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Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.304 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.304
§ 122.304. TRANSPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

Nonconsumable hemp products may be legally transported across state lines and exported to foreign jurisdictions in a manner that is consistent with federal law and the laws of respective foreign jurisdictions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.908 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.908
§ 374.908. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A public official or employee of a municipality, including an official or employee of an urban renewal agency that exercises urban renewal project powers for a municipality under Subchapter C or of any other municipal board or commission, may not voluntarily acquire any direct or indirect interest in an urban renewal project, in any property included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project or plan, or in any contract, or contract proposed, in connection with an urban renewal project.

(b) If the acquisition is not voluntary, the official or employee shall immediately disclose the acquisition of the interest in writing to the governing body of the municipality. The governing body shall enter the disclosure on its minutes. Not later than three months after the date on which the involuntary acquisition occurs, the official or employee shall either resign the position with the municipality or divest the interest.

(c) If the official or employee owns or controls any direct or indirect interest in property that the person knows is included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project, or if the official or employee owned or controlled any such interest at any time during the two-year period preceding the inclusion or planned inclusion of the property in an urban renewal project, the official or employee shall immediately disclose that fact in writing to the governing body of the municipality. The governing body shall enter the disclosure on its minutes. The official or employee may not participate in any action by the municipality or by the urban renewal agency that affects the property.

(d) Any required disclosure made under this section to the governing body of the municipality must also be made at the same time to the urban renewal agency that exercises urban renewal project powers under Section 374.021. A commissioner or other officer of an urban renewal agency or other board who exercises powers under this chapter may not hold any other public office with the municipality.

(e) A violation of this section is official misconduct.
Tex. Water Code § 15.804 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.804
§ 15.804. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a political subdivision or agency of this state or a neighboring state or a federal agency, the board may perform a hydrographic survey in this state or outside of this state if the information collected will benefit this state. The board may perform a survey under this section:

(1) to determine:

(A) reservoir storage capacity;

(B) sedimentation levels;

(C) rates of sedimentation;

(D) projected water supply availability; or

(E) potential mitigative measures;

(2) to conduct other bathymetric studies; or

(3) to collect information relating to water-bearing formations.

(b) The board by rule shall prescribe fees for surveys performed under this section in an amount adequate to pay the necessary and reasonable costs of the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.252
§ 2251.252. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), an insurer is exempt from the rate filing and approval requirements of this chapter if the insurer, during the calendar year preceding the date filing is otherwise required under this chapter, issued residential property insurance policies in this state that accounted for less than two percent of the total amount of premiums collected by insurers for residential property insurance policies issued in this state, more than 50 percent of which cover property:

(1) valued at less than $100,000; and

(2) located in an area designated by the commissioner as underserved for residential property insurance under Chapter 2004.

(b) If an insurer described by Subsection (a) is a member of an affiliated insurance group, this subchapter applies to the insurer only if the total aggregate premium collected by the group accounts for less than two percent of the total amount of premiums collected by insurers for residential property insurance policies issued in this state.

(c) An insurer described by Subsection (a) that proposes to increase the premium rates charged policyholders for a residential property insurance product by an amount that is 10 percent or more over the amount the insurer charged policyholders for the same or an equivalent residential property insurance product during the preceding calendar year must file the insurer's proposed rates in accordance with this chapter and, if applicable, obtain approval of the proposed rates as provided by this chapter.

(d) An insurer described by Subsection (a) that increases the premium rates charged policyholders for a residential property insurance product by an annual average amount of eight percent or greater for three consecutive calendar years must file the insurer's proposed rates in accordance with this chapter in the calendar year following the three consecutive years and, if applicable, obtain approval of the proposed rates as provided by this chapter. In calculating the three consecutive calendar years' average premium increases, an insurer is not required to consider a year in which there is a weather-related catastrophe or other major natural disaster that requires the commissioner to extend the claim-handling deadlines under Section 542.059(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.002
§ 3874.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0201
§ 3965.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year. One director is appointed by the city, and four directors are appointed by the commission as provided by Sections 3965.0202 and 3965.0203, respectively.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.201
§ 8449.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.002
§ 89.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Subchapter E, this chapter applies only to a jail that:

(1) has a capacity of at least 100 beds; or

(2) houses inmates:

(A) transferred from a county that has a jail that has a capacity of at least 100 beds; or

(B) from another state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 557.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 557 / Section 557.052
§ 557.052. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lienholder who violates Section 557.051 is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action to collect a civil penalty under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 33.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.255
§ 33.255. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The council is composed of 13 members appointed by the commissioner as follows:

(1) two members of the public, including one representing the business community and one parent of a public school student participating in an expanded learning opportunities program in this state;

(2) two members who are involved in research-based expanded learning opportunities efforts in this state so that at least one is involved in efforts to extend the school day or school year and at least one is involved in efforts to provide out of school time before or after the regular school day or during the period in which school is recessed for the summer;

(3) one member representing law enforcement;

(4) one member representing the agency;

(5) one member who is an educator, other than a superintendent, at the elementary school level;

(6) one member who is an educator, other than a superintendent, at the middle or junior high school level;

(7) one member who is an educator, other than a superintendent, at the high school level;

(8) one member who is a public school superintendent;

(9) one member representing a foundation that invests in expanded learning opportunities;

(10) one member representing a nonprofit organization that provides programs concerning good nutrition and prevention of or intervention to address childhood obesity; and

(11) one member who is a provider representing summer camps.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.153
§ 7936.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Local Government Code § 253.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.005
§ 253.005. LEASE OF OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may lease oil, gas, or mineral land that it owns, in the manner and on the terms that the governing body of the municipality determines, for the benefit of the municipality. A lease under this section is not a sale under the law governing the sale of municipal land.

(b) A municipality may lease under this section a street, alley, or public square in the municipality if the lease prohibits the lessee from using the surface of the land for drilling, production, or other operations. In this subsection, "public square" does not include a dedicated public park.

(c) A well may not be drilled in the thickly settled part of the municipality or within 200 feet of a private residence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9083.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9083 / Section 9083.0001
§ 9083.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Hudspeth County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Education Code § 53B.32 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.32
§ 53B.32. NO POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The authority does not have the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8091.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8091 / Section 8091.0104
§ 8091.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8091.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0101
§ 3966.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the New Park Municipal Management District.

(5) "Exempt property" means property owned by a governmental entity, including the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.105
§ 1010.105. DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district election shall be called by resolution or order of the board. The order or resolution must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the proposition to be submitted and voted on;

(3) the polling place; and

(4) any other matter considered necessary or advisable by the board.

(b) Notice of each district election shall be given by publishing one time a substantial copy of the election resolution or order in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 20 days before the date set for the election.

(c) The board shall declare the results of a district election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.059
§ 1069.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitation prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 21.401 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.401
§ 21.401. MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract between a school district and an educator must be for a minimum of 10 months' service.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an educator employed under a 10-month contract must provide a minimum of 187 days of service.

(c) The commissioner, as provided by Section 25.081(b), may reduce the number of days of service required by this section. A reduction by the commissioner does not reduce an educator's salary.

(c-1) If a school district anticipates providing less than 180 days of instruction for students during a school year, as indicated by the district's academic calendar, the district may reduce the number of days of service required by this section proportionately. A reduction by the district does not reduce an educator's salary.

(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a contract between a school district and an educational diagnostician.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.052
§ 38.052. REQUIRED INFORMATION; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan provider shall submit information required by the department relating to the health benefit plan provider's:

(1) loss experience;

(2) overhead; and

(3) operating expenses.

(b) The department may also request information about characteristics of persons covered by a health benefit plan provider, including information relating to:

(1) age;

(2) gender;

(3) health status;

(4) job classification; and

(5) geographic distribution.

(c) A health benefit plan provider may not be required to submit information under this section more frequently than annually.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the submission of information under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.043
§ 154.043. PROCEDURES REGARDING PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE SALARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district, county, or precinct officer may issue a warrant against the salary fund to pay the salary of an employee whose salary may be paid from the fund.

(b) A payment may not be made from the salary fund to an employee for a service performed before the person has taken the constitutional oath of office, if applicable, and the person's authorized appointment and oath, if any, have been filed for record with the county clerk and the county auditor, if the county has a county auditor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.051
§ 102.051. OWNERSHIP OF PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of determining the portions of production owned by the persons owning interests in the pooled unit, the production shall be allocated to the respective tracts within the unit in the proportion that the number of surface acres included within each tract bears to the number of surface acres included in the entire unit.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions in Subsection (a) of this section, if the commission finds that allocation on a surface-acreage basis does not allocate to each tract its fair share, the commission shall allocate the production so that each tract will receive its fair share, which for any nonconsenting owner shall be no less than he would receive under a surface-acreage allocation.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.038
§ 2001.038. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The validity or applicability of a rule, including an emergency rule adopted under Section 2001.034, may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment if it is alleged that the rule or its threatened application interferes with or impairs, or threatens to interfere with or impair, a legal right or privilege of the plaintiff.

(b) The action may be brought only in a Travis County district court.

(c) The state agency must be made a party to the action.

(d) A court may render a declaratory judgment without regard to whether the plaintiff requested the state agency to rule on the validity or applicability of the rule in question.

(e) An action brought under this section may not be used to delay or stay a hearing in which a suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a license by a state agency is at issue before the agency after notice of the hearing has been given.

(f) A Travis County district court in which an action is brought under this section, on its own motion or the motion of any party, may request transfer of the action to the Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District if the district court finds that the public interest requires a prompt, authoritative determination of the validity or applicability of the rule in question and the case would ordinarily be appealed. After filing of the district court's request with the court of appeals, transfer of the action may be granted by the court of appeals if it agrees with the findings of the district court concerning the application of the statutory standards to the action. On entry of an order by the court of appeals granting transfer, the action is transferred to the court of appeals for decision, and the validity or applicability of the rule in question is subject to judicial review by the court of appeals. The administrative record and the district court record shall be filed by the district clerk with the clerk of the court of appeals. The court of appeals may direct the district court to conduct any necessary evidentiary hearings in connection with the action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.052
§ 506.052. OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person licensed to practice another profession in this state if the applied behavior analysis services provided are within:

(1) the scope of practice of the person's license under state law; and

(2) the scope of the person's education, training, and competence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.059
§ 1105.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.028
§ 232.028. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the approval of a plat by the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall issue to the person applying for the approval a certificate stating that the plat has been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court.

(b) On the commissioners court's own motion or on the written request of a subdivider, an owner or resident of a lot in a subdivision, or an entity that provides a utility service, the commissioners court shall make the following determinations regarding the land in which the entity or commissioners court is interested that is located within the jurisdiction of the county:

(1) whether a plat has been prepared and whether it has been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court;

(2) whether water service facilities have been constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.023 and are fully operable;

(3) whether sewer service facilities have been constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.023 and are fully operable, or if septic systems are used, whether the lot is served by a permitted on-site sewage facility or lots in the subdivision can be adequately and legally served by septic systems under Section 232.023; and

(4) whether electrical and gas facilities, if available, have been constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.023.

(c) The request made under Subsection (b) must identify the land that is the subject of the request.

(d) Whenever a request is made under Subsection (b), the commissioners court shall issue the requesting party a written certification of its determinations under that subsection.

(e) The commissioners court shall make its determinations within 20 days after the date it receives the request under Subsection (b) and shall issue the certificate, if appropriate, within 10 days after the date the determinations are made.

(f) The commissioners court may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer its duties under this section.

(g) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality. The amount of the fee may be the greater of $30 or the amount of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115. A person who obtains a certificate under this section is not required to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.047
§ 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS.
Status: in_force

A county or municipality may place additional requirements or restrictions on dangerous dogs if the requirements or restrictions:

(1) are not specific to one breed or several breeds of dogs; and

(2) are more stringent than restrictions provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.052
§ 1009.052. TERM.
Status: in_force

Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.154
§ 8249.154. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8249.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.