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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.0751 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0751
§ 775.0751. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may adopt a sales and use tax, change the rate of its sales and use tax, or abolish its sales and use tax at an election held as provided by Section 775.0752. The district may impose the tax at a rate from one-eighth of one percent to two percent in increments of one-eighth of one percent. Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.

(b) Chapter 323, Tax Code, applies to the application, collection, and administration of the tax imposed under this section. The comptroller may make rules for the collection and administration of this tax in the same manner as for a tax imposed under Chapter 323, Tax Code. Where a county and a hospital district both impose a sales and use tax, the comptroller may by rule provide for proportionate allocation of sales and use tax collections between a county and a hospital district on the basis of the period of time each tax is imposed and the relative tax rates.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a district may not adopt a tax under this section or increase the rate of the tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax or the tax increase the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.

(c-1) A district that otherwise would be precluded from adopting a sales and use tax under Subsection (c) may adopt a sales and use tax, change the rate of its sales and use tax, or abolish its sales and use tax at an election held as provided by Section 775.0752, if the board:

(1) excludes from the applicability of any proposed sales and use tax any territory in the district where the sales and use tax is then at two percent; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date on which the board issues the election order, gives, for informational purposes, written or oral notice on the proposed imposition, increase, or abolition of the sales and use tax, including the reasons for the proposed change, to the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located.

(d) If the voters of a district approve the adoption of the tax or an increase in the tax rate at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision of this state adopts a sales and use tax or approves the increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the portion of the district in which the district sales and use tax will apply would exceed two percent at any location in that portion of the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax or to increase the rate of the sales and use tax in the district under this subchapter has no effect.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.060
§ 2001.060. RECORD.
Status: in_force

The record in a contested case includes:

(1) each pleading, motion, and intermediate ruling;

(2) evidence received or considered;

(3) a statement of matters officially noticed;

(4) questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings on them;

(5) proposed findings and exceptions;

(6) each decision, opinion, or report by the officer presiding at the hearing; and

(7) all staff memoranda or data submitted to or considered by the hearing officer or members of the agency who are involved in making the decision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0501
§ 7923.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.103
§ 501.103. CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "project" includes expenditures that are found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for infrastructure necessary to promote or develop new or expanded business enterprises, limited to:

(1) streets and roads, rail spurs, water and sewer utilities, electric utilities, or gas utilities, drainage, site improvements, and related improvements;

(2) telecommunications and Internet improvements; or

(3) beach remediation along the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Local Government Code § 201.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 201 / Section 201.006
§ 201.006. RECORDS TO BE DELIVERED TO SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A custodian of local government records shall, at the expiration of the custodian's term of office, appointment, or employment, deliver to the custodian's successor, if there is one, all local government records in custody. If there is no successor, the governing body shall determine which officer of the local government shall have custody.

(b) If the functions of an office of one local government are assumed by another local government, the governing bodies of the two local governments shall determine in which local government custody of the records of the office shall be vested.
Tex. Estates Code § 1356.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1356 / Section 1356.001
§ 1356.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advertise" means to solicit or induce the purchase of consumer goods or services through electronic or print media, including:

(A) radio;

(B) television;

(C) computer; or

(D) direct mail.

(2) "Advertisement contract" means a contract under which a person is employed or agrees to advertise consumer goods or services.

(3) "Artist" means:

(A) an actor who performs in a motion picture, theatrical, radio, television, or other entertainment production;

(B) a musician or musical director;

(C) a director or producer of a motion picture, theatrical, radio, television, or other entertainment production;

(D) a writer;

(E) a cinematographer;

(F) a composer, lyricist, or arranger of musical compositions;

(G) a dancer or choreographer of musical productions;

(H) a model; or

(I) any other individual who provides similar professional services in a motion picture, theatrical, radio, television, or other entertainment production.

(4) "Arts and entertainment contract" means a contract under which:

(A) an artist is employed or agrees to provide services in a motion picture, theatrical, radio, television, or other entertainment production; or

(B) a person agrees to purchase, secure, sell, lease, license, or otherwise dispose of literary, musical, or dramatic tangible or intangible property or any rights in that property for use in the field of entertainment, including:

(i) a motion picture;

(ii) television;

(iii) the production of phonograph records; or

(iv) theater.

(5) "Consumer goods" means goods used or bought for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

(6) "Net earnings," with respect to a minor, means the total amount to be received for the services of the minor under a contract less:

(A) the amount required by law to be paid as taxes to any government or governmental agency;

(B) a reasonable amount to be spent for the support, care, maintenance, education, and training of the minor;

(C) fees and expenses paid in connection with procuring the contract or maintaining employment of the minor; and

(D) attorney's fees for services provided in connection with the contract or any other business of the minor.

(7) "Sports contract" means a contract under which an athlete is employed or agrees to participate, compete, or engage in a sports or athletic activity at a professional or amateur sports event or athletic event.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.3011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.3011
§ 301.3011. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may require that an applicant for renewal of an unexpired license submit to the board, in addition to satisfying any other requirements for license renewal, a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a). Renewal of a license by the board is conditioned on the board obtaining the person's criminal history record information under this section.
Tex. Election Code § 145.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.032
§ 145.032. DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

A candidate may not withdraw from the general election after the 74th day before election day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.115
§ 1015.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.106
§ 7987.106. CITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An improvement project in the district must comply with applicable requirements of the city, including codes and ordinances, unless a requirement is specifically waived or superseded by a development agreement entered into under Section 7987.107 or another agreement with the city applicable to property located in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.658 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.658
§ 43.658. USES OF NET PROCEEDS FROM UPLAND GAME BIRD STAMP.
Status: in_force

(a) Net proceeds from the upland game bird stamp may be used only for:

(1) management of and research concerning upland game birds;

(2) acquisition, lease, or development of upland game bird habitats; and

(3) contracts, donations, and grants under Section 43.659.

(b) The department shall use the net proceeds from the upland game bird stamp in a manner that addresses the needs of upland game birds in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.159
§ 1575.159. COVERAGE FOR PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan offered under the group program, other than a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare prescription drug plan, must provide coverage for a medically accepted prostate-specific antigen test used for the detection of prostate cancer for each male enrolled in the health benefit plan who:

(1) is at least 50 years of age; or

(2) is at least 40 years of age and:

(A) has a family history of prostate cancer; or

(B) exhibits another cancer risk factor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0106
§ 8033.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0104
§ 5018.0104. BYLAWS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt bylaws and rules to manage and regulate its affairs.
Tex. Election Code § 66.057 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.057
§ 66.057. REGULATING PUBLIC INSPECTION OF CERTAIN ELECTION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The election returns for a particular precinct that are delivered to the general custodian of election records do not become public information until the custodian completes the unofficial tabulation of the results for that precinct.

(b) The general custodian of election records or the custodian's designee shall be present at all times when the records delivered in ballot box no. 4 are inspected.

(c) The election records in envelope no. 3 become public information when delivery of the precinct election records is completed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.060
§ 1118.060. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a physician to or remove a physician from the staff of any hospital or hospital system that is a component of the district's operations as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

(b) The board may adopt rules relating to the method of appointing or removing medical staff members, including the method for temporary appointments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6612.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6612 / Section 6612.101
§ 6612.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the:

(1) rights, powers, functions, and privileges provided to a conservation and reclamation district by the Texas Constitution and general law;

(2) rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided to a drainage district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and organized under general law, including Chapters 49 and 56, Water Code; and

(3) powers of government and the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district has the right and power of a drainage district organized under Chapter 56, Water Code, to impose taxes and issue bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1389 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1389
§ 411.1389.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1389. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. (a) The Texas Civil Commitment Office is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information that is maintained by the department and that relates to a person who:

(1) has applied with the office to be:

(A) an employee of the office; or

(B) a contracted service provider with the office; or

(2) seeks the office's approval to act as a contact or chaperone for a person who is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Civil Commitment Office under Subsection (a) may not be released or disclosed to any person or agency except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

(c) The Texas Civil Commitment Office shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the date on which, as applicable:

(1) the person's employment or contract with the office terminates;

(2) the office decides not to employ or contract with the person; or

(3) the office determines whether the person is suitable as a contact or chaperone for a person who is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.

(d) The Texas Civil Commitment Office is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information that is maintained by the department and that relates to a person who:

(1) is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) was previously civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, and subsequently released by a court order.
Tex. Election Code § 11.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 11 / Section 11.001
§ 11.001. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, to be eligible to vote in an election in this state, a person must:

(1) be a qualified voter as defined by Section 11.002 on the day the person offers to vote;

(2) be a resident of the territory covered by the election for the office or measure on which the person desires to vote; and

(3) satisfy all other requirements for voting prescribed by law for the particular election.

(b) For a person who resides on property located in more than one territory described by Subsection (a)(2), the person shall choose in which territory the residence of the person is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1003.0526 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.0526
§ 1003.0526. INVESTIGATIONAL STEM CELL REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and maintain an investigational stem cell registry that lists each physician who administers an investigational stem cell treatment under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.052
§ 912.052. ELIGIBILITY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual is eligible to serve as a director of a county mutual insurance company if the individual is a policyholder who maintains insurance coverage in the amount of at least $1,000 written by the company on the individual's property.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the company's bylaws, a director serves for a term of one year or until the director's successor qualifies for office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.064
§ 8834.064. BOND FOR EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require an employee who collects, pays, or handles district money to provide a good and sufficient bond that is:

(1) in an amount sufficient to safeguard the district;

(2) payable to the district; and

(3) conditioned on:

(A) the faithful performance of the employee's duties; and

(B) accounting for all district money and property under the employee's control.

(b) The district shall pay for the bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.067 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.067
§ 1956.067. PURCHASE AT TEMPORARY LOCATION OF DEALER.
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer who conducts business at a temporary location for a period of less than one year may not engage in the business of buying precious metal or used items made of precious metal unless, within a 12-month period at least 30 days before the date on which each purchase is made, the dealer has filed:

(1) a registration statement with the department;

(2) a copy of the registration statement and a copy of the dealer's certificate of registration issued under this subchapter with the local law enforcement agency of:

(A) the municipality in which the temporary location is located; or

(B) if the temporary location is not located in a municipality, the county in which the temporary location is located; and

(3) a copy of the dealer's certificate of registration issued under this subchapter with the county and, if applicable, the municipality in which the temporary location is located.

(b) The registration statement must contain:

(1) the name and address of the dealer;

(2) the location where business is to be conducted;

(3) if the dealer is an association, the name and address of each member of the association;

(4) if the dealer is a corporation, the name and address of each officer and director of the corporation; and

(5) other relevant information required by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.151
§ 8383.151. 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 8383.153.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.004
§ 8475.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8475.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 223.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 223 / Section 223.001
§ 223.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Business entity" means a partnership, corporation, joint venture, limited liability company, or other business organization or business association, however organized.

(2) "Managing entity" means a business entity that owns residential property used in a residential arrangement.

(3) "Residential arrangement" means an arrangement in which the purchaser of an interest in a business entity is entitled to exclusive possession of residential property owned by the entity as long as the purchaser holds the interest in the business entity.

(4) "Residential property" means the real property and improvements for a single-family house, duplex, triplex, or quadruplex.
Tex. Government Code § 609.1175 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.1175
§ 609.1175.
Status: in_force

Sec. 609.1175. LOANS UNDER 457 PLAN. The plan administrator of a 457 plan may develop and implement procedures to efficiently administer a program under the plan that allows a qualified vendor to lend money to a participating employee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 46.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 46 / Section 46.001
§ 46.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "congenital cytomegalovirus" means cytomegalovirus acquired by an infant before birth.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.253
§ 1036.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.060
§ 1032.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.209 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.209
§ 173.209. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may contract with a county or other political subdivision of this state for the district to provide commuter rail transportation services to an area outside the district on terms to which the parties agree.