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Tex. Tax Code § 26.1125 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.1125
§ 26.1125.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.1125. CALCULATION OF TAXES ON RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD OF 100 PERCENT OR TOTALLY DISABLED VETERAN. (a) If a person qualifies for an exemption under Section 11.131 after the beginning of a tax year, the amount of the taxes on the residence homestead of the person for the tax year is calculated by multiplying the amount of the taxes that otherwise would be imposed on the residence homestead for the entire year had the person not qualified for the exemption under Section 11.131 by a fraction, the denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed before the date the person qualified for the exemption under Section 11.131.

(b) If a person qualifies for an exemption under Section 11.131 with respect to the property after the amount of the tax due on the property is calculated and the effect of the qualification is to reduce the amount of the tax due on the property, the assessor for each taxing unit shall recalculate the amount of the tax due on the property and correct the tax roll. If the tax bill has been mailed and the tax on the property has not been paid, the assessor shall mail a corrected tax bill to the person in whose name the property is listed on the tax roll or to the person's authorized agent. If the tax on the property has been paid, the tax collector for the taxing unit shall refund to the person who was the owner of the property on the date the tax was paid the amount by which the payment exceeded the tax due.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.252 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.252
§ 284.252. EFFECT ON INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall govern attachment of network nodes on poles and other structures owned or operated by investor-owned electric utilities, electric cooperatives, telephone cooperatives, or telecommunications providers. This chapter does not confer on municipalities any new authority over those utilities, cooperatives, or providers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8315.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8315 / Section 8315.109
§ 8315.109. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8315.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.5061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.5061
§ 361.5061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 361.5061. PLANNING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. An institution of higher education that is required to develop a source reduction and waste minimization plan under this subchapter for more than one facility may:

(1) develop and submit one plan that covers all of the facilities; and

(2) submit one annual report and one executive summary under Section 361.506 that covers all of the facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.001
§ 1120.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Mineola Area Medical District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.273 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.273
§ 1201.273. BINDING STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

An insured may not be bound by a statement made in an application for an individual accident and health insurance policy unless a copy of the application is attached to or endorsed on the policy as a part of the policy when issued.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.013 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.013
§ 182.013. ANNUAL CERTIFICATION FOR EXEMPT STATE TRUST COMPANY.
Status: repealed

(a) An exempt state trust company shall file a certification annually with its statement of condition and income, on a form provided by the banking commissioner, that it is maintaining the conditions and limitations of its exemption. The certification must be accompanied by a fee set by the finance commission.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 , Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The state trust company shall maintain records necessary to verify the certification. The records are subject to examination under Section 181.104.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.064 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.064
§ 122.064. INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A credit union may elect to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the credit union and to purchase insurance as if the credit union were an "enterprise" as defined by Section 8.001, Business Organizations Code, under and subject to the credit union's bylaws and written policy. A credit union may not provide any indemnification or insurance that would not be permissible under Chapter 8, Business Organizations Code, but may elect to impose the credit union's own limitations on indemnification.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.304 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.304
§ 334.304. RATE INCREASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county that has adopted a tax under this subchapter at the rate of less than $5,000 a game may by ordinance or order increase the rate of the tax to a maximum of $5,000 a game if the increase is approved by a majority of the registered voters of that municipality or county voting at an election called and held for that purpose.

(b) The ballot for an election to increase the rate of the tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The increase of the facility use tax for the purpose of financing _______ (insert description of venue project) to a maximum rate of ________ a game (insert new maximum rate not to exceed $5,000)."
Tex. Government Code § 54.978 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.978
§ 54.978. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate to whom a case or matter related to a criminal case is referred may:

(1) conduct hearings;

(2) hear evidence;

(3) compel production of relevant evidence;

(4) rule on admissibility of evidence;

(5) issue summons for the appearance of witnesses;

(6) examine witnesses;

(7) swear witnesses for hearings;

(8) make findings of fact on evidence;

(9) formulate conclusions of law;

(10) rule on pretrial motions;

(11) recommend the rulings, orders, or judgment to be made in a case;

(12) regulate proceedings in a hearing;

(13) in any case referred under Section 54.976(a)(1):

(A) accept a negotiated plea of guilty;

(B) enter a finding of guilt and impose or suspend sentence; or

(C) defer adjudication of guilty;

(14) notwithstanding Article 18.01(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, issue a search warrant under Article 18.02(a)(10), Code of Criminal Procedure;

(15) notwithstanding Article 18.01(h), Code of Criminal Procedure, issue a search warrant under Article 18.02(a)(12), Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(16) do any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties required by the order of referral.

(b) A magistrate may not enter a ruling on any issue of law or fact if that ruling could result in dismissal or require dismissal of a pending criminal prosecution, but the magistrate may make findings, conclusions, and recommendations on those issues. A magistrate may sign a motion to dismiss submitted by an attorney representing the state on cases referred to the magistrate or on dockets called by the magistrate, and may consider unadjudicated cases at sentencing under Section 12.45, Penal Code.

(c) A magistrate has all of the powers of a magistrate under the laws of this state and may administer an oath for any purpose.

(d) A magistrate does not have authority under Subsection (a)(14) to issue a subsequent search warrant under Article 18.02(a)(10), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(e) In this subsection, "ESN reader," "pen register," and "trap and trace device" have the meanings assigned by Article 18B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, and "mobile tracking device" has the meaning assigned by Article 18B.201, Code of Criminal Procedure. A magistrate may:

(1) notwithstanding Article 18B.051 or 18B.052, Code of Criminal Procedure, issue an order under Subchapter C, Chapter 18B, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the installation and use of:

(A) a pen register;

(B) an ESN reader;

(C) a trap and trace device; or

(D) equipment that combines the function of a pen register and a trap and trace device;

(2) issue an order to obtain access to stored communications under Article 18B.352, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(3) notwithstanding Article 18B.203(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, issue an order for the installation and use of a mobile tracking device under Subchapter E, Chapter 18B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0310
§ 4205.0310. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.151
§ 46B.151. COURT DETERMINATION RELATED TO CIVIL COMMITMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court is required by Article 46B.084(f) or by its appropriate determination under Article 46B.071 to proceed under this subchapter, or if the court is permitted by Article 46B.004(e) to proceed under this subchapter, the court shall determine whether there is evidence to support a finding that the defendant is either a person with mental illness or a person with an intellectual disability.

(b) If it appears to the court that there is evidence to support a finding of mental illness or an intellectual disability, the court shall enter an order transferring the defendant to the appropriate court for civil commitment proceedings and stating that all charges pending against the defendant in that court have been dismissed. The court may order the defendant:

(1) detained in jail or any other suitable place pending the prompt initiation and prosecution by the attorney for the state or other person designated by the court of appropriate civil proceedings to determine whether the defendant will be committed to a mental health facility or residential care facility; or

(2) placed in the care of a responsible person on satisfactory security being given for the defendant's proper care and protection.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a defendant placed in a facility of the commission pending civil hearing under this article may be detained in that facility only with the consent of the head of the facility and pursuant to an order of protective custody issued under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(d) If the court does not detain or place the defendant under Subsection (b), the court shall release the defendant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8030.0052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8030 / Section 8030.0052
§ 8030.0052. 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 § 8436.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8436 / Section 8436.101
§ 8436.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.209 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.209
§ 36.209. RECOVERY BY CERTAIN NON-ERCOT UTILITIES OF CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an electric utility that operates solely outside of ERCOT in areas of this state included in the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council, the Southwest Power Pool, or the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and that owns or operates transmission facilities.

(b) The commission, after notice and hearing, may allow an electric utility to recover on an annual basis its reasonable and necessary expenditures for transmission infrastructure improvement costs and changes in wholesale transmission charges to the electric utility under a tariff approved by a federal regulatory authority to the extent that the costs or charges have not otherwise been recovered. The commission may allow the electric utility to recover only the costs allocable to retail customers in the state and may not allow the electric utility to over-recover costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.208
§ 3901.208. MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.104
§ 6904.104. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

After reasonable notice and a public hearing, the board may remove a director from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty. Reasonable notice and a public hearing are not required if the director to be removed expressly waives the notice and hearing in writing.
Tex. Government Code § 436.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.103
§ 436.103. BIENNIAL REPORT; ANNUAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002.

(b) Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature about the active military installations, communities that depend on military installations, and defense-related businesses in this state. The commission may update the report in an odd-numbered year. The report must include:

(1) an economic impact statement describing in detail the effect of the military on the economy of this state;

(2) a statewide assessment of active military installations and current missions;

(3) a statewide strategy to attract new military missions and defense-related business and include specific actions that add military value to existing military installations;

(4) a list of state and federal activities that have significant impact on active military installations and current missions;

(5) a statement identifying:

(A) the state and federal programs and services that assist communities impacted by military base closures or realignments and the efforts to coordinate those programs; and

(B) the efforts to coordinate state agency programs and services that assist communities in retaining active military installations and current missions;

(6) an evaluation of initiatives to retain existing defense-related businesses;

(7) a list of agencies with regulations, policies, programs, or services that impact the operating costs or strategic value of federal military installations and activities in the state; and

(8) a summary of the commission's meetings with the Texas Commanders Council under Section 436.101(b), including recommendations, goals, and challenges based on those meetings.

(c) State agencies shall cooperate with and assist the commission in the preparation of the report required under Subsection (b), including providing information about regulations, policies, programs, and services that may impact communities dependent on military installations, defense-related businesses, and the viability of existing Texas military missions.

(d) The commission shall periodically meet with each state agency that has defense-related programs or is engaged in a project in a defense-dependent community and with each member of the legislature whose district contains an active, closed, or realigned military installation to discuss defense-related issues and the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the report required under Subsection (b).
Tex. Education Code § 38.214 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.214
§ 38.214. RULES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the commissioner of education and the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall jointly adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8823.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8823 / Section 8823.051
§ 8823.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.801 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.801
§ 547.801. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A motorcycle or a moped shall be equipped with:

(1) not more than two headlamps mounted at a height from 24 to 54 inches;

(2) at least one taillamp mounted at a height from 20 to 72 inches;

(3) a taillamp or separate lamp to illuminate the rear license plate that complies with the requirements of Sections 547.322(f) and (g);

(4) at least one stoplamp that complies with the requirements of Section 547.323(d); and

(5) at least one rear red reflector that complies with the requirements of Section 547.325(b) and may be included as a part of the taillamp.

(b) A motorcycle, other than a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, shall be equipped with multiple-beam lighting equipment that produces:

(1) an uppermost distribution of light that reveals a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 300 feet ahead; and

(2) a lowermost distribution of light that:

(A) reveals a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 150 feet ahead; and

(B) is aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam on the motorcycle that is on a straight and level road under any condition of loading projects into the eyes of an approaching vehicle operator.

(c) A moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less shall be equipped with:

(1) multiple-beam lighting equipment that complies with the requirements of Subsection (b); or

(2) single-beam lighting equipment that:

(A) emits light sufficient to reveal a person or vehicle:

(i) at a distance of at least 100 feet when the moped or motorcycle is operated at a speed less than 25 miles per hour;

(ii) at a distance of at least 200 feet when the moped or motorcycle is operated at a speed of 25 miles per hour or more; and

(iii) at a distance of at least 300 feet when the moped or motorcycle is operated at a speed of 35 miles per hour or more; and

(B) is aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam from the lamp on a loaded moped or motorcycle projects a beam higher than the level center of the lamp for a distance of 25 feet ahead.

(d) A motorcycle may not be operated at any time unless at least one headlamp on the motorcycle is illuminated. This subsection does not apply to a motorcycle manufactured before the model year 1975.
Tex. Estates Code § 1204.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.101
§ 1204.101. VERIFIED ACCOUNT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A guardian of the estate shall present to the court the guardian's verified account for final settlement when the guardianship of the estate is required to be settled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.004
§ 11001.004. MASTER PLAN CONTENT.
Status: in_force

The master plan must include:

(1) a map of the district boundaries that shows:

(A) the proposed improvements; and

(B) how the proposed improvements would connect to other entities' road and drainage systems; and

(2) a written plan that contains:

(A) general objectives for the proposed improvements;

(B) the sequence of the improvements;

(C) the estimated date of completion of each phase of the proposed improvements;

(D) the estimated cost of each phase of the proposed improvements;

(E) an analysis of the district's projected revenues compared with the projected costs; and

(F) a proposed timetable for completion of the proposed improvements.
Tex. Education Code § 135.06 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.06
§ 135.06. EXTENSION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Texas State Technical College System is authorized to provide extension programs of training in the fields of Technical-Vocational Education as temporary programs to address current unemployment problems.

(b) The system may accept in the name of the State of Texas any real or personal properties. The system shall not be authorized by this section to establish permanent programs or campuses.

(c) The system may operate an extension program by the use of gifts and grants from any public or private source and other legislative appropriations.

(d) The system may enter into contracts with existing political subdivisions, state agencies, state institutions, private entities, or federal agencies to carry out an extension program.

(e) The extension program shall be limited to the needs for Technical-Vocational Training in the area being served and shall be subject to the provisions of Subsections (e) and (j) of Section 61.051 of this code.

(f) The system may not use legislative appropriations for physical plant operations or utility costs of an extension program or center created after September 1, 1991.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.203
§ 183.203. CONTRACTING FOR DEBT OR OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this section or the certificate of formation of the limited trust association, a debt, liability, or other obligation may be contracted for or incurred on behalf of a limited trust association only by:

(1) a majority of the managers, if management of the limited trust association has been vested in a board of managers;

(2) a majority of the managing participants; or

(3) an officer or other agent vested with actual or apparent authority to contract for or incur the debt, liability, or other obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.104
§ 382.104. CONTRACTS; GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may contract with any person, including the municipality or county, on the terms and conditions and for a period of time the board determines, to:

(1) accomplish any district purpose, including a contract to pay, repay, or reimburse from tax proceeds or another specified source of money any costs, including reasonable interest, incurred by a person on the county's or the district's behalf, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project; and

(2) receive, administer, and perform the county's or the district's duties and obligations under a gift, grant, loan, conveyance, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or another person of an improvement project or proposed improvement project.

(b) A state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, or other person may contract with the county or district to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8499.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8499 / Section 8499.0303
§ 8499.0303. 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.