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Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.154
§ 379H.154. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A land bank may acquire real property by gift, devise, transfer, exchange, foreclosure, purchase, purchase contracts, lease purchase agreements, installment sales contracts, land contracts, or transfers from a municipality on terms as agreed by the land bank and the municipality, or through any other means on terms and in a manner the land bank considers appropriate.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a municipality served by a land bank or a non-qualifying municipality that has entered into an interlocal contract with a land bank under Section 379H.104 may transfer to the land bank real property of the municipality or non-qualifying municipality on terms and according to procedures determined by the municipality or non-qualifying municipality.

(c) A land bank may acquire real property from this state, the municipality served by the land bank, the county in which that municipality is located, a governmental entity within the county, the federal government, or an agency or department of the federal government.

(d) A land bank shall maintain all of its real property in accordance with the laws and ordinances of the jurisdiction in which the real property is located.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.106 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.106
§ 410.106. SELECTION OF ARBITRATOR.
Status: in_force

The division shall assign the arbitrator for a particular case by selecting the next name after the previous case's selection in consecutive order. The division may not change the order of names once the order is established under this subchapter, except that once each arbitrator on the list has been assigned to a case, the names shall be randomly reordered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.252
§ 3829.252. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for motor vehicle off-street parking; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district may be leased to, or operated for the district by, an entity other than the district.

(c) The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.631 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.631
§ 2210.631. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "catastrophic event" has the meaning assigned by Section 2210.602.
Tex. Local Government Code § 112.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 112 / Section 112.007
§ 112.007. COUNTY AUDITOR'S RECORDS OF COUNTY FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall keep a general set of records to show all the transactions of the county relating to accounts, contracts, indebtedness of the county, and county receipts and disbursements.
Tex. Government Code § 802.1085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.1085
§ 802.1085. BIENNIAL REPORT ON INVESTMENT RETURNS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the:

(1) Employees Retirement System of Texas; and

(2) Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the governing body of a public retirement system shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature a report that details and compares the assumed rate of return and the annualized actual time-weighted rate of return achieved by the system for the most recent 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year fiscal periods. The report must include:

(1) for each period, an estimate of what the market value of the invested assets of the fund would have been as of the most recent fiscal year end had the system achieved the applicable assumed rate of return; and

(2) a comparison of each estimate described by Subdivision (1) and the actual market value of the invested assets in the fund as of the most recent fiscal year end.

(c) The report required by this section may be combined with any other report required by law.
Tex. Water Code § 30.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.103
§ 30.103. JOINT PLANNING.
Status: in_force

(a) River authorities may join in the performance of planning functions with any district or public agency and enter into planning agreements for the term and on the conditions considered desirable to provide coordinated planning on a basin-wide scale, including adjacent coastal basins.

(b) River authorities may provide for river basin planning committees as entities with powers, responsibilities, functions, and duties conferred by mutual agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.102
§ 8134.102. DISTRICT DIVISION BY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 8134.103, the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed under Section 8134.101(d).

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 20th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division, the district is divided.

(d) If less than a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Tex. Water Code § 13.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.003
§ 13.003. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND TEXAS REGISTER ACT.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2001, Government Code applies to all proceedings under this chapter except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 155.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 155 / Section 155.062
§ 155.062. REQUEST FOR DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for an insurance deduction must:

(1) be submitted to the county officer authorized by the commissioners court to administer payroll deductions; and

(2) state the amount to be deducted and the entity to which the amount is to be transferred.

(b) A request remains in effect until the county officer authorized to administer the insurance deductions receives a notice of change.

(c) An insurance deduction may not exceed the amount stated in the request plus the amount of any change in applicable insurance premiums imposed after the date the request for deduction is submitted.

(d) If the amount of an applicable insurance premium is changed after the date the request for deduction is submitted, the county officer authorized to administer insurance deductions shall provide written notice of the change to each affected employee. The notice must be provided before the change takes effect.
Tex. Government Code § 437.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.301
§ 437.301. COMMANDER.
Status: in_force

The commander of the Texas State Guard is responsible:

(1) for the welfare, strength, and management of the Texas State Guard;

(2) for the organization, training, and administration of all Texas State Guard components;

(3) to the adjutant general to ensure the Texas State Guard missions remain relevant and responsive as a force provider to this state; and

(4) to field and staff the volunteer components of the Texas State Guard.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.012 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.012
§ 185.012. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A copy of a notice, correspondence, transcript, pleading, or other document in the records of the department relating to an order issued under this subchapter is confidential and may be released only as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 181, except that the banking commissioner periodically shall publish all final removal and prohibition orders. The banking commissioner may release a final cease and desist order, a final order imposing an administrative penalty, or information regarding the existence of any of those orders to the public if the banking commissioner concludes that the release would enhance effective enforcement of the order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.314 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.314
§ 1951.314. LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE.
Status: in_force

A license issued by the department under this chapter is not transferable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6608.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6608 / Section 6608.0201
§ 6608.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 6608.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.054
§ 3914.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.154
§ 3895.154. CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.081
§ 2306.081. PROJECT COMPLIANCE; DATABASE.
Status: repealed

(a) The department, through the division with responsibility for compliance matters, shall monitor for compliance with all applicable requirements the entire construction phase associated with any project under this chapter. The monitoring level for each project must be based on the amount of risk associated with the project.

(b) After completion of a project's construction phase, the department shall periodically review the performance of the project to confirm the accuracy of the department's initial compliance evaluation during the construction phase.

(c) The department shall use the division responsible for credit underwriting matters and the division responsible for compliance matters to determine the amount of risk associated with each project.

(d) The department shall create an easily accessible database that contains all project compliance information developed under this chapter, including project compliance information provided to the department by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341, Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 441.169 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.169
§ 441.169. DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Status: in_force

Each local government shall:

(1) submit to the director and librarian the name of the local government's records management officer identified under Section 203.001, Local Government Code, or designated under Section 203.025, Local Government Code, and the name of the new officer in the event of a change;

(2) file a plan or an ordinance or order establishing a records management program and any amendments to the plan or ordinance or order with the director and librarian as required by Sections 203.005 and 203.026, Local Government Code;

(3) notify the commission at least 10 days before destroying a local government record that does not appear on a records retention schedule issued by the commission; and

(4) file with the director and librarian a written certification as provided by Section 203.041, Local Government Code, that the local government has prepared a records control schedule that:

(A) establishes a retention period for each local government record as required by Subchapter C, Chapter 203, Local Government Code; and

(B) complies with a local government records retention schedule distributed by the director and librarian under Section 441.158 and any other state and federal requirements.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.803 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.803
§ 2306.803.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2306.803. AT-RISK MULTIFAMILY HOUSING: IDENTIFICATION, PRIORITIZATION, AND PRESERVATION. (a) The department shall determine the name and location of and the number of units in each multifamily housing development that is at risk of losing its low income use restrictions and subsidies and that meets the requirements of a Class A priority described by Section 2306.802.

(b) The department shall maintain an accurate list of those developments on the department's website.

(c) The department shall develop cost estimates for the preservation and rehabilitation of the developments in priority Class A.

(d) The department shall contact owners of developments assigned a Class A priority under this section and shall attempt to negotiate with those owners to ensure continued affordability for individuals and families of low income under the federal housing assistance program for those developments.
Tex. Occupations Code § 57.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.105
§ 57.105. SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCY RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that issues a license must submit any proposed rule affecting market competition in this state relating to the business, occupation, or profession for which a license is issued to the division for review before the rule is adopted or implemented.

(b) A state agency that issues a license must submit to the division for review any rule that the agency proposes to repeal or readopt with amendment after a review under Section 2001.039, Government Code, if the rule affects market competition as described by this section.

(c) The state agency must include with the submission a statement of the purpose for the proposed rule, copies of all administrative records regarding the proposed rule, including any information or comments the agency received from the public, and any other information required by the division.

(d) For purposes of this section, a rule affects market competition if the rule would, if implemented or readopted:

(1) create a barrier to market participation in this state; or

(2) result in higher prices or reduced competition for a product or service provided by or to a license holder in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.057
§ 1071.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president and a secretary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.083
§ 431.083. FOOD LABELING EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the executive commissioner shall adopt rules exempting from any labeling requirement of this chapter:

(1) small open containers of fresh fruits and fresh vegetables; and

(2) food that is in accordance with the practice of the trade, to be processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at establishments other than those where originally processed or packed, on conditions that the food is not adulterated or misbranded under the provisions of this chapter when removed from the processing, labeling, or repacking establishment.

(b) Food labeling exemptions adopted under the federal Act apply to food in this state except as modified or rejected by department rules.

(c) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules under Subsection (a) to exempt foods from the labeling requirements of Sections 403(q) and (r) of the federal Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.051
§ 309.051. INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or Section 309.056 or unless a longer period is granted by the court, before the 91st day after the date the personal representative qualifies, the representative shall prepare and file with the court clerk a single written instrument that contains a verified, full, and detailed inventory of all estate property that has come into the representative's possession or of which the representative has knowledge. The inventory must:

(1) include:

(A) all estate real property located in this state; and

(B) all estate personal property regardless of where the property is located; and

(2) state whether the decedent was married at the time of the decedent's death, and if the decedent was married at the time of the decedent's death, specify which portion of the property, if any, is separate property and which, if any, is community property.

(b) The personal representative shall:

(1) set out in the inventory the representative's appraisement of the fair market value on the date of the decedent's death of each item in the inventory; or

(2) if the court has appointed one or more appraisers for the estate:

(A) determine the fair market value of each item in the inventory with the assistance of the appraiser or appraisers; and

(B) set out that appraisement in the inventory.

(c) The court for good cause shown may require the personal representative to file the inventory and appraisement within a shorter period than the period prescribed by Subsection (a).

(d) The inventory, when approved by the court and filed with the court clerk, is for all purposes the inventory and appraisement of the estate referred to in this title.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.5055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.5055
§ 548.5055. TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other fees required by this subchapter, to fund the Texas emissions reduction plan established under Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, the department shall collect for every commercial motor vehicle required to be inspected under Subchapter D, a fee of $10.

(b) The department shall remit fees collected under this section to the comptroller at the time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller for deposit in the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.

(c) This section expires on the last day of the state fiscal biennium during which the environmental commission publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section 382.037, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.154
§ 1066.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Government Code § 511.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.007
§ 511.007. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.005
§ 152.005. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
Tex. Election Code § 181.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 181 / Section 181.031
§ 181.031. APPLICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) To be entitled to be considered for nomination by a convention held under this chapter, a person must make an application for nomination.

(b) An application must comply with the requirements prescribed by Section 141.031 for an application for a place on the ballot, with changes appropriate to indicate that the application is for nomination by a convention instead of for a place on the ballot.

(c) This section does not apply to a nomination for an unexpired term if the vacancy occurs after the 10th day before the date of the regular deadline for filing an application for convention nomination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.152
§ 8870.152. LIMITATION ON TAXES; PROHIBITED TAXES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not assess an ad valorem tax for administrative, operation, and maintenance expenses in excess of three cents for each $100 valuation.

(b) The district may not impose a tax on or charge a fee to any person in the district who does not obtain water from the Trinity Aquifer.

(c) The district may not impose a fee or tax on:

(1) a municipality that has held an election under Section 8870.006 or its predecessor statute, Section 19, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, and obtains at least 50 percent of its annual water supply from a source other than the Trinity Aquifer;

(2) a municipally owned utility, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, of a municipality described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) a resident of or other water user within a municipality described by Subdivision (1), whose sole source of water is the municipality or the municipally owned utility of the municipality.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.031 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.031
§ 1002.031. SUPPORTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

"Supports and services" means available formal and informal resources and assistance that enable an individual to:

(1) meet the individual's needs for food, clothing, or shelter;

(2) care for the individual's physical or mental health;

(3) manage the individual's financial affairs; or

(4) make personal decisions regarding residence, voting, operating a motor vehicle, and marriage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.229 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.229
§ 3916.229. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3916.228, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.060 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.060
§ 49A.060. LIMITATIONS ON MOVING BODY AND PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace may direct the removal of a body from the place of death or move any part of the physical surroundings of a body only after:

(1) a law enforcement agency is notified of the death and a peace officer has conducted an investigation into the death; or

(2) if a law enforcement agency has not begun an investigation into the death, a reasonable period has elapsed from the time the law enforcement agency was notified.

(b) A law enforcement agency that is notified of a death requiring an inquest under Article 49A.053 shall begin its investigation into the death as soon as practicable after the law enforcement agency receives notice of the death.

(c) Except in emergency circumstances, a peace officer or other person conducting a death investigation for a law enforcement agency may not move the body or any part of the physical surroundings of the place of death without authorization from a justice of the peace.

(d) A person not authorized by law to move the body of a deceased person or any part of the physical surroundings of the body commits an offense if the person tampers with:

(1) a body that is subject to an inquest under Article 49A.053; or

(2) any part of the physical surroundings of the body described by Subdivision (1).

(e) An offense under Subsection (d) is punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed $500.