.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director to hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than five, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district resident, shall order the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8820.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8820 / Section 8820.001
§ 8820.001. 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 Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.552 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.552
§ 1305.552. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

If under Section 1305.551 the commissioner determines that a network, insurance carrier, or other person or third party described under Section 1305.551 has violated or is violating this chapter, rules adopted by the commissioner under this chapter, or the Labor Code or rules adopted under that code, the commissioner may:

(1) suspend or revoke a certificate issued under this code;

(2) impose sanctions under Chapter 82;

(3) issue a cease and desist order under Chapter 83;

(4) impose administrative penalties under Chapter 84; or

(5) take any combination of these actions.
Tex. Education Code § 130.129 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.129
§ 130.129. INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

Notes and refunding notes issued under this subchapter must bear interest at a rate not to exceed the rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 51.606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.606
§ 51.606. PROHIBITED FEES.
Status: in_force

A clerk is not entitled to a fee for:

(1) the examination of a paper or record in the clerk's office;

(2) filing any process or document the clerk issues that is returned to court;

(3) a motion or judgment on a motion for security for costs; or

(4) taking or approving a bond for costs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 254.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 254 / Section 254.010
§ 254.010. APPOINTMENT OF JURY OF VIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) At any regular or called session of the commissioners court after the filing of the surveyor's report, the court shall appoint five real property owners of the county as a jury of view. An appointee may not:

(1) have a direct interest in property adjacent to a proposed ditch or within one mile of a proposed ditch; or

(2) have a family relationship with a person having a direct interest in property described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The court may appoint a single jury of view for the entire proposed drainage system or a separate jury of view for each ditch.

(c) If the jurors selected fail or refuse to perform their duties or the report of the jury is rejected by the commissioners court, the court may appoint another jury of view with the same duties as the initial jury.

(d) A member of a jury of view is entitled to compensation in the amount of $3 for each day of service.

(e) After the appointment of a jury of view, the county clerk shall provide the jurors with a certified copy of the petition, court order, and the original surveyor's report with maps, specifications, and the surveyor's estimate of costs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.108
§ 431.108. GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government corporation is a governmental unit as that term is used in Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) The operations of a local government corporation are governmental, not proprietary, functions.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.216 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.216
§ 54A.216. DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A party may request a de novo hearing before the referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a written request not later than the seventh working day after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the associate judge's report as provided by Section 54A.212.

(b) A request for a de novo hearing under this section must specify the issues that will be presented to the referring court. The de novo hearing is limited to the specified issues.

(c) In the de novo hearing before the referring court, the parties may present witnesses on the issues specified in the request for hearing. The referring court may also consider the record from the hearing before the associate judge, including the charge to and verdict returned by a jury, if the record was taken by a court reporter.

(d) Notice of a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court must be given to the opposing attorney in the manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(e) If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court is filed by a party, any other party may file a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court not later than the seventh working day after the date of filing of the initial request.

(f) The referring court, after notice to the parties, shall hold a de novo hearing not later than the 30th day after the date on which the initial request for a de novo hearing was filed with the clerk of the referring court.

(g) Before the start of a hearing conducted by an associate judge, the parties may waive the right of a de novo hearing before the referring court. The waiver may be in writing or on the record.

(h) The denial of relief to a party after a de novo hearing under this section or a party's waiver of the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court does not affect the right of a party to file a motion for new trial, motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or other post-trial motion.

(i) A party may not demand a second jury in a de novo hearing before the referring court if the associate judge's proposed order or judgment resulted from a jury trial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.001
§ 8819.001. 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 Panola County Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.043
§ 313.043. ASSESSMENT AGAINST PARCELS OWNED JOINTLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A single assessment may be made against multiple parcels of property owned by the same person.

(b) Property owned jointly may be assessed jointly.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.018
§ 401.018. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board shall meet quarterly on dates set by the advisory board.

(b) The advisory board shall hold special meetings that may be called by the advisory board chairman or by five advisory board members.

(c) Advisory board meetings may be held at any designated place in the state determined by the advisory board chairman to best serve the purpose for which the meeting is called.

(d) Each member of the advisory board shall be given timely notice of each advisory board meeting.

(e) A record must be kept of each advisory board meeting.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.063 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.063
§ 17.063. METHOD OF SERVICE; NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified copy of the process must be served on the chairman not later than the 20th day prior to the date of return stated in the process.

(b) Immediately after being served, the chairman by properly addressed letter shall mail to the nonresident or agent:

(1) a copy of the process; and

(2) notice that the process has been served on the chairman.

(c) The notice and copy of the process must be sent to the nonresident or agent by registered mail, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, with the postage prepaid.

(d) After the chairman deposits the copy of the process in the mail, it is presumed that the process was transmitted by the chairman and received by the nonresident or agent. The presumption may be rebutted.
Tex. Government Code § 22.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.014
§ 22.014. SENIOR JUSTICE ACTING FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
Status: in_force

In the chief justice's absence, the justice with the most seniority on the supreme court may sign a court document for the chief justice if the chief justice has given that justice written authorization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.153
§ 3798.153. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the district.

(b) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations;

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district; and

(3) appoint four initial directors for each new district.

(c) The governing body of the city shall appoint one director for each new district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.174 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.174
§ 604.174. HEALTH CARE ENTITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On the written request of a health care entity, the advisory board shall provide to the entity:

(1) information about a complaint filed against a person that was resolved after investigation by:

(A) a disciplinary order of the advisory board; or

(B) an agreed settlement; and

(2) the basis of and current status of any complaint that has been referred by the executive director of the medical board for enforcement action.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.048 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.048
§ 2257.048. ATTACHMENT AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A security interest that arises out of a depository's pledge of a security to secure a deposit of public funds by a public entity or an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is created, attaches, and is perfected for all purposes under state law from the time that the custodian identifies the pledge of the security on the custodian's books and records and issues the trust receipt.

(b) A security interest in a pledged security remains perfected in the hands of a subsequent custodian or permitted institution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.153
§ 232.153. PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a county may make an administrative determination that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped, the county must:

(1) hold a public hearing on the matter; and

(2) make reasonable efforts to notify each owner and lienholder of the lot of the time and place of the hearing as provided by Section 232.154.

(b) The hearing may be held by the commissioners court of the county or an appropriate county commission or board appointed by the commissioners court. The Texas Rules of Evidence do not apply to a hearing conducted under this section.

(c) At the hearing, an owner or lienholder may provide testimony and present evidence to refute any of the five required elements for a determination under Section 232.152. It is an affirmative defense to a determination under Section 232.152 that a lot's ad valorem taxes have been paid in full for each year that the taxing authority issued a tax invoice.

(d) The county may conduct a single hearing for multiple lots and make a determination that multiple lots are abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped based on the same evidence.

(e) Not later than the 14th day after the date of the hearing, if a lot is determined to be abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped, the county shall issue an order of its determination.

(f) Not later than the 14th day after the date of the order, the county shall:

(1) post notice of the order at the county courthouse; and

(2) publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the lot is located a notice of the determination containing:

(A) a description of the lot;

(B) the date of the hearing;

(C) a brief statement of the results of the order;

(D) instructions stating where a complete copy of the order may be obtained; and

(E) notice that the order is appealable to a district court in the county within 60 calendar days of the order.

(g) In lieu of the notice required by Subsection (f), the county may:

(1) post the information required by Subsection (f)(2) on the county's Internet website; and

(2) publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the lot is located stating that:

(A) the commissioners court has adopted an order under this subchapter; and

(B) the information required by Subsection (f)(2) may be found on the county's Internet website.
Tex. Family Code § 157.422 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.422
§ 157.422. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedure for filing a motion for enforcement of a final order applies to a motion for clarification.

(b) A person is not entitled to a jury in a proceeding under this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.062 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.062
§ 164.062. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not import sheep into this state unless the shipment is accompanied by a certificate certifying that:

(1) the sheep are free from scabies infection and exposure; or

(2) the sheep have been treated by a method recognized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for eradication of sheep scabies and in a manner designed to have eradicated infection or exposure within 10 days prior to the date of importation.

(b) A certificate under this section must be issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin of the shipment or by a veterinarian of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Tex. Utilities Code § 16.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 16 / Section 16.002
§ 16.002. PAYMENT DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The assessment is due August 15.

(b) A public utility may instead make quarterly payments due August 15, November 15, February 15, and May 15.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.127 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.127
§ 43.127. ANNEXATION FOR FULL PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 43.123(e), on or before the date prescribed by the regulatory plan under Section 43.123(d)(2), the municipality must annex the area for full purposes. This requirement may be waived and the date for full-purpose annexation postponed by written agreement between the municipality and a majority of the affected landowners. A written agreement to waive the municipality's obligation to annex the area for full purposes binds all future owners of land annexed for limited purposes pursuant to that waiver.

(b) In each of the three years for which an area may be annexed for limited purposes, the municipality must take the steps prescribed by this subsection toward the full-purpose annexation of the area. By the end of the first year after the date an area is annexed for limited purposes, the municipality must develop a land use and intensity plan as a basis for services and capital improvements projects planning. By the end of the second year after that date, the municipality must include the area in the municipality's long-range financial forecast and in the municipality's program to identify future capital improvements projects. By the end of the third year after that date, the municipality must include in its adopted capital improvements program the projects intended to serve the area and must identify potential sources of funding for capital improvements.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.553
§ 1301.553. PLUMBING INSPECTIONS IN MUNICIPALITY THAT OVERLAPS ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

If the boundaries of a municipality and another political subdivision overlap, only the affected municipality may perform a plumbing inspection and collect a permit fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.111
§ 252.111. DRAINAGE ALONG PUBLIC ROAD.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court or road commissioner may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property.

(b) The person must make the drain under the direction of the commissioners court, road commissioner, or a person designated by the commissioners court.