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Tex. Property Code § 51.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.008
§ 51.008. CERTAIN LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien on real property created under this code or another law of this state in favor of a governmental entity must be recorded as provided by Chapters 11 and 12 in the real property records of the county in which the property or a portion of the property is located unless:

(1) the lien is imposed as a result of failure to pay:

(A) ad valorem taxes; or

(B) a penalty or interest owed in connection with those taxes; or

(2) the law establishing the lien expressly states that recording the lien is not required.

(b) Any notice of the lien required by law must contain a legal description of the property.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a lien created under Section 89.083, Natural Resources Code;

(2) a state tax lien under Chapter 113, Tax Code; or

(3) a lien established under Chapter 61 or 213, Labor Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.051
§ 1042.051. BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of:

(1) the members of the Commissioners Court of Hood County, including the county judge; and

(2) four persons appointed by the county judge.

(b) One director appointed by the county judge must be:

(1) a doctor of medicine; or

(2) a doctor of osteopathy.

(c) An appointed director serves a two-year term.
Tex. Education Code § 61.702 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.702
§ 61.702. ELIGIBILITY FOR CLASSROOM TEACHER REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance for classroom teachers, a person must apply to the board and must:

(1) have completed at least one year of employment as a full-time classroom teacher at the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this state in an area or field of acute teacher shortage as designated by the commissioner of education; and

(2) be employed as a full-time classroom teacher at the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this state in an area or field described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A person is not eligible for repayment assistance for classroom teachers under this subchapter if the person has received a Teach for Texas grant or other financial assistance under Subchapter O, Chapter 56, or under former Section 56.309.

(c) The board shall give priority in granting repayment assistance for classroom teachers to a person who received repayment assistance for classroom teachers for the preceding school year. The priority terminates if the person does not apply for or is not eligible for that assistance. In extraordinary circumstances, the board may allow a person to maintain the priority after one or more years in which the person is unable to teach as a classroom teacher.
Tex. Insurance Code § 548.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 548 / Section 548.101
§ 548.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "insider" means a person who:

(1) is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of any class of an equity security of a domestic stock insurer, other than an exempt security; or

(2) is a director or officer of a domestic stock insurer.
Tex. Government Code § 552.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.155
§ 552.155.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.155. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX APPRAISAL PHOTOGRAPHS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a photograph that is taken by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or the chief appraiser's authorized representative for property tax appraisal purposes and that shows the interior of an improvement to property is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.

(b) A governmental body shall disclose a photograph described by Subsection (a) to a requestor who had an ownership interest in the improvement to property shown in the photograph on the date the photograph was taken.

(c) A photograph described by Subsection (a) may be used as evidence in and provided to the parties to a protest under Chapter 41, Tax Code, or an appeal of a determination by the appraisal review board under Chapter 42, Tax Code, if it is relevant to the determination of a matter protested or appealed. A photograph that is used as evidence:

(1) remains confidential in the possession of the person to whom it is disclosed; and

(2) may not be disclosed or used for any other purpose.

(c-1) Notwithstanding any other law, a photograph described by Subsection (a) may be used to ascertain the location of equipment used to produce or transmit oil and gas for purposes of taxation if that equipment is located on January 1 in the appraisal district that appraises property for the equipment for the preceding 365 consecutive days.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.115
§ 1073.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the estate of the patient, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) A final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Water Code § 59.022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.022
§ 59.022. ABILITY TO SET RATES.
Status: in_force

The district may charge rates to persons and entities located outside the district's boundaries on terms, rates, and charges the board of directors may determine to be advisable. In setting rates for out-of-district customers, the board shall set rates sufficient to enable it to meet operation and maintenance expenses and to pay the principal of and interest on debt issued in connection with providing service and to provide a reasonable reserve for replacements to the district. In setting rates, the district may take into consideration past operation and debt service expenses.
Tex. Water Code § 58.833 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.833
§ 58.833. ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

In an election to dissolve a district in which a city, town, or municipal corporation is located, the city, town, or municipal corporation shall be a separate voting precinct, and the ballots cast in the city, town, or municipal corporation shall be counted and canvassed to show the result of the election there. If the city, town, or municipal corporation votes against the dissolution of the district and the balance of the district votes for the dissolution of the district, the district shall be dissolved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.201
§ 8494.201. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.005 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.005
§ 31A.005. CONTESTING MOTION TO CHANGE VENUE; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The credibility or the means of knowledge of a person making an affidavit for change of venue may be attacked by the affidavit of a credible person.

(b) If an affidavit is filed to contest an affidavit for change of venue as provided by Subsection (a), the judge shall hold a hearing on the issue and grant or refuse the motion based on the law and facts in the case.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.156
§ 1507.156. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell bonds issued under this subchapter at a public or private sale as provided by the ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of the bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.065
§ 431.065. CONTRIBUTIONS; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may receive:

(1) a contribution of real property for a right-of-way; and

(2) a cash donation for:

(A) the purchase of a right-of-way; or

(B) the design or construction of a transportation facility or system.

(b) A corporation may establish a formula to determine the amount of cash donations from affected property owners and others necessary to cover the cost of a service to be performed by the corporation or its consultants.

(c) A corporation may borrow money to meet any expense or need associated with the regular operation of the corporation or a particular transportation project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 544.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 544 / Section 544.002
§ 544.002. PLACING AND MAINTAINING TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To implement this subtitle, the Texas Department of Transportation may place and maintain a traffic-control device on a state highway as provided by the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001. The Texas Department of Transportation may provide for the placement and maintenance of the device under Section 221.002.

(b) To implement this subtitle or a local traffic ordinance, a local authority may place and maintain a traffic-control device on a highway under the authority's jurisdiction. The traffic-control device must conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001.

(c) A local authority may not place or maintain a traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation without that department's permission, except as authorized under Section 545.3561.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.051
§ 552.051. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health care services" means services related to human health or to the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a human disease or impairment provided by an individual licensed, registered, or certified under applicable state or federal law to provide those services.

(b) A governmental agency that makes available an artificial intelligence system intended to interact with consumers shall disclose to each consumer, before or at the time of interaction, that the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence system.

(c) A person is required to make the disclosure under Subsection (b) regardless of whether it would be obvious to a reasonable consumer that the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence system.

(d) A disclosure under Subsection (b):

(1) must be clear and conspicuous;

(2) must be written in plain language; and

(3) may not use a dark pattern, as that term is defined by Section 541.001.

(e) A disclosure under Subsection (b) may be provided by using a hyperlink to direct a consumer to a separate Internet web page.

(f) If an artificial intelligence system is used in relation to health care service or treatment, the provider of the service or treatment shall provide the disclosure under Subsection (b) to the recipient of the service or treatment or the recipient's personal representative not later than the date the service or treatment is first provided, except in the case of emergency, in which case the provider shall provide the required disclosure as soon as reasonably possible.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.04 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.04
§ 6.04. ORGANIZATION, MEETINGS, AND COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the appraisal district board of directors constitutes a quorum. At its first meeting each calendar year, the board shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary.

(b) The board may meet at any time at the call of the chairman or as provided by board rule, but may not meet less often than once each calendar quarter.

(c) Members of the board may not receive compensation for service on the board but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided by the budget adopted by the board.

(d) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with reasonable opportunity to appear before the board to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board. Reasonable time shall be provided during each board meeting for public comment on appraisal district and appraisal review board policies and procedures, and a report from the taxpayer liaison officer if one is required by Section 6.052.

(e) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the board.

(f) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the board's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board. The board shall make the information available to the public and the appropriate taxing jurisdictions.

(g) If a written complaint is filed with the board that the board has authority to resolve, the board, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 454.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 454 / Section 454.023
§ 454.023. PETITION FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may issue bonds or notes under this chapter without an election unless a petition requesting an election on the question is filed with the municipal secretary before the scheduled time for adopting the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.

(b) A petition under this section must be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality who have rendered their property for taxation.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0510 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0510
§ 547.0510. ALLOCATING APPROPRIATED MONEY.
Status: in_force

The commission may use a reasonable amount of the money appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of the matching grant program, not to exceed five percent, to pay the administrative costs of implementing and administering the program.
Tex. Water Code § 62.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.305
§ 62.305. LEVY OF TAXES ON ANNEXED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The commission of the annexing district shall annually levy and collect sufficient taxes in the district to be annexed to discharge all valid outstanding obligations of the district to be annexed.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0207
§ 2270.0207. INVESTMENTS EXEMPTED FROM DIVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

An investing entity is not required to divest from any indirect holdings in actively managed investment funds or private equity funds. The investing entity shall submit letters to the managers of investment funds containing listed companies requesting that they consider removing those companies from the fund or create a similar actively managed fund with indirect holdings devoid of listed companies. If the manager creates a similar fund with substantially the same management fees and same level of investment risk, the investing entity shall replace all applicable investments with investments in the similar fund in an expedited time frame consistent with prudent fiduciary standards.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.103
§ 555.103. ANNUAL STATUS REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The inspector general shall prepare an annual status report of the inspector general's activities under this subchapter. The annual report may not contain personally identifiable information of an individual mentioned in the report.

(b) The annual status report must include information that is aggregated and disaggregated by individual center regarding:

(1) the number and type of investigations conducted with the assistance of the inspector general;

(2) the number and type of investigations involving a center employee;

(3) the relationship of an alleged victim to an alleged perpetrator, if any;

(4) the number of investigations conducted that involve the suicide, death, or hospitalization of an alleged victim; and

(5) the number of completed investigations in which commission of an alleged offense was confirmed or unsubstantiated or in which the investigation was inconclusive, and a description of the reason that allegations were unsubstantiated or the investigation was inconclusive.

(c) The inspector general shall submit the annual status report to the:

(1) executive commissioner;

(2) governor;

(3) lieutenant governor;

(4) speaker of the house of representatives;

(5) standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;

(6) state auditor; and

(7) comptroller.

(d) An annual status report submitted under this section is public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.011
§ 662.011. MOTORCYCLE EDUCATION FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Of each fee collected under Sections 521.421(b) and (g) and Sections 522.029(f) and (g), the Department of Public Safety shall send $5 to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the motorcycle education fund account.

(b) Money deposited to the credit of the motorcycle education fund account may be used only to defray the cost of:

(1) administering the motorcycle operator training and safety program; and

(2) conducting the motorcyclist safety and share the road campaign described by Section 201.621.

(c) The comptroller shall report to the governor and legislature not later than the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year on the condition of the account. The report must contain:

(1) a statement of the amount of money deposited to the credit of the account for the year;

(2) a statement of the amount of money disbursed by the comptroller from the account for the year;

(3) a statement of the balance of money in the account;

(4) a list of persons and entities that have received money from the account, including information for each person or entity that shows the amount of money received; and

(5) a statement of any significant problems encountered in administering the account, with recommendations for their solution.

(d) The department may apply for and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization to be deposited in the motorcycle education fund account for the purpose of improving motorcycle safety in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 419.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.025
§ 419.025. MANUAL.
Status: in_force

The commission shall set and collect a fee for a manual that states rules and minimum standards for fire protection personnel. The amount of the fee may not exceed the cost of preparing, printing, and distributing the manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0201
§ 4013.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 16.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.001
§ 16.001. DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Each month the local registrar of deaths shall prepare an abstract of each death certificate issued in the month for a decedent 18 years of age or older who was a resident of the state at the time of death. The local registrar of deaths shall file each abstract with the voter registrar of the decedent's county of residence and the secretary of state as soon as possible, but not later than the seventh day after the date the abstract is prepared.

(b) Each month the clerk of each court having probate jurisdiction shall prepare an abstract of each application for probate of a will, administration of a decedent's estate, or determination of heirship, and each affidavit under Chapter 205, Estates Code, that is filed in the month with a court served by the clerk. The clerk shall file each abstract with the voter registrar and the secretary of state as soon as possible, but not later than the seventh day after the date the abstract is prepared.

(c) Once each week, on a day specified by the secretary of state, the vital statistics unit shall furnish to the secretary of state available information relating to deceased residents of the state as provided by Section 191.011, Health and Safety Code, in the form and manner specified by the secretary. Periodically, the secretary shall furnish to the appropriate voter registrars information obtained from the unit that will assist in identifying the deceased registered voters of each county.

(d) The secretary of state shall quarterly obtain from the United States Social Security Administration available information specified by the secretary relating to deceased residents of the state.

(e) The information required to be filed with the secretary of state under this section must be filed electronically. The secretary of state may waive this requirement on application for a waiver submitted by the appropriate entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.205
§ 9026.205. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of proceeds from the sale of district bonds an amount for:

(1) the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during the period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions; and

(2) the payment of all expenses incurred and to be incurred in the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds.

(b) For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960A / Section 7960A.0104
§ 7960A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7960A.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. Estates Code § 53.107 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 53 / Section 53.107
§ 53.107. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The following do not apply to probate proceedings:

(1) Rules 47(c) and 169, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; and

(2) the portions of Rule 190.2, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, concerning expedited actions under Rule 169, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.