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Tex. Government Code § 2267.0066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.0066
§ 2267.0066. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The special board of review shall conduct one or more public hearings to consider the proposed development plan.

(b) Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the General Land Office for conducting a special review.

(c) If real property is located in more than one municipality, the hearings on any single tract of real property may be combined.

(d) Any political subdivision in which the tract in question is located and the appropriate central appraisal district shall receive written notice of board hearings at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.

(e) At least one hearing shall be conducted in the county where the real property is located.

(f) If after the hearings the special board of review determines that local zoning requirements are detrimental to the best interest of the state, the board shall issue an order establishing a development plan to govern the use of the real property as provided in this section.

(g) Development of the real property shall be in accordance with the plan and must comply with all local rules, regulations, orders, or ordinances except as specifically identified in an order of the special board of review issued pursuant to Subsection (f). In the event that substantial progress is not made toward development of the tract within five years of the date of adoption by the special board of review, local development policies and procedures shall become applicable to development of the tract, unless the special board of review promulgates a new plan.

(h) The hearing may not be considered a contested case proceeding under Chapter 2001 and is not subject to appeal under that chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298F.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298F / Section 298F.001
§ 298F.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of the district.

(2) "District" means the Bexar County Hospital District.

(3) "Institutional health care provider" means a nonpublic hospital located in the district that provides inpatient hospital services.

(4) "Paying provider" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.

(5) "Program" means the health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9054.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9054 / Section 9054.0105
§ 9054.0105. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the exclusion of territory by the district under the authority of Subchapters J and J-1, Chapter 49, Water Code, and Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude territory on the basis that the land is in agricultural use only if the land meets the requirements for agricultural use under Section 23.51, Tax Code.

(c) The district may exclude territory on the basis that the land is nonirrigated property only if the land meets the requirements for nonirrigated property under Section 49.309, Water Code.

(d) The district may exclude territory on the basis of the property being urban property only if the property meets the requirements of Section 49.3181, Water Code.

(e) The district may not exclude territory during the period of time between the first day that a candidate may file an application under Section 141.040, Election Code, and the day of the election in which that candidate appears on the ballot.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 42.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 42 / Section 42.003
§ 42.003. MAKING SETTLEMENT OFFER.
Status: in_force

(a) A settlement offer must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) state that it is made under this chapter;

(3) state the terms by which the claims may be settled;

(4) state a deadline by which the settlement offer must be accepted; and

(5) be served on all parties to whom the settlement offer is made.

(b) The parties are not required to file a settlement offer with the court.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.010
§ 2054.010. REFERENCES TO PRECEDING AGENCY.
Status: in_force

Any reference in law to the Automated Information and Telecommunications Council means the Department of Information Resources.
Tex. Labor Code § 418.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 418 / Section 418.004
§ 418.004. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of a witness or the production of materials relevant to an investigation of an offense under this chapter.

(b) The commissioner may issue a subpoena under Subsection (a) regarding a witness or materials located in this state or in another state.
Tex. Election Code § 253.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.004
§ 253.004. UNLAWFULLY MAKING EXPENDITURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure in violation of this chapter.

(b) This section does not apply to a political expenditure made or authorized in violation of Subchapter F.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.023 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.023
§ 42.023. HUNTING UNDER LICENSE OF ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

No person may hunt under a license issued to another or permit another to hunt under a license issued to him.
Tex. Finance Code § 305.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 305 / Section 305.102
§ 305.102. LEGAL INTEREST DURING INTEREST-FREE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

A person is not liable to an obligor solely because the person charges or receives legal interest before the 30th day after the date on which the debt is due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7895.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7895 / Section 7895.0304
§ 7895.0304. 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. Health and Safety Code § 712.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.021
§ 712.021. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (h), a corporation that operates a perpetual care cemetery in this state shall have a fund established with a trust company or a bank with trust powers that is located in this state. The trust company or bank may not have more than one director who is also a director of the corporation.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the principal of the fund may not be reduced voluntarily, and it must remain inviolable. The trustee shall maintain the principal of the fund separate from all operating funds of the corporation.

(c) In establishing a fund, the corporation may adopt plans for the general care, maintenance, and embellishment of its perpetual care cemetery.

(d) The fund and the trustee are governed by the Texas Trust Code (Section 111.001 et seq., Property Code).

(e) A corporation that establishes a fund may receive and hold for the fund and as a part of the fund or as an incident to the fund any property contributed to the fund.

(f) The fund and contributions to the fund are for charitable purposes. The perpetual care financed by the fund is:

(1) the discharge of a duty due from the corporation to persons interred and to be interred in its perpetual care cemetery; and

(2) for the benefit and protection of the public by preserving and keeping the perpetual care cemetery from becoming a place of disorder, reproach, and desolation in the community in which the perpetual care cemetery is located.

(g) In this subsection, "master trust account" means an account containing the perpetual care trust funds of two or more certificate holders for the purpose of collective investment and administration. The trustors of two or more perpetual care trust funds may establish a master trust account in which deposits required by this chapter are made, provided that separate records of principal and income are maintained for each perpetual care cemetery for the benefit of which the master trust account is established, and further provided that the income attributable to each perpetual care cemetery is used only for the perpetual care of that cemetery.

(h) A corporation may apply to the commissioner for temporary relief and placement of a perpetual care trust fund in a segregated interest bearing account at a Texas financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, if the corporation:

(1) has been operating a perpetual care cemetery in this state for at least two years; and

(2) has a perpetual care trust fund with a balance of less than $100,000, the income of which is insufficient to pay trustee fees.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.211 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.211
§ 347.211. GAIN OR ADVANTAGE FROM INSURANCE NOT CHARGE.
Status: in_force

Any gain or advantage to a creditor or a creditor's employee, officer, director, agent, general agent, affiliate, or associate from insurance under this chapter or the provision or sale of insurance is not an additional finance charge or an additional charge in connection with a credit transaction except as specifically provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.053
§ 3951.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.081
§ 116.081. NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may by written order require a depository to execute a new bond whenever the commissioners court considers it advisable or considers it necessary for the protection of the county.

(b) Except for an additional bond required under Section 116.087, if a depository fails for any reason to file the required new bond within five days after the date the depository is served with a copy of the order, the commissioners court may select a new depository in the same manner as it would select a depository at the regular time.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 29.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 29 / Section 29.009
§ 29.009. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 29.003 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0603
§ 540.0603. REPORT ON COMMISSION INVESTIGATION OF PROVIDER COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 60th day after the date a provider files a complaint with the commission regarding reimbursement for or overuse of out-of-network providers by a Medicaid managed care organization, the commission shall provide to the provider a report regarding the conclusions of the commission's investigation. The report must include:

(1) a description of any corrective action required of the organization that was the subject of the complaint; and

(2) if applicable, a conclusion regarding the amount of reimbursement owed to an out-of-network provider.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.2511 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.2511
§ 370.2511.
Status: in_force

Sec. 370.2511. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may, by a resolution approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body, establish the governing body as the board of directors of an authority.

(c) If the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality, the governor shall appoint an additional director who is not a member of the governing body of the municipality and who serves as the presiding officer of the board.

(d) Each director of a board under this section has equal status and may vote.

(e) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is necessary for any action taken by a board under this section. If a vacancy exists on a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a quorum.

(f) The governing body of a municipality that becomes the board of an existing authority under this section shall by resolution provide for the transfer process that establishes the governing body as the board of the authority.

(g) If the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality, Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255 do not apply to the board, except that, to the extent applicable, those provisions apply to the governor's appointee under Subsection (c).

(h) This section has no effect if the attorney general issues an opinion stating that, notwithstanding the statutory authority under this section, the Texas Constitution, the common law doctrine of incompatibility, or any other legal principle would prohibit a member of the governing body of a municipality from serving as a director of an authority.

(i) A board under this section is not required to have an odd number of directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.203
§ 288.203. DEPOSIT OF REVENUE FROM MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the mandatory payment required by this chapter shall be deposited in the district's local provider participation fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.106
§ 2151.106. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An amusement ride covered by this chapter that is sold, maintained, or operated in this state must comply with standards established by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) as of May 1, 1999. Those standards are minimum standards.

(b) To the extent that the standards of the American Society of Testing and Materials conflict with the requirements of this chapter, the more stringent requirement or standard applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.003
§ 3856.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Galveston, Galveston County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the City of Galveston or Galveston County from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 5.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 5 / Section 5.101
§ 5.101. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code--Letters of Credit.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.575 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.575
§ 2054.575. SECURITY ISSUES RELATED TO LEGACY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall, with available funds, identify information security issues and develop a plan to prioritize the remediation and mitigation of those issues. The agency shall include in the plan:

(1) procedures for reducing the agency's level of exposure with regard to information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an individual maintained on a legacy system of the agency;

(2) the best value approach for modernizing, replacing, renewing, or disposing of a legacy system that maintains information critical to the agency's responsibilities;

(3) analysis of the percentage of state agency personnel in information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related positions who currently hold the appropriate industry-recognized certifications as identified by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education;

(4) the level of preparedness of state agency cyber personnel and potential personnel who do not hold the appropriate industry-recognized certifications to successfully complete the industry-recognized certification examinations; and

(5) a strategy for mitigating any workforce-related discrepancy in information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related positions with the appropriate training and industry-recognized certifications.

(b) The department shall, on request, facilitate collaborative efforts among state agencies to develop a plan described by Subsection (a).

(c) A plan developed under this section, along with any information or communication prepared or maintained for use in the preparation of the plan, is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.1035 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.1035
§ 8334.1035. 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 § 8856.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.051
§ 8856.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of six or nine directors appointed as provided by this section.

(b) If the Commissioners Courts of Collin, Cooke, and Denton Counties confirm the inclusion of those counties in the district, nine directors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) the Collin County Commissioners Court shall appoint three directors;

(2) the Cooke County Commissioners Court shall appoint three directors; and

(3) the Denton County Commissioners Court shall appoint three directors.

(c) If the commissioners courts of only two of the counties confirm the inclusion of those counties in the district, the commissioners court of each of those counties shall appoint three directors.

(d) The commissioners court of each appointing county shall appoint two of the three directors from that county as follows:

(1) one director from a slate of not more than three nominees submitted by the largest municipal groundwater producer in the county; and

(2) one director from a slate of not more than three nominees submitted by the other groundwater producers in that county.

(e) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with the term of one or two directors from each appointing county expiring on June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(f) A director may serve multiple consecutive terms.

(g) A position on the board may not be construed to be a civil office of emolument for any purpose, including a purpose described by Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(h) A person who qualifies to serve on the board may serve as a director and participate in all votes relating to the business of the district regardless of any common law doctrine of incompatibility. Section 36.051, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0109
§ 3985.0109. MUNICIPAL CONSENT OR AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of a municipal ordinance or resolution that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) An agreement between the district and a municipality related to municipal consent to the creation of the district, including a development agreement, is valid and enforceable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.003
§ 7811.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district and by the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation and operation of the district is essential to accomplish the purpose of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 264.756 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.756
§ 264.756. ASSISTANCE WITH PERMANENT PLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall collaborate with the State Bar of Texas and local community partners to identify legal resources to assist relatives and other designated caregivers in obtaining conservatorship, adoption, or other permanent legal status for the child.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.2555 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.2555
§ 13.2555. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend the certificate of authority of a public weigher, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation the public weigher whose certificate has been suspended, or reprimand a public weigher for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the department under this subchapter.

(b) If a certificate suspension is probated, the department may require the public weigher to:

(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(3) continue or renew professional education until the public weigher attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.

(c) If the department proposes to revoke, modify, or suspend a public weigher's certificate, the public weigher is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032. The decision of the department is appealable in the same manner as provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.085 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.085
§ 441.085. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The board shall maintain one or more offices for conducting district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.010 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.010
§ 3833.010. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.