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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.056
§ 1056.056. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A majority of the board present shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.109 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.109
§ 71.109. SWEET POTATO DISEASES AND INSECTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall determine that sweet potato plants are apparently free from the following plant diseases and insects:
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976 / Section 7976.051
§ 7976.051. 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. Government Code § 1506.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.058
§ 1506.058. PROCEEDS OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The municipal treasurer shall keep money from the tax imposed under Section 1506.057 in a fund separate from other funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.151
§ 493.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to:

(1) a trust that is used to qualify for a reinsurance credit under Section 493.102(a)(3) and as described by Sections 493.1036(e) and (f); and

(2) the assuming insurer that maintains the trust fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.103
§ 2402.103. FARES.
Status: in_force

A transportation network company that charges a fare for a digitally prearranged ride shall:

(1) disclose to passengers the fare calculation method on the digital network; and

(2) before the passenger enters the vehicle for the ride, provide through the digital network to the passenger requesting the ride:

(A) the applicable rates being charged; and

(B) the option to receive an estimated fare.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.018
§ 592.018. DETERMINATION OF AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person thought to be a person with an intellectual disability has the right promptly to receive a determination of an intellectual disability using diagnostic techniques that are adapted to that person's cultural background, language, and ethnic origin to determine if the person is in need of intellectual disability services as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 593.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.305
§ 7201.305. EFFECT ON COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the authority of the commission to pursue an enforcement action against the district or an affiliated person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.017
§ 362.017. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency that has entered into a contract under Section 362.014 may sponsor the creation of an industrial development corporation under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).

(b) The corporation may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code) to finance the cost of a system under the contract regardless of whether the system is located within the boundaries of the public agency.
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.004
§ 32.004. ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

On request of a municipality, the commission may advise and assist the municipality with respect to a question or proceeding arising under this title. Assistance provided by the commission may include aid to a municipality on a matter pending before the commission, a court, or the municipality's governing body, such as making a staff member available as a witness or otherwise providing evidence to the municipality.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1174 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1174
§ 12.1174. ENROLLMENT AND WAITING LIST REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the last Friday in October of each school year, in the form prescribed by commissioner rule, the governing body of a charter holder shall report to the agency for that school year:

(1) the following information for each campus operating under the charter holder's charter:

(A) the number of students enrolled;

(B) the enrollment capacity; and

(C) if a charter holder uses a waiting list for admission to a campus:

(i) the total number of students on the waiting list; and

(ii) the number of students on the waiting list disaggregated by grade level;

(2) the information described by Subdivision (1) aggregated for all campuses operating under the charter holder's charter; and

(3) any information required by the commissioner as necessary to identify each student admitted to or on a waiting list for admission to a campus operating under the charter holder's charter who is or was previously enrolled in a public school in this state.

(b) From information provided to the commissioner by each charter holder under this subchapter, the commissioner shall identify each group of charter holders considered by the commissioner to be corporate affiliates or substantially related charter holders. Using the information reported under Subsections (a)(1) and (2), the agency shall aggregate the information for each group of charter holders identified by the commissioner under this subsection.

(c) Not later than March 15 of each year, the commissioner shall post on the agency's Internet website:

(1) the information reported by charter holders under Subsections (a)(1) and (2); and

(2) the information aggregated by the agency under Subsection (b).

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to ensure this section complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student educational information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.082
§ 286.082. INDIGENT CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district without charge shall supply to a patient residing in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay.

(b) Not later than the first day of each operating year, the district shall adopt an application procedure to determine eligibility for assistance, as provided by Section 61.053.

(c) The administrator of the district may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) a patient residing in the district and admitted to a district facility; and

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(d) On finding that a patient or a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or any part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the administrator shall report that finding to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district each week a specified amount that the individual is able to pay.

(e) The administrator may collect money owed to the district from the estate of a patient or from that of a relative who was legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay or if the administrator has any doubt concerning an individual's ability to pay, the board shall call witnesses, hear and resolve the question, and issue a final order. An appeal from a final order of the board must be made to a district court in the county in which the district is located, and the substantial evidence rule applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.051
§ 1061.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is governed by a board of seven directors elected from single-member districts.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) An election of directors shall be held in each even-numbered year on the November uniform election date under Section 41.001, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.052
§ 8445.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8445.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8445.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8445.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.095 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.095
§ 52.095. RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO CONDEMNATION.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this subchapter that the mineral rights of the owner are superior to the surface rights of the condemning party.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.203
§ 254.203. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter or of Section 254.158 if the department finds that the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the patients of a facility or of the public.

(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter or is violating Section 254.158, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit a person from continuing the violation;

(2) restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of a facility without a license issued under this chapter; or

(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.

(c) The attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section at the request of the department.

(d) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the facility is located or in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.101
§ 8356.101. 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. Water Code § 55.519 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.519
§ 55.519. INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The board may invest sinking funds of the district in bonds of the United States, the State of Texas, any county, any incorporated city or town, any independent school district, or any school district authorized to issue bonds, or they may invest the funds in irrigation or water improvement bonds. The board may not purchase any bonds which under their terms would mature subsequent to the maturity date of bonds for which the sinking fund was created.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.095 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.095
§ 31.095. EXCESSIVE SPEED.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may operate any boat at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic, or greater than will permit him, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.

(b) The commission may provide for the standardization of speed limits for moving vessels. No political subdivision or state agency may impose a speed limit not in conformity with the commission's standards.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.004
§ 621.004. ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFICATE OF VERTICAL CLEARANCE.
Status: in_force

In each civil or criminal proceeding in which a violation of this chapter may be an issue, a certificate of the vertical clearance of a structure, including a bridge or underpass, signed by the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation is admissible in evidence for all purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2153.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.057
§ 2153.057. INDIVIDUAL POLICIES.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall issue an individual policy to each participating group member.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.052
§ 3914.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.001
§ 13.001. CONTROL BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following are under the department's control and custody:

(1) all recreational and natural areas designated as state parks; and

(2) all historical sites under the jurisdiction of the department.

(b) The commission shall establish a classification system for state parks and wildlife management areas that categorizes wildlife management areas, parks, or a portion of parks as wildlife management areas, recreational areas, natural areas, or historical sites. The commission may not classify a historical site as a historical park.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules governing the acquisition and development of recreational areas, natural areas, or historical sites.

(d) The commission shall establish as a priority the acquisition of land necessary for parks that are established by this code and that comply with the classification system and rules adopted by the commission as required by this section.

(e) The commission shall have the exclusive authority to determine sound biological management practices for all lands under its control.
Tex. Government Code § 411.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.153
§ 411.153. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DNA RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A DNA record stored in the DNA database is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under the public information law, Chapter 552.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly discloses to an unauthorized recipient information in a DNA record or information related to a DNA analysis of a sample collected under this subchapter.

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(d) A violation under this section constitutes official misconduct.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.709 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.709
§ 21.709. STATEMENT TERMINATING CLOSE CORPORATION STATUS; FILING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a close corporation provision specifies a time or event requiring the termination of close corporation status, regardless of whether the provision is identifiable by a person dealing with the close corporation, the termination of the close corporation status takes effect on the occurrence of the specified time or event and the filing of a statement terminating close corporation status under this section.

(b) Promptly after the time or occurrence of an event requiring termination of close corporation status, a statement terminating close corporation status shall be signed by an officer on behalf of the close corporation. A copy of the applicable close corporation provision must be included in or attached to the statement. The statement and any attachment shall be filed with the secretary of state in accordance with Chapter 4.

(c) The statement terminating close corporation status must contain:

(1) the name of the corporation;

(2) a statement that the corporation has terminated its status as a close corporation in accordance with the included or attached close corporation provision; and

(3) the time or event that caused the termination and, in the case of an event, the approximate date of the event.

(d) After a statement terminating close corporation status has been filed under this section, the certificate of formation of the close corporation is considered to be amended to delete from the certificate the statement that the corporation is a close corporation, and the corporation's status as a close corporation is terminated.

(e) The corporation shall personally deliver or mail a copy of the statement to each shareholder of the corporation. A copy of the statement is considered to have been delivered by mail under this section when the copy is deposited in the United States mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at the shareholder's address as it appears on the share transfer records of the corporation. The failure to deliver the copy of the statement does not affect the validity of the termination.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.053
§ 54.053. CHARACTER OF BOARD; GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board is a body politic and corporate.

(b) A board may:

(1) manage, control, maintain, and operate each port improvement or facility constituting a port or harbor of the municipality;

(2) employ a general manager and any other officer, employee, or representative the board considers appropriate;

(3) notwithstanding any law or charter provision to the contrary:

(A) prepare and adopt a budget for the operation of a port or harbor of the municipality;

(B) set charges for a service or facility;

(C) authorize an expenditure; and

(D) manage and control the income and revenue of each port or harbor of the municipality;

(4) determine policies and adopt rules and procedures for the operation of each port or harbor of the municipality;

(5) acquire property or an interest in property for any purpose set forth in Section 54.003 in the manner provided by this chapter and construct a port improvement or facility on the property;

(6) contract in its own name, but not in the name of the municipality;

(7) sue and be sued in its own name;

(8) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;

(9) establish a port security force, employ public security officers licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and commission employees of the force as peace officers;

(10) own, establish, construct, improve, equip, maintain, operate, regulate, protect, or police any transportation facility and any necessary appurtenance to that facility;

(11) construct, lease, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, replace, develop, or operate a port improvement or facility;

(12) exercise all powers of a municipality relating to the creation of an economic development program under Chapter 380, Local Government Code, for the purpose of making grants and loans; and

(13) exercise any additional power granted by the ordinance or charter.

(c) A board has the power to construct a port improvement or facility on land acquired by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and a board may convey by lease, sublease, or sale by installment or otherwise, on the terms the board determines to be advantageous, the land, interest in the land, or port improvement or facility.

(d) Each power provided by this section is a public and governmental function, is exercised for a public purpose, and is a matter of public necessity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.205
§ 1071.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Estates Code § 1056.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.052
§ 1056.052. BOND.
Status: in_force

Before a judge may issue a writ of attachment ordered under Section 1056.051, the complainant must execute a bond that is:

(1) payable to the guardian of the estate;

(2) in an amount set by the judge; and

(3) conditioned on the payment of all damages and costs that are recovered for a wrongful suit out of the writ.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.0076 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.0076
§ 263.0076. INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE NOTICE REGARDING CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

If an informal settlement conference is not scheduled for a complaint before the 180-day period prescribed by Section 263.007(b)(1), the board shall provide notice to all parties to the complaint. The notice must include an explanation of the reason why the informal settlement conference has not been scheduled. The notice under this section is not required if the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005 / Section 8005.001
§ 8005.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Lakewood Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.152
§ 3908.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.11 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.11
§ 1.11. COMMUNICATIONS TO FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written request of a property owner, an appraisal office or an assessor or collector shall deliver all notices, tax bills, and other communications relating to the owner's property or taxes to the owner's fiduciary.

(b) To be effective, a request made under this section must be filed with the appraisal district. A request remains in effect until revoked by a written revocation filed with the appraisal district by the owner or the owner's designated agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.056
§ 1020.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.