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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0314
§ 8512.0314. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain property of any kind or a property interest inside or outside the authority that is necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this chapter.

(b) The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by:

(1) Chapter 21, Property Code; or

(2) the statutes relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by districts organized under general law under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property or a property interest that is:

(1) located outside the authority; and

(2) owned by a body politic.

(d) The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.058
§ 51.058. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A commission member may not receive compensation for service on the commission.

(b) A commission member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions as a commission member, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028A / Section 8028A.0102
§ 8028A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 272.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 272 / Section 272.003
§ 272.003. EXEMPT ELECTION PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An election precinct to which Section 272.002 applies may be exempted from the bilingual requirement as provided by this section if official census information or other information indicates that persons of Spanish origin or descent comprise less than five percent of the precinct's inhabitants.

(b) To exempt an election precinct from the bilingual requirement, the presiding officer of the governing body of the political subdivision responsible for the expenses of an election, with the approval of the governing body, must file with the authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for the political subdivision's elections:

(1) a written certification by the presiding officer that the precinct qualifies for the exemption;

(2) a written summary of the official census information or other information relied on to support the exemption;

(3) a map or maps indicating the precinct's boundary and the boundaries of the census enumeration areas referred to in the summary; and

(4) an authenticated copy of the resolution or other official action showing the governing body's approval of the exemption.

(c) An exemption is effective on the 30th day after the date the certification and other materials required by Subsection (b) are filed.

(d) In a primary election, each county election precinct that has been exempted under this section is exempt. If an election precinct that qualifies for exemption is not certified as exempt before the 60th day before primary election day, the secretary of state may exempt the precinct for the primary election by filing the certification and other materials as provided by Subsection (b).

(e) A precinct exempted under this section remains exempt until:

(1) the precinct becomes subject to Section 272.002 as a result of a subsequent federal decennial census; or

(2) the effective date of a change in the precinct's boundary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.305
§ 1702.305. EFFECT OF LICENSE RENEWAL ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

Renewal of a license does not prohibit the bringing of disciplinary proceedings for an act committed before the effective date of the renewal.
Tex. Education Code § 102.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.01
§ 102.01. WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

West Texas State University is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Canyon.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.103 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.103
§ 251.103. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A director or officer of a cooperative association may be removed from office in the manner provided by the certificate of formation or bylaws of the cooperative association.

(b) If the certificate of formation or bylaws do not provide for the person's removal, a director or officer may be removed with cause by a vote of a majority of the members voting at a regular or special meeting. The director or officer who is to be removed is entitled to be heard at the meeting.

(c) Except as provided by the certificate of formation or bylaws, a vacancy on the board of directors caused by removal shall be filled by a director elected in the same manner provided by the bylaws for the election of directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1204.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.051
§ 1204.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Covered person" means a person who is insured or covered by a health insurance policy or is a participant in an employee benefit plan. The term includes:

(A) a person covered by a health insurance policy because the person is an eligible dependent; and

(B) an eligible dependent of a participant in an employee benefit plan.

(2) "Employee benefit plan" or "plan" means a plan, fund, or program established or maintained by an employer, an employee organization, or both, to the extent that it provides, through the purchase of insurance or otherwise, health care services to employees, participants, or the dependents of employees or participants.

(3) "Health care provider" means a person who provides health care services under a license, certificate, registration, or other similar evidence of regulation issued by this or another state of the United States.

(4) "Health care service" means a service to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, cure, or heal a human illness or injury that is provided to a covered person by a physician or other health care provider.

(5) "Health insurance policy" means an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy, or an insurance agreement, that provides reimbursement or indemnity for health care expenses incurred as a result of an accident or sickness.

(6) "Insurer" means an insurance company, association, or organization authorized to engage in business in this state under Chapter 841, 861, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 941, 942, or 982.

(7) "Person" means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity.

(8) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this or another state of the United States.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.004
§ 64.004. APPLICATION OF EQUITY RULES.
Status: in_force

Unless inconsistent with this chapter or other general law, the rules of equity govern all matters relating to the appointment, powers, duties, and liabilities of a receiver and to the powers of a court regarding a receiver.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.051
§ 2203.051. PURPOSE OF ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

The association provides medical liability insurance on a self-supporting basis.
Tex. Government Code § 24.449 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.449
§ 24.449.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.449. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). (a) The 272nd Judicial District is composed of Brazos County.

(b) The 272nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts.

(c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October.
Tex. Election Code § 64.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.010
§ 64.010. UNLAWFULLY PERMITTING OR PREVENTING DEPOSIT OF BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer:

(1) permits a person to deposit in the ballot box a ballot that the officer knows was not provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing the ballot or for whom the deposit is made; or

(2) prevents the deposit in the ballot box of a marked and properly folded ballot that was provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing it or for whom the deposit is attempted.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 63.228 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.228
§ 63.228. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may borrow for any legal purpose from the United States or from any banking institution or other source not more than $250,000 to meet temporary needs, and may issue notes or other short term obligations other than bonds which will mature in not more than 10 years from their date and may pledge any securities owned by them or their surplus revenues.

(b) A district, in the acquisition of land necessary for the development of its ports and waterways both industrial and otherwise, may execute purchase money notes securing same with liens on the land being acquired or with a pledge of surplus revenue, or with both. The notes may bear interest at the rate determined by the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.023
§ 21.023. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The district judge may remove an officer of the municipality from office as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.002
§ 3911.002. PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "finance plan" means a finance plan between the city and the district that includes a general description of improvement projects that will be financed by the district, an estimate of the costs for the improvement projects, an estimate of the amount of the costs for the improvement projects that the district will pay directly or that will be reimbursed to the developer, and the means of financing costs related to the planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of the improvement projects.

(b) The district may not exercise any powers under this chapter until the development agreement and finance plan are executed.

(c) This chapter, including Section 3911.062, expires September 1, 2015, if the development agreement and finance plan are not executed by that date.
Tex. Insurance Code § 983.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 983 / Section 983.056
§ 983.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 983.056. OUTSTANDING INSURANCE POLICY OR EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE: CHANGE OF NAME. A redomesticating insurer or health maintenance organization that changes its name shall endorse each outstanding insurance policy or evidence of coverage with the new name.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.205 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.205
§ 202.205. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) If an oil-producing lease is transferred, or is to be transferred, the producer transferring the lease shall note the name and address of the producer acquiring the lease and the date of the transfer on the last report covering the lease that he is required by Section 202.201 of this code to file.

(b) If an oil-producing lease is transferred, the producer acquiring the lease shall note the date of the transfer and the name and address of the person from whom the lease was acquired on the first report covering the lease that he is required by Section 202.201 of this code to file.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1354.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1354 / Section 1354.001
§ 1354.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides coverage for Alzheimer's disease; and

(2) is an individual or group policy, contract, certificate, or evidence of coverage that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state by an insurer or a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8835.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8835 / Section 8835.002
§ 8835.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.053
§ 3928.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.042
§ 286.042. ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county may finance all or part of the cost of improving a portion of the county road system located in a recorded subdivision and outside the limits of a municipality by imposing an assessment against real property that abuts the portion of the road that is to be improved and against the owners of the property.

(b) The commissioners court may:

(1) determine the terms of payment and default of the assessment;

(2) determine the rate of interest of the assessment, not to exceed 10 percent a year;

(3) make an assessment against several parcels of property in one assessment when the parcels are owned by the same person; and

(4) jointly assess property owned jointly.

(c) An assessment authorized by this section does not mature before the commissioners court accepts the improvement for which the assessment is made.

(d) An owner of an interest in property against which the commissioners court makes an assessment under this section is personally liable for the assessed amount. Each owner of property owned jointly is jointly and severally liable for the assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0403
§ 7894.0403. 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. Education Code § 22.084 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.084
§ 22.084. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, BUS MONITORS, AND BUS AIDES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a school district, open-enrollment charter school, private school, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement that contracts with a person for transportation services shall obtain from any law enforcement or criminal justice agency all criminal history record information that relates to:

(1) a person employed by the person as a bus driver; or

(2) a person the person intends to employ as a bus driver.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a person that contracts with a school district, open-enrollment charter school, private school, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement to provide transportation services shall submit to the district, school, service center, or shared services arrangement the name and other identification data required to obtain criminal history record information of each person described by Subsection (a). If the district, school, service center, or shared services arrangement obtains information that a person described by Subsection (a) has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, the district, school, service center, or shared services arrangement shall inform the chief personnel officer of the person with whom the district, school, service center, or shared services arrangement has contracted, and the person may not employ that person to drive a bus on which students are transported without the permission of the board of trustees of the district or service center, the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school, or the chief executive officer of the private school or shared services arrangement.

(c) A commercial transportation company that contracts with a school district, open-enrollment charter school, private school, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement to provide transportation services may obtain from any law enforcement or criminal justice agency all criminal history record information that relates to:

(1) a person employed by the commercial transportation company as a bus driver, bus monitor, or bus aide; or

(2) a person the commercial transportation company intends to employ as a bus driver, bus monitor, or bus aide.

(d) If the commercial transportation company obtains information that a person employed or to be employed by the company has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, the company may not employ that person to drive or to serve as a bus monitor or bus aide on a bus on which students are transported without the permission of the board of trustees of the district or service center, the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school, or the chief executive officer of the private school or shared services arrangement. Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply if information is obtained as provided by Subsection (c).
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.195 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.195
§ 441.195. IMPOSITION OF TAXES DURING FIRST YEAR.
Status: in_force

The board may impose taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 55.520 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.520
§ 55.520. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of a district which has issued bonds under the provisions of this chapter, by resolution, may issue refunding bonds to replace the original bonds. The refunding bonds may be issued in any amount, in any denomination, and for any period of maturity and may bear any rate of interest provided in the board's resolution.

(b) The refunding bonds shall be issued subject to the limitations provided in this subchapter for the issuance of bonds.

(c) The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the original bonds at the original bonds' face value or at a discount, or the refunding bonds may be sold and the net proceeds applied to the purchase of the original bonds at face value or at a discount.
Tex. Property Code § 15.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.006
§ 15.006. UNIFORM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas State Library and Archives Commission by rule shall adopt standards to implement this chapter.

(b) To keep the standards and practices of county clerks in this state in harmony with the standards and practices of recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact a law that is substantially similar to this chapter and to keep the technology used by county clerks in this state compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact a law that is substantially similar to this chapter, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, in adopting, amending, and repealing standards shall consider:

(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;

(2) the most recent standards promulgated by national standard-setting bodies, such as the Property Records Industry Association;

(3) the views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities; and

(4) the needs of counties of varying size, population, and resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.108
§ 1121.108. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with public or private hospitals, clinics, physicians or other health care providers, political subdivisions of the state, accredited public or private medical schools and their affiliated nonprofit entities or faculty practice plans, allied health education institutions, or state and federal agencies for the district to provide a mobile emergency medical service or other medical, hospital, or health care services needed to provide for the investigatory, welfare, medical, or health care needs of inhabitants of the district.

(b) The board may contract with a person to receive or supply the services the board considers necessary for the effective operation of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.008
§ 121.008. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall hold an annual conference for health authorities and for directors of local health departments and public health districts. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall preside over the conference.

(b) A county or municipality may pay necessary expenses incurred by its health authority or director in attending the conference.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6605.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6605 / Section 6605.201
§ 6605.201. IMPOSITION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

Not later than October 1 of each year, for the benefit of the district, the board shall:

(1) impose a tax on all property subject to taxation in the district to:

(A) meet the requirements of district bonds; and

(B) provide for district maintenance and operating expenses; and

(2) immediately certify the tax rate to the assessor-collector of Brazoria County.
Tex. Labor Code § 315.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 315 / Section 315.001
§ 315.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Adult" means any individual who is over the age of compulsory school attendance prescribed by Section 25.085, Education Code.

(2) "Adult education" means services and instruction provided below the college level for adults by public school districts, public junior colleges, regional education service centers, nonprofit agencies, or community-based organizations.

(3) "Community-based organization" has the meaning assigned by 20 U.S.C. Section 7801.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.174
§ 1473.174. COST SHARING AND INTEREST IN JOINT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

A county and a municipality that jointly erect a public health administration building under this subchapter shall share the cost of, and shall each have an undivided interest in, the building:

(1) as agreed by the governing bodies of the county and the municipality; and

(2) as authorized by orders or ordinances adopted by the governing bodies of the county and the municipality.