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Tex. Transportation Code § 366.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.401
§ 366.401. COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may use a comprehensive development agreement with a private entity to design, develop, finance, construct, maintain, repair, operate, extend, or expand a turnpike project.

(b) A comprehensive development agreement is an agreement with a private entity that, at a minimum, provides for the design, construction, rehabilitation, expansion, or improvement of a turnpike project and may also provide for the financing, acquisition, maintenance, or operation of a turnpike project.

(c) An authority may negotiate provisions relating to professional and consulting services provided in connection with a comprehensive development agreement.

(d) An authority may authorize the investment of public and private money, including debt and equity participation, to finance a function described by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 24.444 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.444
§ 24.444.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.444. 267TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). The 267th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.208
§ 1051.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976A / Section 7976A.0503
§ 7976A.0503. 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. Transportation Code § 431.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.066
§ 431.066. EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may employ an administrative staff.

(b) A corporation may retain legal, public relations, and engineering services required to develop a transportation facility or system.

(c) Through its staff and retained consultants, a corporation may prepare an exhibit, right-of-way document, environmental report, schematic, or preliminary or final engineering plan necessary to develop a transportation facility or system.

(d) A corporation may pay an employee or consultant from money donated to develop a transportation facility or system.
Tex. Government Code § 497.097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.097
§ 497.097. USE OF STATE JAIL FELONS.
Status: in_force

The department may use the labor of defendants confined in a state jail felony facility in any work or community service program or project performed by the institutional division.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0201
§ 7927A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7927A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.081 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.081
§ 17.081. ADDITIONAL REQUISITES OF BAIL BOND GIVEN BY CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of Article 17.08, a bail bond for a defendant charged with an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.02, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code, must include the address, identification number, and state of issuance as shown on a valid driver's license or identification card for the defendant and any surety, including any agent executing the bail bond on behalf of a corporation acting as surety.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.101
§ 4A.101. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code--Funds Transfers.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.095 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.095
§ 58.095. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The source of funds for the agriculture grant program is the Texas agricultural fund.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.153 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.153
§ 39.153. DISCOVERY OF PROPERTY OR MATERIAL FROM FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION PERFORMED ON VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR OTHER SEX OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In the manner provided by this article, a court shall allow discovery of property or material that constitutes or contains a visual image or a recording that was made as part of a forensic medical examination.

(b) The court shall enter a protective order that prohibits copying or dissemination of property or material described by Subsection (a) that is produced to the defendant or the defendant's attorney under Article 39.14.

(c) Any property or material described by Subsection (a) that is produced under Article 39.14 and not offered as and admitted to evidence must either be returned to the state or destroyed at the time of the final disposition of the case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.005
§ 8369.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.002
§ 8854.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 51.534 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.534
§ 51.534. ADDITION OF LAND TO DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

The procedures of Section 49.301 may be used to add land to a defined area created under this subchapter. The land must be included in the district but is not required to be contiguous to the defined area. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the procedures of Section 49.301 shall apply to districts operating under Chapter 49.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.107
§ 1049.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power or duty conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.151
§ 443.151. LIQUIDATION ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An order to liquidate the business of an insurer shall appoint the commissioner and any successor in office as the liquidator and shall direct the liquidator to take possession of the property of the insurer and to administer it subject to this chapter. The liquidator is entitled to request the receivership court to appoint a single judge to supervise the liquidation and to hear any cases or controversies arising out of or related to the liquidation. Liquidation proceedings are exempt from any dormancy or similar program maintained by the receivership court for the early closure of civil actions. As of the entry of the final order of liquidation, the liquidator is vested by operation of law with the title to all of the property, contracts, rights of action, and books and records of the insurer ordered liquidated, wherever located. The filing or recording of the order with the clerk of the court and the recorder of deeds of the county in which the insurer's principal office or place of business is located or, in the case of real estate, the county where the property is located, imparts the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title filed or recorded with that recorder of deeds would impart.

(b) Upon issuance of the order of liquidation, the rights and liabilities of the insurer and of its creditors, policyholders, shareholders, members, and all other persons interested in its estate become fixed as of the date of entry of the order of liquidation, except as provided by Sections 443.152 and 443.255, unless otherwise fixed by the court.

(c) An order to liquidate the business of an alien insurer in this state must be in the same terms and has the same legal effect as an order to liquidate a domestic insurer.

(d) At the time of petitioning for an order of liquidation, or at any time after petitioning, the commissioner may petition the receivership court for a judicial declaration of insolvency. After providing the notice and hearing as it deems proper, the receivership court may make the declaration of insolvency.

(e) In the event an order of liquidation is set aside on appeal, the company may not be released from delinquency proceedings except in accordance with Section 443.351.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.015 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.015
§ 413.015. PAYMENT BY INSURANCE CARRIERS; AUDIT AND REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Insurance carriers shall make appropriate payment of charges for medical services provided under this subtitle. An insurance carrier may contract with a separate entity to forward payments for medical services. Any payment due the insurance carrier from the separate entity must be made in accordance with the contract. The separate entity is subject to the direction of the insurance carrier, and the insurance carrier is responsible for the actions of the separate entity under this subsection.

(b) The commissioner shall provide by rule for the review and audit of the payment by insurance carriers of charges for medical services provided under this subtitle to ensure compliance of health care providers and insurance carriers with the medical policies and fee guidelines adopted by the commissioner.

(c) The rules must require the insurance carrier to pay the expenses of the review and audit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0406 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0406
§ 8510.0406. RATES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall impose rates and other charges for the sale or use of water or for services sold, provided, or supplied by the authority.

(b) The rates and other charges must be reasonable and nondiscriminatory but sufficient to provide revenue adequate to:

(1) pay the authority's expenses in carrying out the functions for which it is created; and

(2) fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of any of the authority's obligations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.001
§ 69.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Jefferson and Orange County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 10
§ 10.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. In addition to the information described by Section 1, the judgment should reflect affirmative findings entered pursuant to Article 42.0198.The clerk receiving a payment from a defendant ordered to pay restitution shall make payments to the person having an interest in the restitution lien on a schedule of not less than quarterly payments as determined by the clerk or agency.
Tex. Transportation Code § 600.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 600 / Section 600.003
§ 600.003. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN TRAFFIC LAWS BY PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003(15), Education Code.

(b) A private or independent institution of higher education may enforce a traffic law of this state under Chapter 545 restricting or prohibiting the operation or movement of vehicles on a road of the institution if:

(1) the road of the institution is open to the public at the time the traffic law is enforced;

(2) the governing body of the institution adopts a regulation to enforce the traffic law; and

(3) the restriction or prohibition on the operation and movement of vehicles adopted by the institution:

(A) is posted by means of a sign, marking, signal, or other device visible to and, if it contains writing, able to be read by an operator of a vehicle to whom the restriction or prohibition applies in the same manner as a similar restriction or prohibition on the operation and movement of vehicles would be posted by a municipality; and

(B) has been approved by:

(i) the commissioners court of the county in which the applicable road of the institution is located, if the road is located in the unincorporated area of a county; or

(ii) the governing body of the municipality in which the applicable road of the institution is located, if the road is located in a municipality.

(c) Campus security personnel of the institution commissioned under Section 51.212, Education Code, are authorized to enforce the provisions of this section and have the authority to issue and use traffic tickets and summons in a form prescribed by the Texas Department of Public Safety to enforce this chapter only on the property of the institution that commissioned the campus security personnel under Section 51.212, Education Code.

(d) The same procedures that apply to a traffic ticket or summons by a commissioned peace officer of an institution of higher education under Sections 51.206 and 51.210, Education Code, also apply to a ticket or summons issued under this section.

(e) The governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of the county that approves the enforcement of traffic laws under Subsection (b) shall also determine the disposition of funds collected under this section from any fees or fines from the enforcement of a traffic law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8047.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8047 / Section 8047.0102
§ 8047.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.002
§ 3954.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.0675 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.0675
§ 534.0675. NOTICE OF DENIAL, REDUCTION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule, in cooperation with local mental health authorities, consumers, consumer advocates, and service providers, shall establish a uniform procedure that each local mental health authority shall use to notify consumers in writing of the denial, involuntary reduction, or termination of services and of the right to appeal those decisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.105
§ 7982.105. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide or finance, or contract with a governmental or private person to provide or finance, the following types of projects or activities in support of or incidental to one of the projects:

(1) an improvement project that is a public improvement, facility, or service that may be provided by a municipal utility district or a municipal management district, including:

(A) water, wastewater, reclamation, drainage, road, trail, or bridge improvement;

(B) utilization and reuse of treated effluent in landscape and other features, including temporary holding features;

(C) transportation of treated effluent for reuse; and

(D) injection of treated stormwater runoff or stormwater collected from roofs into aquifers as storage or to recharge the aquifer; and

(2) the purchase and maintenance of conservation land for endangered species, including the cost of:

(A) any permits relating to endangered species or the maintenance of the land; and

(B) purchasing land or easements for conservation mitigation.

(b) The district may inject stormwater as authorized by Subsection (a)(1)(D) without the consent, concurrence, or authorization of a groundwater conservation district, but only if the injection is authorized by a commission rule or permit under Chapter 27, Water Code.

(c) To finance an improvement project under Subsection (a)(1), the district may, in the manner authorized by:

(1) Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 54, Water Code, use funds derived from:

(A) ad valorem taxes;

(B) sales and use taxes from a strategic partnership agreement authorized by Section 7982.109;

(C) assessments imposed under Section 7982.201;

(D) revenue from an improvement project;

(E) impact fees; or

(F) any other source; and

(2) Sections 375.201 through 375.205, Local Government Code, enter into obligations, including:

(A) lease purchase agreements;

(B) certificates of participation in lease purchase agreements;

(C) general obligation bonds and notes and revenue bonds and notes;

(D) combination general obligation and revenue bonds and notes; and

(E) other interest-bearing obligations.

(d) Sections 375.161 through 375.163, Local Government Code, do not apply to an assessment imposed by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.111
§ 462.111. ACCESS TO RECORDS OF MEMBER INSURER IN RECEIVERSHIP; ACTUARIAL AND OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall have access to the books and records of a member insurer in receivership to determine the extent of the impact on the association if the member becomes impaired.

(b) The association may:

(1) perform or cause to be performed an actuarial and operational analysis of the member insurer; and

(2) prepare a report on matters relating to the impact or potential impact on the association in the event of impairment.

(c) A report prepared under Subsection (b) is not a public document.
Tex. Government Code § 405.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 405 / Section 405.018
§ 405.018. COMPUTER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may establish a system to provide access by electronic data transmittal processes to information that is:

(1) stored in state computer record banks maintained by the secretary of state;

(2) not classified as confidential under a statute or court decision; and

(3) not maintained by the secretary of state under:

(A) Chapter 572;

(B) Title 15, Election Code; or

(C) Chapter 305, Government Code.

(b) The secretary of state may:

(1) develop computer software to facilitate the discharge of the constitutional and statutory duties of the office; and

(2) enter agreements to transfer the software on the terms and conditions specified in the agreements.

(c) Computer software developed under Subsection (b) shall be reviewed and certified by the Automated Information and Telecommunications Council.

(d) The secretary of state shall set and charge a fee for access to information under Subsection (a) in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of establishing and administering the system under that subsection. The secretary of state may assess a reasonable fee for a transfer of software under Subsection (b).

(e) The secretary of state may set and charge a fee for access to public information through telephone information banks in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of providing the information. The secretary of state may contract with a third party to provide the telephone service and to bill the users of the service.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.604 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.604
§ 152.604. SETOFF FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

The partnership may set off against the redemption price payable to the withdrawn partner the damages for wrongful withdrawal under Section 152.503(b) and all other amounts owed by the withdrawn partner to the partnership, whether currently due, including interest.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.306
§ 101.306. MONITORING OF AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall review and evaluate rules proposed for adoption by the licensing agencies and changes made to the statutes that govern the operation of the agencies and the professions regulated by the agencies.

(b) The office may report to the legislature and recommend to licensing agencies changes in agency rules that, in the office's judgment, would positively affect the interests of consumers.

(c) The office shall recommend changes to the statutes described by Subsection (a) to the Sunset Advisory Commission during the commission's review of the relevant licensing agency.
Tex. Government Code § 418.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.052
§ 418.052. USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

The division may use appropriated funds to purchase food and beverages for a person who is:

(1) activated to provide services in response to an emergency situation, an incident, or a disaster; and

(2) unable to leave or required to remain at the person's assignment area due to the emergency situation, incident, or disaster.
Tex. Education Code § 134.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 134 / Section 134.003
§ 134.003. ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) An advisory board of education and workforce stakeholders is created to assist the commission in administering this chapter.

(b) The advisory board is composed of six members who serve two-year terms and are appointed as follows:

(1) one member appointed by the governor;

(2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) one member appointed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(5) one member appointed by the commission; and

(6) the chair of the commission, who serves as the presiding officer.

(c) The advisory board shall meet at least once each quarter, or as needed, to review received applications and recommend awarding grants under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.034
§ 221.034. NET EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

A development corporation is a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its bonds and expenses of accomplishing its public purpose may benefit a person other than the sponsoring entity.