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Tex. Transportation Code § 451.415 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.415
§ 451.415. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following vehicles are exempt from a vehicle emissions tax imposed by an authority on the owner of the vehicle:

(1) a vehicle that is the property of and used exclusively in the service of the United States, this state, or a county, municipality, school district, or authority of this state;

(2) a vehicle used exclusively for fire fighting; and

(3) a vehicle that:

(A) is owned by a person doing business both in and outside the authority or only outside the authority;

(B) is not stationed or customarily kept in the authority; and

(C) is operated in the authority for an average period of less than two days each calendar week during a tax year or portion of a tax year during which the tax accrues.

(b) To receive the exemption under Subsection (a)(3), the owner of a vehicle must file with the county assessor-collector an affidavit specifying each vehicle for which the exemption is claimed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.036
§ 825.036. PRAIRIE DOGS.
Status: in_force

Prairie dogs are a public nuisance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0402
§ 4012.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Local Government Code § 202.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 202 / Section 202.005
§ 202.005. RIGHT OF RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may demand and receive from any person any local government record in private possession created or received by the local government the removal of which was not authorized by law.

(b) If the person in possession of a local government record refuses to deliver the record on demand, the governing body may petition the district court of the county in which the person resides for the return of the record. If the court finds that the record is a local government record, the court shall order the return of the record.

(c) As part of the petition to the district court or at any time after its filing, the governing body may petition to have the record seized pending the determination of the court if the governing body finds the record is in danger of being destroyed, mutilated, altered, secreted, or removed from the state.

(d) The director and librarian may demand and receive from any person any local government record of permanent value in private possession.

(e) If the person in possession of the local government record of permanent value refuses to deliver the record on demand, the director and librarian may ask the attorney general to petition for the recovery of the record as provided by this section. As part of the petition or at any time after its filing, the attorney general may petition to have the record seized pending the determination of the court if the governing body finds the record is in danger of being destroyed, mutilated, altered, secreted, or removed from the state.

(f) A local government record recovered as the result of a petition by the attorney general shall be transferred to the custody of the commission or, at the discretion of the director and librarian, be returned to the local government that originally had custody of the record.

(g) If a local government refuses to deliver custody of a record to the commission as provided by Section 201.007, 201.008, or 203.050, the director and librarian may ask the attorney general to petition for recovery of the record. If the court determines that the director and librarian has acted in accordance with Section 201.007, 201.008, or 203.050, as applicable, and with regard to Section 203.050, the court finds that the survival of the record is imperiled, the court shall order the record to be transferred to the custody of the commission.

(h) If a governing body petitions a court for the recovery of a record under Subsection (b) and prevails or if the attorney general petitions a court for the recovery of a record under Subsection (e) or (g) and prevails, the court shall award attorney's fees and court costs to the prevailing party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0201
§ 8151.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8151.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60094 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60094
§ 24.60094.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60094. 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 471st Judicial District is composed of Collin County.

(b) The 471st District Court shall give preference to civil matters.
Tex. Family Code § 231.206 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.206
§ 231.206. RESTRICTION ON FEES FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR REGISTRY SERVICES IN TITLE IV-D CASES.
Status: in_force

A district clerk, a county child support registry or enforcement office, or a domestic relations office may not assess or collect fees for processing child support payments or for child support services from the Title IV-D agency, a managing conservator, or a possessory conservator in a Title IV-D case, except as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.101
§ 21.101. GOVERNING BODY; COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of directors composed of at least six directors.

(b) If the district is composed of only one county, the commissioners court of that county shall appoint six persons to serve as directors.

(c) If the district is composed of two counties, the commissioners court of each county included in the district shall each appoint three persons to serve as directors.

(d) If the district is composed of three or more counties, the commissioners court of each county included in the district shall each appoint two persons to serve as directors.

(e) At least one of the directors appointed by each commissioners court shall represent the interests of municipalities and of unincorporated communities with a population of 1,000 or more that are located in that county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.160
§ 885.160. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may make an examination and require information in addition to that required by Section 885.158(b) that the department considers advisable. On presentation of satisfactory evidence that a fraternal benefit society has complied with all provisions of law, the department shall issue to the society a certificate of authority.

(b) The certificate of authority issued is prima facie evidence of the qualification of the fraternal benefit society as of the date of the certificate.

(c) The department shall make a record of a certificate of authority issued under Subsection (a). A certified copy or duplicate of the department's record shall be accepted in evidence with the same effect as the original certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0304
§ 7985A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.101
§ 3860.101. GENERAL DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Government Code § 840.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.204
§ 840.204. ACTUARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall designate an actuary.

(b) An actuary employed under this section must be a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, or an enrolled actuary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.).

(c) At least once every five years the actuary, under the direction of the board of trustees, shall make an actuarial investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system.

(d) On the basis of tables adopted by the board of trustees under Section 840.005, the actuary shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system's funds annually.

(e) The actuary shall perform such other duties as are required by the board of trustees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.063
§ 252.063. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 252.031.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for the first offense and not more than $500 for each subsequent offense.

(c) Each day of a continuing violation after conviction is a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.052
§ 3818.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: repealed

(a) A director must meet the requirements provided by Section 375.063, Local Government Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 889, Sec. 11(1), eff. June 19, 2009.

(c) A person who owns a partnership interest, whether general or limited, or who has a lease with a remaining term of 30 years or more, excluding options, is considered to be an owner of land for purposes of this chapter.

(d) A person who qualifies to serve on the board is qualified to serve as a director and participate in all votes pertaining to the business of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 49.508 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.508
§ 49.508. CONTRACT TO USE PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS; WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal water supplier may contract to use water associated with the proportionate water rights described by Section 49.505.

(b) The contract must be for at least 40 years.

(c) The price for the contractual right to use the municipal use water is based on an amount for one acre-foot of municipal use water with a municipal use priority of allocation and may not exceed the sum of:

(1) an amount equal to the district's annual flat rate charge per assessed acre; and

(2) the equivalent of the charge for four irrigations per flat rate acre of irrigable property in the district.

(d) The parties to the contract shall agree on the terms of payment of the contract price.

(e) The board periodically shall determine the flat rate charge and irrigation per acre charge described by Subsection (c).

(f) The contract must be in writing in a document entitled "Water Supply Contract." The contract may contain any terms to which the parties agree.

(g) The municipal water supplier shall file the contract with the Rio Grande watermaster not later than the 10th day after the date the contract is executed.
Tex. Water Code § 26.3511 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.3511
§ 26.3511. CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 26.351(c) of this code, to the extent that the commission pays from the petroleum storage tank remediation account or from sources other than the waste management account the expenses of the investigations, cleanups, and corrective action measures it performs, the commission may undertake those corrective action measures described in Section 26.351 of this code in response to a release or a threatened release from an underground or aboveground storage tank under any circumstances in which the commission considers it necessary to protect the public health and safety or the environment.

(b) The state, the commission, and their agents or employees are not liable for damages arising out of the loss of access to or the use of real property or losses to a business located on the real property if those damages arise out of a delay in procuring services for corrective action, initiating corrective action, or completing corrective action on the property. This subsection applies only to cases in which the commission undertakes corrective action.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.001
§ 2175.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Assistance organization" means:

(A) a nonprofit organization that provides educational, health, or human services or assistance to homeless individuals;

(B) a nonprofit food bank that solicits, warehouses, and redistributes edible but unmarketable food to an agency that feeds needy families and individuals;

(C) Texas Partners of the Americas, a registered agency with the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, with the approval of the Partners of the Alliance office of the Agency for International Development;

(D) a group, including a faith-based group, that enters into a financial or nonfinancial agreement with a health or human services agency to provide services to that agency's clients;

(E) a local workforce development board created under Section 2308.253;

(F) a nonprofit organization approved by the Supreme Court of Texas that provides free legal services for low-income households in civil matters;

(G) the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc., or an entity designated by the commissioner of agriculture as the foundation's successor entity under Section 74.1011, Agriculture Code;

(H) a nonprofit computer bank that solicits, stores, refurbishes, and redistributes used computer equipment to public school students and their families; and

(I) a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing.

(1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Facilities Commission.

(2) "Personal property" includes:

(A) personal property lawfully confiscated and subject to disposal by a state agency; and

(B) personal property affixed to real property, if its removal and disposition is for a lawful purpose under this or another law.

(3) "Salvage property" means personal property that through use, time, or accident is so damaged, used, or consumed that it has no value for the purpose for which it was originally intended.

(4) "Surplus property" means personal property that exceeds a state agency's needs and is not required for the agency's foreseeable needs. The term includes used or new property that retains some usefulness for the purpose for which it was intended or for another purpose.

(5) "Data processing equipment" means equipment described by Section 2054.003(3)(A).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1458.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1458 / Section 1458.053
§ 1458.053. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Information required under this subchapter must be submitted in a written or electronic format adopted by the commissioner by rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8462.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8462 / Section 8462.103
§ 8462.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0106
§ 4008.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.151
§ 3.151. BOOKS AND RECORDS FOR ALL FILING ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each filing entity shall keep:

(1) books and records of accounts;

(2) minutes of the proceedings of the owners or members or governing authority of the filing entity and committees of the owners or members or governing authority of the filing entity;

(3) a current record of the name and mailing address of each owner or member of the filing entity; and

(4) other books and records as required by the title of this code governing the entity.

(b) The books, records, minutes, and ownership or membership records of any filing entity may be:

(1) in written paper form; or

(2) maintained by or on behalf of the filing entity on, or by means of, an information storage device or method or one or more electronic data systems, provided that any books, records, minutes, and ownership or membership records so maintained can be converted into written paper form within a reasonable time.

(c) The records required by Subsection (a)(2) need not be maintained by a limited partnership or a limited liability company except to the extent required by its governing documents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.151
§ 8375.151. 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 8375.153.

(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. Education Code § 54.6251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.6251
§ 54.6251. PRIVATE COLLEGE PLAN.
Status: in_force

Through the private college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide prepaid estimated average private tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend a private or independent institution of higher education for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical number of hours required for a baccalaureate degree awarded by a private or independent institution of higher education.
Tex. Family Code § 55.17 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17
§ 55.17. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NOT ORDERED; DISSOLUTION OF STAY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court to which a child's case is referred under Section 55.12(2) does not order temporary or extended mental health services for the child, the court shall immediately notify in writing the referring juvenile court of the court's decision.

(b) If the juvenile court does not order temporary or extended mental health services for the child or if the juvenile court receives notice under Subsection (a) from the court to which the child's case is referred, the juvenile court shall dissolve the stay and continue the juvenile court proceedings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9301.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9301 / Section 9301.002
§ 9301.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0023
§ 442.0023.
Status: in_force

Sec. 442.0023. COMMISSION MEMBERS: GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Sections 442.002(b) and (e);

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Sections 442.002(b) and (e);

(3) violates a prohibition established by Sections 442.002(f) or 442.0022;

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

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.

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

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest officer of the commission, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0105
§ 8006.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.101
§ 9009.101. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Section 51.331, Water Code.