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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0502
§ 9058.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8346.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8346 / Section 8346.202
§ 8346.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 81.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.091
§ 81.091. COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS.
Status: in_force

(a) The professional ethics committee consists of nine members of the state bar appointed by the supreme court.

(b) Members serve three-year terms with the terms of three members expiring each year.

(c) The supreme court shall designate a chairperson of the committee who serves for one year.

(d) This chapter does not prohibit the supreme court from appointing members of the judicial department to the committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8053.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8053 / Section 8053.0102
§ 8053.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 36.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 36 / Section 36.003
§ 36.003. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The reporting requirements of Section 36.004 do not apply to:

(1) a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(2) information made confidential under state or federal law, including applicable rules;

(3) a guardian ad litem or other person appointed under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code;

(4) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office established under Chapter 203, Family Code;

(5) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or receipt of compensation; or

(6) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the indigent.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.006
§ 19.006. RULES.
Status: in_force

The department, with the advice of the advisory council, shall adopt standards and rules:

(1) necessary to administer the citrus budwood certification program and the citrus nursery certification program;

(2) to regulate the sale of citrus budwood and citrus nursery trees as supplies of certified citrus budwood and certified citrus nursery trees become available; and

(3) requiring citrus nursery stock sold in the citrus zone to be propagated:

(A) using certified citrus budwood; and

(B) in an enclosed structure that:

(i) is built to specifications as determined by department rule; and

(ii) has a top and sides that are built to exclude insects that may transmit citrus pathogens.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0201
§ 5012.0201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may issue bonds for any corporate purpose.

(b) The authority may issue bonds for a purpose described by Section 5012.0102(1) or to acquire necessary or proper lands, rights of way, extension or improvements of belt railway lines, or construction or improvements of wharves, docks, ship repair facilities, or other facilities or aids to navigation.

(c) The authority may secure bonds issued under Subsection (b) by liens on properties acquired, constructed, or improved and pledge available revenues as additional security.

(d) An election to approve the issuance of bonds payable from taxes must be held in the manner provided for bond elections under Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2501.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.001
§ 2501.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This title may be cited as the Texas Title Insurance Act.
Tex. Family Code § 6.410 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.410
§ 6.410. REPORT TO ACCOMPANY PETITION.
Status: in_force

At the time a petition for divorce or annulment of a marriage is filed, the petitioner shall also file a completed report that may be used by the district clerk, at the time the petition is granted, to comply with Section 194.002, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.060
§ 1089.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

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

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994 / Section 7994.102
§ 7994.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.206 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.206
§ 248A.206. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly establishes or operates a center without the appropriate license issued under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.003
§ 355.003. LICENSING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) On its own initiative or at the request of an agency that controls state property, the commission shall survey the property, or blueprints and other available information concerning the property, to determine whether the installation of a vending facility is feasible and consonant with the commission's vocational rehabilitation objectives.

(b) If the installation of the facility is feasible, the commission shall either license a blind person to operate a facility to be installed by the commission or install a facility to be operated by a person with a disability who is not blind according to rules and procedures adopted by the commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 33.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.04
§ 33.04. MAY APPEAR BY COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

In other misdemeanor cases, the defendant may, by consent of the State's attorney, appear by counsel, and the trial may proceed without his personal presence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.103
§ 1116.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The board has full power to manage and control the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.106
§ 2352.106. REFUNDS, REBATES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A dealer may not pay or assume a part of a refund, rebate, discount, or other financial adjustment made by the manufacturer or distributor to a customer or a dealer unless the dealer voluntarily agrees to make the payment or assumption.
Tex. Government Code § 2277.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2277 / Section 2277.003
§ 2277.003. STRICT ADHERENCE TO DEFAULT PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity that enters into an agreement with a professional sports team shall strictly adhere to the default provision required by Section 2277.002(2).

(b) If a governmental entity fails to timely adhere to the default provision required under Section 2277.002(2), the attorney general may intervene to enforce the provision.
Tex. Education Code § 61.831 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.831
§ 61.831. PURPOSE OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to develop a seamless system of higher education with respect to student transfers between institutions of higher education, including student transfers from public junior colleges to general academic teaching institutions.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.003
§ 186.003. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS LIQUIDATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner without court action may tender a state trust company that has been closed for liquidation to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor as receiver and liquidating agent if the trust deposits of the state trust company were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor on the date of closing.

(b) After acceptance of tender of the state trust company, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor shall perform the acts and duties as receiver of the state trust company that it considers necessary or desirable and that are permitted or required by federal law or this chapter.

(c) If the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor refuses to accept tender of the state trust company, the banking commissioner shall act as receiver.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.501 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.501
§ 18A.501. CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

A violation of Subchapter I or J may be punished as contempt of court.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.201
§ 152.201. ADMISSION AS PARTNER.
Status: in_force

A person may become a partner only with the consent of all partners.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0601
§ 3943.0601. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Taxable items" includes all items subject to a sales and use tax that is imposed by the county.

(2) "Use," with respect to a taxable service, means the derivation in the district of a direct or indirect benefit from the service.

(b) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority vote at an election held for that purpose.

(c) If the district adopts a sales and use tax:

(1) the tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district; and

(2) a use tax is imposed on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased or rented from a retailer during the period in which the sales and use tax is effective in the district.

(d) The rate of the use tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax applied to the sales price of the taxable items and is included in the sales tax.

(e) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.3121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.3121
§ 2308.3121. SERVICE PROVIDER LIMITATION; WAIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who provides one-stop services may not also provide developmental services such as basic education and skills training.

(b) The division may develop a waiver process for a person subject to Subsection (a). A request for a waiver must include a detailed justification based on the lack of an existing qualified alternative for delivery of developmental services in the applicable workforce development area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.202
§ 8449.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 225.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 225 / Section 225.004
§ 225.004. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE REVIEW PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor by executive order may establish a program to comply with federal law to review capital expenditures made by or on behalf of a health care facility if the governor finds that the program is necessary to prevent the loss of federal funds.

(b) The governor may authorize the program to negotiate an agreement on behalf of the state with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer a state capital expenditure review program under Section 1122 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-1), the federal rules and regulations adopted under that Act, or other pertinent federal authority.

(c) If necessary, the governor may use any available funds to implement the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.255
§ 8472.255. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8857.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8857 / Section 8857.101
§ 8857.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 458.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 458 / Section 458.010
§ 458.010. GENERAL POWERS OF RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to a power expressly granted by this chapter, a rural transit district has any power necessary to carry out a purpose of the district.

(b) A rural transit district may contract with the United States, a state or state agency, another rural transit district, an urban transit district, a metropolitan or regional transit authority, a county, a municipality, a metropolitan municipal corporation, a special district, a governmental agency in or outside this state, or any private person, firm, or corporation:

(1) to receive a gift or grant or secure a loan or advance for a preliminary planning and feasibility study; or

(2) for the design, construction, or operation of a transportation facility, including an intermodal transportation facility.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.311
§ 1477.311. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may sell bonds issued under this subchapter under terms the court determines to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable.
Tex. Penal Code § 37.14 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 37 / Section 37.14
§ 37.14. FALSE STATEMENT REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION MADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "child custody determination" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.102, Family Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement relating to a child custody determination made in a foreign country during a hearing held under Chapter 152 or Subchapter I, Chapter 153, Family Code.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Education Code § 61.069 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.069
§ 61.069. BOARD ROLE IN ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may administer or oversee a program to identify best practices only in cases where funding or other restrictions prevent entities other than the board from administering the program.

(b) The board may initiate a new pilot project only if other entities, including nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education, are not engaging in similar projects or if the initiative cannot be performed by another entity.

(c) The board may use its position as a statewide coordinator to assist with matching nonprofit organizations or grant-funding entities with institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education to implement proven programs and best practices.

(d) The board may compile best practices and strategies resulting from its review of external studies for use in providing technical assistance to institutions of higher education and as the basis for the board's statewide policy recommendations.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.003
§ 321.003. OTHER PORTIONS OF TAX APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

Subtitles A and B, Title 2, and Chapters 142 and 151 apply to the taxes and to the administration and enforcement of the taxes imposed by this chapter in the same manner that those laws apply to state taxes, unless modified by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.103
§ 228.103. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS.
Status: in_force

All laws affecting the issuance of bonds by governmental entities, including Chapters 1201, 1202, 1204, 1207, and 1371, Government Code, apply to bonds issued under this subchapter. To the extent of a conflict between those laws and this subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter prevail.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4053.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4053 / Section 4053.055
§ 4053.055. LAPSE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

If a license holder is not appointed or under appointment to represent an insurer at the time the license is subject to renewal, the license lapses and the commissioner shall deny the renewal application.
Tex. Election Code § 253.1601 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.1601
§ 253.1601. CONTRIBUTION TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTION TO CANDIDATE OR OFFICEHOLDER.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 253.155 and 253.157, a contribution to a specific-purpose committee for the purpose of supporting a judicial candidate, opposing the candidate's opponent, or assisting a judicial officeholder is considered to be a contribution to the candidate or officeholder.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.012
§ 592.012. PROTECTION FROM EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE.
Status: in_force

Each person with an intellectual disability has the right to protection from exploitation and abuse because of the person's intellectual disability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0304
§ 8042.0304. 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. Business & Commerce Code § 273.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 273 / Section 273.003
§ 273.003. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A contract provision that does not comply with Section 273.002 is voidable by a party against whom the provision is sought to be enforced.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.124 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.124
§ 361.124. ALLOWED WASTES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN SMALL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS IN ARID AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Construction or demolition waste" means any material waste that is the byproduct of a construction or demolition project, including paper, cartons, gypsum board, wood, excelsior, rubber, and plastics.

(2) "Small municipal solid waste landfill unit" means a discrete area of land or an excavation that:

(A) receives municipal solid waste or other solid wastes allowed by law; and

(B) disposes of less than 20 tons of municipal solid waste daily based on an annual average.

(b) This section applies only to a small municipal solid waste landfill unit that is permitted as an arid exempt landfill under commission rules.

(c) A small municipal solid waste landfill unit daily may dispose of less than 20 tons of construction or demolition waste in addition to the municipal solid waste the unit normally receives.

(d) The commission, in accordance with state and federal solid wastes laws, may, under rules adopted by the commission, grant a small municipal solid waste landfill unit an exemption from the requirements for groundwater protection design and operation and groundwater monitoring and corrective action if there is no evidence of groundwater contamination from the unit.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules as are necessary to implement this section in a manner that maintains compliance with and state program authorization under Section 3006 of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.008 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.008
§ 251.008. EFFECT ON CIVIL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, this chapter, including Section 251.201, does not affect any civil remedy for personal injury or for property damage, including any damage to an underground facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.201
§ 174.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "strike" means failing to report for duty in concerted action with others, wilfully being absent from one's position, stopping work, abstaining from the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of employment, or interfering with the operation of a municipality in any manner, to induce, influence, or coerce a change in the conditions, compensation, rights, privileges, or obligations of employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8422.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8422 / Section 8422.101
§ 8422.101. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.14
§ 18.14. EXAMINING TRIAL.
Status: in_force

The magistrate shall proceed to deal with the accused as in other cases before an examining court if he is satisfied there was good ground for issuing the warrant.