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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.153
§ 1091.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the annual budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.032 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.032
§ 22.032. SURETY.
Status: in_force

"Surety" includes a personal surety and a corporate surety.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.052
§ 1366.052. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Attending physician" means an obstetrician, pediatrician, or other physician who attends a woman who has given birth to a child or who attends a newborn child.

(2) "Postdelivery care" means postpartum health care services provided in accordance with accepted maternal and neonatal physical assessments. The term includes parent education, assistance and training in breast-feeding and bottle-feeding, and the performance of any necessary and appropriate clinical tests.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.253
§ 846.253. PROHIBITION ON EXCLUSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE OR DEPENDENT.
Status: in_force

A multiple employer welfare arrangement may not exclude an employee who meets the participation criteria or an eligible dependent, including a late-participating employee or dependent, who would otherwise be covered.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.055 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.055
§ 42.055. FUNERAL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Facility" means a building at which any portion of a funeral service takes place, including a funeral parlor, mortuary, private home, or established place of worship.

(2) "Funeral service" means a ceremony, procession, or memorial service, including a wake or viewing, held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead.

(3) "Picketing" means:

(A) standing, sitting, or repeated walking, riding, driving, or other similar action by a person displaying or carrying a banner, placard, or sign;

(B) engaging in loud singing, chanting, whistling, or yelling, with or without noise amplification through a device such as a bullhorn or microphone; or

(C) blocking access to a facility or cemetery being used for a funeral service.

(b) A person commits an offense if, during the period beginning three hours before the service begins and ending three hours after the service is completed, the person engages in picketing within 1,000 feet of a facility or cemetery being used for a funeral service.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.022
§ 303.022. CREATION UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation created by a housing authority under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), regardless of the date the corporation is created, is considered a corporation under this chapter, has the rights and powers necessary or convenient to accomplish a corporation's purposes under this chapter, and is subject to the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.001
§ 254.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(2) "Emergency care" has the meaning assigned by Sections 843.002 and 1301.155, Insurance Code.

(3) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Facility" means a freestanding emergency medical care facility.

(5) "Freestanding emergency medical care facility" means a facility, structurally separate and distinct from a hospital, that receives an individual and provides emergency care, as defined by Subdivision (2).

(6) "Provider network" has the meaning assigned by Section 1456.001, Insurance Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1472.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1472 / Section 1472.004
§ 1472.004. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may determine the manner of sale of bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.301
§ 547.301. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEASUREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless expressly stated otherwise, a visibility distance requirement imposed by this chapter for a lamp or device applies when a lighted lamp or device is required and is measured as if the vehicle were unloaded and on a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions.

(b) A mounted height requirement imposed by this chapter for a lamp or device is measured as if the vehicle were unloaded and on level ground and is measured from the center of the lamp or device to the ground.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.204
§ 501.204. AUTHORIZING UNIT'S APPROVAL OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may not deliver bonds, including refunding bonds, unless the governing body of the corporation's authorizing unit adopts a resolution, not earlier than the 60th day before the date the bonds are delivered, specifically approving the corporation's resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If the corporation is authorized to be created by a county alliance, the resolution required by Subsection (a) must be adopted by the commissioners courts of at least three-fifths of the members of the county alliance.
Tex. Government Code § 554.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 554 / Section 554.005
§ 554.005. LIMITATION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 554.006, a public employee who seeks relief under this chapter must sue not later than the 90th day after the date on which the alleged violation of this chapter:

(1) occurred; or

(2) was discovered by the employee through reasonable diligence.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2306
§ 54.2306. JURISDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The judges of the district or statutory county courts shall establish standing orders to be followed by a magistrate or parties appearing before a magistrate, as applicable.

(b) To the extent authorized by this subchapter and the standing orders, a magistrate has jurisdiction to exercise the authority granted by the judges of the district or statutory county courts.

(c) A magistrate has all of the powers of a magistrate under the laws of this state and may administer an oath for any purpose.

(d) A magistrate shall give preference to performing the duties of a magistrate under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(e) A magistrate is authorized to:

(1) set, adjust, and revoke bonds before the filing of an information or the return of an indictment;

(2) conduct examining trials;

(3) determine whether a defendant is indigent and appoint counsel for an indigent defendant;

(4) issue search and arrest warrants;

(5) issue emergency protective orders;

(6) order emergency mental commitments; and

(7) conduct initial juvenile detention hearings if approved by the Kerr County Juvenile Board.

(f) With the express authorization of a justice of the peace, a magistrate may exercise concurrent criminal jurisdiction with the justice of the peace to dispose as provided by law of cases filed in the precinct of the authorizing justice of the peace, except for a trial on the merits following a plea of not guilty.

(g) A magistrate may:

(1) issue notices of the setting of a case for a hearing;

(2) conduct hearings;

(3) compel production of evidence;

(4) hear evidence;

(5) issue summons for the appearance of witnesses;

(6) swear witnesses for hearings;

(7) regulate proceedings in a hearing; and

(8) perform any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties required by the magistrate's jurisdiction and authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0105
§ 9091.0105. 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 water control and improvement 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. Local Government Code § 117.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.022
§ 117.022. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A county shall advertise or give notice that the county will accept applications to be the depository for registry funds held by the county clerk and the district clerk in the same manner as notice is required under Section 116.022.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.035 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 29 / Section 29.035
§ 29.035. FOR INSUFFICIENT NOTICE OF HEARING OR TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Article 28.01 or any other provision of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided by this article, a trial court shall grant a continuance of a criminal action on oral or written motion of the state or the defendant if the trial court sets a hearing or trial without providing to the attorney for the state and the defendant, or the defendant's attorney, notice of the hearing or trial at least three business days before the date of the hearing or trial.

(b) This article does not apply during the period between:

(1) the date the trial begins; and

(2) the date the judgment is entered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8057.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8057 / Section 8057.0103
§ 8057.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.356 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.356
§ 18A.356. NOTICE OF INTERCEPTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The contents of an intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication may not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in a trial, hearing, or other proceeding in a federal or state court unless each party, not later than the 10th day before the date of the trial, hearing, or other proceeding, has been provided with a copy of the interception order and application under which the interception was authorized.

(b) The judge may waive the 10-day period described by Subsection (a) on a finding that:

(1) it is not possible to provide the party with the information 10 days before the trial, hearing, or proceeding; and

(2) the party will not be prejudiced by the delay in receiving the information.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.113 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.113
§ 3.113. DATE OF INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An instrument may be antedated or postdated. The date stated determines the time of payment if the instrument is payable at a fixed period after date. Except as provided in Section 4.401(c), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

(b) If an instrument is undated, its date is the date of its issue or, in the case of an unissued instrument, the date it first comes into possession of a holder.
Tex. Water Code § 59.054 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.054
§ 59.054. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER.
Status: in_force

The board's order to dissolve the district may be judicially reviewed as provided in Chapter 49.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.205 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.205
§ 21.205. LACK OF REASONABLE CAUSE; DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) If after investigation the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that reasonable cause does not exist to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice as alleged in a complaint, the executive director or the executive director's designee shall issue a written determination, incorporating the finding that the evidence does not support the complaint and dismissing the complaint.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall serve a copy of the determination on the complainant, the respondent, and other agencies as required by law.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.019 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.019
§ 91.019. LIMITED LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall provide for the issuance of a limited license to a person who seeks to offer limited professional employer services in this state.

(b) For purposes of this section, a professional employer organization is considered to be offering limited professional employer services if the professional employer organization:

(1) employs fewer than 50 covered employees in this state at any one time;

(2) does not provide covered employees to a client based or domiciled in this state; and

(3) does not maintain an office in this state or solicit clients located or domiciled in this state.

(c) A professional employer organization that offers limited professional employer services shall complete the application forms and pay the fees for a limited license as prescribed by the department. A limited license is valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed annually on submission of a renewal application and payment of the required fees.

(d) The department may use information obtained from regulatory agencies in other states in evaluating an applicant for a limited license.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.103
§ 1103.103. SALARIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall determine the salaries of the officers and employees of the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.081
§ 334.081. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may impose a sales and use tax under this subchapter.

(b) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may repeal or decrease the rate of a tax imposed under this subchapter.

(c) A municipality or county may impose a tax under this subchapter only if:

(1) an approved venue project is or is planned to be located in the municipality or county; and

(2) the tax is approved at an election held under Section 334.024.

(d) Subsection (c)(1) does not apply to a venue project for a venue described by Section 334.001(4)(F).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.102
§ 8423.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 863.0045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 863 / Section 863.0045
§ 863.0045. SERVICE CREDIT AND MEMBERSHIP IN MULTIPLE PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Section 67(a)(2), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, a person may not earn service credit for the same service with the pension system and another public retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.254
§ 8888.254.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8888.254. BONDS SECURED BY CONTRACT PROCEEDS: APPROVAL. (a) If bonds issued under this subchapter are secured by a pledge of the proceeds of a contract between the authority and a municipality or other governmental agency, authority, or district, the authority shall submit to the attorney general a copy of the contract and the proceedings of the municipality or other governmental agency, authority, or district authorizing the contract.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and the contract has been made in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.012
§ 111.012. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, employee, or official of a county government who refuses to comply with this subchapter commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000, confinement in the county jail for not less than one month or more than one year, or by both fine and confinement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.013
§ 713.013. APPEAL OF FINDING OF ABANDONMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date the governing body of a municipality declares a plot abandoned under Section 713.012, a person aggrieved by the declaration or a taxpayer residing in the municipality may file with a district court, county court, or county court at law of the county in which the cemetery is located a verified petition that states the decision is wholly or partly illegal and the grounds of the illegality.

(b) On the filing of the petition, the court may grant a writ of certiorari directed to the governing body to review the governing body's decision. The writ must require the governing body's return to be made and served on the petitioner not later than the 10th day after the date the writ is issued, unless otherwise extended by the court. Granting of the writ does not stay the proceedings on appeal, but on application and after notice to the governing body, the court may grant a restraining order.

(c) The governing body's return must be verified and concisely state any pertinent facts that show the grounds of the decision under appeal. The governing body is not required to return the original documents on which the governing body acted but may return certified or sworn copies of the documents or parts of the documents as required by the writ.

(d) If a court determines at the hearing that testimony is necessary for proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint a referee to take evidence as directed. The referee shall report the evidence to the court with the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. The referee's report constitutes a part of the proceedings on which the court makes a decision.

(e) The court may wholly or partly reverse or affirm or modify the appealed decision. The court may not assess costs against the governing body unless the court determines that the governing body acted with gross negligence, bad faith, or malice in making the decision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.002
§ 3821.002. DOWNTOWN MIDLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Downtown Midland Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.153
§ 8487.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.115 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.115
§ 225.115. GEORGE AND CYNTHIA MITCHELL MEMORIAL CAUSEWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The structure on Interstate Highway 45 that connects Galveston Island to the Texas mainland and is commonly known as the Galveston Causeway is designated as the George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the causeway.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0428 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0428
§ 42.0428. POLICIES ADDRESSING SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each child-placing agency or day-care center shall adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children.

(b) A policy required by this section must address:

(1) methods for increasing child-placing agency and day-care center staff and parent awareness of issues regarding and prevention techniques for sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children, including knowledge of likely warning signs indicating that a child may be a victim of sexual abuse or other maltreatment; and

(2) actions that, after contacting an agency or center, the parent of a child who is a victim of sexual abuse or other maltreatment should take to obtain assistance and intervention.

(c) The methods under Subsection (b)(1) for increasing awareness of issues regarding and prevention techniques for sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children must include:

(1) the training required under Section 42.04261; and

(2) strategies for coordination between the child-placing agency or day-care center and appropriate community organizations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016 / Section 8016.0401
§ 8016.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8016.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0103
§ 3979.0103. 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.

(b) By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) 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 district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or a municipality from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county or municipal services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9083.0004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9083 / Section 9083.0004
§ 9083.0004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 299, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The district shall include all land and property in the district's territory.