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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.057
§ 3884.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES; LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $2,000.

(b) Directors are entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.

(c) The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that protects and insures a director against personal liability and from any and all claims relating to:

(1) actions taken by the director in the director's capacity as a member of the board;

(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or

(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 34.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.005
§ 34.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

A recipient of temporary assistance and related support services under the state program is eligible for medical assistance under Chapter 32 in the same manner as a person receiving financial assistance under Chapter 31.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.207
§ 2703.207. NOTICE OF CERTAIN HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 60th day before the date of a hearing under Section 2703.202, 2703.203, or 2703.206, notice of the hearing and of each item to be considered at the hearing shall be:

(1) sent directly to all parties to the previous hearing conducted under Section 2703.202, 2703.203, or 2703.206, if the hearing was conducted as a contested case hearing; and

(2) published in the Texas Register and on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.051
§ 377.051. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A district is governed by a board of at least four directors.

(b) The board is appointed by the governing body of the municipality that created the district.

(c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms. A director may be removed by the appointing municipality at any time without cause. Successor directors are appointed in the same manner as the original appointees.

(d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must reside in the municipality that created the district or in that municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. An employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality may serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a contract executed by the district other than as an employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person may qualify to serve as a director of a district if the person resides in the independent school district that serves the majority of the district and the district is located in a municipality:

(1) with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 6,000 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and less than 25,000 and that borders the Brazos River; or

(2) with a population of more than 1,450 and less than 2,500 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 that borders the Neches River and the Trinity River.
Tex. Water Code § 58.307 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.307
§ 58.307. PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) All assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a) shall be paid in installments at the times fixed by the board.

(b) If a crop for which water was furnished by the district is harvested before the due date of any installment payment, the entire unpaid assessment becomes due at once and shall be paid within 10 days after the crop is harvested and before the crop is removed from the county or counties in which it was grown.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.054
§ 1069.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A director elected or appointed to represent a commissioners precinct must be a resident of that commissioners precinct.

(c) A district employee may not serve as a director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.108
§ 3921.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) 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; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.204
§ 3859.204. PETITION REQUIRED FOR ASSESSMENT AND FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not impose an assessment or finance a service or improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the improvement or service has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district or in the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district or the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district or area that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Family Code § 233.028 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.028
§ 233.028. SPECIAL CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW PROCEDURES RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parentage of a child has not been established, the notice of child support review delivered to the parties must include an allegation that the recipient is a biological parent of the child. The notice shall inform the parties that:

(1) not later than the 15th day after the date of delivery of the notice, the alleged parent of the child shall either sign a statement of paternity or an acknowledgment of paternity or deny in writing that the alleged parent is the biological parent of the child;

(2) either party may request that scientifically accepted parentage testing be conducted to assist in determining the identities of the child's parents;

(3) if the alleged parent timely denies parentage of the child, the Title IV-D agency shall order parentage testing; and

(4) if the alleged parent does not deny parentage of the child, the Title IV-D agency may conduct a negotiation conference.

(b) If all parties agree to the child's parentage, the agency may file an agreed child support review order as provided by this chapter.

(c) If a party denies parentage of a child whose parentage has not previously been acknowledged or adjudicated, the Title IV-D agency shall order parentage testing and give each party notice of the time and place of testing. If either party fails or refuses to participate in administrative parentage testing, the Title IV-D agency may file a child support review order resolving the question of parentage against that party. The court shall confirm the child support review order as a temporary or final order of the court only after an opportunity for parentage testing has been provided.

(d) If genetic testing identifies the alleged parent as the parent of the child and the results of a verified written report of a genetic testing expert meet the requirements of Chapter 160 for issuing a temporary order, the Title IV-D agency may conduct a negotiation conference to resolve any issues of support and file with the court a child support review order.

(e) If the results of parentage testing exclude an alleged parent from being the biological parent of the child, the Title IV-D agency shall issue and provide to each party a child support review order that declares that the excluded person is not a parent of the child.

(f) Any party may file a petition for confirmation of a child support review order issued under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1505.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.007
§ 1505.007. EFFECT OF COMMISSIONER DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

If, after notice and public hearing, the commissioner determines under reasonable assumptions that a premium rate charged for the insurance coverage offered under this chapter or the plan for operating and marketing that insurance is excessive, inadequate, or contrary to the public interest or that any activity or practice performed in connection with the insurance is unfair, unreasonable, or contrary to the public interest, the commissioner shall:

(1) enter an order containing the commissioner's determination and disapproving the premium rate or plan or the activity or practice; and

(2) require the discontinuance of the premium rate, plan, activity, or practice within a period that is not less than 30 days after the date of the commissioner's order containing the determination.
Tex. Local Government Code § 308.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 308 / Section 308.003
§ 308.003. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a written petition signed by a number of qualified property taxpaying voters equal to at least 10 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent municipal general election, the governing body of the municipality shall submit to the voters of the municipality the question of whether a band shall be established and maintained by the municipality.

(b) To the extent possible, the election shall be held in accordance with the law governing the municipality's general elections.

(c) If a majority of the votes received are in favor of the proposition to establish and maintain a band, the governing body shall establish and maintain a band.

(d) If the proposition is defeated, on receipt of a similar petition the municipality may hold subsequent elections for the purpose of determining whether to establish and maintain a band.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1293 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1293
§ 152.1293. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Jefferson County may require a juvenile probation officer to collect and disburse child support payments that are required by court order to be made to a court in the county.

(b) The juvenile probation officer shall keep a record of money received and disbursed in a well-bound book in the probation office. The payment book is open to public inspection. The county auditor shall audit the records.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.012
§ 828.012. SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Surgery or nonsurgical sterilization performed in accordance with this chapter must be performed by a veterinarian or a full-time student of an accredited college of veterinary medicine as provided by Chapter 801, Occupations Code.

(b) A veterinarian employed by a releasing agency may not perform nonemergency veterinary services other than sterilization on an animal that the releasing agency knows or should know has an owner. However, this subsection does not prevent a veterinarian employed by a releasing agency from performing veterinary services on an animal whose owner is indigent.

(c) A person associated with a releasing agency may not interfere with the independent professional judgment of a veterinarian employed by or under contract with the releasing agency.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.307
§ 2153.307. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A person affected by a decision of the comptroller under this chapter may appeal the decision to a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.052
§ 1069.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.353
§ 1103.353. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPRAISER TRAINEE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for a license as an appraiser trainee, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien;

(3) satisfy the board as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity;

(4) comply with the requirements of Sections 1103.203 and 1103.2031; and

(5) meet all other qualifications established by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9005.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9005 / Section 9005.053
§ 9005.053. PURCHASE OR USE OF WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) acquire a water or a water supply facility inside or outside the district from any person, including:

(A) this state or any agency or subdivision of this state; and

(B) the United States; and

(2) treat, use, distribute, and sell, inside or outside the district, any water the district acquires.

(b) Before exercising a power under Subsection (a), the board must determine that adequate provisions can be made to continue to serve the water requirements in the district.

(c) The district's powers under this section are under the continuing supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapters 5 and 6, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.201
§ 3938.201. TAX ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.103
§ 3934.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 26.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.022
§ 26.022. APPOINTMENT FOR PARTICULAR MATTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county judge for good cause may at any time appoint a visiting judge with respect to any pending civil or criminal matter.

(b) The visiting judge may be appointed on motion of the court or on motion of any counsel of record in the matter. Each counsel of record is entitled to notice and hearing on the matter.

(c) To be appointed a visiting judge, a person must be agreed on by the counsels of record, if the counsels are able to agree.

(d) The motion for appointment and the order appointing the visiting judge shall be noted on the docket. A written motion or order may be filed among the papers of the case.

(e) The visiting judge has the powers of the county judge in relation to the matter involved.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.037
§ 12.037. MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may modify, suspend, or terminate public health services to a person for nonpayment of billed services after notice to the affected person and an opportunity for a fair hearing.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the criteria for department action under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.005
§ 701.005. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The insurance fraud unit may accept gifts, grants, and donations to enable the fraud unit to perform its duties under this chapter.

(b) The insurance fraud unit may not accept gifts, grants, or donations from a regulated entity.

(c) All gifts, grants, or donations to the insurance fraud unit shall be:

(1) deposited to the credit of the department's operating account; and

(2) distributed to the insurance fraud unit to be used to perform its duties under this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 130.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 130 / Section 130.005
§ 130.005. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a contract or agreement in which an architect, engineer, or land surveyor, or an agent, servant, or employee of an architect, engineer, or land surveyor, is indemnified from liability for:

(1) negligent acts other than those described by this chapter; or

(2) negligent acts of the contractor, any subcontractor, any person directly or indirectly employed by the contractor or a subcontractor, or any person for whose acts the contractor or a subcontractor may be liable.
Tex. Tax Code § 313.010 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 313 / Section 313.010
§ 313.010. AUDIT OF AGREEMENTS BY STATE AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the state auditor shall review at least three major agreements, as determined by the state auditor, under this chapter to determine whether:

(1) each agreement accomplishes the purposes of this chapter as expressed in Section 313.003;

(2) each agreement complies with the intent of the legislature in enacting this chapter as expressed in Section 313.004; and

(3) the terms of each agreement were executed in compliance with the terms of this chapter.

(b) As part of the review, the state auditor shall make recommendations relating to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9095.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9095 / Section 9095.0105
§ 9095.0105. 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 water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the collection, transportation, processing, disposal, and control of domestic, industrial, or communal waste and the gathering, conducting, diverting, and control of local storm water or other harmful excesses of water; 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.
Tex. Government Code § 1431.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.017
§ 1431.017. ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Following authorization of an anticipation note or other obligation under Section 1431.015, the issuer shall submit to the attorney general a transcript of proceedings related to issuance of the anticipation note or other obligation and provide preliminary approval and fulfill other requirements relating to the issuance of the anticipation note or other obligation. On the occurrence of an emergency affecting the issuer, the attorney general shall expeditiously review and approve delivery of the anticipation note or other obligation subject to the issuer's compliance with preliminary approval requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0402
§ 8009A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8009A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.74 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.74
§ 33.74. APPEAL OF RECOMMENDATION OF FINAL JUDGMENT TO THE REFERRING COURT OR ON REQUEST OF THE REFERRING COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any party is entitled to a hearing by the judge of the referring court, if within 10 days, computed in the manner provided by Rule 4 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, after the master gives the notice required by Section 33.72(c), an appeal of the master's report is filed with the referring court. The first day of the appeal time to the referring court begins on the day after the date on which the master gives the notice.

(b) The notice required by Section 33.72(c) may be given in open court or may be given by first class mail. If the notice is given by first class mail the notice is considered to have been given on the third day after the date of the mailing.

(c) All appeals to the referring court shall be in writing specifying the findings and conclusions of the master that are objected to and the appeal shall be limited to those findings and conclusions.

(d) On appeal to the referring court, the parties may present witnesses as in a hearing de novo only on the issues raised in the appeal.

(e) Notice of any appeal to the referring court shall be given to opposing counsel under Rule 72 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(f) If an appeal to the referring court is filed by a party, any other party may file an appeal to the referring court not later than the seventh day after the date the initial appeal was filed.

(g) The referring court, after notice to the parties, shall hold a hearing on all appeals not later than the 45th day after the date on which the initial appeal was filed with the referring court.

(h) Before a hearing before a master, the parties may waive the right of appeal to the referring court in writing or on the record.

(i) The failure to appeal to the referring court, by waiver or otherwise, a master's report that is approved by the referring court does not deprive any party of the right to appeal to or request other relief from a court of appeals or the supreme court. The date of the signing of an order or judgment by the referring court is the controlling date for the purposes of appeal to or request for other relief from a court of appeals or the supreme court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.063
§ 545.063. DRIVING ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a highway having two or more roadways separated by a space, physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic, an operator shall drive on the right roadway unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by an official traffic-control device or police officer.

(b) An operator may not drive over, across, or in a dividing space, physical barrier, or section constructed to impede vehicular traffic except:

(1) through an opening in the physical barrier or dividing section or space; or

(2) at a crossover or intersection established by a public authority.