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Tex. Transportation Code § 502.407 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.407
§ 502.407. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED LICENSE PLATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, after the fifth working day after the date the registration for the vehicle expires:

(1) the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that has attached to it a license plate for the preceding period; and

(2) the license plate has not been validated by the attachment of a registration insignia for the registration period in effect.

(b) A justice of the peace or municipal court judge having jurisdiction of the offense may:

(1) dismiss a charge of driving with an expired motor vehicle registration if the defendant:

(A) remedies the defect not later than the 20th working day after the date of the offense or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later; and

(B) establishes that the fee prescribed by Section 502.045 has been paid; and

(2) assess a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge is dismissed.

(b-1) For purposes of dismissing a charge under Subsection (b), "day" does not include Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense:

(1) the office of the county assessor-collector for the county in which the owner of the vehicle resided was closed for a protracted period of time in accordance with department rules; and

(2) the vehicle's registration was expired for 30 working days or less.
Tex. Government Code § 662.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.073
§ 662.073. TEXAS GIRLS IN STEM DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) March 1 is designated as Texas Girls in STEM Day to celebrate and encourage the participation of girls in this state in fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

(b) Texas Girls in STEM Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs in public schools, public institutions of higher education, and other places to:

(1) encourage girls in this state to consider career fields in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and

(2) celebrate and honor the women of this state who have excelled in those fields.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.056
§ 1113.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than four for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.113
§ 1108.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) A final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0201
§ 7961.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7961.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.082
§ 247.082. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an affected facility may elect binding arbitration of any dispute to which this subchapter applies. Arbitration under this subchapter is an alternative to a contested case hearing or to a judicial proceeding relating to the assessment of a civil penalty.

(b) An affected facility may elect arbitration under this subchapter by filing the election with the court in which the lawsuit is pending and sending notice of the election to the department and the office of the attorney general. The election must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the answer is due or the date on which the answer is filed, whichever is earlier. If a civil penalty is requested after the initial filing of a Section 242.094 action through the filing of an amended or supplemental pleading, an affected facility must elect arbitration not later than the 10th day after the date on which the amended or supplemental pleading is served on the affected facility or the facility's counsel.

(c) The department may elect arbitration under this subchapter by filing the election with the court in which the lawsuit is pending and by notifying the facility of the election not later than the date on which the facility may elect arbitration under Subsection (b).

(d) Arbitration may not be used to resolve a dispute related to an affected facility that has had an arbitration award levied against it in the previous five years.

(e) If arbitration is not permitted under this subchapter or the election of arbitration is not timely filed:

(1) the court shall dismiss the arbitration election and retain jurisdiction of the lawsuit; and

(2) the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall dismiss the arbitration and does not have jurisdiction over the lawsuit.

(f) An election to engage in arbitration under this subchapter is irrevocable and binding on the facility and the department.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.1036 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.1036
§ 352.1036.
Status: in_force

Sec. 352.1036. USE OF REVENUE: COUNTIES BORDERING LAKE J. B. THOMAS. The revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(h) may be used only to operate and maintain a coliseum in the county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.003
§ 364.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Composting" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(2) "District" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution.

(3) "Public agency" means a district, municipality, regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, or other political subdivision or state agency authorized to own and operate a solid waste collection, transportation, or disposal facility or system.

(4) "Sanitary landfill" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(5) "Solid waste" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(6) "Solid waste disposal system" means a plant, composting process plant, incinerator, sanitary landfill, or other works and equipment that are acquired, installed, or operated to collect, handle, store, treat, neutralize, stabilize, or dispose of solid waste, and includes the sites.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.1531 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.1531
§ 4151.1531. SECURITY OF PATIENT DATA.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy benefit manager may not store or process patient data for a resident of this state in a location outside of the United States or its territories.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75B.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 75B / Section 75B.001
§ 75B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Campground" means a commercial property designed to provide cabins for transient guest use or areas for locating recreational vehicles or tents for transient guest use.

(2) "Campground entity" means a person engaged in the business of owning or operating a campground.

(3) "Recreational vehicle park" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.087, Water Code.

(4) "Recreational vehicle park entity" means a person engaged in the business of owning or operating a recreational vehicle park.

(5) "Recreational vehicle park or campground activity" means an activity at a recreational vehicle park or campground for recreational or educational purposes.

(6) "Recreational vehicle park or campground participant" means an individual, other than an employee of a recreational vehicle park or campground entity, who engages in a recreational vehicle park or campground activity.

(7) "Recreational vehicle park or campground participant injury" means an injury sustained by a recreational vehicle park or campground participant, including bodily injury, emotional distress, death, property damage, or any other loss arising from the person's conduct of or participation in a recreational vehicle park or campground activity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.054
§ 7807.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment to the unexpired term by the governing body that appointed the director in whose position a vacancy exists.

(b) If under Subsection (a) the governing body does not fill a vacancy within 60 days after the date the position became vacant, the unexpired term of the position shall be filled by appointment by the remaining directors. The Commissioners Court of Dallas County, after consulting with the Cities of Carrollton and Farmers Branch, shall appoint directors to fill all vacancies on the board when the number of directors is fewer than four.

(c) If any director ceases to possess the qualifications prescribed by Section 7807.052, the remaining directors shall declare the person's office vacant and appoint a successor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.004
§ 14.004. REPORT OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The commission may require disclosure of the identity and respective interests of each owner of at least one percent of the voting securities of a public utility or its affiliate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 472.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 472 / Section 472.002
§ 472.002. CONTRACTS INVOLVING POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ROAD DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a political subdivision or road district that determines an improvement is reasonable, necessary, and beneficial to the subdivision or district may contract with another governmental entity to:

(1) acquire with bond proceeds necessary rights-of-way for the road or highway; and

(2) construct and maintain the road or highway in cooperation with the entity.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.091 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.091
§ 117.091. DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM CASEWORKER GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall use program data and best practices to establish and maintain guidelines that provide direction for caseworkers' decisions in all of the department's direct services programs. The guidelines:

(1) must categorize direct services program cases based on the types of services provided and, for each category, include provisions addressing:

(A) the recommended length of time a case in that category should last; and

(B) the recommended total expenditures for a case in that category;

(2) must include provisions for creating intermediate goals for a client receiving services through a direct services program that will allow:

(A) the caseworker to monitor the client's progress; and

(B) the caseworker's supervisor to evaluate how the client's case is advancing;

(3) must include criteria for caseworkers to use in evaluating progress on the intermediate goals described in Subdivision (2); and

(4) may include other provisions designed to assist caseworkers and their supervisors to achieve successful outcomes for clients.

(b) A caseworker may exceed the recommended guidelines described in Subsection (a)(1) in a direct services program case but must obtain the approval of the caseworker's supervisor after documenting the need to exceed the guidelines.

(c) The guidelines established under this section are not intended to limit the provision of appropriate or necessary services to a client.

(d) The department shall provide the guidelines established under this section to caseworkers in a format that allows caseworkers to easily access the information.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.023 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.023
§ 60.023. ASSIGNMENT OF UNBUNDLED COMPONENT TO CATEGORY OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The commission may assign an unbundled component to the appropriate category of services under Chapter 58 according to the purposes and intents of the categories.
Tex. Water Code § 61.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.026
§ 61.026. DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The petition shall be accompanied by $500 in cash, which shall be deposited with the clerk of the commissioners court.

(b) The money shall be held by the clerk until after the result of the election for the creation of the district has been declared and entered of record by the commissioners court.

(c) If the result of the election is in favor of the establishment of the district, the deposit shall be returned to the petitioners or their agent or attorney.

(d) If the result of the election is against the establishment of the district, the clerk shall pay out of the $500, with vouchers signed by the county judge, all costs and expenses connected with the proposed district, including the election. Any balance shall be returned to the petitioners or their agents or attorney.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.0665 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.0665
§ 574.0665. STATUS CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

A court on its own motion may set a status conference with the patient, the patient's attorney, and the person designated to be responsible for the patient's court-ordered outpatient services under Section 574.037.
Tex. Finance Code § 202.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 202 / Section 202.002
§ 202.002. LIMITATION ON CONTROL OF DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not approve an acquisition if, on consummation of the transaction, the applicant, including all depository institution affiliates of the applicant, would control 20 percent or more of the total amount of deposits in this state held by depository institutions in this state.

(b) The commissioner may request and the applicant shall provide supplemental information to the commissioner to aid in a determination under this section, including information that is more current than or in addition to information in the most recently available summary of deposits, reports of condition, or similar reports filed with or produced by state or federal authorities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 56.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 56 / Section 56.004
§ 56.004. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commission may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing money for the fund. Bond proceeds shall be deposited in the fund.
Tex. Estates Code § 402.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 402 / Section 402.003
§ 402.003. DIGITAL ASSETS.
Status: in_force

The court, either at the time the independent executor of an estate is appointed or at any time before the administration of the estate is closed, may enter an order that:

(1) directs disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the decedent to the independent executor as provided by Section 2001.101 and that contains any court finding described by Section 2001.101(b)(3);

(2) with respect to a catalog of electronic communications sent or received by the decedent and other digital assets of the decedent, other than the content of an electronic communication, contains any court finding described by Section 2001.102(b)(4); or

(3) directs under Section 2001.231 a custodian to comply with a request to disclose digital assets under Chapter 2001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.156
§ 6905.156. REQUESTS FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF AID.
Status: in_force

The district may request and accept an appropriation, grant, allocation, subsidy, guarantee, aid, service, material, or gift from any source, including the federal government, the state, a public agency, or a political subdivision.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0058 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0058
§ 209.0058. BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), any vote cast in an election or vote by a member of a property owners' association must be in writing and signed by the member.

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vote cast by a member of a property owners' association must be in writing and signed by the member if the vote is cast:

(1) outside of a meeting;

(2) in an election to fill a position on the board;

(3) on a proposed adoption or amendment of a dedicatory instrument;

(4) on a proposed increase in the amount of a regular assessment or the proposed adoption of a special assessment; or

(5) on the proposed removal of a board member.

(a-1) If a property owners' association elects to use a ballot for a vote on a matter other than a matter described by Subsection (a), the ballot must be:

(1) in writing and signed by the member; or

(2) cast by secret ballot in accordance with Subsection (d).

(b) Electronic votes cast under Section 209.00592 constitute written and signed ballots.

(c) In a property owners' association election, written and signed ballots are not required for uncontested races.

(d) A property owners' association may adopt rules to allow voting by secret ballot by members of the association. The association must take measures to reasonably ensure that:

(1) a member cannot cast more votes than the member is eligible to cast in an election or vote; and

(2) the association counts every vote cast by a member that is eligible to cast a vote.

(d) A property owners' association may adopt rules to allow voting by secret ballot by association members. The association must take measures to reasonably ensure that:

(1) a member cannot cast more votes than the member is eligible to cast in an election or vote;

(2) the association counts each vote cast by a member that the member is eligible to cast; and

(3) in any election for the board, each candidate may name one person to observe the counting of the ballots, provided that this does not entitle any observer to see the name of the person who cast any ballot, and that any disruptive observer may be removed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.159
§ 3850.159. AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3850.162, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.4061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.4061
§ 504.4061. FOREIGN ORGANIZATION VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for an instrumentality established by a foreign government recognized by the United States before January 1, 1979, that is without official representation or diplomatic relations with the United States. The license plates must include the words "Foreign Organization" and shall remain valid for seven years.

(b) A person entitled to specialty license plates under this section may register the vehicle without payment of any fee paid for or at the time of registration.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0243 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0243
§ 32.0243. PERIODIC REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in cooperation with the United States Social Security Administration, shall periodically review the eligibility of a recipient of medical assistance who is eligible on the basis of the recipient's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq., as amended.

(b) In reviewing the eligibility of a recipient as required by Subsection (a), the commission shall ensure that only recipients who reside in this state and who continue to be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq., as amended, remain eligible for medical assistance.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.003
§ 407A.003. MERGER OF GROUPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the approval of the commissioner, a group may merge with another group engaged in the same or a similar type of business if the resulting group assumes in full all obligations of the merging groups.

(b) The commissioner may conduct a hearing on a proposed merger and shall conduct a hearing if any party, including a member of either group, requests a hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.110
§ 3869.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 952.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.153
§ 952.153. PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A lawyer referral service may require a member, as a condition of membership, to:

(1) obtain a policy of errors and omissions insurance; or

(2) establish other proof of financial responsibility in an amount determined by the service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0302
§ 8062.0302. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.103
§ 7985.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0001
§ 9078.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "District" means the Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.