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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.105
§ 3944.105. CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3944.104 to:

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

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

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3944.104 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).

(c) The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.202 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.202
§ 143.202. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Fire fighters association" means an organization in which fire fighters participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with one or more employers, whether public or private, concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work affecting public employees.

(2) "Public employer" means any municipality or agency, board, commission, or political subdivision controlled by a municipality which is required to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment of public employees. The term may include, under appropriate circumstances, a mayor, manager, administrator of a municipality, municipal governing body, director of personnel, personnel board, or one or more other officials, regardless of the name by which they are designated.
Tex. Government Code § 659.1401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.1401
§ 659.1401. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM STATE POLICY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the state policy committee that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 659.140;

(2) does not maintain during service on the state policy committee the qualifications required by Section 659.140;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 659.140;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled state policy committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the state policy committee.

(b) The validity of an action of the state policy committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a state policy committee member exists.

(c) If the chair of the state policy committee has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the chair shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the chair, another member of the state policy committee shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Government Code § 54.740 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.740
§ 54.740. EFFECT OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

When a case is transferred from one court to another as provided by this subchapter, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued by that court. The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in a case that is transferred and all witnesses summoned to appear in a court from which a case is transferred are required to appear before the court to which the case is transferred as if the processes or obligations were originally issued by the court to which the transfer is made.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.051
§ 2116.051. USE OF DEPOSITORY AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The depository may use private, independently managed financial institutions to provide retail locations for the provision of depository services to the public on behalf of the depository.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8080.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8080 / Section 8080.0106
§ 8080.0106. 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 § 1084.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.152
§ 1084.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.

(d) The annual budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 783.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 783 / Section 783.007
§ 783.007. UNIFORM ASSURANCES AND STANDARD CONDITIONS REQUIRED; VARIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall use the uniform assurances developed under Section 783.005 and the standard financial management conditions developed under Section 783.006 applicable to a local government receiving financial assistance from the agency unless a federal statute or regulation or a state statute requires or specifically authorizes a variation in the assurances or conditions.

(b) An agency may establish a variation from uniform assurances or standard conditions only by rule in accordance with Chapter 2001.

(c) The agency shall state a reason for the variation along with the proposed rule, and the reason must be based on the applicable federal statute or regulation or state statute.

(d) The agency shall file a notice of each proposed rule that establishes a variation from uniform assurances or standard conditions with the comptroller.
Tex. Education Code § 130.00311 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.00311
§ 130.00311. METHODS OF INCLUSION OR PARTICIPATION IN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are methods that may be used to be included in or to participate in a junior college district:

(1) the registered voters of territory that is not located in a junior college district may petition to join an existing junior college district or to establish a new junior college district under the other provisions of this chapter; or

(2) a junior college district may enter into an agreement with an entity or community under Section 130.0081 to provide services to the entity or community.

(b) If a political subdivision or part of a political subdivision is not located in a junior college district or has not entered into an agreement under Section 130.0081, a person who resides in that territory and who is a student of a junior college district shall be charged tuition and fees at the rate established under Section 130.0032(d).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.104
§ 592.104. STRAITJACKETS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person may not use a straitjacket to restrain a resident of a state supported living center.
Tex. Education Code § 49.352 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.352
§ 49.352. SELECTION CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) In selecting the districts to be consolidated with a district that has taxable values of property in an amount that exceeds the local revenue level established under Section 48.257, the commissioner shall select one or more districts that, when consolidated, will result in a consolidated district with a local revenue level equal to or less than the level established under Section 48.257. In achieving that result, the commissioner shall give priority to school districts in the following order:

(1) first, to the contiguous district that has the lowest local revenue level and is located in the same county;

(2) second, to the district that has the lowest local revenue level and is located in the same county;

(3) third, to a contiguous district with a local revenue level below the level established under Section 48.257 that has requested the commissioner that it be considered in a consolidation plan;

(4) fourth, to include as few districts as possible that have the lowest local revenue levels below the level established under Section 48.257 within the consolidation order that have not requested the commissioner to be included;

(5) fifth, to the district that has the lowest local revenue level and is located in the same regional education service center area; and

(6) sixth, to a district that has a tax rate similar to that of the district that has a local revenue level greater than the level established under Section 48.257.

(b) The commissioner may not select a district that has been created as a result of consolidation by agreement under Subchapter B to be consolidated under this subchapter with a district that has a local revenue level greater than the level established under Section 48.257.

(c) In applying the selection criteria specified by Subsection (a), if more than two districts are to be consolidated, the commissioner shall select the third and each subsequent district to be consolidated by treating the district that has a local revenue level greater than the level established under Section 48.257 and the district or districts previously selected for consolidation as one district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.0605 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0605
§ 545.0605. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a motorcycle:

(1) is entitled to full use of a lane and, except as otherwise provided by Subdivision (2), a motor vehicle may not be driven in a manner that deprives a motorcycle of the full use of a lane;

(2) may operate the motorcycle two abreast in a single lane with another motorcycle; and

(3) may not;

(A) operate the motorcycle more than two abreast in a single lane with other motorcycles;

(B) operate the motorcycle between lanes of traffic moving in the same direction; or

(C) pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as the vehicle being passed.

(b) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a police officer in the performance of the officer's official duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.106
§ 8374.106. CONTRACT TO FURTHER REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district and a municipality may contract on terms that the board and governing body of the municipality agree will further regional cooperation between the district and the municipality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.405 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.405
§ 621.405. UNLOADING EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator or owner of a vehicle is not required to unload any part of the vehicle's load under Section 621.403 or 621.404 if the vehicle is:

(1) a motor vehicle loaded with timber, pulp wood, or agricultural products in their natural state being transported from the place of production to the place of marketing or first processing; or

(2) a vehicle crossing a highway as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 623.

(b) The operator of a motor vehicle may proceed to the vehicle's destination without unloading the vehicle as required by Section 621.403 or 621.404 if the vehicle is loaded with livestock.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101 / Section 101.007
§ 101.007. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall:

(1) advise the department and recommend needed action for the benefit of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and for their caregivers;

(2) coordinate public and private family support networking systems for primary family caregivers;

(3) disseminate information on services and related activities for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to the medical and health care community, the academic community, primary family caregivers, advocacy associations, and the public;

(4) coordinate a volunteer assistance program primarily for in-home and respite care services;

(5) encourage research to benefit persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

(6) recommend to the department disbursement of grants and funds available for the council; and

(7) facilitate coordination of state agency services and activities relating to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

(b) The council is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.011
§ 2054.011. STATEWIDE NETWORK APPLICATIONS ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The statewide network applications account is established in the general revenue fund.

(b) Amounts credited to the statewide network applications account may be appropriated only for the purchase, improvement, or maintenance of information resources, information resources technologies or applications, or related services or items for use by a network of state agencies that may include agencies in the legislative branch of state government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.305
§ 1043.305. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not be dissolved unless the board provides for the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person.

(b) The dissolution of the district and the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities may not:

(1) contravene a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the district's outstanding bonds; or

(2) diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding bonds, warrants, or other obligations of the district.

(c) The sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities must satisfy the debt and bond obligations of the district in a manner that protects the interests of district residents, including the residents' collective property rights in the district's assets.

(d) The district may not transfer or dispose of the district's assets except for due compensation unless:

(1) the transfer is made to another governmental agency that serves the district; and

(2) the transferred assets are to be used for the benefit of the district's residents.

(e) A grant from federal funds is an obligation to be repaid in satisfaction.
Tex. Government Code § 27.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.051
§ 27.051. TERMS OF COURT; PLACE FOR HOLDING COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each justice shall hold a term of court for civil business once each month and may transact such business out of termtime as is authorized by law.

(b) Each justice shall hold the regular term of court at the justice's office at times prescribed by the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall set the time and place for holding justice court.

(c) A justice may hold court from day to day until all business is disposed of or may adjourn the court or trial of a case to a particular day.

(d) If the regular term does not begin on the day set by law, the court is considered adjourned until its next regular term.

(e) If the justice precinct in which the courthouse is located has more than 75,000 inhabitants, the commissioners court shall provide and furnish a suitable place in the courthouse for the justice of that precinct to hold court.

(f) A justice of the peace of a precinct in a county with a population of less than 30,000 may hold court in the county courthouse or another facility provided under Section 292.002(a), Local Government Code, for that purpose. If requested by the justice, the commissioners court of the county may provide and furnish a suitable place in the courthouse or another facility provided under Section 292.002(a), Local Government Code, for the justice to hold court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0105
§ 9058.0105. 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 stormwater 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.001
§ 3904.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 22.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0105
§ 3966.0105. 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 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.302 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.302
§ 321.302. COMPTROLLER'S REPORTING DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall make quarterly reports to a municipality that has adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter if the municipality requests the reports. A report must include the name, address, and account number of each person in the municipality that has remitted to the comptroller a tax payment during the quarter covered by the report.

(b) If a municipality requests an additional report, the comptroller shall make an additional quarterly report to the municipality including the name, address, and account number, if any, of, and the amount of tax due from, each person doing business in the municipality who has failed to pay the tax under this chapter to the municipality or under Chapter 151. The additional report must also include statements:

(1) showing whether or not there has been a partial tax payment by the delinquent taxpayer;

(2) showing whether or not the taxpayer is delinquent in the payment of sales and use taxes to the state; and

(3) describing the steps taken by the comptroller to collect the delinquent taxes.

(c) If a municipality determines that a person doing business in the municipality is not included in a comptroller's report, the municipality shall report to the comptroller the name and address of the person. Within 90 days after receiving the report from a municipality, the comptroller shall send to the municipality:

(1) an explanation as to why the person is not obligated for the municipal tax;

(2) a statement that the person is obligated for the municipal tax and the tax is delinquent; or

(3) a certification that the person is obligated for the municipal tax and that the full amount of the tax due has been credited to the municipality's account.

(d) The comptroller shall send by United States certified or registered mail to the municipal tax collector a notice of each person who is delinquent in the payment to the municipality of the taxes authorized by this chapter and shall send a copy of the notice to the attorney general. A notice sent under this subsection is a certification of the amount of tax owed and is prima facie evidence of a determination of that amount and of its delinquency.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 62.0022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0022
§ 62.0022. BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board.

(b) A person who is the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a Texas trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(d) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.101
§ 1003.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for the operation of all hospital facilities for providing hospital care for the district's needy residents.