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Tex. Local Government Code § 552.0025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0025
§ 552.0025. CONNECTION, DISCONNECTION, AND LIABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not require a customer to pay for utility service previously furnished to another customer at the same service connection as a condition of connecting or continuing service.

(b) A municipality may not require a customer's utility bill to be guaranteed by a third party as a condition of connecting or continuing service.

(c) A municipality may require varying utility deposits for customers as it deems appropriate in each case.

(d) Except as provided in Subsections (e) and (f), a municipality may by ordinance impose a lien against an owner's property, unless it is a homestead as protected by the Texas Constitution, for delinquent bills for municipal utility service to the property.

(e) The municipality's lien shall not apply to bills for service connected in a tenant's name after notice by the property owner to the municipality that the property is rental property.

(f) The municipality's lien shall not apply to bills for service connected in a tenant's name prior to the effective date of the ordinance imposing the lien. This subsection shall not apply to ordinances adopted prior to the effective date of this Act.

(g) The municipality's lien shall be perfected by recording in the real property records of the county where the property is located a notice of lien containing a legal description of the property and the utility's account number for the delinquent charges. The municipality's lien may include penalties, interest, and collection costs.

(h) The municipality's lien is inferior to a bona fide mortgage lien that is recorded before the recording of the municipality's lien in the real property records of the county where the property is located. The municipality's lien is superior to all other liens, including previously recorded judgment liens and any liens recorded after the municipality's lien.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.056
§ 1112.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than three for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, the county judge of Coke County may fill the vacancies by appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.102
§ 8384.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 31.075 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.075
§ 31.075. STATE OWNERSHIP; LICENSING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, open education resource instructional material is the property of the state.

(b) To encourage the use of instructional material purchased by the state under this subchapter by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, the commissioner may provide a license for the instructional material that:

(1) requires that a user who reproduces the instructional material in any manner:

(A) except as provided by Subdivision (2)(A), must keep all copyright notices for the material intact;

(B) except as provided by Subdivision (2)(A), must attribute the authorship of the material to the agency or another person specified by the commissioner;

(C) must indicate if the user has modified the material;

(D) may not assert or imply any connection with or sponsorship or endorsement by the agency or this state, unless authorized by the commissioner; and

(E) to the extent reasonably practicable, must provide in any product or derivative material a uniform resource identifier or hyperlink through which a person may obtain the material free of charge;

(2) provides that:

(A) the commissioner may request that a user remove a copyright notice or attribution from the material and that a user must comply with the request to the extent reasonably practicable; and

(B) the rights granted under the license to a user are automatically terminated if the user fails to comply with the terms of the license; and

(3) includes any additional terms determined by the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner may exempt a license under this section from including one or more of the requirements under Subsection (b)(1).

(e) The commissioner shall determine what is considered reasonably practicable for purposes of Subsections (b)(1)(E) and (b)(2)(A).

(f) The commissioner may:

(1) specify requirements to reinstate a user's rights under a license that has been terminated; and

(2) reinstate a user's rights on completion of those requirements.

(g) The commissioner may use a license commonly applied to an open education resource in implementing this section.

(h) The attorney general shall represent the agency in an action brought under this section and may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0704 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0704
§ 8513.0704. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of sale of authority bonds may be deposited in one or more banks or trust companies and may be paid out according to the terms on which the authority and the purchasers of the bonds agree.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.622 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.622
§ 504.622. GIRL SCOUT LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Girl Scouts." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Girl Scout Councils of Texas.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the Girl Scout account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be used by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in making grants to benefit educational projects sponsored by the Girl Scout Councils of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.262
§ 3902.262. NO IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.201
§ 8452.201. 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. Insurance Code § 4005.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.151
§ 4005.151. ACTING AS AGENT AFTER LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person acts as an agent after the person's agent license has been suspended or revoked.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.156 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.156
§ 288.156. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 15th day after the date the district receives a payment described by Section 288.155(c)(5), the district shall transfer to each paying hospital an amount equal to the proportionate share of those funds to which the hospital is entitled.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.427 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.427
§ 361.427. SPECIFICATIONS FOR RECYCLED PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in consultation with the comptroller, shall promulgate rules to establish guidelines by which a product is eligible to be considered a recycled product based on:

(1) the percent of the total content of a product that consists of recycled material; or

(2) the portion of the total content of a product that is determined to consist of recycled material according to a third-party certification system for mass balance attribution identified by the commission under Section 361.4215.

(b) The guidelines established under this section shall specify a minimum percent of the recycled material in a product which must be postconsumer waste or post-use polymers.

(c) The guidelines established under this section shall be classified by types of products.

(d) The commission's guidelines shall be established taking into consideration the guidelines promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency for federal procurement of recycled products as authorized by the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3259 et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8340.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8340 / Section 8340.105
§ 8340.105. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8340.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7995A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7995A / Section 7995A.0301
§ 7995A.0301. 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. Health and Safety Code § 241.222 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.222
§ 241.222. CERTAIN FEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility described by Section 241.221 that provides a health care service, including testing or vaccination, to an individual accessing the service from the individual's vehicle may not charge the individual or a third-party payor a facility or observation fee.

(b) This section may not be construed as expanding the type of health care services a facility described by Section 241.221 is authorized to provide.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0581 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0581
§ 40.0581. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR CERTAIN SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission, in collaboration with the department, shall contract with a vendor or enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education to develop, in coordination with the department, performance quality metrics for family-based safety services and post-adoption support services providers. The quality metrics must be included in each contract with those providers.

(b) Each provider whose contract with the commission to provide department services includes the quality metrics developed under Subsection (a) must prepare and submit to the department a report each calendar quarter regarding the provider's performance based on the quality metrics.

(c) The commissioner shall compile a summary of all reports prepared and submitted to the department by family-based safety services providers as required by Subsection (b) and distribute the summary to appropriate family-based safety services caseworkers and child protective services region management once each calendar quarter.

(d) The commissioner shall compile a summary of all reports prepared and submitted to the department by post-adoption support services providers as required by Subsection (b) and distribute the summary to appropriate conservatorship and adoption caseworkers and child protective services region management.

(e) The department shall make the summaries prepared under Subsections (c) and (d) available to families that are receiving family-based safety services and to adoptive families.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 26(3), eff. June 14, 2021.
Tex. Family Code § 157.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.003
§ 157.003. JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND REMEDIES; NO ELECTION OF REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A party requesting enforcement may join in the same proceeding any claim and remedy provided for in this chapter, other provisions of this title, or other rules of law.

(b) A motion for enforcement does not constitute an election of remedies that limits or precludes:

(1) the use of any other civil or criminal proceeding to enforce a final order; or

(2) a suit for damages under Chapter 42.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0402
§ 7985A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7985A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.161
§ 3813.161. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money for the corporate purposes of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0304
§ 7901.0304. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0106
§ 7930A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8105.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8105 / Section 8105.001
§ 8105.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Beach Road Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Government Code § 2059.1055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2059 / Section 2059.1055
§ 2059.1055. NETWORK SECURITY IN A STATE OF DISASTER.
Status: in_force

The department, in coordination with the command, shall disconnect the computer network of an entity receiving security services under this chapter from the Internet if the governor issues an order under Section 418.0195 to disconnect the network because of a substantial external threat to the entity's computer network.
Tex. Government Code § 418.191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.191
§ 418.191. MEDICAL SPECIAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity responsible for the care of individuals with medical special needs shall develop and distribute information on volunteering in connection with a disaster.

(b) The division shall provide information to interested parties and the public regarding how volunteers can be identified and trained to help all groups of people, including those with medical special needs and those who are residents of assisted living facilities.
Tex. Election Code § 123.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.008
§ 123.008. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MANUALS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person who sells, leases, or otherwise provides an electronic voting system or equipment to a political subdivision shall also provide any user or operator manuals or other instructions or documents relating to the use of the system or equipment. The general custodian of election records for the political subdivision shall make those materials available for public inspection in the custodian's office on the request of any person.

(b) The custodian shall also make available for public inspection in the custodian's office any materials described by Subsection (a) that are produced by the political subdivision for its elections.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.210 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.210
§ 153.210. LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the distribution is made in compliance with Chapter 11, a limited partnership may not make a distribution to a partner if, immediately after giving effect to the distribution and despite any compromise of a claim referred to by Sections 153.203 and 153.204, all liabilities of the limited partnership, other than liabilities to partners with respect to their partnership interests and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of the limited partnership, exceed the fair value of the partnership assets. The fair value of property that is subject to a liability for which recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the partnership assets for purposes of this subsection only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds that liability.

(b) For purposes of this section, "distribution" does not include an amount constituting reasonable compensation for present or past services or a reasonable payment made in the ordinary course of business under a bona fide retirement plan or other benefits program.

(c) For purposes of this section, the determination of the amount of a limited partnership's liabilities or the value of a limited partnership's assets may be based on:

(1) financial statements of the limited partnership, which may include the financial statements of subsidiary entities or other entities accounted for on a consolidated basis or on the equity method of accounting, that:

(A) present the financial condition of the limited partnership and any subsidiary or other entities included in those financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards; or

(B) have been prepared using the method of accounting used to file the partnership's federal income tax return or using any other accounting practices and principles that are reasonable under the circumstances;

(2) financial information, including condensed or summary financial statements, that are prepared on the same basis as financial statements described by Subdivision (1);

(3) projections, forecasts, or other forward-looking information relating to the future economic performance, financial condition, or liquidity of the limited partnership that is reasonable under the circumstances;

(4) a fair valuation or information from any other method that is reasonable under the circumstances; or

(5) a combination of a statement, valuation, or information authorized by this subsection.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to the computation of the franchise tax or any other tax imposed on a limited partnership under the laws of this state.

(e) An action alleging a distribution is made in violation of this section must be commenced not later than the second anniversary of the date of the distribution.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.256
§ 2166.256. ACQUISITION OF ITEMS NOT FURNISHED UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Equipment or furnishings not constructed or installed under a construction contract shall be acquired through regular state purchasing methods.
Tex. Election Code § 201.022 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.022
§ 201.022. DEATH.
Status: in_force

If an officer or officer-elect dies, a vacancy occurs on the date of death.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.001
§ 461A.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

Chemical dependency is a preventable and treatable illness and public health problem affecting the general welfare and the economy of this state. The legislature recognizes the need for proper and sufficient facilities, programs, and procedures for prevention, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation. It is the policy of this state that a person with a chemical dependency shall be offered a continuum of services that will enable the person to lead a normal life as a productive member of society.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.2052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.2052
§ 33.2052. CERTIFICATION OF AGENCY RULES; AGENCY ACTIONS CONSIDERED CONSISTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall establish and may modify a process by which an agency may submit rules and rule amendments described by Section 33.2051 to the commissioner for review and certification for consistency with the goals and policies of the coastal management program.

(b) The process must provide that an agency may submit to the commissioner consistency review thresholds for the agency's actions described in Section 33.2053. After the commissioner certifies that an agency's rules are consistent and approves the agency's thresholds, the agency's consistency determination under Section 33.205(b) for an action is final and is not subject to referral and review, except as provided by Section 33.205(d).

(c) The commissioner by rule shall provide that the commissioner may revoke a certification under Subsection (b) if the commissioner finds that an agency has:

(1) implemented certified rules in a manner that conflicts with the goals and policies of the coastal management program; or

(2) amended certified rules in a manner inconsistent with the goals and policies of the coastal management program.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.102
§ 3.102. RIGHTS OF GOVERNING PERSONS IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) In discharging a duty or exercising a power, a governing person, including a governing person who is a member of a committee, may, in good faith and with ordinary care, rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, concerning a domestic entity or another person and prepared or presented by:

(1) an officer or employee of the entity;

(2) legal counsel;

(3) a certified public accountant;

(4) an investment banker;

(5) a person who the governing person reasonably believes possesses professional expertise in the matter; or

(6) a committee of the governing authority of which the governing person is not a member.

(b) A governing person may not in good faith rely on the information described by Subsection (a) if the governing person has knowledge of a matter that makes the reliance unwarranted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8068.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8068 / Section 8068.0103
§ 8068.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.