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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.104
§ 1043.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district may provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's needy residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0401
§ 3986.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.016 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.016
§ 63.016. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the facility may accept gifts, grants, and donations of money, personal property, and real property for use in the administration of its programs and services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.656 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.656
§ 451.656. BOARD TO ORDER ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The original board shall order a confirmation and tax election:

(1) when the board determines that implementation of the authority is feasible;

(2) after the board, by order recorded in its minutes, has determined the nature and rate of any tax proposed to be imposed; and

(3) after the board has notified the commissioners court of each county included in whole or part within the initial territory of the authority of the board's intention to order the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.104
§ 258.104. CONSENT TO DISCLOSURE OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may disclose privileged information if the patient consents to the disclosure as provided in this section.

(b) Consent for the release of privileged information must be in writing and be signed by:

(1) the patient;

(2) a parent or legal guardian of the patient, if the patient is a minor;

(3) a legal guardian of the patient, if the patient has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the patient's personal affairs;

(4) an attorney ad litem appointed for the patient, as authorized by:

(A) Chapter 107, Family Code;

(B) Subtitle B, Title 6, Health and Safety Code;

(C) Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(D) Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(E) Subtitle E, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(F) Chapter 1054, Estates Code; or

(G) any other law; or

(5) a personal representative of the patient, if the patient is deceased.

(c) The consent required under this section must specify:

(1) the information covered by the release;

(2) the person to whom the information is to be released; and

(3) the purpose for the release.

(d) A person may withdraw consent granted under this section by notifying in writing the person who maintains the information. Withdrawal of consent does not affect information disclosed before the written notice of the withdrawal is delivered.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.139 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.139
§ 351.139. MONITORING CONSTRUCTION WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) Until a jail facility is conveyed to a receiving county under Section 351.141, the board has control of any construction, acquisition, or improvement of the jail facility for which it has contracted. The board shall determine whether or not the contract is being fulfilled.

(b) The board shall have the construction work inspected by engineers, inspectors, or other personnel of the district.

(c) During the progress of the construction work, the employees inspecting the work shall submit to the board written reports that show whether or not the contractor is complying with the contract.

(d) On completion of construction work, the employees inspecting the work shall submit to the board a final detailed written report including information necessary to show whether or not the contractor has fully complied with the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.103
§ 9011.103. DIRECTORS' ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this subchapter, a directors' election is held in accordance with Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, and the Election Code.

(b) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.

(c) Notice of a directors' election must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district's territory one time at least 30 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.052
§ 8208.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Government Code § 469.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.004
§ 469.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Section 51.4041, Occupations Code, does not apply to this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0125
§ 62.0125. SUMMONS FOR JURY SERVICE ON GENERAL ELECTION DAY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Prospective jurors may not be summoned to appear for jury service on the date of the general election for state and county officers.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.001
§ 141.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Animal" means an animate being that is not human and has the power of voluntary action.

(2) "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.

(3) "Broker" means a person who is employed on a commission basis to sell property for another person. The term does not include a person who:

(A) has possession or absolute control over the property that is to be sold;

(B) receives a salary; or

(C) acts for one party to the exclusion of all others.

(4) "Bulk" means any lot of commercial feed that is not in a closed container at the time it passes to the possession of the consumer and includes that feed at any stage of distribution.

(5) "Container" means a bag, box, barrel, bottle, package, carton, object, apparatus, device, or appliance in which commercial feed is packed, stored, or placed for handling, transporting, or distributing.

(6) "Cotton plant by-products" means the residue from the ginning of cotton.

(7) "Customer-formula feed" means a mixture of commercial feed or feed material all or part of which is furnished by the person who processes, mixes, mills, or otherwise prepares the mixture and which is mixed according to the specific instructions of the purchaser. The term includes a special formula feed or a made-to-order feed.

(8) "Director" means the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.

(9) "Distribute" means sell, offer for sale, barter, exchange, or otherwise supply.

(10) "Feed facility" means a site where feed, a component of feed, or feed ingredients are mixed, custom blended, ground, unground, manufactured, milled, bagged, salvaged, or processed.

(11) "Ingredient" means a constituent material of commercial feed.

(12) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on or affixed to or wrapped with a container or on an invoice or delivery slip.

(13) "Licensee" means a person who obtains a license to operate a feed facility under this chapter.

(14) "Official sample" means a sample of feed taken by the service and designated as official by the service.

(15) "Product" means the name of the commercial feed that identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use and includes the brand, term, trademark, or other specific designation under which commercial feed is distributed in this state.

(16) "Purchaser" means a person who buys or otherwise acquires a commercial feed, customer-formula feed, or custom-mix or custom-mill service.

(17) "Service" means the Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service.

(18) "Ton" means a net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois or 1,000 kilograms metric.

(19) "Weight" means net weight of a container of commercial feed expressed in either the avoirdupois or metric system.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.002
§ 188.002. PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, proceeds are the amounts received by a lien debtor, before a deduction for taxes, fees, or assessments or a deduction made under a court order, from the sale of:

(1) the livestock for which the animal feed was used;

(2) meat, milk, skins, wool, or other products derived from that livestock; or

(3) issue born to that livestock.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, proceeds do not include amounts:

(1) due or owing to a cooperative association under Chapter 51 or 52; or

(2) retained by a cooperative association under Chapter 51 or 52.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.009
§ 372.009. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A public improvement district may be established and improvements provided by the district may be financed under this subchapter only after the governing body of the municipality or county holds a public hearing on the advisability of the improvement.

(b) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time until the governing body makes findings by resolution as to:

(1) the advisability of the improvement;

(2) the nature of the improvement;

(3) the estimated cost of the improvement;

(4) the boundaries of the public improvement district;

(5) the method of assessment; and

(6) the apportionment of costs between the district and the municipality or county as a whole.

(c) Notice of the hearing must be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or county. If any part of the improvement district is to be located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or if any part of the improvements is to be undertaken in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the notice must also be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the part of the extraterritorial jurisdiction in which the district is to be located or in which the improvements are to be undertaken. The final publication of notice must be made before the 15th day before the date of the hearing. The notice must state:

(1) the time and place of the hearing;

(2) the general nature of the proposed improvement;

(3) the estimated cost of the improvement;

(4) the boundaries of the proposed assessment district;

(5) the proposed method of assessment; and

(6) the proposed apportionment of cost between the improvement district and the municipality or county as a whole.

(d) Written notice containing the information required by Subsection (c) must be mailed before the 15th day before the date of the hearing. The notice must be addressed to "Property Owner" and mailed to the current address of the owner, as reflected on tax rolls, of property subject to assessment under the proposed public improvement district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8320.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8320 / Section 8320.001
§ 8320.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Tex. Water Code § 57.093 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.093
§ 57.093. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to:

(1) preserve the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district;

(2) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district;

(3) regulate privileges on any land or any easement owned or controlled by the district;

(4) regulate the design and construction of improvements and facilities that outfall, connect, or tie into district improvements and facilities; or

(5) require the district's review and approval of drainage plans for property within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.062
§ 1087.062. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the Upton County Commissioners Court, the board may contract with this state and the federal government as necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of district employees.

(b) The board may establish other retirement programs for the benefit of district employees as the board considers necessary and advisable.
Tex. Family Code § 261.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.109
§ 261.109. FAILURE TO REPORT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to make a report under Section 261.101(a) and knowingly fails to make a report as provided in this chapter.

(a-1) A person who is a professional as defined by Section 261.101(b) commits an offense if the person is required to make a report under Section 261.101(b) and knowingly fails to make a report as provided in this chapter.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the child was a person with an intellectual disability who resided in a state supported living center, the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center, or a facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code, and the actor knew that the child had suffered serious bodily injury as a result of the abuse or neglect.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a-1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor intended to conceal the abuse or neglect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.060
§ 1059.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.502 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.502
§ 125.502. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREDIT UNION AND BOX HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In the absence of a contract to the contrary, the relationship between a credit union and the renter of a safe deposit box maintained at the credit union is that of lessor and lessee and landlord and tenant. The rights and liabilities of the credit union are governed by the law governing those relationships.

(b) The lessee is for all purposes in possession of the box and its contents.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.301
§ 501.301. LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall adopt rules providing for the expiration and renewal of a license issued under this chapter. The rules must require a license be renewed annually or biennially.

(b) The executive council by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. For a year in which the expiration date is changed, the executive council shall prorate the licensing fee so that each license holder pays only the portion of the fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the entire licensing fee is payable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 552.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.009
§ 552.009. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the board is entitled to a per diem set by legislative appropriation for each day the member engages in board business.

(b) A member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Government Code § 393.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.054
§ 393.054. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A delegate or alternate delegate is not entitled to compensation for service as a delegate or alternate delegate.

(b) A delegate or alternate delegate is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performance of official duties, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by general law or the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8258.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8258 / Section 8258.105
§ 8258.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land:

(1) outside the area described by Section 7.02 of the article creating this chapter; or

(2) outside the corporate limits of the city of Gunter.
Tex. Water Code § 57.154 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.154
§ 57.154. SURVEY AND REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) The engineer shall make a survey of the land inside the boundaries of the district, and land surrounding the district, that will be improved or reclaimed by the system of levees and drainage to be adopted and shall prepare for the board a written report, with maps and profiles, of the results of his survey.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 57.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008A / Section 8008A.0501
§ 8008A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8250.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8250 / Section 8250.003
§ 8250.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.102
§ 8008.102. 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 § 3872.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.154
§ 3872.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Education Code § 54.803 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.803
§ 54.803. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) To be initially eligible to participate in the program, a beneficiary, at the time a prepaid tuition contract is entered into on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter H or a savings trust account is opened on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter G, as applicable, must be:

(1) a resident of this state; or

(2) a dependent for purposes of Section 152, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of a resident of this state.

(b) To be initially eligible to receive matching funds described by Section 54.802(a)(2) under the program, a beneficiary, at the time a prepaid tuition contract is entered into on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter H, or a savings trust account is opened on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter G, as applicable, must be eligible for free meals under the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.106
§ 2302.106. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the license qualifications adopted under this chapter and pays the required fees.

(b) A license may not be issued in a fictitious name that may be confused with or is similar to that of a governmental entity or that is otherwise deceptive or misleading to the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.204
§ 1701.204. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8293.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8293 / Section 8293.002
§ 8293.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0104
§ 130.0104. MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each public junior college district shall establish a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program at each junior college in the district.

(b) A multidisciplinary studies associate degree program established at a junior college under this section must require a student to successfully complete:

(1) the junior college's core curriculum adopted under Section 61.822(b); and

(2) after completion of the core curriculum under Subdivision (1), the courses selected by the student in the student's degree plan completed under Subsection (c).

(c) In complying with the requirements regarding the filing of a degree plan under Section 51.9685, a student enrolled in a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program established under this section must meet with an academic advisor to complete a degree plan that:

(1) accounts for all remaining credit hours required for the completion of the degree program; and

(2) emphasizes:

(A) the student's transition to a particular four-year college or university that the student chooses; and

(B) preparations for the student's intended field of study or major at the four-year college or university.

(d) The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section, including rules ensuring that:

(1) a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program is established at each public junior college; and

(2) the common application form adopted under Section 51.762 contains a description of multidisciplinary studies associate degree programs established under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.003
§ 1121.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.