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Tex. Local Government Code § 505.304 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.304
§ 505.304.
Status: in_force

Sec. 505.304. PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN WATER-RELATED PROJECTS: ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) A Type B corporation may not use proceeds from the sales and use tax to undertake a project described by Section 505.154 unless the use of tax proceeds for that purpose is authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held in the municipality for that purpose.

(b) The ballot in an election held under this section shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The use of sales and use tax proceeds for infrastructure relating to __________ (insert water supply facilities or water conservation programs, as appropriate)."

(c) An election held under this section may be authorized by the governing body of an authorizing municipality subsequent to an earlier election authorized under Section 505.251.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.104
§ 91.104. ROUTINGS.
Status: in_force

The department may determine routings for rail facilities acquired, constructed, or operated by the department under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 10
§ 10. DISINTERMENTS AND CREMATIONS.
Status: in_force

When a body upon which an inquest ought to have been held has been interred, the medical examiner may cause it to be disinterred for the purpose of holding such inquest.

Before any body, upon which an inquest is authorized by the provisions of this Article, can be lawfully cremated, an autopsy shall be performed thereon as provided in this Article, or a certificate that no autopsy was necessary shall be furnished by the medical examiner. Before any dead body can be lawfully cremated, the owner or operator of the crematory shall demand and be furnished with a certificate, signed by the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred showing that an autopsy was performed on said body or that no autopsy thereon was necessary. It shall be the duty of the medical examiner to determine whether or not, from all the circumstances surrounding the death, an autopsy is necessary prior to issuing a certificate under the provisions of this section. No autopsy shall be required by the medical examiner as a prerequisite to cremation in case death is caused by the pestilential diseases of Asiatic cholera, bubonic plague, typhus fever, or smallpox. All certificates furnished to the owner or operator of a crematory by any medical examiner, under the terms of this Article, shall be preserved by such owner or operator of such crematory for a period of two years from the date of the cremation of said body. A medical examiner is not required to perform an autopsy on the body of a deceased person whose death was caused by a communicable disease during a public health disaster.

Sec. 10a. WAITING PERIOD BETWEEN DEATH AND CREMATION. The body of a deceased person shall not be cremated within 48 hours after the time of death as indicated on the regular death certificate, unless the death certificate indicates death was caused by the pestilential diseases of Asiatic cholera, bubonic plague, typhus fever, or smallpox, or unless the time requirement is waived in writing by the county medical examiner or, in counties not having a county medical examiner, a justice of the peace. In a public health disaster, the commissioner of public health may designate other communicable diseases for which cremation within 48 hours of the time of death is authorized.

Sec. 10b. DISPOSAL OF UNIDENTIFIED BODY. If the body of a deceased person is unidentified, a person may not cremate or direct the cremation of the body under this article. If the body is buried, the investigating agency responsible for the burial shall record and maintain for not less than 10 years all information pertaining to the body and the location of burial.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.026 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.026
§ 155.026. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A distributor who fails to timely pay the tax when due shall pay five percent of the amount of tax then due as a penalty, and if the distributor fails to pay the tax on or before the 30th day after the day on which the tax is due, the distributor shall pay an additional five percent.

(b) The minimum penalty imposed by this section is $50.

(c) The dishonor of a check delivered to the treasury for payment of taxes constitutes a failure to pay the tax when due.
Tex. Election Code § 221.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 221 / Section 221.008
§ 221.008. EXAMINATION OF SECURED BALLOTS AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

A tribunal hearing an election contest may cause secured ballot boxes, voting machines, or other equipment used in the election to be unsecured to determine the correct vote count or any other fact that the tribunal considers pertinent to a fair and just disposition of the contest.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.023
§ 503.023. DRIVE-A-WAY OPERATOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person may not engage in business as a drive-a-way operator without a drive-a-way in-transit license.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.001
§ 58.001. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Name" means the legal name of a person.

(2) "Pseudonym" means a set of initials or a fictitious name chosen by a victim to designate the victim in all public files and records concerning the offense, including police summary reports, press releases, and records of judicial proceedings.

(3) "Public servant" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07(a), Penal Code.
Tex. Family Code § 233.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.007
§ 233.007. SERVICE OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice required in an administrative action under this chapter may be delivered on each party entitled to citation or notice under Chapter 102 by:

(1) personal service;

(2) first class mail; or

(3) e-mail to an address provided by the party to the court or Title IV-D agency.

(b) This section does not apply to notice required on filing of a child support review order or to later judicial actions.
Tex. Government Code § 22.213 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.213
§ 22.213. TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: repealed

(a) The Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Tyler.

(b) The City of Tyler and Smith County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms and a library for the court and the justices without expense to the state.

(c) The court may transact its business in the City of Tyler or at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary or convenient, except that all cases originating in Smith County shall be heard and transacted in the City of Tyler.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 542, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Water Code § 17.084 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.084
§ 17.084. LIMITATION ON BOARD INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

The board is bound to the extent that the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds further restricts the investment of money in bonds of the United States.
Tex. Tax Code § 32.065 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 32 / Section 32.065
§ 32.065. CONTRACT FOR FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN.
Status: repealed

(a) Section 32.06 does not abridge the right of an owner of real property to enter into a contract for the payment of taxes.

(b) Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, a contract entered into under Subsection (a) between a transferee and the property owner under Section 32.06 that is secured by a priority lien on the property shall provide for foreclosure in the manner provided by Section 32.06(c) and:

(1) an event of default;

(2) notice of acceleration; and

(3) recording of the deed of trust or other instrument securing the contract entered into under Subsection (a) in each county in which the property is located.

(b-1) On an event of default and notice of acceleration, the mortgage servicer of a recorded lien encumbering real property may obtain a release of a transferred tax lien on the property by paying the transferee of the tax lien or the holder of the tax lien the amount owed by the property owner to that transferee or holder.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a transferee of a tax lien or the transferee's assignee is subrogated to and is entitled to exercise any right or remedy possessed by the transferring taxing unit, including or related to foreclosure or judicial sale, but is prohibited from exercising a remedy of foreclosure or judicial sale where the transferring taxing unit would be prohibited from foreclosure or judicial sale.

(d) Chapters 342 and 346, Finance Code, and the provisions of Chapter 343, Finance Code, other than Sections 343.203 and 343.205, do not apply to a transaction covered by this section.

(e) If in a contract under this section a person contracts for, charges, or receives a rate or amount of interest that exceeds the rate or amount allowed by this section, the amount of the penalty for which the person is obligated is determined in the manner provided by Chapter 349, Finance Code.

(f) Before accepting an application fee or executing a contract, the transferee shall disclose to the transferee's prospective borrower each type and the amount of possible additional charges or fees that may be incurred by the borrower in connection with the loan or contract under this section.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1329, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

(h) An affidavit of the transferee executed after foreclosure of a tax lien that recites compliance with the terms of Section 32.06 and this section and is recorded in each county in which the property is located:

(1) is prima facie evidence of compliance with Section 32.06 and this section; and

(2) may be relied on conclusively by a bona fide purchaser for value without notice of any failure to comply.

(i) An agreement under this section that attempts to create a lien for the payment of taxes that are not delinquent or due at the time the property owner executes the sworn document under Section 32.06(a-1) is void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.113
§ 1043.113. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may become a member of a nonprofit corporation or enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation to serve the purposes of this chapter. Under an agreement with a nonprofit corporation, the district may require that:

(1) the nonprofit corporation grant the district the power to appoint one or more members of the corporation's board of directors;

(2) the nonprofit corporation obtain the district's consent before changing the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws or before taking other action; and

(3) the district receive all or part of the net assets of the nonprofit corporation on the corporation's dissolution, merger, or consolidation.

(b) The district is not liable for any debt, obligation, or other liability of the nonprofit corporation.

(c) This section does not affect the district's authority to make payments to or otherwise provide money to the nonprofit corporation.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1076 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1076
§ 351.1076.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.1076. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A municipality that spends municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports facilities or fields as authorized by Section 351.101(a)(7) or (n), Section 351.1069, Section 351.10691, or Section 351.10711:

(1) shall determine the amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue generated for the municipality by hotel activity attributable to the sports events and tournaments held on the enhanced or upgraded facilities or fields for five years after the date the enhancements and upgrades are completed; and

(2) may not spend hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and upgrading of the facilities or fields in a total amount that exceeds the amount of area hotel revenue attributable to the enhancements and upgrades.

(b) The municipality shall reimburse from the municipality's general fund any expenditure in excess of the amount of area hotel revenue attributable to the enhancements and upgrades to the municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.025
§ 372.025. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Revenue bonds may be issued to mature serially or in any other manner but must mature not later than 40 years after their date. A provision may be made for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds or subordinate lien bonds under terms and conditions specified in the ordinance or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) The bonds shall be executed and the bonds and interest coupons appertaining to them are negotiable instruments within the meaning and for all purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code (Section 1.101 et seq., Business & Commerce Code). The ordinance or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds must specify:

(1) whether the bonds are issued registrable as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest;

(2) whether the bonds are redeemable before maturity;

(3) the form, denomination, and manner of issuance;

(4) the terms, conditions, and other details applying to the bonds including the price, terms, and interest rates on the bonds; and

(5) the manner of sale of the bonds.

(c) The ordinance or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds may specify that the proceeds from the sale of the bonds:

(1) be used to pay interest on the bonds during and after the period of acquisition or construction of an improvement financed through the sale of the bonds;

(2) be used for creating a reserve fund for payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and for creating other funds; and

(3) may be placed in time deposit or invested, until needed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.102
§ 3854.102. APPLICABLE LAW.
Status: in_force

The board is governed by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to the extent that the subchapter does not conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.46 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.46
§ 11.46. COMPILATION OF PARTIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Each year the chief appraiser shall compile and make available to the public a list showing for each taxing unit in the district the number of each kind of partial exemption allowed in that tax year and the total assessed value of each taxing unit that is exempted by each kind of partial exemption.
Tex. Government Code § 654.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.012
§ 654.012. EXCEPTIONS FROM POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

The position classification plan does not apply to:

(1) a constitutional officer or official;

(2) an elected officer or official;

(3) an officer appointed by the governor;

(4) the chief executive of a state agency;

(5) a teacher in a public school, special school of the state, or state institution of higher education;

(6) personnel in state institutions of higher education;

(7) a professional compensated for services on a fee basis; and

(8) an employment excluded from the plan:

(A) by executive order of the governor; or

(B) at the direction of the legislature.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.129 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.129
§ 60.129. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other notice required by law, the board shall provide notice of an assessment hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. The publication must be made not later than the 14th day before the date of the hearing.

(b) The notice must include the:

(1) time and place of the hearing;

(2) purpose of the proposed assessment;

(3) estimated cost of the purpose for which the assessment is proposed, including interest during construction and associated financing costs; and

(4) proposed assessment method.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.007
§ 1601.007. SYSTEM MAY DEFINE OTHER WORDS.
Status: in_force

A system may define by rule a word or term necessary in the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 255.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 255 / Section 255.002
§ 255.002. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish an early warning system to detect conditions that could be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of residents. The early warning system shall include analysis of financial and quality-of-care indicators that would predict the need for the department to take action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.006
§ 7954.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 26.337 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.337
§ 26.337. WALLER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Waller County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8387.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8387 / Section 8387.002
§ 8387.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.105
§ 622.105. USING GAME PIECE TO CONVEY INFORMATION OR OFFER TO ENTER.
Status: in_force

A person conducting a sweepstakes may not convey information about the sweepstakes or an offer to enter the sweepstakes by using a scratch-off device or any other game piece that suggests an element of chance or luck.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.033 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.033
§ 52.033. EXECUTION OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each marketing association shall prepare and file articles of incorporation signed by each incorporator.

(b) One of the incorporators shall acknowledge the articles before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take and certify acknowledgments of deeds and conveyances.
Tex. Water Code § 17.175 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.175
§ 17.175. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

The board may not purchase bonds or other securities which have a maturity date more than 50 years from the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.105
§ 8375.105. COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT AGREEMENT, ORDINANCE, OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Any agreement between the district and a municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the district is valid and enforceable.

(c) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of an agreement described by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6915.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6915 / Section 6915.104
§ 6915.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00771 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00771
§ 30.00771. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Odessa.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Ector County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Education Code § 74.704 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.704
§ 74.704. FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The physical facilities of the center used in teaching and research programs, including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and health education buildings, may be provided by a public or private entity. The board of regents may lease the facilities that are to be used as the physical facilities of the center.

(b) A teaching hospital considered suitable by the board of regents may be provided by a public or private entity. The hospital may not be constructed, maintained, or operated with state funds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.3609 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.3609
§ 1603.3609. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may:

(1) adjust any tuition reimbursement limit established under this subchapter; and

(2) adopt procedures regarding the collection of fees from private postsecondary schools under Section 1603.3608.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.203
§ 2105.203. NOTICE TO PROVIDER OF REDUCTION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day before the date on which block grant funds are reduced, an agency shall send a provider a written statement specifying the reason for reducing the funding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0107
§ 4001.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 656.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.024
§ 656.024. PUBLIC NOTICE OF JOB VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall publicly list, in accordance with the commission's procedures, for at least 10 working days, each notice of a job vacancy delivered under Section 656.022 unless the commission is sooner notified by the state agency having the vacancy that the vacancy has been filled.