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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 29 / Section 29.12
§ 29.12. BAIL RESULTING FROM CONTINUANCE.
Status: in_force

If a defendant in a capital case demand a trial, and it appears that more than one continuance has been granted to the State, and that the defendant has not before applied for a continuance, he shall be entitled to be admitted to bail, unless it be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that a material witness of the State had been prevented from attendance by the procurement of the defendant or some person acting in his behalf.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.053
§ 1501.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1501.053. TEXAS HEALTH BENEFITS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. (a) The board of trustees shall employ an executive director. The executive director may hire other employees of the Texas cooperative as necessary.

(b) Salaries for employees of the Texas cooperative and related costs may be paid from administrative fees collected from employers and participating health benefit plan issuers or other sources of funding arranged by the Texas cooperative.
Tex. Water Code § 26.401 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.401
§ 26.401. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) in order to safeguard present and future groundwater supplies, usable and potentially usable groundwater must be protected and maintained;

(2) protection of the environment and public health and welfare requires that groundwater be kept reasonably free of contaminants that interfere with present and potential uses of groundwater;

(3) groundwater contamination may result from many sources, including current and past oil and gas production and related practices, agricultural activities, industrial and manufacturing processes, commercial and business endeavors, domestic activities, and natural sources that may be influenced by or may result from human activities;

(4) the various existing and potential groundwater uses are important to the state economy; and

(5) aquifers vary both in their potential for beneficial use and in their susceptibility to contamination.

(b) The legislature determines that, consistent with the protection of the public health and welfare, the propagation and protection of terrestrial and aquatic life, the protection of the environment, the operation of existing industries, and the maintenance and enhancement of the long-term economic health of the state, it is the goal of groundwater policy in this state that the existing quality of groundwater not be degraded. This goal of nondegradation does not mean zero-contaminant discharge.

(c) It is the policy of this state that:

(1) discharges of pollutants, disposal of wastes, or other activities subject to regulation by state agencies be conducted in a manner that will maintain present uses and not impair potential uses of groundwater or pose a public health hazard; and

(2) the quality of groundwater be restored if feasible.

(d) The legislature recognizes the important role of the use of the best professional judgment of the responsible state agencies in attaining the groundwater goal and policy of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.705 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.705
§ 451.705. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the initial election under Section 451.702 is held only in the principal municipality, or if the voters of another municipality or the unincorporated area of a county do not vote to join the district at the initial election under Section 451.702, the governing body of the other municipality or the commissioners court of the county may order an election in the municipality or the county at a later date on the question of joining the district, except that the election may not be held if the governing body of the district determines that the addition of the municipality or unincorporated area would create a financial hardship on the district because:

(1) the territory to be added is not contiguous to the territory of the existing district; or

(2) the addition of the territory would impair the imposition of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter.

(b) An election ordered under this section shall be held in the same manner as the initial election, except that the governmental entity ordering the election shall pay the costs of the election, and the governing body of that entity shall canvass the vote, declare the results, and notify the district of the results of the election.

(c) If after an election held under this subchapter, the imposition of the district's tax would not exceed the limit imposed by Section 451.706(a), at the election the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against substantially the following proposition: "Joining the Advanced Transportation District and authorizing a sales and use tax at the rate of ____ (rate imposed elsewhere in the district)."
Tex. Water Code § 63.156 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.156
§ 63.156. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn and acquire the right-of-way over and through any public or private land necessary to improve any river, bay, creek, or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for the construction and maintenance of any canal or waterway and for any other purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) The condemnation proceedings shall be instituted under the direction of the commission and in the name of the district, and the damages shall be assessed in conformity with the laws for condemning and acquiring rights-of-way by railroads.

(c) No appeal from the finding and assessment of damages shall have the effect of suspending work by the commission in prosecuting the work of improvement in detail.

(d) No right-of-way can be condemned through any part of an incorporated city or town without the consent of the lawful authorities of the city or town.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.114
§ 1121.114. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation.

(b) A corporation created under this section may use money contributed by the district only for a district purpose, including the provision of health care or other services the district is authorized to provide under this chapter.

(c) The corporation may invest the corporation's money in any manner in which the district may invest the district's money, including investing money as authorized by Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(d) The board shall establish controls to ensure that the corporation uses its money as required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8811.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8811 / Section 8811.001
§ 8811.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District.
Tex. Water Code § 51.824 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.824
§ 51.824. FORECLOSURE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

The lien may be foreclosed in the manner prescribed in the Property Tax Code in a suit or suits brought in the name of the district by the board, or by the trustee or his successor as provided by the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.251 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.251
§ 32.251. AUTHORITY OF BOARD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAND OFFICE, TO TRADE LAND.
Status: in_force

The Board, in conjunction with the land office, may trade fee and lesser interests in land dedicated to the permanent school fund for fee and lesser interests in land not dedicated to that fund if the board and the commissioner determine that the trade is in the best public interest of the people of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.321 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.321
§ 772.321. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to finance:

(1) the acquisition by any method of facilities, equipment, or supplies necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions; and

(2) the installation of equipment necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.405
§ 1201.405. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.
Status: repealed

(a) The payment of actual damages is limited to the lesser of:

(1) the amount of actual, reasonable costs, not including attorney's fees, that the consumer has incurred or will incur to resolve the act or omission found to be a violation under Section 1201.404; or

(2) $35,000.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 77, Sec. 15(3), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) Under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program, the department is not liable for and the director may not pay:

(1) punitive, exemplary, double, or treble damages; or

(2) damages for pain and suffering, mental anguish, emotional distress, or other analogous tort claims.

(d) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter, this subchapter does not apply to, and a consumer may not recover through the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program as a result of, a claim against a license holder that results from a cause of action directly related to the sale, exchange, brokerage, or installation of a manufactured home before September 1, 1987.

(e) In determining the amount of actual damages under this section, the director shall make an independent inquiry as to the damages actually incurred, unless the damages have been previously established through a contested trial.

(f) Under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program, the department is not liable for and the director may not pay:

(1) actual damages to reimburse an affiliate or related person of a licensee, except when the director issues an order under Sections 1201.358(b) and (c);

(2) actual damages to correct matters that are solely cosmetic in nature;

(3) for attorney's fees; or

(4) actual damages to address other matters, unless the matters involve:

(A) a breach of warranty;

(B) a failure to return or apply as agreed money received from a consumer or money for which the consumer was obligated;

(C) the breach of an agreement to provide goods or services necessary to the safe and habitable use of a manufactured home such as steps, air conditioning, access to utilities, or access to sewage and wastewater treatment; or

(D) perfected and enforceable tax liens not extinguished and canceled in accordance with Section 32.015, Tax Code.

(g) The board by rule may place reasonable limits on the costs that may be approved for payment under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program, including the costs of reassigned warranty work, and require consumers making claims that may be subject to reimbursement under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program to provide estimates establishing that the cost will be reasonable. Such rules may also specify such procedures and requirements as the board may deem necessary and advisable for the administration of the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.132 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.132
§ 31.132. REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a marine safety enforcement officer shall provide to the department on a form prescribed by the department a report of any incident the officer investigates that involves a boating accident, water fatality, or person who allegedly operates a boat while intoxicated. The officer shall provide the report not later than the 15th day after the date the officer initially became aware of the incident.

(b) This section does not apply to an incident that is required to be reported under Section 31.105(c).
Tex. Government Code § 24.529 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.529
§ 24.529.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.529. 384TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 384th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 3.13(17), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 3.13(17), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Finance Code § 119.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 119 / Section 119.003
§ 119.003. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR PROOF TAKEN BY MEMBER, STOCKHOLDER, OR EMPLOYEE OF SAVINGS BANK.
Status: in_force

A public officer who is qualified to take an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument and who is a member or employee of, or a shareholder in, a savings bank or federal savings bank is not disqualified because of that relationship to the savings bank or federal savings bank from taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument in which a savings bank or federal savings bank is interested.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.406 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.406
§ 200.406. GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION TO SHAREHOLDERS OF FUNDAMENTAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a fundamental business transaction involving a real estate investment trust is required to be submitted to the shareholders of the real estate investment trust under this subchapter, the real estate investment trust shall notify each shareholder of the real estate investment trust that the fundamental business transaction is being submitted to the shareholders for approval at a meeting of shareholders as required by this subchapter, regardless of whether the shareholder is entitled to vote on the matter.

(b) If the fundamental business transaction is a merger, conversion, or interest exchange, the notice required by Subsection (a) shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of merger, conversion, or interest exchange, as appropriate, and the notice required by Section 10.355.

(c) The notice of the meeting must:

(1) be given not later than the 21st day before the date of the meeting; and

(2) state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the fundamental business transaction.
Tex. Tax Code § 172.103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 172 / Section 172.103
§ 172.103. ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT.
Status: in_force

An entity is eligible to apply for a credit in the amount and under the conditions and limitations provided by this chapter against the taxes imposed under Chapter 171 of this code and, as provided by Section 172.109(e), Chapters 221, 222, 223, and 224, Insurance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8221.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8221 / Section 8221.152
§ 8221.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8221.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district as provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Estates Code § 453.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 453 / Section 453.009
§ 453.009. DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SURVIVING SPOUSE DURING ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualified personal representative of a deceased spouse's estate may administer:

(1) the separate property of the deceased spouse;

(2) the community property that was by law under the management of the deceased spouse during the marriage; and

(3) the community property that was by law under the joint control of the spouses during the marriage.

(b) During administration of a deceased spouse's estate, the surviving spouse, as surviving partner of the marital partnership, is entitled to:

(1) retain possession and control of the community property that was legally under the sole management of the surviving spouse during the marriage; and

(2) exercise over that property any power this chapter authorizes the surviving spouse to exercise as if there is no administration pending on the deceased spouse's estate.

(c) The surviving spouse, by written instrument filed with the clerk, may waive any right to exercise powers as community survivor. If the surviving spouse files a waiver under this subsection, the deceased spouse's personal representative may administer the entire community estate.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.003
§ 2161.003. AGENCY RULES.
Status: in_force

A state agency, including an institution of higher education, shall adopt the comptroller's rules under Section 2161.002 as the agency's or institution's own rules. Those rules apply to the agency's construction projects and purchases of goods and services paid for with appropriated money without regard to whether a project or purchase is otherwise subject to this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.101
§ 3854.101. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.403
§ 502.403. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR CHILD SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that has a population greater than 1.3 million and in which a municipality with a population of more than one million is primarily located may impose by order an additional fee of not less than 50 cents or more than $1.50 for a vehicle registered in the county. The commissioners court of any other county may impose by order an additional fee of not more than $1.50 for registering a vehicle in the county.

(b) A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered without payment of the additional fee.

(c) A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be removed in accordance with the provisions of Section 502.401.

(d) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected.

(e) A county imposing a fee under this section may deduct for administrative costs an amount of not more than 10 percent of the revenue it receives from the fee. The county may also deduct from the fee revenue an amount proportional to the percentage of county residents who live in unincorporated areas of the county. After making the deductions provided for by this subsection, the county shall send the remainder of the fee revenue to the municipalities in the county according to their population.

(f) A municipality with a population greater than 1.3 million shall deposit revenue from a fee imposed under this subsection to the credit of the child safety trust fund created under Section 106.001, Local Government Code. A municipality with a population less than 1.3 million shall use revenue from a fee imposed under this section in accordance with Article 102.014(g), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(g) After deducting administrative costs, a county may use revenue from a fee imposed under this section only for a purpose permitted by Article 102.014(g), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0102
§ 8100.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.071
§ 321.071. ISSUANCE; PURPOSE.
Status: reserved

(a) For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of permanent improvements to the island parks, or for the acquisition or construction of facilities to be used in or connected with or incident to the parks, the county may issue revenue bonds from time to time.

(b) The bonds are fully negotiable instruments under Chapter 3, Business & Commerce Code, and other laws of this state.

(c) Included among the permanent improvements and facilities that may be acquired through the issuance of bonds are bath houses; bathing beaches; swimming pools; athletic fields; golf courses; stadiums; coliseums; auditoriums; pavilions; buildings and grounds for assembly, entertainment, health, and recreation; restaurants and refreshment places; yacht basins; and landing strips and airports.

(d) The bonds must be authorized by order of the commissioners court passed on its own motion. The order of the commissioners court may make covenants on behalf of the county as the court considers necessary and advisable, and the court shall perform or cause to be performed any covenants so made.

(e) The bonds must be issued in the name of the county, signed by the county judge, attested by the county clerk, and impressed with the seal of the commissioners court.

(f) The bonds must mature serially or otherwise in not more than 40 years and may be sold at a price and under terms determined by the county to be the most advantageous reasonably obtainable. The net effective interest rate may not exceed the maximum rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code.

(g) The order authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall prescribe the details as to the bonds. It may contain provisions for the calling of the bonds for redemption before their respective maturity dates at particular prices and times. Except for rights of redemption expressly reserved in the order and the bonds, the bonds are not subject to redemption before their scheduled maturity dates.

(h) The bonds may be made payable at times and places inside or outside this state as prescribed in the order.

(i) The bonds may be made registrable as to principal or both principal and interest.

(j) The bonds may be issued in one or more series.

(k) An election is not required for issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2502.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2502 / Section 2502.057
§ 2502.057. CERTAIN COMPENSATORY PAYMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN ELECTRIC ENERGY PROJECTS PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies with respect to a utility project that is:

(1) designed to produce, generate, transmit, distribute, sell, or furnish electric energy; and

(2) valued on completion at more than $25 million.

(b) A payment for furnishing title evidence for the issuance of a title insurance policy related to a project described by Subsection (a) may be:

(1) a flat fee or fee calculated on an hourly basis that:

(A) is payable on the date the title evidence is furnished; and

(B) does not exceed $25,000; or

(2) a portion of the title insurance premium:

(A) based on the percentage established by the commissioner for payment by a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation for services performed by another title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation; and

(B) payable on the date of the issuance of the policy for which the evidence is furnished.

(c) The payment must be:

(1) made by the proposed insured to the title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation that furnishes the title evidence; and

(2) credited against the title insurance premium charged for the issuance of the title insurance policy for which the evidence is furnished.

(d) Nothing in this section may be construed to allow the payment of an amount in violation of the premium rates promulgated or the division of premium established by the commissioner.

(e) This section does not apply to a payment to a reinsurer for the assumption of reinsurance described by Subchapter G, Chapter 2551.