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Tex. Government Code § 1477.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.107
§ 1477.107. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If, before the bonds are authorized, the commissioners court receives a petition requesting an election on the issuance of the bonds that is signed by more than 10 percent of the county's registered voters who are resident owners of taxable property in the county, the court may not proceed unless a proposition for the issuance of the bonds is approved at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The Election Code applies to an election under this subchapter except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.

(c) In addition to the notice required by Section 4.003, Election Code, a substantial copy of the resolution calling the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being at least 14 full days before the election.

(d) The election returns shall be made to the court within five days of the election.

(e) The court may authorize the bonds only if the issuance is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting in the election.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.107 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.107
§ 111.107. WHEN REFUND OR CREDIT IS PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, a person may request a refund or a credit or the comptroller may make a refund or issue a credit for the overpayment of a tax imposed by this title at any time before the expiration of the period during which the comptroller may assess a deficiency for the tax and not thereafter unless the refund or credit is requested:

(1) under Subchapter B of Chapter 112 and the refund is made or the credit is issued under a court order;

(2) under the provision of Section 111.104(c)(3) applicable to a refund claim filed after a jeopardy or deficiency determination becomes final; or

(3) under Chapter 162, except Section 162.126(f), 162.128(d), 162.228(f), or 162.230(d).

(b) A person may not refile a refund claim for the same transaction or item, tax type, period, and ground or reason that was previously denied by the comptroller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1661 / Section 1661.004
§ 1661.004. REQUIRED USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

A physician, hospital, or other health care provider shall use information technology as required under this chapter beginning not later than September 1, 2013.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.258 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.258
§ 347.258. DEPOSIT AMOUNTS PAID FOR TAXES OR INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to amounts received in installments by a creditor for the payment of ad valorem taxes or insurance premiums.

(b) The creditor shall deposit and hold the amount in an institution the deposits or accounts of which are insured or guaranteed by a federal or state agency.

(c) The creditor shall use the amount to pay the ad valorem taxes or insurance on the manufactured home, as appropriate.

(d) The creditor may not charge an amount for:

(1) holding or paying an amount received;

(2) analyzing the account in which the amount is deposited; or

(3) verifying or compiling the bills to be paid.

(e) The creditor is not required to pay to the consumer any interest or earnings on an amount received.

(f) The creditor shall give to the consumer, without charge, an annual accounting of the amounts received showing credits and debits and the purpose for which each debit was made.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.255
§ 2054.255. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or another insurance law of this state, the company is not required to appoint a general property and casualty agent to act as an agent for the company.

(b) An agent who transacts business with the company acts as an agent for the applicant and not as an agent for the company, unless the company and the agent have entered into a written agreement for the agent to act on behalf of the company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.002
§ 9032.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation, reclamation, and improvement district in Coke County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.103 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.103
§ 74.103. DUTIES OF DISCLOSURE PANEL; LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent feasible, the panel shall identify and make a thorough examination of all medical treatments and surgical procedures in which physicians and health care providers may be involved in order to determine which of those treatments and procedures do and do not require disclosure of the risks and hazards to the patient or person authorized to consent for the patient.

(b) The panel shall prepare separate lists of those medical treatments and surgical procedures that do and do not require disclosure and, for those treatments and procedures that do require disclosure, shall establish the degree of disclosure required and the form in which the disclosure will be made. Each provision of a disclosure form prepared under this subsection must be made available in English and Spanish.

(c) Lists prepared under Subsection (b) together with written explanations of the degree and form of disclosure shall be published in the Texas Register.

(d) At least annually, or at such other period the panel may determine from time to time, the panel will identify and examine any new medical treatments and surgical procedures that have been developed since its last determinations, shall assign them to the proper list, and shall establish the degree of disclosure required and the form in which the disclosure will be made. The panel will also examine such treatments and procedures for the purpose of revising lists previously published. These determinations shall be published in the Texas Register.

(e) The panel is not authorized to take any action that changes the scope of practice authority of any physician or health care provider.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.202
§ 545.202. PASSING STREETCAR TO RIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator passing to the right of a streetcar stopped or about to stop to receive or discharge a passenger shall:

(1) stop the vehicle at least five feet to the rear of the nearest running board or door of the streetcar; and

(2) remain standing until all passengers have entered the streetcar or, on leaving, have reached a place of safety.

(b) An operator is not required to stop before passing a streetcar to the right if a safety zone has been established and may proceed past the streetcar at a reasonable speed and with due caution for the safety of pedestrians.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0107
§ 3943.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district unless specifically provided otherwise by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.082
§ 394.082. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of a suit to collect a civil penalty, the commission, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the commission, may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.

(b) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed the maximum amount of a civil penalty under Section 394.081.

(c) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) Judicial review of an appeal of an administrative penalty imposed under this section is under the substantial evidence rule.

(e) An administrative penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.104
§ 3889.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0502
§ 9086.0502. 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 Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Penal Code § 28.09 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 28 / Section 28.09
§ 28.09. DAMAGING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Critical infrastructure facility" means an electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, electrical control center, or electrical transmission or distribution facility.

(2) "Cyber attack" means an attempt to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer network, or computer system.

(3) "Drone" has the meaning assigned by Article 2B.0253, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(4) "Explosive weapon" has the meaning assigned by Section 28.03.

(5) "Extended power outage" means a power outage:

(A) lasting for two hours or more; or

(B) affecting 1,000 or more meters used to measure electric energy consumption by retail customers.

(6) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01.

(b) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner or operator of a critical infrastructure facility, the person:

(1) intentionally or knowingly damages, destroys, vandalizes, or impairs the function of any critical infrastructure facility; and

(2) as a result of the conduct described by Subdivision (1), causes an extended power outage.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if:

(1) the amount of pecuniary damage to the critical infrastructure facility is $100,000 or more; or

(2) the actor uses a firearm, drone, cyber attack, or explosive weapon in the commission of the offense.

(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Family Code § 261.316 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.316
§ 261.316. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The department is exempt from the payment of a fee otherwise required or authorized by law to obtain a medical record from a hospital or health care provider if the request for a record is made in the course of an investigation by the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.008
§ 379B.008. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of an authority shall, if consistent with the purposes for which the authority was created under Section 378.003:

(1) monitor the proposed closing of the defense base;

(2) manage and operate the defense base transition and development on behalf of the municipality that established the authority;

(3) review options related to the most appropriate use of the defense base;

(4) conduct a study on issues related to the closure, conversion, redevelopment, and future use of the defense base;

(5) formulate, adopt, and implement a plan to convert and redevelop the defense base;

(6) submit the plan to an appropriate agency or agencies of the federal government; and

(7) manage the property used for a base efficiency project.

(b) For the base property and areas adjacent to the base property the board shall:

(1) promote economic development;

(2) attempt to reduce unemployment;

(3) encourage the development of new industry by private businesses; and

(4) encourage financing of projects designated under Section 379B.009.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.001
§ 221.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Buffer zone" means a strip of land adjoining a wetland mitigation bank to protect the wetland habitat and wildlife within the bank from the impact of an activity outside the zone. The term includes a strip of land composed primarily of water or a strip of land that includes a fence, wall, or screen of vegetation.

(2) "Eligible political subdivision" means:

(A) a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or a county adjacent to such a county; or

(B) a conservation and reclamation district:

(i) that is established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

(ii) the boundaries of which are within a county that has a population of 3.3 million or more; and

(iii) that is authorized under other law to participate in a program under this chapter.

(3) "Federal requirement" means a requirement of the federal government contained in a statute, regulation, or guideline for an eligible mitigation bank program or a wetland regulation program.

(4) "Mitigation bank" means a parcel of land that has undergone or is proposed to undergo a physical change necessary to create or optimize the acreage or quality of wetland habitat on the parcel expressly to provide a mitigation credit to offset an adverse impact to wetland caused by an approved project located elsewhere.

(5) "Mitigation credit" means a unit of measured area that supports wetland habitat or wetland habitat value that did not exist at the mitigation bank site before the mitigation bank was developed.

(6) "Wetland" means land that:

(A) has a predominance of hydric soil;

(B) is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions; and

(C) under normal circumstances does support a prevalence of that vegetation.

(7) "Wetland regulation program" means a program of the state, a state agency, or an eligible political subdivision under which the state, agency, or subdivision administers its own individual or general permit program regulating the use of wetland.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.051
§ 3802.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 17 directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with eight or nine directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than nine or more than 30 voting directors.
Tex. Labor Code § 315.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 315 / Section 315.008
§ 315.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 315.008. SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS: COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT. The commission shall use a competitive procurement process to award a contract to a service provider of an adult education program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.110
§ 3895.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.226 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.226
§ 1551.226. TOBACCO CESSATION COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall develop a plan for providing under any health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program tobacco cessation coverage for participants.

(b) The plan developed under Subsection (a) must include coverage for prescription drugs that aid participants in ceasing the use of tobacco products.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.082
§ 392.082. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The resolution authorizing bonds of an authority, or a trust indenture or mortgage of the authority that secures the bonds, may provide:

(1) the date to appear on the bonds;

(2) the maturity date of the bonds;

(3) the interest rate of the bonds;

(4) the denomination of the bonds;

(5) the form of the bonds, either coupon or registered;

(6) conversion or registration privileges of the bonds;

(7) the rank and priority of the bonds;

(8) the manner of execution of the bonds;

(9) the medium and place of payment of the bonds; and

(10) the terms of redemption of the bonds, with or without premium.

(b) The signatures of commissioners or officers on the bonds are valid and sufficient for all purposes regardless of whether the commissioners or officers are in office or have left office at the time the bonds are delivered.

(c) In a proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of a bond of an authority, or the security for the bond, a bond that recites in substance that it is issued by the authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide housing for persons of low income shall be conclusively considered to be issued for that purpose and the project shall be conclusively considered to be planned, located, and constructed in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 24.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.407
§ 24.407.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.407. 230TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 230th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 230th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8157.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8157 / Section 8157.003
§ 8157.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8157.023 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Harris County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.155
§ 1067.155. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Estates Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. SCOPE OF "PROBATE PROCEEDING" FOR PURPOSES OF CODE.
Status: in_force

The term "probate proceeding," as used in this code, includes:

(1) the probate of a will, with or without administration of the estate;

(2) the issuance of letters testamentary and of administration;

(3) an heirship determination or small estate affidavit, community property administration, and homestead and family allowances;

(4) an application, petition, motion, or action regarding the probate of a will or an estate administration, including a claim for money owed by the decedent;

(5) a claim arising from an estate administration and any action brought on the claim;

(6) the settling of a personal representative's account of an estate and any other matter related to the settlement, partition, or distribution of an estate;

(7) a will construction suit; and

(8) a will modification or reformation proceeding under Subchapter J, Chapter 255.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 427.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 427 / Section 427.005
§ 427.005. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The commission and the department may accept and administer gifts and grants to fund the institute from any individual, corporation, trust, or foundation or the United States, subject to limitations or conditions imposed by law.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0223 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0223
§ 411.0223. APPOINTMENT OF HIGHEST-RANKING OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an officer is eligible for appointment by the director to chief of the Texas Rangers only if the officer has at least five years of supervisory experience as a commissioned member of the Texas Rangers.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an officer is eligible for appointment by the director to assistant chief of the Texas Rangers only if the officer has at least four years of supervisory experience as a commissioned member of the Texas Rangers.

(c) If there are fewer than two qualified officers for appointment to chief or assistant chief of the Texas Rangers, the director may appoint an officer to the position of chief or assistant chief of the Texas Rangers only if the officer has at least two years of supervisory experience as a commissioned member of the Texas Rangers.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an officer is eligible for appointment by the director to the rank of major of the Texas Rangers only if the officer has at least one year of supervisory experience as a captain of the Texas Rangers.

(e) If there are fewer than two qualified captains for appointment to the rank of major of the Texas Rangers, the director may appoint a lieutenant to the position of major of the Texas Rangers only if the lieutenant has at least two years of supervisory experience as a commissioned member of the Texas Rangers.
Tex. Education Code § 55.20 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.20
§ 55.20. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by any board, and the appropriate proceedings authorizing their issuance, shall be submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Texas for examination. If he finds that such bonds have been authorized in accordance with law he shall approve them, and thereupon they shall be registered by the comptroller; and after such approval and registration such bonds shall be incontestable in any court, or other forum, for any reason, and shall be valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms for all purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0201
§ 7948A.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 7948A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0105
§ 8040.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.