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Tex. Water Code § 58.127 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.127
§ 58.127. ADOPTING RULES.
Status: in_force

A district may adopt and make known reasonable rules to:

(1) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water; and

(2) regulate residence, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping, and all recreational and business privileges on any body or stream of water, or any body of land, or any easement owned or controlled by the district.
Tex. Education Code § 29.1561 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.1561
§ 29.1561. ADMINISTRATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may waive a law or rule relating to early childhood care and education programs:

(1) to the extent that the law or rule is more restrictive than required by federal law; or

(2) to the extent necessary to comply with federal law.

(b) Notwithstanding any restriction imposed by this title, the commissioner may administer grants for early childhood care and education programs under Section 29.155 or 29.156, including Head Start and Early Head Start programs, in a manner that provides the greatest flexibility allowed under federal law.

(c) The commissioner by rule may establish a program to provide incentives to providers of early childhood care and education programs that, to the greatest extent practicable, provide coordinated services authorized under Section 29.158(c).
Tex. Government Code § 490G.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490G / Section 490G.003
§ 490G.003. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint the presiding officer of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.1011 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.1011
§ 8501.1011. TRAINING REQUIRED FOR BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing authority operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the authority;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The general manager of the authority shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Government Code § 401.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.005
§ 401.005. EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to any conditions attached to a particular appropriation, money appropriated from the inaugural fund may be expended for:

(1) printing;

(2) the employment of staff;

(3) the lease of office space and payment of utility expenses;

(4) professional and consultant fees;

(5) postage, telephone, and telegraph expenses;

(6) payment of expenses incurred by committee members; and

(7) any other public purpose reasonably related to conducting inaugural ceremonies and related events, including expenses of raising funds.

(b) Contributions received by the committee and not deposited in the state treasury may be expended for any purpose the committee considers appropriate.

(c) A voucher for an expenditure from the inaugural fund must be approved in writing by the chairman.

(d) Chapters 2155-2158 do not apply to the committee.
Tex. Estates Code § 354.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 354 / Section 354.055
§ 354.055. LIEN ON PROPERTY OF ESTATE WITHDRAWN FROM ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A lien exists on all of the estate withdrawn from administration under Section 354.053 and in the possession of the distributees and those claiming under the distributees with notice of that lien, to secure the ultimate payment of:

(1) the bond under Section 354.052; and

(2) debts and claims secured by the bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.109
§ 604.109. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter may not be transferred.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.354 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.354
§ 39.354. REGISTRATION OF MUNICIPAL AGGREGATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal aggregator may not provide aggregation services in the state unless the municipal aggregator registers with the commission.

(b) In this section, "municipal aggregator" means a person authorized by two or more municipal governing bodies to join the bodies into a single purchasing unit to negotiate the purchase of electricity from retail electric providers or aggregation by a municipality under Chapter 304, Local Government Code.

(c) A municipal aggregator may register any time after September 1, 2000.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.047
§ 303.047. WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

If a notice is required to be given to a director by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, a written waiver of the notice signed by the person entitled to the notice, before or after the time that would have been stated in the notice, is equivalent to giving the notice.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.103
§ 2054.103. SUBMISSION OF OPERATING PLANS.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall send a copy of its biennial operating plan and of any amendments to the plan, as approved by the Legislative Budget Board, to the governor and the state auditor not later than the 30th day after the date the Legislative Budget Board approves the plan or amendment, as applicable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 822.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 822 / Section 822.204
§ 822.204. FORM OF CAPITAL AND SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

(a) After incorporation and the issuance of a certificate of authority to an insurance company, the minimum capital stock and surplus of the company may consist only of:

(1) United States currency;

(2) bonds of this state;

(3) bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the United States the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States;

(4) bonds or other interest-bearing evidences of indebtedness of a county or municipality of this state; and

(5) notes secured by first mortgages:

(A) on otherwise unencumbered real property in this state the title to which is valid; and

(B) the payment of which is insured wholly or partly by the United States.

(b) Not more than 50 percent of the minimum capital stock and minimum surplus of an insurance company may be invested in an investment described by Subsection (a)(5).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 301.009 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 301 / Section 301.009
§ 301.009. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Except as limited by the governing documents of the professional entity or an applicable agreement, an ownership interest in a professional entity may be transferred only to:

(1) an owner of the entity;

(2) the entity itself; or

(3) an authorized person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.351
§ 4201.351. COMPLAINT AS APPEAL.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, a complaint filed concerning dissatisfaction or disagreement with an adverse determination constitutes an appeal of that adverse determination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.151
§ 1033.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare a budget that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed to meet the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.202
§ 8366.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 313.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 313 / Section 313.002
§ 313.002. PUBLICATION OR POSTING OF NOTICE FOR LAWS AFFECTING LOCALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who intends to apply for the passage of a local or special law must publish notice of that intention in a newspaper published in the county embracing the locality the law will affect.

(b) The notice must be published once not later than the 30th day before the date on which the intended law is introduced in the legislature.

(c) The notice is sufficient if it contains a statement of the general purpose and substance of the intended law and the name of the person paying for the publication. Publication of the particular form of the intended law or the terms used in the intended law is not required.

(d) If the intended law will affect more than one county, the person applying for passage of the law must publish notice in each county the law will affect.

(e) If a newspaper is not published in the county, the person applying for passage of the law must post the notice at the courthouse door and at five other public places in the immediate locality in the county the law will affect.

(f) The posted notice must accurately define the locality the law will affect.

(g) The notice must be posted for at least 30 days.
Tex. Government Code § 24.531 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.531
§ 24.531.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.531. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 386th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) The 386th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.051
§ 3885.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors composed of:

(1) two directors appointed by the governing body of the city;

(2) one director appointed by the governing body of the city who is an employee of the Prosper Independent School District;

(3) the city manager; and

(4) the city's chief financial officer.

(b) An appointed director serves a term of four years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 831.0003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 831 / Section 831.0003
§ 831.0003. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an insurer, or the insurance group of which the insurer is a member, shall, not later than June 1 of each calendar year, submit to the commissioner a corporate governance annual disclosure that contains the information described by Section 831.0008(c).

(b) Notwithstanding any request from the commissioner under Subsection (d), an insurer that is a member of an insurance group shall submit the report required by Subsection (a) to the commissioner of the lead state for the insurance group, in accordance with the laws of the lead state, as determined by the procedures adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(c) The disclosure must include a signature of the insurer or insurance group's chief executive officer or corporate secretary attesting to the best of that individual's belief and knowledge that the insurer has implemented the corporate governance practices described in the disclosure and that a copy of the disclosure has been provided to the insurer's board of directors or the appropriate committee of the insurer's board of directors.

(d) An insurer not otherwise required to submit a disclosure under this chapter shall submit a disclosure on the commissioner's request.
Tex. Local Government Code § 158.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 158 / Section 158.009
§ 158.009. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 158.010, the commission shall adopt, publish, and enforce rules regarding:

(1) the definition of a county employee;

(2) selection and classification of county employees;

(3) competitive examinations;

(4) promotions, seniority, and tenure;

(5) layoffs and dismissals;

(6) disciplinary actions;

(7) grievance procedures; and

(8) other matters relating to the selection of county employees and the procedural and substantive rights, advancement, benefits, and working conditions of county employees.

(b) The commission may adopt or use as a guide any civil service law or rule of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision in this state to the extent that the law or rule promotes the purposes of this subchapter and serves the needs of the county.

(c) The commission may not adopt or enforce a rule requiring a county employee to retire because of age. The commission may adopt a rule requiring a county employee, on reaching an age set by the commission, to submit annually to the commission an affidavit from a physician stating that the employee is physically and mentally capable of continuing employment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.205 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.205
§ 18B.205. DURATION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order under this subchapter expires not later than the 90th day after the date that the mobile tracking device was activated in place on or within the vehicle, container, or item.

(b) For good cause shown, the judge may grant an extension for an additional 90-day period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.204
§ 8288.204. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the payments or rentals under one or more contracts or leases specified by board resolution or a trust indenture securing the bonds.

(b) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds secured by a pledge of revenue of all or part of the district's facilities may provide that the district shall first pay the expenses of operating and maintaining all or part of the facilities as the board considers appropriate before paying the principal of and interest on the bonds.

(c) In a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds secured by revenue, contract payments, or lease rentals, the district may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the resolution, to issue additional bonds that will be on a parity with, superior to, or subordinate to the bonds then being issued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.603 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.603
§ 361.603. ELIGIBILITY FOR VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Any site is eligible for participation in the voluntary cleanup program except the portion of a site that is subject to a commission permit or order.

(b) A person electing to participate in the voluntary cleanup program must:

(1) enter into a voluntary cleanup agreement as provided by Section 361.606; and

(2) pay all costs of commission oversight of the voluntary cleanup.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a site or portion of a site that is subject to a commission permit or order is eligible for participation in the voluntary cleanup program on dismissal of the permit or order. An administrative penalty paid to the general revenue fund under the permit or order is nonrefundable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.105
§ 1704.105. LICENSED BAIL BOND SURETY LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall post in each court having criminal jurisdiction in the county, and shall provide to each local official responsible for the detention of prisoners in the county, a current list of each licensed bail bond surety and each licensed agent of a corporate surety in the county.

(b) A list of each licensed bail bond surety and each licensed agent of a corporate surety in a county must be displayed at each location where prisoners are examined, processed, or confined.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.016 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.016
§ 42.016. INTERVENTION IN APPEAL BY CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

A person is entitled to intervene in an appeal brought under this chapter and the person has standing and the court has jurisdiction in the appeal if the property that is the subject of the appeal was also the subject of a protest hearing and the person:

(1) owned the property at any time during the tax year at issue;

(2) leased the property at any time during the tax year at issue and the person filed the protest that resulted in the issuance of the order under appeal; or

(3) is shown on the appraisal roll as the owner of the property or as a lessee authorized to file a protest and the person filed the protest that resulted in the issuance of the order under appeal.
Tex. Education Code § 48.0052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.0052
§ 48.0052. INCENTIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS FOR READING INTERVENTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adjust the average daily attendance of a school district or open-enrollment charter school under Section 48.005 in the manner provided by Subsection (b) if the district or school:

(1) does not qualify for funding under Section 48.0051;

(2) provides the minimum number of minutes of operational and instructional time required under Section 25.081 and commissioner rules adopted under that section; and

(3) offers up to an additional 30 days of half-day instruction consisting of reading interventions described by Section 28.0064 for students who are required to be provided reading interventions under that section.

(b) For a school district or open-enrollment charter school described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall increase the average daily attendance of the district or school under Section 48.005 by 50 percent of the amount that results from the quotient of the sum of attendance by students described by Subsection (a)(3) for each of the additional instructional days of half-day instruction that are provided divided by 175.

(c) The agency shall assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in qualifying for the incentive under this section.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.104
§ 1055.104. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.

(b) The board shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.02
§ 9.02. JUSTIFICATION AS A DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

It is a defense to prosecution that the conduct in question is justified under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.006
§ 211.006. PROCEDURES GOVERNING ADOPTION OF ZONING REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The governing body of a municipality wishing to exercise the authority relating to zoning regulations and zoning district boundaries shall establish procedures for adopting and enforcing the regulations and boundaries. A regulation or boundary is not effective until after a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard. Before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, notice of the time and place of the hearing must be:

(1) published in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality; and

(2) if the municipality maintains an Internet website, published on the municipality's Internet website.

(a-1) In addition to any notice required by this section or Section 211.007, the governing body of a municipality or a zoning commission, as applicable, shall provide written notice of each public hearing regarding any proposed adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary under which a current conforming use of a property is a nonconforming use if the regulation or boundary is adopted or changed. The notice must:

(1) be mailed by United States mail or delivered electronically to each owner of real or business personal property where the proposed nonconforming use is located as indicated by the most recently approved municipal tax roll and each occupant of the property not later than the 10th day before the hearing date;

(2) contain the time and place of the hearing; and

(3) include the following text in bold 14-point type or larger:

"THE [MUNICIPALITY NAME] IS HOLDING A HEARING THAT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE USING YOUR PROPERTY FOR ITS CURRENT USE. PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY."

(b) In addition to the notice required by Subsection (a), a general-law municipality that does not have a zoning commission shall give notice of a proposed change in a zoning classification to each property owner who would be entitled to notice under Section 211.007(c) if the municipality had a zoning commission. That notice must be given in the same manner as required for notice to property owners under Section 211.007(c). The governing body may not adopt the proposed change until after the 30th day after the date the notice required by this subsection is given.

(c) If the governing body of a home-rule municipality conducts a hearing under Subsection (a), the governing body may, by a two-thirds vote, prescribe the type of notice to be given of the time and place of the public hearing. Notice requirements prescribed under this subsection are in addition to the publication of notice required by Subsection (a).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 909 (H.B. 24), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 909 (H.B. 24), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.451
§ 1002.451. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The board may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter or any other person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 58.785 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.785
§ 58.785. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER.
Status: in_force

The board's decree to continue or to dissolve the district shall be final and cannot be judicially reviewed except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or gross abuse of discretion.