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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.201
§ 6610.201. AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose an annual ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 35 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district for the maintenance, operation, upkeep, and improvement of the district and the district's facilities, properties, and improvements.

(b) The board may hold elections to increase, reduce, or abate a tax imposed under this section, subject to the limitation prescribed by Subsection (a).

(c) An election to authorize the imposition of the tax or a subsequent tax election must be held as provided by Section 6610.202.
Tex. Water Code § 5.513 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.513
§ 5.513. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue an emergency order suspending the registration of the installer of an on-site sewage disposal system, regulating an on-site sewage disposal system, or both, if the commission finds that an emergency exists and that the public health and safety is endangered because of the operation of an on-site sewage disposal system that does not comply with Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter.

(b) If an order issued under this section is adopted without notice or hearing, the order must set a time, not more than 30 days after the order is issued, for a hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside the order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.355
§ 1071.355. LICENSED STATE LAND SURVEYOR AS AGENT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

A licensed state land surveyor is an agent of this state when acting in that official capacity.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 79.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 79 / Section 79.003
§ 79.003. SUSPENSION OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Irrespective of exclusions or limited application of the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983 (Chapter 61 of this code) or any chapter in Title 7 of this code the commission shall exercise the authority set out in Section 79.002 of this code and conflicting provisions limiting the area, species to which applicable, or special seasons, are hereby suspended when the proclamation of the commission becomes effective, but only for the period specified in such proclamation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.203
§ 8423.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.109 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.109
§ 53.109. TEMPORARY RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish temporary rates to be in effect during the suspension period under Section 53.108.

(b) If the commission does not establish temporary rates, the rates in effect when the suspended tariff was filed continue in effect during the suspension period.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.252
§ 11.252. CERTIFICATE OF TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If termination of a filing entity's existence is required, the secretary of state shall:

(1) issue a certificate of termination; and

(2) deliver a certificate of termination by regular or certified mail to the filing entity at its registered office or principal place of business.

(b) The certificate of termination must state:

(1) that the filing entity has been involuntarily terminated; and

(2) the date and cause of the termination.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the existence of the filing entity is terminated on the issuance of the certificate of termination by the secretary of state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.305 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.305
§ 152.305. REMEDY.
Status: in_force

An action may be brought against a partnership and any or all of the partners in the same action or in separate actions.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.010 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.010
§ 204.010. PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIAN TRIBES.
Status: in_force

An Indian tribe that is subject to this subtitle shall pay contributions under the same terms and conditions as any other subject employer unless the Indian tribe elects under Chapter 205 to make reimbursements for benefits instead of contributions.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.009
§ 47.009. WHOLESALE FISH DEALER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, no person may engage in business as a wholesale fish dealer unless he has obtained a wholesale fish dealer's license.

(b) The license fee for a wholesale fish dealer's license is $400 for each place of business or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c) An operator of a Texas commercial aquaculture facility as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture Code, is not required to obtain or possess a wholesale fish dealer's license if the operator's business activities with regard to the sale of aquatic products involve aquatic products raised on the operator's commercial aquaculture facility only.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.002
§ 593.002. CONSENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department or a community center may not provide intellectual disability services to a client without the client's legally adequate consent.

(b) The department or community center may provide nonresidential intellectual disability services, including a determination of an intellectual disability, to a client without the client's legally adequate consent if the department or community center has made all reasonable efforts to obtain consent.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the efforts to obtain consent that are reasonable and the documentation for those efforts.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.019 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.019
§ 83.019. NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A plan participant must comply with the notice and hearing requirements of this section before adopting any regional habitat conservation plan, plan amendment, ordinance, budget, fee schedule, rule, regulation, or order to implement this subchapter.

(b) The plan participant, individually or through interlocal contract, shall publish a notice, including a brief description of the proposed action and the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed action, not later than the 30th day before the public hearing in the newspaper of largest general circulation in the county in which the plan participant proposing the action is located.

(c) A public hearing on the proposed action shall be held at the time and place specified in the notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.103
§ 1020.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.107
§ 14.107. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for carrying out the commissioner's powers and duties under this chapter, Title 4, Chapter 393 with respect to a credit access business, and Chapters 371, 392, and 394 and under Chapters 51, 302, 601, and 621, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) The finance commission by rule shall set the fees for licensing and examination, as applicable, under Chapter 393 with respect to a credit access business or Chapter 342, 347, 348, 351, 353, or 371 at amounts or rates necessary to recover the costs of administering those chapters. The rules may provide that the amount of a fee charged to a license holder is based on the volume of the license holder's regulated business and other key factors. The commissioner may provide for collection of a single fee for the term of the license from a person licensed under Subchapter G of Chapter 393 or Chapter 342, 347, 348, 351, or 371. The fee must include amounts due for both licensing and examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.105
§ 3852.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS; DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into an agreement with or accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state, or a nonprofit corporation, without further authorization, may contract with the district for:

(1) the acquisition, construction, improvement, implementation, maintenance, and operation of a district project; or

(2) the provision of a service authorized under this chapter.

(c) A contract under Subsection (b) may:

(1) be for a period and include terms on which the parties agree;

(2) be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that purpose; and

(3) provide terms under which taxes or other revenues collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.

(d) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.

(e) To the extent of any conflict between this section and any other law, including a charter of a home-rule municipality, this section controls.

(f) The district, the City of Pflugerville, Travis County, or another political subdivision may use another law to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any power or authority, express or implied, granted by this section.

(g) This section is wholly sufficient authority for the execution of a contract, the imposition and pledging of taxes and revenues to the contract, and the performance of other acts and procedures authorized by this section, or by the district, the City of Pflugerville, Travis County, and any other political subdivision without reference to any other provision of law or any restriction or limitation contained in those provisions, except as specifically provided by this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.016
§ 325.016. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a general manager to be the chief administrative officer of the district and may delegate to the general manager full authority to manage and operate the district's affairs subject only to orders of the board.

(b) The general manager shall execute a bond in the amount determined by the board, payable to the authority and conditioned on the faithful performance of the general manager's duties. The authority shall pay for the bond.

(c) The general manager is entitled to receive the compensation provided by the district's budget.
Tex. Water Code § 60.075 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.075
§ 60.075. PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION; PROOF OF PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted by the commission under this subchapter which imposes a fine or other penalty shall be published in every issue of a newspaper of general circulation published in the district for the 10-day period immediately following its adoption. If the only newspaper published in the district is published weekly, the publication shall be made in two consecutive issues of the newspaper.

(b) Proof of publication under Subsection (a) of this section shall be made by the printer or publisher of the newspaper by affidavit filed with the secretary of the commission and shall be prima facie evidence of publication and adoption of the ordinance, rule, or regulation in all courts of this state.

(c) In lieu of the publication of the entire ordinance, rule, or regulation, the commission may provide for the publication of a descriptive caption or title, stating in summary the purpose of the ordinance, rule, or regulation and the penalty for violation.

(d) An ordinance, rule, or regulation shall take effect and be in force from and after publication under Subsection (a) of this section unless otherwise provided.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1215.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1215 / Section 1215.002
§ 1215.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW WITH REFERENCE TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a governmental entity that enters into a contract with a health insurance issuer that results in the health insurance issuer delivering, issuing for delivery, or renewing a group health plan.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, a health insurance issuer shall treat a governmental entity described by Subsection (a) as a plan sponsor or plan administrator.

(c) A report of claim information provided under this section to a governmental entity is confidential and exempt from public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.203
§ 201.203. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints to the board. The board may provide for that notice:

(1) on each registration form, application, or written contract for services of a person regulated by the board; or

(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each person regulated by the board.

(b) The board shall list with its regular telephone number any toll-free telephone number established under other state law that may be called to present a complaint about a health professional.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 71.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 71 / Section 71.001
§ 71.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Fur-bearing animal" means wild beaver, otter, mink, ring-tailed cat, badger, skunk, raccoon, muskrat, opossum, fox, or nutria.

(2) "Trapper" means a person who takes a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal.

(3) "Retail fur buyer" means a person who purchases a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal of this state from trappers only.

(4) "Wholesale fur dealer" means a person who purchases for himself or for another person a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal of this state from a trapper, a retail fur buyer, a fur-bearing animal propagator, or another wholesale fur dealer.

(5) "Resident" means an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a license issued under this chapter.

(6) "Nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident.

(7) "Sale" includes barter and other transfers of ownership for consideration.

(8) "Take" means the act of snaring, trapping, shooting, killing, or capturing by any means and includes an attempt to take.

(9) "Carcass" means the body of a dead fur-bearing animal, with or without the hide attached.

(10) "Depredation" means the loss of or damage to agricultural crops, livestock, poultry, wildlife, or personal property.

(11) "Pelt" means the untanned, green or dried hide or skin of a fur-bearing animal, whether or not the hide or skin is attached to the carcass.

(12) "Place of business" means a place where fur-bearing animals or their pelts are sold, received, transported, possessed, or purchased, and includes a vehicle used by a trapper, retail fur buyer, wholesale fur dealer, or fur-bearing animal propagator.

(13) "Fur-bearing animal propagator" means a person who takes or possesses a living fur-bearing animal and holds it for the purpose of propagation or sale.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.1511 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.1511
§ 39.1511. PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Meetings of the governing body of an independent organization certified under Section 39.151 and meetings of a subcommittee that includes a member of the governing body must be open to the public. The bylaws of the independent organization and the rules of the commission may provide for the governing body or subcommittee to enter into executive session closed to the public only to address risk management or a matter that the independent organization would be authorized to consider in a closed meeting if the independent organization were governed under Chapter 551, Government Code.

(a-1) An independent organization's governing body or a subcommittee may adopt a policy allowing the governing body or subcommittee to enter into an executive session closed to the public and commissioners, including the commissioners serving as ex officio nonvoting members, only to address a contested case, as defined by Section 2001.003, Government Code, or a personnel matter that is unrelated to members of the governing body.

(b) The bylaws of the independent organization and rules of the commission must ensure that a person interested in the activities of the independent organization has an opportunity to obtain at least seven days' advance notice of meetings and the planned agendas of the meetings and an opportunity to comment on matters under discussion at the meetings. The bylaws and commission rules governing meetings of the governing body may provide for a shorter period of advance notice and for meetings by teleconference technology for governing body meetings to take action on urgent matters. The bylaws and rules must require actions taken on short notice or at teleconference meetings to be ratified at the governing body's next regular meeting. The notice requirements may be met by a timely electronic posting on the Internet.

(c) The commission shall ensure that an independent organization certified under Section 39.151 makes publicly accessible without charge live Internet video of all public meetings subject to this section for viewing from an Internet website.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.50 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.50
§ 11.50. COSTS.
Status: in_force

The judge trying the cause under habeas corpus may make such order as is deemed right concerning the cost of bringing the defendant before him, and all other costs of the proceeding, awarding the same either against the person to whom the writ was directed, the person seeking relief, or may award no costs at all.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903 / Section 7903.104
§ 7903.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.102
§ 374.102. DRY CLEANING FACILITY OR DROP STATION REGISTRATION; FEE; POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each owner of an operating dry cleaning facility or dry cleaning drop station shall register with the commission on a form provided by the commission.

(b) An annual registration fee, the total amount of which may be divided into quarterly payments and billed on dates established by the commission, is assessed as follows:

(1) for a dry cleaning facility that:

(A) has gross annual receipts of more than $150,000, a fee of $2,500;

(B) has gross annual receipts of $150,000 or less, a fee of $250;

(C) is designated as nonparticipating under Section 374.104, a fee of $250; or

(D) depends entirely on revenue collected from an associated dry cleaning drop station or drop stations, a fee in accordance with Paragraphs (A) and (B) determined by the combined gross annual receipts of the drop station or drop stations; or

(2) for a dry cleaning drop station that:

(A) has gross annual receipts of more than $150,000, a fee of $750;

(B) has gross annual receipts of $150,000 or less, a fee of $250; or

(C) is designated as nonparticipating under Section 374.104, a fee of $125.

(c) Fees paid under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(d) The owner of a dry cleaning facility or drop station shall post the owner's registration number, in a manner prescribed by the commission, in the public area of each of the owner's operating dry cleaning facilities or drop stations.

(e) Registration under this section must be renewed annually.

(f) For each registration application, the commission shall request that the comptroller verify whether the owner submitting the registration application is in good standing with the state and whether the owner's selection on the registration application of the gross annual receipts classification for the dry cleaning facility or drop station agrees with information reported to the comptroller for the same tax or reporting year. Not later than the third business day after the comptroller receives the verification request, based in part on information supplied by the commission, the comptroller shall report to the commission the owner's standing and whether the owner's application information agrees with the comptroller's information.
Tex. Education Code § 21.0488 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0488
§ 21.0488. TRADES AND INDUSTRIES EDUCATION CERTIFICATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that rules adopted under this subchapter require a person seeking trades and industries education certification to hold a license or other professional credential for a specific trade, a person who is a current or former member of the United States armed services is considered to have satisfied that requirement if the person has experience in that trade obtained through military service.

(b) The board may not propose rules requiring a current or former member of the United States armed services who seeks career and technology education certification for a specific trade to hold a credential related to that trade or possess experience related to that trade other than the experience in that trade obtained through military service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.341 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.341
§ 601.341. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TERMINATION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Unless a person whose driver's license or vehicle registration has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter files and maintains evidence of financial responsibility with the department:

(1) the suspension or revocation may not be terminated;

(2) the driver's license or registration may not be renewed;

(3) a new driver's license may not be issued to the person; or

(4) a motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of the person.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.154
§ 355.154. PREFERRED DEBT AND LIEN.
Status: in_force

When a claim for a debt is allowed and approved under Section 355.151(a)(2):

(1) a further claim for the debt may not be made against other estate assets;

(2) the debt thereafter remains a preferred lien against the property securing the debt; and

(3) the property remains security for the debt in any distribution or sale of the property before final maturity and payment of the debt.