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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.106
§ 3838.106. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money, including bond proceeds; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) District improvements qualify as projects for funding by an economic development corporation.

(c) For purposes of this section, the district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.

(d) The district is eligible to receive grants from a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8837.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8837 / Section 8837.102
§ 8837.102. PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT PURCHASE, SALE, TRANSPORT, OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may not purchase, sell, transport, or distribute surface water or groundwater for any purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2003
§ 54.2003. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County.

(b) A full-time magistrate's salary may not be less than that of a justice of the peace of Guadalupe County as established by the annual budget of Guadalupe County.

(c) A part-time magistrate's salary is equal to the per-hour salary of a justice of the peace. The per-hour salary is determined by dividing the annual salary by a 2,000 work-hour year. The local administrative judge of the district courts serving Guadalupe County shall approve the number of hours for which a part-time magistrate is to be paid.

(d) The magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.469 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.469
§ 151.469. ACTION BY TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

If a person fails to file a report required by this subchapter or fails to file a complete report, the comptroller may notify the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission of the failure and the commission may take administrative action against the person for the failure under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.055
§ 1064.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.002
§ 8351.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.076 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.076
§ 225.076. DR.
Status: in_force

HECTOR P. GARCIA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 286 between State Highway 357 and Interstate Highway 37 in Corpus Christi is designated as Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.207
§ 1081.207. 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 bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.055
§ 3001.055. REMOVAL; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county commissioners court may remove a director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's duties on petition by a majority of the other directors and after notice and hearing.

(b) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0317 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0317
§ 3984.0317. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 8.051 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 8 / Section 8.051
§ 8.051. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An enterprise shall indemnify a governing person, former governing person, or delegate against reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with a proceeding in which the person is a respondent because the person is or was a governing person or delegate if the person is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding.

(b) A court that determines, in a suit for indemnification, that a governing person, former governing person, or delegate is entitled to indemnification under this section shall order indemnification and award to the person the expenses incurred in securing the indemnification.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.101
§ 111.101. SETTLEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may settle a claim for a tax, penalty, or interest imposed by this title if the total costs of collection, as conclusively determined by the comptroller, of the total amount due would exceed the total amount due.

(b) The comptroller may settle a claim for a refund of tax, penalty, or interest imposed by this title if the total costs of defending a denial of the claim, as conclusively determined by the comptroller, would exceed the total amount claimed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.151
§ 8342.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8342.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.075 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.075
§ 161.075. INFORMATION FOR LENDING INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "lending institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.502.

(b) On request, the board shall provide to a lending institution information regarding state land and housing benefits programs for veterans in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.151
§ 1902.151. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act or offer to act as an installer unless the person holds a license issued by the executive director under rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 57.091 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.091
§ 57.091. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district may be created for the following purposes:

(1) to construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, and streams;

(2) to reclaim lands from overflow from these streams;

(3) to control and distribute the waters of rivers and streams by straightening and otherwise improving them; and

(4) to provide for the proper drainage and other improvement of the reclaimed land.
Tex. Government Code § 813.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.501
§ 813.501. SERVICE CREDITABLE IN EMPLOYEE CLASS.
Status: in_force

Service creditable in the employee class of membership is:

(1) membership service in a position included in that class;

(2) military service established as provided by Subchapter D;

(3) service creditable in or transferred from the elected class as provided by Section 813.503; and

(4) administrative board service established as provided by Section 813.502.
Tex. Government Code § 82.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.003
§ 82.003. OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the Board of Law Examiners is subject to Chapter 552 and Chapter 551.

(b) Examination questions that may be used in the future and examinations other than the one taken by the person requesting it are exempt from disclosure.

(c) Board deliberations, hearings, and determinations relating to moral character and fitness of an applicant shall be closed to the public, and records relating to these subjects are confidential. On the written request of an applicant, however, the applicant is entitled to:

(1) have the applicant's character and fitness hearing open to persons designated by the applicant; or

(2) have disclosed to the applicant records relating to the applicant's own moral character and fitness unless the person who supplied the information has requested that it not be disclosed.

(d) The board shall not inquire of a person who supplies information relating to an applicant's moral character and fitness whether the person objects to disclosure nor inform the person of the right to object.

(e) Board deliberations, hearings, and determinations relating to a request by an applicant who has a disability for testing accommodations under Section 82.0272 on the bar examination shall be closed to the public, and records relating to that subject are confidential.
Tex. Government Code § 44.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.001
§ 44.001. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The voters of each of the following counties elect a criminal district attorney: Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Medina, Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.015 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.015
§ 8503.015. AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is subject to the audit provisions of Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.012
§ 524.012. DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a report under Section 524.011, if the officer did not serve a notice of suspension of driver's license at the time the results of the analysis of a breath or blood specimen were obtained, the department shall determine from the information in the report whether to suspend the person's driver's license.

(b) The department shall suspend the person's driver's license if the department determines that:

(1) the person had an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code, while operating a motor vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft; or

(2) the person was a minor on the date that the breath or blood specimen was obtained and had any detectable amount of alcohol in the minor's system while operating a motor vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft.

(c) The department may not suspend a person's driver's license if:

(1) the person is an adult and the analysis of the person's breath or blood specimen determined that the person had an alcohol concentration of a level below that specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code, at the time the specimen was taken; or

(2) the person is a minor and the department does not determine that the minor had any detectable amount of alcohol in the minor's system when the minor was arrested.

(d) A determination under this section is final unless a hearing is requested under Section 524.031.

(e) A determination under this section:

(1) is a civil matter;

(2) is independent of and is not an estoppel to any matter in issue in an adjudication of a criminal charge arising from the occurrence that is the basis for the suspension; and

(3) does not preclude litigation of the same or similar facts in a criminal prosecution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.207 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.207
§ 4.207. TRANSFER WARRANTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A customer or collecting bank that transfers an item and receives a settlement or other consideration warrants to the transferee and to any subsequent collecting bank that:

(1) the warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the item;

(2) all signatures on the item are authentic and authorized;

(3) the item has not been altered;

(4) the item is not subject to a defense or claim in recoupment (Section 3.305(a)) of any party that can be asserted against the warrantor;

(5) the warrantor has no knowledge of any insolvency proceeding commenced with respect to the maker or acceptor or, in the case of an unaccepted draft, the drawer; and

(6) with respect to a remotely-created item, that the person on whose account the item is drawn authorized the issuance of the item in the amount for which the item is drawn.

(b) If an item is dishonored, a customer or collecting bank transferring the item and receiving settlement or other consideration is obliged to pay the amount due on the item (i) according to the terms of the item at the time it was transferred, or (ii) if the transfer was of an incomplete item, according to its terms when completed as stated in Sections 3.115 and 3.407. The obligation of a transferor is owed to the transferee and to any subsequent collecting bank that takes the item in good faith. A transferor cannot disclaim its obligation under this subsection by an indorsement stating that it is made "without recourse" or otherwise disclaiming liability.

(c) A person to whom the warranties under Subsection (a) are made and who took the item in good faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to the loss suffered as a result of the breach, but not more than the amount of the item plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a result of the breach.

(d) The warranties stated in Subsection (a) cannot be disclaimed with respect to checks. Unless notice of a claim for breach of warranty is given to the warrantor within 30 days after the claimant has reason to know of the breach and the identity of the warrantor, the warrantor is discharged to the extent of any loss caused by the delay in giving notice of the claim.

(e) A cause of action for breach of warranty under this section accrues when the claimant has reason to know of the breach.

(f) If the warranty under Subsection (a)(6) is not given by a transferor or collecting bank under applicable conflict of law rules, the warranty is not given to that transferor when that transferor is a transferee or to any prior collecting bank of that transferee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0203
§ 3972.0203. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.203
§ 452.203. WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

If, before implementing Section 452.202, the Texas Department of Human Services determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation, the Texas Department of Human Services shall request the waiver or authorization, and the department and an authority may delay implementing Section 452.202 until the waiver or authorization is granted.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.16 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.16
§ 6.16. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser of an appraisal district may maintain a list of the following individuals who have designated themselves as an individual who will provide free assistance to an owner of residential property that is occupied by the owner as the owner's principal residence:

(1) a real estate broker or sales agent licensed under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code;

(2) a real estate appraiser licensed or certified under Chapter 1103, Occupations Code; or

(3) a property tax consultant registered under Chapter 1152, Occupations Code.

(b) On the request of an owner described by Subsection (a), a chief appraiser who maintains a list under this section shall provide to the owner a copy of the list.

(c) A list must:

(1) be organized by county;

(2) be available on the appraisal district's Internet website, if the appraisal district maintains a website; and

(3) provide the name, contact information, and job title of each individual who will provide free assistance.

(d) A person must designate himself or herself as an individual who will provide free assistance by completing a form prescribed by the chief appraiser and submitting the form to the chief appraiser.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.0124 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.0124
§ 146.0124. BODY PIERCING PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

A person may not perform body piercing if the person suspects that the individual on whom the body piercing is to be performed is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.081 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.081
§ 172.081. DECISION OF ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as agreed by the parties or as provided by Subsection (b), in an arbitration with more than one arbitrator, a decision of the arbitration tribunal must be made by a majority of its members.

(b) If authorized by the parties or all the members of the arbitration tribunal, a presiding arbitrator may decide a procedural question.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 52.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 52 / Section 52.052
§ 52.052. BENEFICIARY OF BOND; CLAIM AGAINST BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The bond required by Section 52.051 must be:

(1) in favor of this state; and

(2) for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for invention development services with the invention developer, is damaged by fraud, dishonesty, or failure to provide the invention developer's services in performance of the contract.

(b) A person making a claim against the bond may bring an action against the invention developer and the surety. The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons for all breaches of conditions of the bond required by this section is limited to the amount of the bond.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.060 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.060
§ 1006.060. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority shall, in coordination with the department, develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the authority and the management responsibilities of the department.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.320 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.320
§ 161.320. LATE PAYMENTS; DEFAULT INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose charges for late payments.

(b) In addition to charging for late payments under Subsection (a), the board may set and impose a default rate of interest on:

(1) the past due amounts; or

(2) the entire unpaid balance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.055
§ 286.055. GENERAL DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

The administrator shall:

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

(2) direct the general affairs of the district, subject to the limitations prescribed by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 154.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 154 / Section 154.051
§ 154.051. COMPLAINT INITIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish methods by which members of the public and license holders are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints to the board. The board may provide for that notice:

(1) on each registration form, application, or written contract for services of a person or entity regulated under this subtitle;

(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each person or entity regulated under this subtitle; or

(3) in a bill for service provided by a person or entity regulated under this subtitle.

(b) The board shall list with its regular telephone number any toll-free telephone number established under other state law that may be called to present a complaint about a health professional.

(c) A person, including a partnership, association, corporation, or other entity, may file a complaint against a license holder with the board. The board may file a complaint on its own initiative.

(d) The board may not consider or act on a complaint involving care provided more than seven years before the date on which the complaint is received by the board unless the care was provided to a minor or the care involves a complaint under Subsection (d-1). If the care was provided to a minor, the board may not consider or act on a complaint involving the care after the later of:

(1) the date the minor is 21 years of age; or

(2) the seventh anniversary of the date of the care.

(d-1) The board may not consider or act on a complaint involving an alleged violation of Section 22.011(b)(12), Penal Code, that occurred more than seven years before the date on which the complaint is received by the board or more than 2 years from the date the complainant knew or should have known of the facts giving rise to the complaint, whichever is later.

(e) On receipt of a complaint, the board may consider a previously investigated complaint to determine whether there is a pattern of practice violating this subtitle.