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Tex. Local Government Code § 112.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 112 / Section 112.001
§ 112.001.
Status: in_force

Sec. 112.001. ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN COUNTY WITH COUNTY AUDITOR AND POPULATION OF LESS THAN 190,000. In a county with a population of less than 190,000, the county auditor may adopt and enforce regulations, not inconsistent with law or with a rule adopted under Section 112.003, that the auditor considers necessary for the speedy and proper collecting, checking, and accounting of the revenues and other funds and fees that belong to the county.
Tex. Government Code § 551.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.046
§ 551.046.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.046. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATURE. The notice of a legislative committee meeting shall be as provided by the rules of the house of representatives or of the senate.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.077 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.077
§ 201.077. SERVICE BY LANDMAN.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service performed for a private for-profit person by a landman, as defined by Section 1702.324, Occupations Code, if:

(1) the compensation paid to the landman directly relates only to the performance of the service; and

(2) the service performed by the landman is performed under a written contract between the landman and the person for whom the service is performed that provides that the landman is to be treated as an independent contractor and not as an employee with respect to the service provided under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4015.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4015 / Section 4015.0401
§ 4015.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 541.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 541 / Section 541.301
§ 541.301. TRAFFIC.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle "traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purposes of travel.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.209 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.209
§ 579.209. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Election Code § 68.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.004
§ 68.004. PERIODIC REPORTS DURING TABULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Periodically during the tabulation, the secretary of state shall publish reports covering the races being tabulated.

(b) The periodic reports may include:

(1) vote totals for all contested races being tabulated;

(2) vote totals by county for federal offices and statewide offices of the state government;

(3) vote totals for federal offices and statewide offices of the state government in each of the six most populous counties, the total for the next 19 most populous counties, and the total for the remaining 229 counties; and

(4) any other information the secretary of state determines to be relevant.

(c) The secretary shall distribute the periodic reports on publication to the participating news media.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.0525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.0525
§ 264.0525. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may serve a proposed cease and desist order on a person the board believes is engaging or is likely to engage in an activity without a license or registration certificate required by this subtitle. The order must:

(1) be delivered by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address;

(2) state the acts or practices alleged to be an unauthorized activity; and

(3) state the effective date of the order, which may not be before the 21st day after the date the proposed order is delivered or mailed.

(b) Unless the person against whom the proposed order is directed requests a hearing in writing before the effective date of the order, the order takes effect and is final and nonappealable as to that person.

(c) A requested hearing on a proposed order shall be held not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the written request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date. A hearing under this subsection is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) After the hearing, the board shall issue or decline to issue a cease and desist order. The proposed order may be modified as necessary to conform to the findings at the hearing. An order issued under this subsection:

(1) is immediately final for purposes of enforcement and appeal; and

(2) must require the person to immediately cease and desist from the unauthorized activity.

(e) The board may release to the public a final cease and desist order issued under this section or information relating to the existence of the order if the board determines that the release would enhance the effective enforcement of the order or will serve the public interest.
Tex. Education Code § 33.202 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.202
§ 33.202. SAFETY TRAINING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The University Interscholastic League shall develop and adopt an extracurricular activity safety training program as provided by this section. In developing the program, the league may use materials available from the American Red Cross, Emergency Medical Systems (EMS), or another appropriate entity.

(b) The following persons must satisfactorily complete the safety training program in accordance with the policy adopted under Section 21.4515:

(1) a coach, trainer, or sponsor for an extracurricular athletic activity; and

(2) a director responsible for a school marching band.

(c) The safety training program must include:

(1) certification of participants by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization or by the University Interscholastic League;

(2) current training in:

(A) emergency action planning;

(B) communicating effectively with 9-1-1 emergency service operators and other emergency personnel; and

(C) recognizing symptoms of potentially catastrophic injuries, including head and neck injuries, concussions, injuries related to second impact syndrome, asthma attacks, heatstroke, cardiac arrest, and injuries requiring use of a defibrillator; and

(3) a safety drill that incorporates the training described by Subdivision (2) and simulates various injuries described by Subdivision (2)(C).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.151
§ 438.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "local health jurisdiction" means a public health district, county, or municipality that regulates food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, temporary food service establishments, or roadside food vendors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.003
§ 9033.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.951 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.951
§ 91.951. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "oil or gas emergency" means an emergency related to an oil and gas operation, as defined by Section 81.0523, including the uncontrolled release of oil, gas, or produced water from an oil or gas well or other type of well regulated by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0601
§ 3800.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.202
§ 321.202.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.202. METHOD OF REPORTING: RETAILERS HAVING SALES BELOW TAXABLE AMOUNT. The exclusion provided by Section 151.411 applies to a retailer under this chapter 50 percent of whose receipts from the sales of taxable items comes from individual transactions in which the sales price is an amount on which no tax is produced from the combined state and local taxes.
Tex. Election Code § 106.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 106 / Section 106.002
§ 106.002. VOTING PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for voting from space on election day by secure electronic means by persons to whom this chapter applies. The procedures may provide for:

(1) a deadline by which a person must apply to vote under this chapter; and

(2) the use of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's electronic transmission program to send ballots to persons on a space flight.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.151
§ 8489.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8489.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 240.0501 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.0501
§ 240.0501. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "future interest" means an interest that:

(1) takes effect in possession or enjoyment, if at all, later than the time at which the instrument creating the interest becomes irrevocable; and

(2) passes to the holder of the interest at the time of the event that causes the taker of the interest to be finally ascertained and the interest to be indefeasibly vested.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.106
§ 8309.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) In addition to all the rights and remedies provided by other law, if the district violates the terms of an ordinance or resolution described by Subsection (a), the municipality is entitled to injunctive relief or a writ of mandamus issued by a court requiring the district and the district's officials to observe and comply with the terms of the ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 26.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.106
§ 26.106. ARMSTRONG COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Armstrong County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.005
§ 3849.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3849.106;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.041 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.041
§ 132.041. GRADE DETERMINATION AND SIZE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Grades and sizes established for eggs sold in this state must be established by candling and weighing by a person licensed under this chapter.

(b) The candling and weighing must be made at:

(1) the licensee's place of business within this state; or

(2) a designated location outside the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.156
§ 301.156. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may receive gifts, grants, or other funds or assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0103
§ 7992A.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.
Tex. Education Code § 61.401 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.401
§ 61.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Public institution of higher education" includes any senior college, university, community college, technical institute, or junior college or the equivalent which is controlled by a public body organized outside the boundaries of the State of Texas.

(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0103
§ 8036.0103. 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.103
§ 3823.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.14 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.14
§ 53A.14. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of not less than 7 nor more than 11 members to be determined at the time of creating the authority. The directors shall be appointed by the governing body of the city or by the governing bodies of the cities, and they shall serve until their successors are appointed as provided by this section. If the authority includes more than one city, each governing body shall appoint an equal number of directors unless otherwise agreed by the cities.

(b) The members of the board serve for two-year terms.

(c) Directors are not entitled to compensation for services but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing such service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.616 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.616
§ 772.616. COLLECTION OF FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A service supplier or a business service user that provides residential facilities and owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to provide telephone service to facility residents shall collect the fees imposed on a customer under Section 772.615.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the last day of the month in which the fees are collected, the service supplier or business service user shall deliver the fees to the district in the manner determined by the district. The district may establish an alternative date for payment of fees under this section, provided that the required payment date is not earlier than the 30th day after the last day of the report period in which the fees are collected. The service supplier or business service user shall file with each payment to the district a receipt in the form prescribed by the district.

(c) Both a service supplier and a business service user under Subsection (a) shall maintain records of the amount of fees the service supplier or business service user collects until at least the second anniversary of the date of collection. The board may require, at the board's expense, an annual audit of the service supplier's or business service user's books and records with respect to the collection and remittance of the fees.

(d) A business service user that does not collect and remit the 9-1-1 emergency service fee as required is subject to a civil cause of action under Subsection (g). A sworn affidavit by the district specifying the unremitted fees is prima facie evidence that the fees were not remitted and of the amount of the unremitted fees.

(e) A service supplier may retain an administrative fee of two percent of the amount of fees the service supplier collects under this section.

(f) A service supplier is not required to take any legal action to enforce the collection of the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The service supplier shall provide the district with an annual certificate of delinquency that includes the amount of all delinquent fees and the name and address of each nonpaying service user. The certificate of delinquency is prima facie evidence that a fee included in the certificate is delinquent and of the amount of the delinquent fee. A service user account is considered delinquent if the fee is not paid to the service supplier before the 31st day after the payment due date stated on the user's bill from the service supplier.

(g) The district may file legal proceedings against a service user to collect fees not paid by the service user and may establish internal collection procedures and recover the cost of collection from the nonpaying service user. If the district prevails in a legal proceeding filed under this subsection, the court shall award costs, attorney's fees, and interest to be paid by the nonpaying service user. A delinquent fee accrues interest at the legal rate beginning on the date the payment becomes due.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.005
§ 38.005. ELECTRIC SERVICE RELIABILITY MEASURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall implement service quality and reliability standards relating to the delivery of electricity to retail customers by electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The commission by rule shall develop reliability standards, including:

(1) the system-average interruption frequency index (SAIFI);

(2) the system-average interruption duration index (SAIDI);

(3) achievement of average response time for customer service requests or inquiries; or

(4) other standards that the commission finds reasonable and appropriate.

(b) The commission may take appropriate enforcement action under this section, including action against a utility, if any of the utility's feeders with 10 or more customers has had a SAIDI or SAIFI average that is more than 200 percent greater than the system average of all feeders during any two-year period. In determining the appropriate enforcement action, the commission shall consider:

(1) the feeder's operating and maintenance history;

(2) the cause of each interruption in the feeder's service;

(3) the duration of each interruption in the feeder's service;

(4) any action taken by a utility to address the feeder's performance;

(5) the estimated cost and benefit of remediating a feeder's performance; and

(6) any other relevant factor as determined by the commission.

(c) The standards implemented under Subsection (a) shall require each electric utility and transmission and distribution utility subject to this section to maintain adequately trained and experienced personnel throughout the utility's service area so that the utility is able to fully and adequately comply with the appropriate service quality and reliability standards.

(d) The standards shall ensure that electric utilities do not neglect any local neighborhood or geographic area, including rural areas, communities of less than 1,000 persons, and low-income areas, with regard to system reliability.

(e) The commission may require each electric utility and transmission and distribution utility to supply data to assist the commission in developing the reliability standards.

(f) Each electric utility, transmission and distribution utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, and generation provider shall be obligated to comply with any operational criteria duly established by the independent organization as defined by Section 39.151 or adopted by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.052
§ 1092.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To qualify for election to the board, a person must:

(1) be at least 21 years of age;

(2) have been a resident of the district for at least two years;

(3) have been a resident of the county commissioners precinct for at least six months if the person seeks to represent a county commissioners precinct position; and

(4) be a qualified voter of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.056
§ 1601.056. INFORMATION ON BIDDERS AND BIDDING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall, on request by a system, provide a list of all carriers:

(1) authorized to engage in business in this state; and

(2) eligible to bid on insurance coverage provided under this chapter.

(b) The department shall, on request by a system, examine and evaluate a bidding contract and certify the contract's actuarial soundness to the system not later than the 15th day after the date of the request.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.011 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.011
§ 52.011. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN WORK BY FOREIGN CREW; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is an officer or member of a crew of a foreign seagoing vessel; and

(2) works on a wharf or levee of a port beyond the end of the vessel's tackle.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $100;

(2) confinement in jail for a term of not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.