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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.017 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.017
§ 12.017. DAMAGING MARKERS.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may damage, deface, destroy, or remove, tie up a boat to, or in any way render inoperative or ineffective a marker, buoy, light or sound signal, radar reflector, or daymark or any part of these devices, including the attachment intended to hold the device in place.

(b) The fact that a device or part of a device specified in Subsection (a) of this section may have been established by the state in water adjacent to but outside the territorial water of the state is not a defense against a prosecution for damaging state property.
Tex. Tax Code § 163.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 163 / Section 163.002
§ 163.002. RESALE OF AIRCRAFT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 151.006, "sale for resale" includes the sale of an aircraft to a purchaser who acquires the aircraft for the purpose of leasing, renting, or reselling the aircraft to another person in the United States of America or a possession or territory of the United States of America or in the United Mexican States in the form or condition in which it is acquired.

(b) The leasing or renting of an aircraft under Subsection (a) includes the transfer of operational control of the aircraft from a lessor to one or more lessees pursuant to one or more written agreements in exchange for consideration, regardless of whether the consideration is in the form of a cash payment and regardless of whether the consideration is fixed, variable, or periodic. For purposes of this subsection, "operational control" has the meaning assigned by the Federal Aviation Regulations and includes the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating a flight.

(c) Subsection (a) applies to a purchase of an aircraft regardless of whether the purchaser, in addition to leasing, renting, or reselling the aircraft to another person, also uses the aircraft if, for a period of one year beginning on the date the purchaser purchases the aircraft, more than 50 percent of the aircraft's departures are made under the operational control of one or more lessees pursuant to one or more written agreements as described by Subsection (b).

(d) Section 151.154(a) does not apply to a purchaser of an aircraft.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 30.016 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 30 / Section 30.016
§ 30.016. RECUSAL OR DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "tertiary recusal motion" means a third or subsequent motion for recusal or disqualification filed against a district court, statutory county court, or business court judge by the same party in a case.

(b) A judge who declines recusal after a tertiary recusal motion is filed shall comply with applicable rules of procedure for recusal and disqualification except that the judge shall continue to:

(1) preside over the case;

(2) sign orders in the case; and

(3) move the case to final disposition as though a tertiary recusal motion had not been filed.

(c) A judge hearing a tertiary recusal motion against another judge who denies the motion shall award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and costs to the party opposing the motion. The party making the motion and the attorney for the party are jointly and severally liable for the award of fees and costs. The fees and costs must be paid before the 31st day after the date the order denying the tertiary recusal motion is rendered, unless the order is properly superseded.

(d) The denial of a tertiary recusal motion is only reviewable on appeal from final judgment.

(e) If a tertiary recusal motion is finally sustained, the new judge for the case shall vacate all orders signed by the sitting judge during the pendency of the tertiary recusal motion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.251
§ 3926.251. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8037.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8037 / Section 8037.0106
§ 8037.0106. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.109
§ 1106.109. CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into an agreement or contract with another political subdivision of this state that has boundaries contiguous to the district, on terms the board considers reasonable and proper, to provide medical and hospital care for residents of the other political subdivision.

(b) A contract or agreement entered into under this section must require the other political subdivision to pay for all medical and hospital care received by or provided to any resident of the other political subdivision if the person fails to pay for the medical and hospital services received by the resident.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8296.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8296 / Section 8296.051
§ 8296.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.207
§ 1031.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Election Code § 271.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.005
§ 271.005. ELECTION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer for a joint election may be appointed to serve more than one of the participating political subdivisions.

(b) A person who is eligible to serve as an election officer in an election of any participating political subdivision is eligible to serve in the same office in a joint election.
Tex. Water Code § 11.317 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.317
§ 11.317. FILING FINAL DETERMINATION WITH DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the disposition of all applications for rehearing, the commission shall file a certified copy of the final determination, together with all evidence presented to or considered by the commission, in a district court of any county in which the stream or segment under adjudication is located. However, if the stream or segment under adjudication includes all or parts of three or more counties and if 10 or more affected persons who appeared in the proceedings petition the commission to do so, the commission shall file the action in a convenient district court of a judicial district which is not within the river basin of the stream or segment under adjudication.

(b) The commission shall obtain an order from the court fixing a time not less than 30 days from the date of the order for the filing of exceptions to the final determination and also fixing a time not less than 60 days from the date of the order for the commencement of hearings on exceptions.

(c) The commission shall immediately give written notice of the court order by certified mail to all parties who appeared in the proceedings before the commission. The commission shall file proof of the service with the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.153
§ 3833.153. OPTIONAL TRANSFER FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may retain bus terminals or may transfer the bus terminals to the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority or any successor regional transportation authority or district with the agreement of the authority.

(b) The district may retain public parking areas, parks and open space improvements and public art, or may transfer these to the city with the agreement of the city.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.301 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.301
§ 501.301. AMENDMENT BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a corporation at any time may file with the governing body of the corporation's authorizing unit a written application requesting that the authorizing unit approve an amendment to the certificate of formation.

(b) The application must specify the proposed amendment. The board of directors shall amend the certificate of formation in accordance with this subchapter if the governing body of the authorizing unit by resolution:

(1) determines that it is advisable to adopt the amendment;

(2) authorizes the adoption of the amendment; and

(3) approves the form of the amendment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.053
§ 3825.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Elections for directors shall be held on the uniform election date in May in even-numbered years.
Tex. Property Code § 25.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 25 / Section 25.002
§ 25.002. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

If a claimant in a trial of the right of property does not establish a right to the property, the court shall adjudge damages against the obligors in the claimant's bond equal to 10 percent of the lesser of:

(1) the property's value; or

(2) the amount claimed under the writ levied against the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.104
§ 1016.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

(6) blood banks;

(7) research centers or laboratories; and

(8) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5008.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5008 / Section 5008.0102
§ 5008.0102. FINDINGS OF PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.210 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.210
§ 252.210. DIVISION OF COUNTY OR PRECINCT INTO ROAD DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioners court directs, a road superintendent shall:

(1) divide the road superintendent's county or precinct into road districts of convenient size;

(2) define the boundaries of the districts; and

(3) designate the districts by number.

(b) To be effective, the districts must be approved by the commissioners court.

(c) The boundaries shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court.

(d) The road superintendent shall:

(1) determine the names of the persons subject to road duty in each district;

(2) keep a record of the names of the persons; and

(3) report the record to the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8103.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8103 / Section 8103.101
§ 8103.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 66.010 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 66 / Section 66.010
§ 66.010. NONDISCRIMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality shall allow the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority to install, construct, and maintain a communications network within a public right-of-way and shall provide the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority with open, comparable, nondiscriminatory, and competitively neutral access to the public right-of-way. All use of a public right-of-way by the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority is nonexclusive and subject to Section 66.011.

(b) A municipality may not discriminate against the holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority regarding:

(1) the authorization or placement of a communications network in a public right-of-way;

(2) access to a building; or

(3) a municipal utility pole attachment term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8843.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8843 / Section 8843.154
§ 8843.154. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall annually:

(1) prepare a budget showing proposed expenditures and disbursements and estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and

(2) hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) The district must publish notice of the hearing at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) A taxpayer of the district is entitled to appear at the hearing to be heard regarding any item in the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.103
§ 8840.103. WELL PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may:

(1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir; and

(2) issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.

(b) The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that land or the right to produce groundwater from that well subject to rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.207
§ 1551.207. PREMIUM CONVERSION BENEFIT PORTION OF CAFETERIA PLAN.
Status: in_force

Each employee must be enrolled in the premium conversion benefit portion of a cafeteria plan established under Section 1551.206.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.07
§ 61.07. AGENT FOR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Each brewer, distributor, or person shipping or delivering malt beverages into this state shall file a certificate with the secretary of state designating the name, street address, and business of the person's agent on whom process may be served. If a certificate is not filed, service may be had on the secretary of state in any cause of action arising out of a violation of this code, and the secretary of state shall send any citation served on the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the person for whom the citation is intended. The receipt is prima facie evidence of service on the person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.049 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.049
§ 313.049. APPEAL OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns or claims an interest in assessed property or in an assessed railway may bring suit to contest:

(1) the amount of the assessment;

(2) an inaccuracy, irregularity, invalidity, or insufficiency of the proceedings or contract relating to the assessment or the improvements; or

(3) any matter or thing not in the discretion of the governing body.

(b) The suit must be brought not later than the 15th day after the date the assessment is imposed.

(c) After the period provided by Subsection (b), a person who fails to bring suit:

(1) waives every matter the hearing might have addressed; and

(2) is barred from contesting or questioning in any manner or for any reason:

(A) the assessment;

(B) the amount, accuracy, validity, regularity, or sufficiency of the assessment;

(C) the assessment proceedings; or

(D) a contract relating to the assessment or the improvement.

(d) This section applies to an assessment made under Section 313.048 or 313.050.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8842.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8842 / Section 8842.002
§ 8842.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Kerr County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.401 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.401
§ 91.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Payee" means any person or persons legally entitled to payment from the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas from an oil or gas well located in this state.

(2) "Payor" means the party who undertakes to distribute oil and gas proceeds to the payee, whether as the purchaser of the production of oil or gas generating such proceeds or as operator of the well from which such production was obtained or as lessee under the lease on which royalty is due. The payor is the first purchaser of such production of oil or gas from an oil or gas well, unless the owner of the right to produce under an oil or gas lease or pooling order and the first purchaser have entered into arrangements providing that the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas are to be paid by the first purchaser to the owner of the right to produce who is thereby deemed to be the payor having the responsibility of paying those proceeds received from the first purchaser to the payee.

(3) "Division order" means an agreement signed by the payee directing the distribution of proceeds from the sale of oil, gas, casinghead gas, or other related hydrocarbons. The order directs and authorizes the payor to make payment for the products taken in accordance with the division order. When used herein "division order" shall also include "transfer order".

(4) "Transfer order" means an agreement signed by a payee and his transferee (new payee) directing the payor under the division order to pay another person a share in the oil or gas produced.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.253
§ 885.253. PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF DOMESTIC FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

A domestic fraternal benefit society shall have its principal office in this state.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.062 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.062
§ 125.062. PUBLIC NUISANCE; COMBINATION.
Status: in_force

A combination, criminal street gang, or foreign terrorist organization that continuously or regularly associates in gang activities is a public nuisance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.203
§ 1051.203. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the board may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the use of a certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the certificate holder; or

(4) restricts the certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.

(c) The board shall adopt rules to prevent a person regulated by the board from submitting a competitive bid to, or soliciting a competitive bid on behalf of, a governmental entity that is prohibited by Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code, from making a selection or awarding a contract on the basis of competitive bids.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.051
§ 366.051. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must hold a permit and an approved plan to construct, alter, repair, extend, or operate an on-site sewage disposal system.

(b) If the on-site sewage disposal system is located in the jurisdiction of an authorized agent, the permit is issued by the authorized agent; otherwise, the permit is issued by the commission.

(c) A person may not begin to construct, alter, repair, or extend an on-site sewage disposal system that is owned by another person unless the owner or owner's representative shows proof of a permit and approved plan from the commission or authorized agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.213
§ 6902.213. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.045 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.045
§ 162.045. REPLACEMENT BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for replacement of bonds that are mutilated, lost, or destroyed.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.064
§ 1205.064. INSPECTION OF RECORDS OF ISSUER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each record of an issuer relating to the public securities, a public security authorization, or an expenditure of money relating to the public securities is open to inspection at reasonable times to any party to an action under this chapter.

(b) Each officer, agent, or employee with possession, custody, or control of any book, paper, or record of the issuer shall, on demand of the attorney general:

(1) allow examination of the book, paper, or record; and

(2) without cost, provide an authenticated copy that pertains to or may affect the legality of the public securities, public security authorization, or an expenditure of money relating to the public securities.
Tex. Property Code § 53.021 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.021
§ 53.021. PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN.
Status: in_force

A person has a lien if the person, under a contract with the owner or the owner's agent, trustee, receiver, contractor, or subcontractor:

(1) labors or furnishes labor or materials for construction or repair of an improvement;

(2) specially fabricates material, even if the material is not delivered;

(3) is a licensed architect, engineer, or surveyor providing services to prepare a design, drawing, plan, plat, survey, or specification;

(4) provides labor, plant material, or other supplies for the installation of landscaping for an improvement, including the construction of a retention pond, retaining wall, berm, irrigation system, fountain, or other similar installation; or

(5) performs labor as part of, or furnishes labor or materials for, the demolition of an improvement on real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.051
§ 8271.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 302.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.022
§ 302.022. PROSECUTION BY INDICTMENT.
Status: in_force

Each prosecution under this subchapter must be brought by indictment rather than by complaint and information.