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Tex. Local Government Code § 174.183 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.183
§ 174.183. ARBITRATION BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the fifth day after the date the original written request to arbitrate is received, each party shall:

(1) select one arbitrator; and

(2) immediately notify the other party in writing of the name and contact information of the arbitrator selected.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date arbitrators are selected under Subsection (a), the arbitrators shall attempt to select a third, neutral arbitrator to form a three-person arbitration board.

(c) If the arbitrators are unable to agree on a third arbitrator as provided by Subsection (b), the parties shall request a nationwide list of nine qualified neutral arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association. The parties may agree on one of the nine neutral arbitrators on the list. If the parties do not agree within five days after the date they receive the list, each party shall alternate striking a name from the list, and the name remaining is the third arbitrator.

(d) The third arbitrator selected under this section presides over the arbitration board.

(e) A decision made by the arbitration board at any stage of the arbitration process must be determined by majority vote of the arbitrators on the board.
Tex. Water Code § 51.836 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.836
§ 51.836. TAXES TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

If a district has outstanding bonds or other indebtedness maturing beyond the current year in which the dissolution occurs, the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall levy and have assessed and collected, in the manner prescribed in the Property Tax Code sufficient taxes on all taxable property in the district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and other indebtedness when due.
Tex. Election Code § 142.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 142 / Section 142.009
§ 142.009. PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED AFTER PRIMARY.
Status: in_force

A signature on a candidate's petition is invalid if the signer:

(1) signed the petition on or before general primary election day or, if a runoff primary is held for the office sought by the candidate, on or before runoff primary election day; or

(2) voted in the general or runoff primary election of a political party that made a nomination, at either primary, for the office sought by the candidate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 103.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 103 / Section 103.013
§ 103.013. STATE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall develop and implement a state plan for diabetes treatment, education, and training to ensure that:

(1) this chapter is properly implemented by the agencies affected;

(2) incentives are offered for private sources to maintain present commitments and to assist in developing new programs; and

(3) a procedure for review of individual complaints about services provided under this chapter is implemented.

(b) The state plan may include provisions to ensure that:

(1) individual and family needs are assessed statewide and all available resources are coordinated to meet those needs; and

(2) health care provider needs are assessed statewide and strategies are developed to meet those needs.

(b-1) The state plan may include provisions to address obesity treatment, education, and training related to:

(1) obesity-dependent diabetes; and

(2) the health impacts of obesity on a person with diabetes.

(c) The council shall make written recommendations for performing its duties under this chapter to the executive commissioner and the legislature. If the council considers a recommendation that will affect an agency not represented on the council, the council shall seek the advice and assistance of the agency before taking action on the recommendation. The council's recommendations shall be implemented by the agencies affected by the recommendations.

(d) The council shall submit the state plan to the state agency designated as the state health planning and development agency not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(e) Each state agency affected by the state plan shall:

(1) determine what resources would be required to implement the portions of the state plan affecting that agency; and

(2) determine whether that agency will seek funds to implement that portion of the state plan.

(f) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, each state agency affected by the state plan, other than a state agency represented on the council, shall report to the council, the Legislative Budget Board, and the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning:

(1) information determined under Subsection (e); and

(2) each deviation from the council's proposed plan, including an explanation for the deviation.

(g) The report required under Subsection (f) may be published electronically on a state agency's Internet website. A state agency that electronically publishes a report under this subsection shall notify each agency entitled to receive a copy of the report that the report is available on the agency's Internet website on or before the date the report is due.
Tex. Property Code § 201.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.001
§ 201.001. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a residential real estate subdivision that is located in whole or in part:

(1) within a city that has a population of more than 100,000, or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of such a city;

(2) in the unincorporated area of:

(A) a county having a population of 3.3 million or more; or

(B) a county having a population of 50,000 or more that is adjacent to a county having a population of 3.3 million or more; or

(3) in the incorporated area of a county having a population of 50,000 or more that is adjacent to a county having a population of 3.3 million or more.

(b) The provisions of this chapter relating to extension of the term of, renewal of, or creation of restrictions do not apply to a subdivision if, by the express terms of the instrument creating existing restrictions, some or all of the restrictions affecting the real property within the subdivision provide:

(1) for automatic extensions of the term of the restrictions for an indefinite number of successive specified periods of at least 10 years subject to a right of waiver or termination, in whole or in part, by a specified percentage of less than 50 percent plus one of the owners of real property interests in the subdivision, as set forth in the instrument creating the restrictions; or

(2) for an indefinite number of successive extensions of at least 10 years of the term of the restrictions by written and filed agreement of a specified percentage of less than 50 percent plus one of the owners of real property interests in the subdivision, as authorized by the instrument creating the restrictions.

(c) The provisions of this chapter relating to addition to or modification of existing restrictions do not apply to a subdivision if, by the express terms of the instrument creating the restrictions, the restrictions affecting the real property within the subdivision provide for addition to or modification of the restrictions by written and filed agreement of a specified percentage of less than 75 percent of the owners of real property interests in the subdivision, as set forth in the instrument creating the restrictions. A subdivision is excluded under this subsection regardless of whether a provision in the restrictions requires the consent of the developer of the subdivision or an architectural control committee for an addition to or modification of the restrictions.

(d) A residential real estate subdivision that is or was subject to this chapter at any time remains subject to this chapter regardless of a change in circumstances that removes the subdivision from the applicability requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.109
§ 3848.109. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LEASEHOLDS.
Status: in_force

The district may construct improvements on property on which it only has a leasehold interest and may own undivided interests in buildings and other improvements.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.065 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.065
§ 425.065. COMMISSIONERS ANNUITY RESERVE VALUATION METHOD FOR ANNUITY AND PURE ENDOWMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an annuity or pure endowment contract other than a group annuity or pure endowment contract purchased under a retirement or deferred compensation plan established or maintained by an employer, including a partnership or sole proprietorship, by an employee organization, or by both, other than a plan providing individual retirement accounts or individual retirement annuities under Section 408, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and that section's subsequent amendments.

(b) Reserves according to the commissioners annuity reserve method for benefits under an annuity or pure endowment contract, excluding any disability or accidental death benefits in the contract, are the greatest of the respective excesses of the present values on the valuation date of the future guaranteed benefits under the contract at the end of each respective contract year, including guaranteed nonforfeiture benefits, minus the present value on the valuation date of any future valuation considerations derived from future gross considerations that are required by the contract terms and that become payable before the end of the respective contract year. The future guaranteed benefits must be determined by using the mortality table, if any, and the interest rate or rates specified in the contract for determining guaranteed benefits. The valuation considerations are the portions of the respective gross considerations applied under the contract terms to determine nonforfeiture values.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.454
§ 2001.454. USE OF NET PROCEEDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed authorized organization shall devote to the charitable purposes of the organization its net proceeds of bingo and any rental of premises.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the net proceeds derived from bingo and any rental of premises are dedicated to the charitable purposes of the organization only if directed to a cause, deed, or activity that is consistent with the federal tax exemption the organization obtained under 26 U.S.C. Section 501 and under which the organization qualifies as a nonprofit organization as defined by Section 2001.002. If the organization is not required to obtain a federal tax exemption under 26 U.S.C. Section 501, the organization's net proceeds are dedicated to the charitable purposes of the organization only if directed to a cause, deed, or activity that is consistent with the purposes and objectives for which the organization qualifies as an authorized organization under Section 2001.002.
Tex. Government Code § 43.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.124
§ 43.124.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.124. 39TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 39th Judicial District elect a district attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.201
§ 8136.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8136.101 and 8136.102.

(b) A district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8136.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8136.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by a district under Section 8136.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.205
§ 8506.205. TERMS OF ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

Authority bonds may be:

(1) sold for cash;

(2) issued on terms the board determines in exchange for property of any kind, or any interest in property, that the board considers necessary or convenient for the corporate purpose for which the bonds are issued; or

(3) issued in exchange for like principal amounts of other obligations of the authority, whether matured or unmatured.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2 / Section 2.11
§ 2.11. EXAMINING COURT.
Status: in_force

When the magistrate sits for the purpose of inquiring into a criminal accusation against any person, this is called an examining court.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.016 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.016
§ 51.016. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by Section 673.001, Government Code.

(2) "Sexually oriented business" has the meaning assigned by Section 243.002, Local Government Code.

(b) A sexually oriented business may not employ or enter into a contract, other than a contract described by Subsection (g), for the performance of work or the provision of a service with an individual younger than 21 years of age.

(c) A sexually oriented business shall:

(1) maintain at the business a record that contains a copy of a valid proof of identification of each employee and independent contractor working at the premises of the business; and

(2) register and participate in the E-verify program to verify information of all employees and independent contractors.

(d) A proof of identification satisfies the requirements of Subsection (c)(1) if the identification:

(1) contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the person's appearance;

(2) contains the date of birth of the person; and

(3) was issued by a government agency.

(e) The form of identification under Subsection (c)(1) may include:

(1) a driver's license issued by this state or another state;

(2) a passport; or

(3) an identification card issued by this or another state or the federal government.

(f) A sexually oriented business shall maintain a record under this section for at least two years after the date the employee or independent contractor ends employment with or a contractual obligation to the business.

(g) The requirements of Subsections (c) and (f) do not apply with regard to an independent contractor who contracts with a sexually oriented business solely to perform repair, maintenance, or construction services at the business.

(h) The commission, the attorney general, or a law enforcement agency may inspect a record maintained under this section and request proof of E-verify program information verification if there is good reason to believe that an individual younger than 21 years of age is employed or has been employed by, or has entered into a contract, other than a contract described by Subsection (g), for the performance of work or the provision of a service with, the sexually oriented business within the five years preceding the date of the inspection.

(i) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) fails to maintain a record as required by this section;

(2) knowingly or intentionally hinders an inspection authorized under Subsection (h); or

(3) violates Subsection (b).

(j) A person commits an offense if the person fails to register and participate in the E-verify program as required by Subsection (c)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.106
§ 3937.106. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 88.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 88 / Section 88.001
§ 88.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Endangered plant" means a species of plant life that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

(2) "Threatened plant" means a species of plant life that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

(3) "Protected plant" means a species of plant life that the director determines is of historical or cultural value to the state or the area in which it is found.

(4) "Native plant" means any tree, shrub, herb, grass, forb, legume, fern, fern ally, or wildflower that is indigenous to the state and that is growing on public or private land.

(5) "Public land" means land that is owned by the state or a local governmental entity.

(6) "Take" means to collect, pick, cut, dig up, or remove.
Tex. Labor Code § 211.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 211 / Section 211.005
§ 211.005. INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into a reciprocal arrangement with the appropriate agency of another state or federal agency, or both, under which service on a vessel or aircraft engaged in interstate or foreign commerce for a single employer is considered to be performed in this state or in another state, regardless of where the service is performed.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.053
§ 2167.053. LEASING SPACE THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) When space is leased through competitive bidding, the commission shall determine the bid that provides the best value for the state after considering moving costs, the cost of time lost in moving, the cost of telecommunications services, and other relevant factors.

(b) The commission shall send to the leasing state agency:

(1) a copy of all bids received; and

(2) the commission's recommended award.

(c) If, after review of the bids and evaluation of all relevant factors, the leasing state agency's opinion is that the bid selected by the commission is not the bid that provides the best value for the state, it may file with the commission a written recommendation that the award be made to a bidder other than the commission's recommended bidder. The leasing state agency's recommendation must contain the agency's justification for its recommendation and a complete explanation of all factors it considered.

(d) The commission shall fully consider the leasing state agency's recommendation and, if it does not agree, shall notify the agency of its disagreement in writing. The leasing state agency and the commission shall attempt to agree on the award.

(e) If the commission and the leasing state agency do not agree within 30 days, all bids and pertinent documents shall be sent to the governor. The governor shall designate the bidder to which the award shall be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6908.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6908 / Section 6908.052
§ 6908.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) a resident of this state; and

(3) an owner of land subject to taxation in the district or a qualified voter of the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. USE OF ARTIFICE TO AVOID APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is in the business of recycling, shredding, or destroying returnable containers may not use an artifice to avoid the application of Section 204.002, including documenting purchases from the same person on the same day as multiple transactions.

(b) A person who violates this section is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $30,000 for each violation.
Tex. Water Code § 51.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.052
§ 51.052. CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CREATED AS A DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any city, town, or municipal corporation may have the benefit and powers provided in this chapter under the Texas Constitution and may aid any district in the construction and operation of any improvements to the extent that the improvements may be an advantage to the municipal corporation.

(b) The area included in any city, town, or municipal corporation may be organized into and constituted a district operating under this chapter with all the powers, authority, and privileges provided by Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. The district shall be governed by this chapter and by an ordinance duly enacted by the governing body of the city, town, or municipal corporation.

(c) The ordinance required by Subsection (b) of this section shall appoint five directors for the district. Each director's bond shall be filed with and approved by the governing body of the municipal corporation.

(d) On the qualification of the directors, the district shall be completely organized without the necessity of an election. The district shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 84.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 84 / Section 84.005
§ 84.005. TERMINATION OF EASEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any time after an agricultural conservation easement is acquired with a grant awarded under this chapter, the landowner may request that the council terminate the easement as provided by Subsection (b) on the ground that the landowner is unable to meet the conservation goals as described by Section 84.002(1). The termination request must contain a verifiable statement of impossibility.

(b) On receipt of the request for termination, the council shall notify the qualified easement holder and conduct an inquiry. Not later than the 180th day after the date the council receives the request, the council shall notify the parties of the decision to grant or deny the request for termination. Either party may appeal the decision in district court not later than the 45th day after the date of the notification.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.015
§ 52.015. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A marketing association, by resolution of its board of directors, may make all necessary stipulations, agreements, contracts, and arrangements with any other cooperative corporation or association formed in this or any other state for the cooperative and more economical conduct of its business or a part of its business.

(b) Two or more marketing associations, jointly or separately, may use the same methods and agencies to conduct their respective businesses.