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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.011
§ 88.011. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governmental agency may promulgate and adopt rules:

(1) to provide for the method of measuring oil and gas produced from any well in this state and to provide for the type of measuring devices to be used in obtaining the measurement;

(2) for the inspection of all oil properties to ascertain that the prescribed measuring devices are installed, are in accurate working condition, and are being accurately used;

(3) to provide that no oil or gas is being permitted to leave the possession of the producer without first being accurately measured and an accurate record of production made and preserved;

(4) to provide that no oil is being produced from a well producing both oil and gas without burning a flare or flares if the installation and use of a flare or flares is required by the terms of this chapter;

(5) for the keeping of complete and accurate records correctly reflecting the amount of oil or gas or both produced from each oil property each calendar day and the disposition and method of disposition of all the oil and gas produced, and for the monthly filing with the governmental agency of monthly reports accurately reflecting the true facts with respect to all such matters; and

(6) for the inspection and examination by the governmental agency, or its agents, servants, and employees, of all oil properties and the records provided for in this chapter.

(b) The rules shall be adopted in the manner provided by law for adoption of rules of the commission.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.053
§ 140A.053. CONTENTS OF DEMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil investigative demand issued under Section 140A.052 must:

(1) describe the nature of the activities that are the subject of the investigation;

(2) state each statute the activity violates; and

(3) advise the person on whom the demand is served that the person has the right to object to the demand as provided for in this subchapter.

(b) A demand for production of documentary material must:

(1) describe the class of material to be produced with reasonable specificity so that the material demanded is fairly identified;

(2) prescribe a return date that provides a reasonable period of time within which the material is to be produced; and

(3) identify the individual to whom the material is to be made available for inspection and copying.

(c) A demand for answers to written interrogatories must:

(1) propound the interrogatories with definiteness and certainty;

(2) prescribe a date by which answers to the interrogatories must be submitted; and

(3) identify the individual to whom the answers should be submitted.

(d) Each demand for the giving of oral testimony must:

(1) prescribe a reasonable date, time, and place at which the testimony will begin; and

(2) identify the individual who will conduct the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8357.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8357 / Section 8357.202
§ 8357.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.006
§ 8313.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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. Finance Code § 157.015 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.015
§ 157.015. RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) A residential mortgage loan originator license issued under this chapter is valid through December 31 of the year of issuance and may be renewed on or before its expiration date if the residential mortgage loan originator:

(1) pays to the commissioner a renewal fee in an amount determined by the commissioner not to exceed $500 and a recovery fund fee as provided by Section 156.502;

(2) continues to meet the minimum requirements for license issuance; and

(3) provides the commissioner with satisfactory evidence that the residential mortgage loan originator has attended, during the term of the current license, continuing education courses in accordance with the applicable requirements of Chapter 180.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160, Sec. 87(8), eff. September 1, 2013.

(c) An application for renewal shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner.

(d) On receipt of a request for a renewal of a license issued under this subchapter, the commissioner may conduct a criminal background check under Section 157.0132.

(d-1) A renewal fee is not refundable and may not be credited or applied to any other fee or indebtedness owed by the person paying the fee.

(e) The commissioner shall issue a renewal residential mortgage loan originator license if the commissioner finds that the applicant meets all of the requirements and conditions for the license.

(f) The commissioner may deny the renewal application for a residential mortgage loan originator license for the same reasons and grounds on which the commissioner could have denied an original application for a license, other than on the basis of the person's default on a student loan.

(g) The commissioner may deny the renewal application for a residential mortgage loan originator license if:

(1) the person seeking the renewal of the residential mortgage loan originator license is in violation of this chapter, Chapter 156, or Chapter 180, an applicable rule adopted under this chapter, Chapter 156, or Chapter 180, or any order previously issued to the person by the commissioner;

(2) the person seeking renewal of the residential mortgage loan originator license is in default in the payment of any administrative penalty, fee, charge, or other indebtedness owed under this title; or

(3) during the current term of the license, the commissioner becomes aware of any fact that would have been grounds for denial of an original license if the fact had been known by the commissioner on the date the license was granted.

(h) In addition to the disciplinary action by the commissioner authorized under Section 157.024(a)(6), the commissioner may collect a fee in an amount not to exceed $50 for any returned check or credit card charge back.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.104
§ 8875.104. LIMITATIONS ON DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not:

(1) require the owner of a well exempt from permitting to install a meter or measuring device on the well; or

(2) assess and collect a production fee on wells exempt from permitting.

(b) The district does not have the authority granted by Sections 36.020 and 36.201-36.204, Water Code, relating to taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 815.506 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.506
§ 815.506. BUDGET AND ACTUARIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The retirement system shall keep, in convenient form, data necessary for actuarial valuation of the funds of the retirement system and for checking the system's expenses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.051
§ 1802.051. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not act as an auctioneer or associate auctioneer in this state unless the person holds a license issued by the department under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (H.B. 2481), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an individual who is licensed under this chapter may not act as an auctioneer or associate auctioneer for an entity unless the entity:

(1) is an auction company owned or operated by an individual who is licensed under this chapter; or

(2) is a real estate brokerage firm that is operated by a broker licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

(d) An individual who is licensed under this chapter may conduct an auction to sell motor vehicles, as defined by Section 501.002 or 502.001, Transportation Code, for a person who holds:

(1) a dealer general distinguishing number or a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 503, Transportation Code; or

(2) a license issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 2302.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.10131 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.10131
§ 171.10131.
Status: in_force

Sec. 171.10131. PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN MONEY RECEIVED FOR COVID-19 RELIEF. (a) In this section, "qualifying loan or grant proceeds" means the amount of money received by a taxable entity that:

(1) is:

(A) a loan or grant under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.), as amended by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-142), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2), and the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-6);

(B) a shuttered venue operator grant under Section 324 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260), as amended by Section 5005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2);

(C) microloan program recovery assistance under Section 329 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260); or

(D) a grant from the restaurant revitalization fund established under Section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2); and

(2) is not included in the taxable entity's gross income for purposes of federal income taxation under:

(A) Section 276 or 278 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260); or

(B) Section 9672 or 9673 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2).

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a taxable entity:

(1) shall exclude from its total revenue, to the extent included under Section 171.1011(c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or (c)(3), qualifying loan or grant proceeds;

(2) may include as a cost of goods sold under Section 171.1012 any expense paid using qualifying loan or grant proceeds to the extent the expense is otherwise includable as a cost of goods sold under that section; and

(3) may include as compensation under Section 171.1013 any expense paid using qualifying loan or grant proceeds to the extent the expense is otherwise includable as compensation under that section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.362 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.362
§ 21.362. CUMULATIVE VOTING RIGHT IN CERTAIN CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by the corporation's certificate of formation, a shareholder of a corporation incorporated before September 1, 2003, has the right to cumulatively vote the number of shares the shareholder owns in the election of directors to the extent permitted and in the manner provided by Section 21.361. A corporation may limit or deny a shareholder's right to cumulatively vote shares at any time after September 1, 2003, by amending its certificate of formation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.001
§ 1100.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the South Randall County Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.152
§ 8489.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8489.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Water Code § 17.886 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.886
§ 17.886. PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall pay the principal of the bonds as they mature and the interest on the bonds as it becomes due.

(b) If the money and securities in the interest and sinking fund are insufficient to pay the interest that is due and the principal maturing on the bonds during the fiscal year, the comptroller shall transfer out of the first money coming into the treasury, not otherwise appropriated by the constitution, the amount required to pay principal of and interest on the bonds during the fiscal year.

(c) The comptroller shall make the transfers required by the board's bond resolution or order and this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.056
§ 1057.056. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

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

(1) perform the duties required by the board;

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

(3) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 60.114 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.114
§ 60.114. OBLIGATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Any obligations issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Texas, any municipal corporation, any county, and or any other political subdivision or taxing district of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.304
§ 1002.304. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the name of the district. The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.042 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.042
§ 302.042. REVIEW OF LOCAL PLANS; RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall review the local plans developed under Section 2308.304, Government Code, and shall make recommendations to the council regarding the implementation of those plans.
Tex. Government Code § 661.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.206
§ 661.206.
Status: in_force

Sec. 661.206. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: USE OF SICK LEAVE. (a) This section applies to an employee who is a parent of a child who is a student attending a grade from prekindergarten through 12th grade.

(b) An employee may use up to eight hours of sick leave each fiscal year to attend educational activities of the employee's children.

(c) An employee shall give reasonable advance notice of the employee's intention to use the sick leave to attend an educational activity.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Educational activity" means a school-sponsored activity, including a parent-teacher conference, tutoring, a volunteer program, a field trip, a classroom program, a school committee meeting, an academic competition, and an athletic, music, or theater program.

(2) "Employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 661.001.

(3) "Parent" means a person standing in parental relation.
Tex. Government Code § 552.120 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.120
§ 552.120.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.120. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RARE BOOKS AND ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS. A rare book or original manuscript that was not created or maintained in the conduct of official business of a governmental body and that is held by a private or public archival and manuscript repository for the purpose of historical research is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0110
§ 3959.0110. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint initial directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(g) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(h) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 3959.0206 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.164 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.164
§ 31.164. FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The local government may impose no application, filing, or other fees or assessments on the state for consideration of the plan or the application for rezoning or variance submitted by the state.

(b) The local government may not require the submission of architectural, engineering, or impact studies to be completed at state expense before considering the plan or application for rezoning or variance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.501
§ 801.501. MONITORING LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall develop a system for monitoring a license holder's compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The rules must include procedures to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the board to perform certain acts; and

(2) identify and monitor a license holder who represents a risk to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0007
§ 3959.0007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 279.054 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 279 / Section 279.054
§ 279.054. APPLICATION BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO OPEN BRANCH IN DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A financial institution may apply to open a branch in the proposed banking development district at the time the local government submits an application in conjunction with the institution under Section 279.053.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.1535 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.1535
§ 463.1535. APPROVAL OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

The location of a station or terminal complex in a municipality or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality must be approved, as to conformity with the comprehensive or general plan of the municipality, by a motion, resolution, or ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.102
§ 9053.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or drainage facility or any part of those systems or facilities;

(2) make any purchase, construction, improvement, extension, addition, or repair necessary to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1);

(3) purchase or otherwise acquire, operate, and maintain any land, right-of-way, easement, site, equipment, building, plant, structure, or facility necessary for a system or facility described by Subdivision (1); and

(4) sell water and other services.

(b) The district may exercise any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter inside or outside the district's boundaries, but only in Montgomery County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0057
§ 5012.0057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after each election of commissioners, the commission shall elect one commissioner presiding officer and one commissioner secretary.

(b) The presiding officer shall preside at commission meetings.

(c) The secretary shall be responsible for maintaining and preserving the minutes, records, and other documents of the authority.

(d) The commission may select other officers and prescribe their duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0201
§ 7929A.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 7929A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.154 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.154
§ 53.154. ROYALTY RATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall set the royalty rate on production of sulphur, coal, lignite, salt, and potash from land leased under this subchapter. The royalty rate set must be at least one-eighth of the gross production or the market value of the sulphur produced and at least one-sixteenth of the gross production or the market value of the coal, lignite, salt, and potash produced.