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Tex. Government Code § 419.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.011
§ 419.011. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the commission. The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The commission shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The commission shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.004
§ 1001.004. COST OF ADMINISTERING CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the cost of administering this chapter shall be included in the state budget allowance for the department.

(b) The department may charge a fee to each driver education provider in an amount not to exceed the actual expense incurred in the regulation of driver education courses established under Section 1001.1015.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.027
§ 361.027. COURTROOMS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS AT JUSTICE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of appeals or a district, county, justice, or municipal court with jurisdiction in the county or municipality in which a part of the justice center is located may maintain offices and courtrooms and may hold proceedings at the center, except that:

(1) only a justice court for the precinct in which the part of the justice center in this state is located may maintain an office and courtroom in the center; and

(2) a court of this state may not hold proceedings in the part of the center that is located in the other state.

(b) A court of the other state may hold proceedings in the part of the justice center that is located in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 24.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.033
§ 24.033. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 40), Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 2019.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:

(1) in the judicial district of the affected court; or

(2) outside the judicial district at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.051
§ 228.051. ADMINISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall administer this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.205
§ 1120.205. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.004
§ 4.004. TIME FOR FILING.
Status: in_force

Unless this code prescribes a specific period for filing, an entity shall promptly file each filing instrument that this code requires the entity to file.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.03
§ 22.03. DELIVERIES TO CUSTOMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a package store permit or wine only package store permit issued for a location within a city or town or within two miles of the corporate limits of a city or town may make deliveries of and collections for alcoholic beverages off the premises in areas where the sale of the beverages is legal. The permittee must travel by the most direct route and may make deliveries and collections only within the county or the city or town or within two miles of its corporate limits, and only in response to bona fide orders placed by the customer, either in person at the premises, in writing, by mail, or by telegraph or telephone. This section shall not be construed as preventing a holder of a package store permit or wine only package store permit from delivering alcoholic beverages to the holder of a carrier's permit for transportation to persons who have placed bona fide orders and who are located in an area that the holder of a package store permit or wine only package store permit is authorized to directly deliver to under this section. The holder of a package store permit or wine only package store permit may also deliver alcoholic beverages to the holder of a carrier's permit for transportation outside of this state in response to bona fide orders placed by persons authorized to purchase the beverages.

(b) The holder of a package store permit may transport alcoholic beverages to a commercial airline in a regional airport located all or partly in an adjoining county if the airport is governed by a board, commission, or authority, some of whose members reside in the county where the package store is located.
Tex. Local Government Code § 84.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.021
§ 84.021. ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) From time to time the county auditor may certify to the district judges a list stating the number of assistants to be appointed, the name, duties, qualifications, and experience of each appointee, and the salary to be paid each appointee. The district judges, after careful consideration of the application for the appointment of the assistants and after inquiry concerning the appointees' qualifications, the positions sought to be filled, and the reasonableness of the requested salaries, shall prepare a list of the appointees that the judges approve and the salary to be paid each. The judges shall certify this list to the commissioners court, which shall order the salaries to be paid on the performance of services and shall appropriate an adequate amount of money for this purpose.

(b) If an emergency exists, the county auditor shall recommend the appointment of temporary assistants, and after a hearing held in accordance with Section 152.905, the district judges shall determine the number, salaries, and duration of employment of the assistants.

(c) An assistant must take the usual oath of office for faithful performance of duty. The county auditor may require an assistant to give a bond and may determine the terms of the bond. The bond must run in favor of the county and the county auditor as their interests indicate. The county shall pay for the bond.

(d) If only one assistant is appointed, the assistant, during the absence or unavoidable detention of the county auditor, may perform the duties required by law of the county auditor. If more than one assistant is appointed, the county auditor may designate the assistant to perform those duties during the absence or unavoidable detention of the county auditor.

(e) The county auditor may discharge an assistant. The district judges approving an appointment have the right annually to withdraw the approval and change the number of assistants permitted.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 30.023 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 30 / Section 30.023
§ 30.023. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR CONTEST OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

(b) The contestant's petition must be filed and service of citation on the secretary of state must be obtained before the final official canvass is completed.

(c) The filing of an election contest does not suspend implementation of a constitutional amendment approved by the majority of the votes cast.

(c-1) The trial court must ensure a written ruling on a pretrial motion before the court is entered not later than the 30th day after the date the motion is filed.

(d) The trial date may not be earlier than the 45th day after the date of the contested election except at the request of the contestant. The trial court must ensure the judgment of the court is not filed later than the 180th day after the date of the contested election.

(e) If an amended petition alleging additional grounds of contest is filed, the contest may not be called for trial earlier than the 20th day after the date the amended petition is filed unless the secretary of state agrees to calling the contest for trial at an earlier date.

(f) The court shall include in its judgment in a contest an order directing the governor to declare the election valid or void, as appropriate, not later than the 10th day after the date the judgment becomes final.

(g) Any question relating to the validity or outcome of a constitutional amendment election may be raised in an election contest. A contest is the exclusive method for adjudicating such questions.

(h) If a contestant files an appeal of the contest, the appellate court must ensure that the action is brought to final disposition not later than the 60th day after the date the judgment becomes final.
Tex. Government Code § 481.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.406
§ 481.406. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director may adopt rules relating to the implementation of any program established under this subchapter and any other rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 1515), Sec. 16(3), eff. September 1, 2023.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 1515), Sec. 16(3), eff. September 1, 2023.

(d) The office shall by rule develop:

(1) procedures for disbursement of money to borrowers and lending partners for access to capital programs; and

(2) documentation and recovery effort requirements of a participating partner for a claim against a reserve account.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.401 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.401
§ 9.401. ALIENABILITY OF DEBTOR'S RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b) and Sections 9.406, 9.407, 9.408, and 9.409, whether a debtor's rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by law other than this chapter.

(b) An agreement between the debtor and secured party that prohibits a transfer of the debtor's rights in collateral or makes the transfer a default does not prevent the transfer from taking effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.207
§ 1091.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 254.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 254 / Section 254.005
§ 254.005. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may order the construction or maintenance of ditches as provided by this chapter at any regular session of the court.

(b) If a ditch is constructed under this chapter, the ditch must be placed on or within the exterior lines of a public road in the county and must have the capacity to carry off into a natural waterway all surface water reasonably adjacent that may collect in the ditch from natural causes.

(c) The commissioners court shall:

(1) make a drain on each side of a public road when necessary and use the dirt from the drain excavation to build the road; and

(2) drain a public road when necessary and have one or more ditches cut for that purpose, taking into account the natural waterflow and causing as little damage as possible to adjacent property owners.

(d) In connection with its authority to construct and maintain ditches, the commissioners court may construct any necessary side, lateral, spur, or branch ditch.

(e) The commissioners court may acquire by purchase or condemnation any new or wider right-of-way not wider than 100 feet for streambed diversion and drainage channels, but only for locating, constructing, or maintaining a county road. The cost of acquisition may be paid from the county road and bridge fund or any available county money.

(f) If damages are suffered by a property owner, the commissioners court shall determine the damages and pay the property owner out of the county general fund. If the commissioners court and the property owner disagree as to the amount of damages, the amount may be determined by civil suit.
Tex. Education Code § 56.130 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.130
§ 56.130. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this subchapter may mature serially or otherwise not later than the 40th year after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.254
§ 1701.254. RISK ASSESSMENT AND INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may visit and inspect a school conducting a training course for officers, county jailers, telecommunicators, or recruits and make necessary evaluations to determine if the school complies with this chapter and commission rules.

(b) The commission shall develop a risk assessment method to determine the relative performance of schools conducting training courses for officers, county jailers, telecommunicators, or recruits. The commission shall base its schedule for inspection of schools on the results of the risk assessment.

(c) The risk assessment method must:

(1) consider the scores of students enrolled in a school on the basic peace officer examination;

(2) consider the past inspection records of a school;

(3) consider a self-assessment performed by a school in a noninspection year; and

(4) include a random element to ensure periodic inspection of each school.

(d) The commission by rule shall establish a system for placing a training provider on at-risk probationary status. The rules must prescribe:

(1) the criteria to be used by the commission in determining whether to place a training provider on at-risk probationary status;

(2) a procedure and timeline for imposing corrective conditions on a training provider placed on at-risk probationary status and for notifying the provider regarding those conditions; and

(3) a procedure for tracking a training provider's progress toward compliance with any corrective conditions imposed on the provider by the commission under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.002
§ 3867.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Pearland Municipal Management District No. 2 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.0031 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.0031
§ 352.0031. PREEXISTING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county increases the rate of the tax authorized by this chapter, the increased tax rate does not apply to the tax imposed on the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of a room under a contract that was executed before the date the increased rate takes effect and that provides for the payment of the tax at the rate in effect when the contract was executed, unless the contract is subject to change or modification by reason of the tax rate increase.

(b) This subsection applies only to a contract that provides for the payment of one or more taxes imposed on the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of a room that is in a hotel, including a tax authorized by Chapter 156 or 351 of this code or by Subchapter H, Chapter 334, Local Government Code. If the commissioners court of a county adopts an order or resolution imposing a tax under this chapter as authorized by Section 352.002 and the tax was not imposed at any rate before the effective date of the tax prescribed by the order or resolution, the imposition of the tax does not apply to the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of a room under a contract executed before the date the imposition of the tax takes effect, unless the contract is subject to change or modification by reason of the imposition of the new tax.

(c) The tax rate applicable to the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of a room under a contract described by Subsection (a) is the rate in effect when the contract was executed. Notwithstanding Section 352.002, no tax is imposed under this chapter on the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of a room under a contract described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016 / Section 8016.0301
§ 8016.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.2524 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.2524
§ 1122.2524. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN TAX INCREMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

The district may not enter into an agreement to participate in a reinvestment zone designated by a municipality or a county under Chapter 311, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.003
§ 8013.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect four permanent directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.302
§ 3884.302. PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt an order establishing one or more defined areas or designating property under Section 3884.301. The order must describe each defined area by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.353 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.353
§ 126.353. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The liquidating agent may not acquire an asset of the credit union in liquidation or purchase a loan of the credit union without the commissioner's prior written approval.

(b) A liquidating agent may not obtain from the liquidation compensation or profit for:

(1) direct or indirect personal benefit;

(2) the benefit of a family member of or a person associated with the liquidating agent; or

(3) the benefit of a business enterprise with which the liquidating agent is associated, other than the credit union.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2171.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2171 / Section 2171.007
§ 2171.007. INCIDENTAL CASUALTY AND LIABILITY COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

An insurance policy issued under Section 2171.002 may contain casualty and liability coverage that is incidental to the property risk covered under the policy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.5045 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.5045
§ 1301.5045. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may issue a cease and desist order as necessary to enforce this chapter if the executive director determines that the action is necessary to prevent a violation of this chapter and to protect public health and safety.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter N.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.161
§ 110.161. PUBLICATION OF LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall prepare annually a list of sex offender treatment providers.

(b) The council by rule shall establish procedures for developing and distributing the list of sex offender treatment providers.

(c) The council, on request, shall make the list of sex offender treatment providers available on payment of a reasonable fee in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of printing and distribution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0203
§ 7967A.0203. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 7967A.0202 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.253
§ 541.253. FRIVOLOUS ACTION.
Status: in_force

The court may award to the defendant court costs and reasonable attorney's fees in relation to the work expended on a finding by the court that a class action under this subchapter was brought by an individual plaintiff in bad faith or for the purpose of harassment.
Tex. Education Code § 46.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.007
§ 46.007. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

A school district may use state funds received under this subchapter to pay the principal of and interest on refunding bonds that:

(1) are issued to refund bonds eligible under Section 46.003;

(2) do not have a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of the bonds being refunded;

(3) may not be called for redemption earlier than the earliest call date of the bonds being refunded; and

(4) result in a present value savings, which is determined by computing the net present value of the difference between each scheduled payment on the original bonds and each scheduled payment on the refunding bonds. The present value savings shall be computed at the true interest cost of the refunding bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.111
§ 3828.111. ZONING BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If requested by the district to exercise zoning powers, Henderson County may exercise, solely in the district boundaries, the zoning powers granted to counties in Subchapter E, Chapter 231, Local Government Code, without holding the election required by Section 231.075 of that code.

(b) If the county exercises zoning powers, the board shall exercise and perform the powers, duties, and functions of a lake planning commission under Section 231.077, Local Government Code.

(c) This section does not apply to land or facilities owned by the Tarrant Regional Water District.