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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.306
§ 1050.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Family Code § 107.023 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.023
§ 107.023. FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES IN SUITS OTHER THAN SUITS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit other than a suit filed by a governmental entity requesting termination of the parent-child relationship or appointment of the entity as conservator of the child, in addition to the attorney's fees that may be awarded under Chapter 106, the following persons are entitled to reasonable and necessary fees, court costs, and expenses in an amount set by the court and ordered to be paid by one or more parties to the suit:

(1) an attorney appointed as an amicus attorney or as an attorney ad litem for the child; and

(2) a professional who holds a relevant professional license and who is appointed as guardian ad litem for the child, other than a volunteer advocate.

(b) The court shall:

(1) determine the fees, costs, and expenses of an amicus attorney, an attorney ad litem, or a guardian ad litem by reference to the reasonable and customary fees for similar services in the county of jurisdiction;

(2) order a reasonable cost deposit to be made at the time the court makes the appointment; and

(3) before the final hearing, order an additional amount to be paid to the credit of a trust account for the use and benefit of the amicus attorney, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem.

(c) A court may not award fees, costs, or expenses to an amicus attorney, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem against the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision of the state under this part.

(d) The court may determine that fees, costs, and expenses awarded under this subchapter to an amicus attorney, an attorney ad litem for the child, or a guardian ad litem for the child are necessaries for the benefit of the child.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.022
§ 70.022. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Proceedings for judicial review of a board decision shall be brought in a district court in Nueces County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.002
§ 7502.002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY; POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The Lake Proctor Irrigation Authority of Comanche County, Texas, is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 508.084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.084
§ 508.084. FEE AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register under Section 508.083, before the person first contacts a member of the board, an employee of the board, or an employee of the department on behalf of an inmate, shall file a fee affidavit with the department in a form prescribed by the department for each inmate the person represents for compensation.

(b) The fee affidavit must be written and verified and contain a statement of:

(1) the registrant's full name and address;

(2) the registrant's normal business, business phone number, and business address;

(3) the full name of any former member or employee of the board or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice or any former employee of the department with whom the registrant:

(A) is associated;

(B) has a relationship as an employer or employee; or

(C) maintains a contractual relationship to provide services;

(4) the full name and institutional identification number of the inmate the registrant represents;

(5) the amount of compensation the registrant has received or expects to receive in exchange for the representation; and

(6) the name of the person providing the compensation.

(c) If a registrant receives compensation in excess of the amount reported on the fee affidavit, the registrant shall file with the department, not later than the fifth day after the date the registrant receives compensation in excess of the reported amount, a supplemental fee affidavit in a form prescribed by the department indicating the total amount of compensation received for representing the inmate.

(d) For each fee affidavit and supplemental fee affidavit received, the department shall:

(1) keep a copy of the affidavit in a central location; and

(2) not later than the third day after the date the affidavit is filed, place a copy of the affidavit in the inmate's file that is reviewed by a parole panel or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.105
§ 1018.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Texas Banking Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.207
§ 1806.207. AGREEMENT CANCELLATION AND REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commission or executive director may, after notice and a hearing and after finding that a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter has occurred, order the cancellation of an agreement for the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system and the refund of any amount paid under the agreement.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered under this section may not exceed the amounts paid under the agreement.

(c) This section does not authorize the executive director or commission to impose or collect penalties, fines, or other damages, except that a proceeding under this section may be combined with a proceeding to impose an administrative penalty or sanction by the department.

(d) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) This section does not prohibit an injured party who was refunded money under this section from bringing an action in a court with jurisdiction to collect damages, other than the refunded money, or obtain equitable relief under other applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.116
§ 3948.116. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.053
§ 2151.053. INFORMATION REQUEST.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may request information from a sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person responsible for an amusement ride being offered for use by the public concerning whether insurance required by this chapter is in effect on that amusement ride.

(b) The person shall respond to the information request not later than the 15th day after the date the request is made.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.005
§ 311.005. CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be designated as a reinvestment zone, an area must:

(1) substantially arrest or impair the sound growth of the municipality or county designating the zone, retard the provision of housing accommodations, or constitute an economic or social liability and be a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use because of the presence of:

(A) a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;

(B) the predominance of defective or inadequate sidewalk or street layout;

(C) faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness;

(D) unsanitary or unsafe conditions;

(E) the deterioration of site or other improvements;

(F) tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land;

(G) defective or unusual conditions of title;

(H) conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other cause; or

(I) structures, other than single-family residential structures, less than 10 percent of the square footage of which has been used for commercial, industrial, or residential purposes during the preceding 12 years, if the municipality has a population of 100,000 or more;

(2) be predominantly open or undeveloped and, because of obsolete platting, deterioration of structures or site improvements, or other factors, substantially impair or arrest the sound growth of the municipality or county;

(3) be in a federally assisted new community located in the municipality or county or in an area immediately adjacent to a federally assisted new community; or

(4) be an area described in a petition requesting that the area be designated as a reinvestment zone, if the petition is submitted to the governing body of the municipality or county by the owners of property constituting at least 50 percent of the appraised value of the property in the area according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for the county in which the area is located.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the proposed project plan for a potential zone includes the use of land in the zone in connection with the operation of an existing or proposed regional commuter or mass transit rail system, or for a structure or facility that is necessary, useful, or beneficial to such a regional rail system, the governing body of a municipality may designate an area as a reinvestment zone.

(b) In this section, "federally assisted new community" means a federally assisted area that has received or will receive assistance in the form of loan guarantees under Title X of the National Housing Act, if a portion of the federally assisted area has received grants under Section 107(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Tex. Insurance Code § 84.049 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 84 / Section 84.049
§ 84.049. DECISION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the finding that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1151.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.056
§ 1151.056. ADJUSTMENT OF AMOUNT PAYABLE IF AGE OF INSURED IS MISSTATED.
Status: in_force

An industrial life insurance policy must provide that, if the age of the insured is misstated, the amount payable under the policy is the amount of insurance that the premium paid would have purchased if the insured's age had been stated correctly.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.044
§ 283.044. LIMITATION ON TAXING POWER BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; DISPOSITION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the creation of the district, the county or a municipality located in the district may not levy taxes for hospital purposes.

(b) The county or a municipality located in the district that collects delinquent taxes owed to the county or municipality on levies for county and municipal hospital systems or for the payment of bonds issued for the systems shall pay the amount of the collected delinquent taxes to the district, and the district shall apply that money to the purposes for which the taxes were originally levied.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.001
§ 403.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(4) "License holder" means a person who holds a license issued under this chapter.

(5) "Multisensory structured language education" means a program described by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council for the treatment of individuals with dyslexia and related disorders that provides instruction in the skills of reading, writing, and spelling:

(A) through program content that includes:

(i) phonology and phonological awareness;

(ii) sound and symbol association;

(iii) syllables;

(iv) morphology;

(v) syntax; and

(vi) semantics; and

(B) following principles of instruction that include:

(i) simultaneous multisensory instruction, including visual-auditory-kinesthetic-tactile instruction;

(ii) systematic and cumulative instruction;

(iii) explicit instruction;

(iv) diagnostic teaching to automaticity; and

(v) synthetic and analytic instruction.

(6) "Qualified instructor" means a person described by Section 403.110.
Tex. Government Code § 322.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 322 / Section 322.024
§ 322.024. REDUCTION OF RELIANCE ON AVAILABLE DEDICATED REVENUE FOR BUDGET CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "available dedicated revenue" means revenue that Section 403.095 makes available for certification under Section 403.121.

(b) The board shall:

(1) develop and implement a process to review:

(A) new legislative enactments that create dedicated revenue; and

(B) the appropriation and accumulation of dedicated revenue and available dedicated revenue;

(2) develop and implement tools to evaluate the use of available dedicated revenue for state government financing and budgeting; and

(3) develop specific and detailed recommendations on actions the legislature may reasonably take to reduce state government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section 403.095.

(c) The board shall incorporate into the board's budget recommendations appropriate measures to reduce state government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section 403.095 and shall include with the budget recommendations plans for further reducing state government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for those purposes for the succeeding six years.

(d) The board shall consult the comptroller as necessary to accomplish the objectives of Subsections (b) and (c).
Tex. Government Code § 26.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.015
§ 26.015. VISITING JUDGE TO TAKE OATH.
Status: in_force

In addition to any oath previously taken, a person appointed as a visiting judge of a constitutional county court, including a person who is a retired, former, or active judge, shall take the oath of office required by the constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.147 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.147
§ 172.147. CORRECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the arbitration award, unless another period has been agreed to by the parties, a party may request the arbitration tribunal to:

(1) correct in the award a computation, clerical, or typographical error or a similar error; and

(2) interpret a part of the award, if agreed by the parties.

(b) If the arbitration tribunal considers a request under Subsection (a) to be justified, it shall make the correction or give the interpretation not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the request. The interpretation or correction becomes part of the arbitration award.

(c) The arbitration tribunal may correct an error described by Subsection (a)(1) on its own initiative not later than the 30th day after the date of the arbitration award.
Tex. Finance Code § 351.161 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.161
§ 351.161. EFFECT OF LICENSE SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR SURRENDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The suspension, revocation, or surrender of a license issued under this chapter does not affect the obligation of a contract between the license holder and a debtor entered into before the revocation, suspension, or surrender.

(b) Surrender of a license does not affect the license holder's civil or criminal liability for an act committed before surrender.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0202
§ 3942.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Water Code § 56.207 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.207
§ 56.207.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.207. BONDS: SALE. (a) The board shall advertise and sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible.

(b) The board shall deposit all money from the sale of the bonds as it is received into the construction and maintenance fund of the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 202.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 202 / Section 202.007
§ 202.007. AFFIDAVIT SUPPORTING APPLICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An application filed under Section 202.005 must be supported by the affidavit of each applicant.

(b) An affidavit of an applicant under Subsection (a) must state that, to the applicant's knowledge:

(1) all the allegations in the application are true; and

(2) no material fact or circumstance has been omitted from the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.005
§ 8815.005. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the mutual agreement of the board and the governing body of a member district, all of the land within that member district may be excluded from the authority.

(b) If a member district is excluded from the authority's boundaries under this section, the authority:

(1) is not required to provide water or any other service to the district; and

(2) is not required to include the district in any groundwater reduction plan adopted or implemented by the authority and may remove the district from any groundwater reduction plan adopted by the authority that includes the district.

(c) If a member district excluded from the authority's boundaries under this section petitions the authority to be annexed under Section 8815.006, the authority may annex the district. The authority may require, as a condition of annexation, terms and conditions the board considers appropriate. The authority may require the district to pay the authority the fees, user fees, charges, and special assessments, with interest, that, as determined by the authority, the district would have been charged by the authority if the district had not been excluded from the authority under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 669.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 669 / Section 669.002
§ 669.002. REASSIGNMENT OF EXECUTIVE HEAD OF STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

The executive head of a state agency may not be reassigned to another position in the agency or at another agency that is also controlled by the same governing body unless the governing body, in an open meeting, votes to approve the proposed reassignment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0104
§ 7924A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7924A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.141 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.141
§ 17.141. ELIGIBLE BAIL BOND SURETIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

In a county in which a county bail bond board regulated under Chapter 1704, Occupations Code, does not exist, the sheriff may post a list of eligible bail bond sureties whose security has been determined to be sufficient. Each surety listed under this article must file annually a sworn financial statement with the sheriff.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.002
§ 314A.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a merger agreement among hospitals each of which is located within a county that:

(1) contains two or more hospitals; and

(2) has a population of:

(A) less than 100,000 and is not adjacent to a county with a population of 250,000 or more; or

(B) more than 100,000 and less than 150,000 and is not adjacent to a county with a population of 100,000 or more.
Tex. Education Code § 49.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.002
§ 49.002. OPTIONS TO REDUCE LOCAL REVENUE LEVEL.
Status: in_force

A district with a local revenue level in excess of entitlement may take any combination of the following actions to reduce the district's revenue level:

(1) consolidation with another district as provided by Subchapter B;

(2) detachment of territory as provided by Subchapter C;

(3) purchase of average daily attendance credit as provided by Subchapter D;

(4) education of nonresident students as provided by Subchapter E; or

(5) tax base consolidation with another district as provided by Subchapter F.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.202 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.202
§ 373A.202. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality that has designated a district under Section 373A.051.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.206
§ 327.206. ANNUAL BUDGET PROPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoo board shall propose an annual budget.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including the:

(1) outstanding zoo board obligations;

(2) amount of cash on hand to the credit of each zoo board fund;

(3) amount of money received by the zoo board from all sources during the previous year;

(4) estimated amount of money available to the zoo board from all sources during the current fiscal year;

(5) amount of money needed to fund programs approved for funding by the zoo board;

(6) amount of the balances expected at the end of the fiscal year in which the budget is being prepared; and

(7) estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.151
§ 1029.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have a budget prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Education Code § 73.107 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.107
§ 73.107.
Status: in_force

Sec. 73.107. ADMISSION: RULES AND REGULATIONS; APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT. (a) Admission to the institution and its substations is subject to rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the president.

(b) No person shall be admitted until the president is satisfied that all requirements of this subchapter and the rules and regulations of the president have been met.