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Tex. Local Government Code § 324.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.063
§ 324.063. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal to place on each lease, deed, or other instrument usually executed under seal and on other instruments as the board requires.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2007.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.002
§ 2007.002. ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall assess against all insurers to which this chapter applies amounts for each state fiscal year necessary, as determined by the commissioner, to collect a combined total equal to the lesser of:

(1) the total amount that the General Appropriations Act appropriates from the volunteer fire department assistance fund account in the general revenue fund for that state fiscal year other than appropriations for contributions to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System made under Section 614.104(d), Government Code; or

(2) $30 million.
Tex. Government Code § 825.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.108
§ 825.108. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than December 15 of each year, the board of trustees shall publish a report in the Texas Register containing the following information:

(1) the retirement system's fiscal transactions for the preceding fiscal year;

(2) the amount of the system's accumulated cash and securities; and

(3) the rate of return on the investment of the system's cash and securities during the preceding fiscal year.

(b) No later than March 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall publish a report in the Texas Register containing the balance sheet of the retirement system as of August 31 of the preceding fiscal year. The report must contain an actuarial valuation of the system's assets and liabilities, including the extent to which the system's liabilities are unfunded.

(c) A copy of the report required by Subsection (a) must be filed with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, and the legislative audit committee no later than December 15 of each year.

(d) A copy of the report required by Subsection (b) must be filed with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, and the legislative audit committee no later than March 1 of each year.

(e) The board shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the retirement system during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report must meet the reporting requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the General Appropriations Act.

(f) The board shall prepare biennially a complete and detailed written report describing and explaining any use of appropriated amounts, retirement system assets, or other resources for governmental relations, member counseling, or official publications. The report must be filed with the committees of the senate and the house of representatives having jurisdiction over appropriations, with the committees of the senate and the house of representatives having principal jurisdiction over legislation governing the retirement system, and with the Legislative Budget Board at the time the retirement system submits its budget request for the next state fiscal biennium.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.302 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.302
§ 410.302. ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS; LIMITATION OF ISSUES.
Status: in_force

(a) The records of a contested case hearing conducted under this chapter are admissible in a trial under this subchapter in accordance with the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(b) A trial under this subchapter is limited to issues decided by the appeals panel and on which judicial review is sought. The pleadings must specifically set forth the determinations of the appeals panel by which the party is aggrieved.
Tex. Education Code § 51.843 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.843
§ 51.843. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating to the operation of admissions and competitive scholarship processes under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8490.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8490 / Section 8490.0201
§ 8490.0201. 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. Education Code § 54.5321 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5321
§ 54.5321. TRANSPORTATION FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may impose on each student enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio a transportation fee not to exceed $50 for each regular semester and not to exceed $25 for each term of the summer session, for the sole purpose of financing transportation services, including capital expenses, for students attending The University of Texas at San Antonio. The fee is in addition to any other use fee or service fee authorized by law. The fee may not be imposed unless the fee is approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may not increase the amount of the transportation fee in any academic year unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(c) Revenue from the fee shall be deposited to an account known as The University of Texas at San Antonio Transportation Fee Account and shall be expended in accordance with a budget submitted to and approved by the board. The board shall make any changes in the budget the board considers necessary before approving the budget and shall impose the fee, within the limits provided by this section, in an amount sufficient to meet the budget as approved.

(d) A fee imposed under this section may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be charged under Section 54.503.

(e) The university shall hold in reserve any fee revenue that exceeds the amount necessary to meet the current expenses of the transportation services and shall apply that revenue only to future expenses of the transportation services.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.382 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.382
§ 85.382. VENUE.
Status: in_force

The penalty provided in Section 85.381 of this code shall be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of the residence of any defendant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.160
§ 6904.160. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction required under Subsection (b) to provide a comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of its eminent domain, police, or other power requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, electric, transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, property, facility, or pipeline, the action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Election Code § 172.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.002
§ 172.002. NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a political party's nominees in the general election for offices of state and county government and the United States Congress may be nominated by primary election, held as provided by this code, if the party's nominee for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election received at least two percent but less than 20 percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates for governor in the election.

(b) If any nominee of a party is nominated by primary election, none of that party's nominees may be nominated that year by convention.

(c) For a political party to be entitled to hold a primary election under this section, the state chair, not later than one year before general election day, must deliver written notice to the secretary of state that the party will hold a primary election in the general election year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8850.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8850 / Section 8850.0104
§ 8850.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Bandera County, Texas.
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.011
§ 253.011. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road improved under this chapter is a county road.

(b) The county shall maintain the road according to county road standards.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.0445 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0445
§ 31.0445. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Barge" means a vessel that is not self-propelled or fitted for propulsion by sail, paddle, oar, or similar device.

(2) "Builder's certificate" means a certificate of the facts of build of a vessel described in 46 C.F.R. Section 67.99.

(3) "Buyer" includes, with respect to a vessel or outboard motor, a person who contracts to buy the vessel or outboard motor.

(4) "Certificate of origin" means a record created by a manufacturer or importer as proof of identity of a vessel or outboard motor. The term includes a manufacturer's certificate or statement of origin and an importer's certificate or statement of origin. The term does not include a builder's certificate.

(5) "Debtor" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(6) "Documented vessel" means a vessel covered by a certificate of documentation issued under 46 U.S.C. Section 12105. The term does not include a foreign-documented vessel.

(7) "Electronic certificate of title" means a certificate of title consisting of information that is stored solely in an electronic medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(8) "Foreign-documented vessel" means a vessel the ownership of which is recorded in a registry maintained by a country other than the United States that identifies each person that has an ownership interest in the vessel and includes a unique alphanumeric designation for the vessel.

(9) "Hull damaged" means, with respect to a vessel:

(A) the integrity of the vessel's hull is compromised by a collision, allision, lightning strike, fire, explosion, running aground, or similar occurrence; or

(B) the sinking of the vessel in a manner that creates a significant risk to the integrity of the vessel's hull.

(10) "Lease" and "lessor" have the meanings assigned by Section 2A.103, Business & Commerce Code.

(11) "Lien creditor" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(12) "Notice" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.202, Business & Commerce Code.

(13) "Secured party" means, with respect to a vessel or outboard motor, a person:

(A) in whose favor a security interest is created or provided for under a security agreement, regardless of whether any obligation to be secured is outstanding;

(B) who is a consignor under Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code; or

(C) who holds a security interest arising under Section 2.401, 2.505, 2.711(c), or 2A.508(e), Business & Commerce Code.

(14) "Secured party of record" means the secured party whose name is indicated as the name of the secured party in the files of the department or, if the files indicate more than one secured party, the one first indicated.

(15) "Title brand" means a designation of previous damage, use, or condition that must be indicated on a certificate of title.

(16) "Transfer of ownership" means a voluntary or involuntary conveyance of an interest in a vessel or an outboard motor.

(17) "Written certificate of title" means a certificate of title consisting of information inscribed on a tangible medium.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.056 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.056
§ 102.056. ADMINISTRATION, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax Code, apply to the administration, payment, collection, and enforcement of the fee imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.113 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.113
§ 485.113. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 41A.04 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41A / Section 41A.04
§ 41A.04. CONTENTS OF REQUEST FORM.
Status: in_force

The comptroller by rule shall prescribe the form of a request for binding arbitration under this chapter. The form must require the property owner to provide only:

(1) a brief statement that explains the basis for the property owner's appeal of the appraisal review board order;

(2) a statement of the property owner's opinion of the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal; and

(3) any other information reasonably necessary for the comptroller to process the request and appoint an arbitrator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0102
§ 3945.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Brazoria County Management District No. 2 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a governmental unit, as provided by Section 375.004, Local Government Code.

(c) This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment that would otherwise apply to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 60.403 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.403
§ 60.403.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60.403. CONTRACTS: PURCHASES. (a) A port commission, an authorized designated officer of the port commission, the executive director of the district or the port authority, or an authorized representative of the executive director may make routine purchases or contracts in an amount not to exceed $50,000. A port commission may delegate authority to an authorized designated officer of the port commission, the executive director of the district or the port authority, or an authorized representative of the executive director to make routine purchases or contracts in an amount not to exceed $100,000.

(b) Before a purchase is made, a purchase order or other form of precommitment approval must be signed by the executive director of the district or the port authority or an authorized representative of the executive director. For routine contracts or purchases, the precommitment approval may be in the form of a list of approved routine purchases or contracts signed by the executive director. The signed list shall remain on file in the offices of the district or port authority.

(c) One original, photocopy, or electronic copy of the purchase order shall be delivered to the person from whom the purchase is made and one original, photocopy, or electronic copy shall be retained on file in the district or port authority in accordance with Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.

(d) If any other type of purchase of the district or port authority is subject to the approval of a county auditor, the list of routine purchases or contracts must be approved by the county auditor before the purchases or contracts may be made.

(e) A district may establish an electronic requisition system to perform some or all of the functions required by Subsections (b), (c), and (d). An electronic requisition system established under this subsection must electronically transmit data to and receive data from the financial system of the district in a manner that meets professional, regulatory, and statutory requirements and standards, including those relating to purchasing, auditing, and accounting.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.001
§ 552.001. MUNICIPAL UTILITY SYSTEMS; GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "utility system" means a water, sewer, gas, or electricity system.

(b) A municipality may purchase, construct, or operate a utility system inside or outside the municipal boundaries and may regulate the system in a manner that protects the interests of the municipality. The municipality may own land inside or outside its boundaries for these purposes.

(c) A municipality may extend the lines of its utility systems outside the municipal boundaries and may sell water, sewer, gas, or electric service to any person outside its boundaries. The municipality may contract with persons outside its boundaries to permit them to connect with those utility systems on terms the municipality considers to be in its best interest. This subsection does not authorize the extension of electric lines into the corporate limits of another municipality.

(d) A municipality that owns or operates a utility system may prescribe the kind of water or gas mains, sewer pipes, and electric appliances that may be used inside or outside the municipality. The municipality may inspect those facilities and appliances, require that they be kept in good condition at all times, and prescribe the necessary rules, which may include penalties, concerning them.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.003
§ 3913.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 122.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 122 / Section 122.008
§ 122.008. PROCUREMENT AT DETERMINED PRICE.
Status: in_force

A suitable product or service that meets applicable specifications established by the state or its political subdivisions and that is available within the time specified must be procured from a community rehabilitation program at the price determined by the workforce commission to be the fair market price under Section 122.007.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.660 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.660
§ 452.660. ADDITIONAL COMPUTATIONS FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the amount determined under Sections 452.659(a)(1) and (2), the total financial obligations of a unit of election withdrawn from an authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter O include the amount of the cost incurred by the authority for any capital improvements transferred to the unit of election under Section 452.657(c), less the unit of election's share of the total amount of the unencumbered assets of the authority that consist of cash, cash deposits, certificates of deposit, and bonds, stocks, and other negotiable securities.

(b) The unit of election's share of the unencumbered assets of the authority under Subsection (a) is determined by the subregional board as an amount equal to the authority's total unencumbered assets described by Subsection (a), multiplied by the average of:

(1) the number of inhabitants of the unit of election divided by the number of inhabitants of all units of election of the authority; and

(2) the total sales tax contributed by the unit of election to the authority divided by the total sales tax contributed to the authority by all units of election of the authority.

(c) The number of inhabitants is determined as provided by Section 452.559(d).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.453 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.453
§ 13.453. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To verify compliance with licensing requirements, trade practices, department rules, and this chapter, the department may periodically or in response to a complaint or previous violation inspect an applicant's or license holder's:

(1) facilities;

(2) inspecting and testing equipment and procedures;

(3) repair and calibration equipment, standards, and procedures;

(4) transportation equipment; and

(5) invoices, work orders, and other records related to device maintenance activities.

(b) The department may periodically or in response to a complaint or previous violation monitor and inspect or test weighing or measuring devices that have been inspected and tested by a license holder and any standards used by the license holder during an inspection or test.

(c) The department by rule may adopt additional requirements for the issuance of a license and for the denial of an application for a license or renewal of a license. Rules adopted by the department under this subsection must be designed to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and the proper inspection, testing, and operation of commercial weighing or measuring devices.

(d) The department may adopt other rules necessary for the regulation of device maintenance activities, for the proper operation of commercial weighing or measuring devices, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and license holders.

(e) The department may specify the date, time, and place for any inspection authorized by this section.
Tex. Education Code § 11.060 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.060
§ 11.060. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees of an independent school district, the remaining trustees may fill the vacancy by appointment until the next trustee election.

(b) If the board is appointed by the governing body of a municipality, a trustee appointed by the governing body to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term.

(c) Instead of filling a vacancy by appointment under Subsection (a) or (b), the board or municipal governing body may order a special election to fill the vacancy. A special election is conducted in the same manner as the district's general election except as provided by the Election Code.

(d) If more than one year remains in the term of the position vacated, the vacancy shall be filled under this section not later than the 180th day after the date the vacancy occurs.
Tex. Education Code § 96.652 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.652
§ 96.652. CRIME VICTIMS' INSTITUTE ACCOUNT; AUDIT; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Crime Victims' Institute account is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The Crime Victims' Institute may use funds from the Crime Victims' Institute account to carry out the purposes of this section and Sections 96.65 and 96.651.

(c) The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under Section 96.65 to the credit of the Crime Victims' Institute account.

(d) Funds spent are subject to audit by the state auditor.

(e) The Crime Victims' Institute shall prepare a complete annual financial report as prescribed by Section 2101.011, Government Code.