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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7202.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7202 / Section 7202.004
§ 7202.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.163 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.163
§ 200.163. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

Section 200.161 or 200.162 does not limit the obligation of a holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber to the obligee of the real estate investment trust if that person:

(1) expressly assumes, guarantees, or agrees to be personally liable to the obligee for the obligation; or

(2) is otherwise liable to the obligee for the obligation under this code or other applicable statute.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.511 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.511
§ 161.511. TIME LIMIT ON TRANSFER OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a recipient of a loan may not lease, sell, or otherwise transfer in whole or part land or any interest in land against which there is a mortgage, deed of trust, or any other lien securing the loan:

(1) before the third anniversary of the date the recipient purchases the land; and

(2) unless the recipient has complied with any other terms and conditions provided by this subchapter and the rules of the board.

(b) After the three-year period prescribed by Subsection (a), land may be sold or otherwise transferred, subject to any lien securing a loan, if:

(1) all interest, principal, and taxes that are due have been paid;

(2) the terms and conditions of this subchapter and rules of the board have been met; and

(3) the board approves the sale or other transfer.

(c) The board may waive the three-year period prescribed by Subsection (a):

(1) in a case of death, bankruptcy, financial incapacity, or divorce of the loan recipient;

(2) if a loan recipient is forced to move because of a change in employment or because the recipient's home is condemned through no fault of the recipient; or

(3) at any other time the board considers a waiver to be in the best interest of the program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.255
§ 171.255. PORT TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may not spend money, including money from state or federal grants, to purchase a rail facility operated by a port terminal railroad.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.143 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.143
§ 431.143. AMENDMENT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission, at its sole discretion, may amend the articles of incorporation at any time by:

(1) adopting the amendment by resolution; and

(2) delivering the articles of amendment to the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0107
§ 3942.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 33.020 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.020
§ 33.020. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Harmful material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.24, Penal Code.

(2) "Indecent content" means content that portrays sexual or excretory organs or activities in a way that is patently offensive.

(3) "Library material" means any book, record, file, or other instrument or document in a school district's library catalog. The term does not include instructional material, as defined by Section 31.002, or materials procured for the TexShare consortium under Subchapter M, Chapter 441, Government Code.

(4) "Profane content" means content that includes grossly offensive language that is considered a public nuisance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.108
§ 3896.108. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that:

(1) the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by:

(A) the governing body of the city; and

(B) the owners of the territory being added or removed;

(2) a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and

(3) territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes on the territory are outstanding.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.154
§ 356.154. REPORT; PASSAGE OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

The personal representative of the estate shall promptly report to the court a sale of livestock authorized under this subchapter, supported by a verified copy of the commission merchant's account of the sale. A court order of confirmation is not required to pass title to the purchaser of the livestock.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 5.01 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 5.01
§ 5.01.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.01. Each party state, except the host state, shall contribute a total of $25 million to the host state. Payments shall be deposited in the host state treasury to the credit of the low-level waste fund in the following manner except as otherwise provided. Not later than the 60th day after the date of congressional ratification of this compact, each nonhost party state shall pay to the host state $12.5 million. Not later than the 60th day after the date of the opening of the compact facility, each nonhost party state shall pay to the host state an additional $12.5 million.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.203
§ 1009.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board shall call the election. The election must be held in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code.

(c) The bond election order must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the amount of bonds to be authorized;

(3) the maximum maturity of the bonds;

(4) the maximum interest rate of the bonds;

(5) the location of the polling places; and

(6) the presiding election officers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8469.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8469 / Section 8469.107
§ 8469.107. FIREFIGHTING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 49.351(a), Water Code, the district may, as authorized by Section 59(f), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Section 49.351, Water Code:

(1) establish, operate, and maintain a fire department;

(2) contract with another political subdivision for the joint operation of a fire department; or

(3) contract with any other person to perform firefighting services in the district and may issue bonds and impose taxes to pay for the department and the activities.
Tex. Election Code § 122.068 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.068
§ 122.068. EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS.
Status: in_force

The examiners shall examine the modified system or equipment and prepare and deliver examination reports in the same manner as for an application for initial approval of a system or equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.202
§ 1060.202. TAX TO PAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue bonds under Section 1060.201 only if the board imposes an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.
Tex. Government Code § 76.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.010
§ 76.010. STATE FUNDS OR GUARANTEES FOR CORRECTIONS FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Community corrections facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 509.001.

(2) "State jail felony facility" means a facility operated or contracted for by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Subchapter A, Chapter 507, for the confinement of individuals convicted of state jail felonies.

(b) A department, county, municipality, or a combination involving more than one of those entities may establish a community corrections facility and are specifically encouraged to purchase or enter into a contract for the use of abandoned or underutilized public facilities, such as former military bases and rural hospitals, for the purpose of providing community corrections facilities.

(c) The department may authorize expenditures of funds provided by the division to the department for the purposes of providing facilities, equipment, and utilities for community corrections facilities or state jail felony facilities if:

(1) the judges described by Section 76.002 recommend the expenditures; and

(2) the division, or the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of a state jail felony facility, provides funds for the purpose of assisting in the establishment or improvement of the facilities.

(d) A department may acquire, hold title to, and own real property for the purpose of establishing a community corrections facility or a state jail felony facility.

(e) A department, county, municipality, or a combination involving more than one of those entities may not use a facility or real property purchased, acquired, or improved with state funds unless the division, or the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of a state jail felony facility, first approves the use.

(f) The division or the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, in the case of a state jail felony facility, is entitled to reimbursement from an entity described by Subsection (e) of all state funds used by the entity without the approval required by Subsection (e).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 117 / Section 117.002
§ 117.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Public Health Funding and Policy Committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.201
§ 355.201. CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter regarding the presentment of claims against a decedent's estate may not be construed to apply to any claim of a personal representative against the decedent.

(b) A personal representative holding a claim against the decedent shall file the claim in the court granting the letters testamentary or of administration, verified by affidavit as required in other cases, within six months after the date the representative qualifies, or the claim is barred.

(c) A claim by a personal representative that has been filed with the court within the required period shall be entered on the claim docket and acted on by the court in the same manner as in other cases.

(d) A personal representative may appeal a judgment of the court acting on a claim under this section as in other cases.

(e) The previous provisions regarding the presentment of claims may not be construed to apply to a claim:

(1) of any heir or devisee who claims in that capacity;

(2) that accrues against the estate after the granting of letters testamentary or of administration and for which the personal representative has contracted; or

(3) for delinquent ad valorem taxes against a decedent's estate that is being administered in probate in:

(A) a county other than the county in which the taxes were imposed; or

(B) the same county in which the taxes were imposed, if the probate proceedings have been pending for more than four years.
Tex. Government Code § 24.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.016
§ 24.016. APPOINTED COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

A district judge may appoint counsel to attend to the cause of a party who makes an affidavit that he is too poor to employ counsel to attend to the cause.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.055
§ 801.055. DEPOSIT OF FEES.
Status: in_force

A fee collected by the department under this chapter for a certificate of authority shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.054
§ 3896.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 3896.053 or this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.

(b) A director who has a beneficial interest in a business entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from an action of the board may participate in discussion and vote on that action if a majority of the board has a similar interest in the same action or if all other similar business entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.061
§ 2257.061. AUDITS AND EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

As part of an audit or regulatory examination of a public entity's depository or custodian, the auditor or examiner shall:

(1) examine and verify pledged investment securities and records maintained under Section 2257.025 or 2257.046; and

(2) report any significant or material noncompliance with this chapter to the comptroller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.057
§ 887.057. DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An association shall, through the department, deposit with the comptroller an amount equal to the largest risk assumed by the association on any one life or individual.

(b) A deposit under this section must be cash or convertible securities subject to approval by the department.

(c) A deposit is liable for the payment of any final judgment against the association and is subject to garnishment after a final judgment against the association.

(d) An association shall immediately replenish a deposit under this section if the deposit is impounded or depleted. If the association fails to immediately replenish the deposit on demand by the department, the department may consider the association insolvent and take appropriate action.

(e) An association may not state in an advertisement, in a letter, in literature, or otherwise that it has made a deposit with the department as required by law, unless the association also states fully:

(1) the purpose of the deposit;

(2) the conditions under which the deposit is made; and

(3) the exact amount and character of the deposit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.031
§ 711.031. RULES; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A cemetery organization may adopt and enforce rules:

(1) concerning the use, care, control, management, restriction, and protection of the cemetery operated by the cemetery organization;

(2) to restrict the use of cemetery property;

(3) to regulate the placement, uniformity, class, and kind of markers, monuments, effigies, and other structures in any part of the cemetery;

(4) to regulate the planting and care of plants in the cemetery;

(5) to prevent the interment of remains not entitled to be interred in the cemetery;

(6) to prevent the use of a plot for a purpose that violates the cemetery organization's restrictions;

(7) to regulate the conduct of persons on cemetery property and to prevent improper meetings at the cemetery; and

(8) for other purposes the directors consider necessary for the proper conduct of the cemetery organization's business, and for the protection of the premises and the principles, plans, and ideals on which the cemetery was organized.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must be plainly printed or typed and maintained for inspection in the cemetery organization's office or another place in the cemetery prescribed by the directors.

(c) The directors may prescribe a penalty for the violation of a rule adopted under this section. The cemetery organization may recover the amount of the penalty in a civil action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971 / Section 7971.203
§ 7971.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 24.580 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.580
§ 24.580.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.580. 436TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) The 436th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.260 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.260
§ 504.260. LIMITED SALES AND USE TAX FOR SPECIFIC PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election held under Section 504.251 or 504.258, the authorizing municipality may also allow the voters to vote on a ballot proposition to limit the use of the sales and use tax to a specific project. If an authorizing municipality elects to limit the use of the tax to a specific project, in the ballot proposition prescribed by Section 504.256 or 504.261 a description of the project shall be substituted for the words "new and expanded business enterprises."

(b) When the last of a Type A corporation's obligations have been satisfied regarding the specific project for which the sales and use tax was limited, the corporation shall send to the comptroller a notice stating that the sales and use tax imposed for the specific project may not be collected after the last day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the date of notification. A sales and use tax imposed for a specific project under this section may not be collected after the last day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the date of the notification to the comptroller. The state shall forward revenue collected after the obligations for the specific project have been satisfied to the governing body of the authorizing municipality to be used to pay current bonded indebtedness of the municipality.

(c) A Type A corporation created to perform a specific project under this section may retain its corporate existence and perform any other project approved by the voters of the authorizing municipality at an election held under Section 504.251 or 504.258.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.102
§ 1.102. FOREIGN FILING ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

If the formation of an entity occurs when a certificate of formation or similar instrument filed with a foreign governmental authority takes effect, the law of the state or other jurisdiction in which that foreign governmental authority is located governs the formation and internal affairs of the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924 / Section 7924.004
§ 7924.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7924.003 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. Finance Code § 35.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.001
§ 35.001. DETERMINATION LETTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner determines from examination or other credible evidence that a state bank is in a condition that may warrant the issuance of an enforcement order under this chapter, the banking commissioner may notify the bank in writing of the determination, the requirements the bank must satisfy to abate the determination, and the time in which the requirements must be satisfied to avert further administrative action. The determination letter must be delivered by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.

(b) The determination letter may be issued in connection with the issuance of a cease and desist, removal, or prohibition order under this subchapter or an order of supervision or conservatorship under Subchapter B.
Tex. Government Code § 441.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.031
§ 441.031. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "state record" means a document, book, paper, photograph, sound recording, or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristic, made or received by a state department or institution according to law or in connection with the transaction of official state business. The term does not include:

(1) library or museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes;

(2) an extra copy of a document preserved only for convenience of reference;

(3) a stock of publications or of processed documents; or

(4) any records, correspondence, notes, memoranda, or documents, other than a final written agreement described by Section 2009.054(c), associated with a matter conducted under an alternative dispute resolution procedure in which personnel of a state department or institution, local government, special district, or other political subdivision of the state participated as a party, facilitated as an impartial third party, or facilitated as the administrator of a dispute resolution system or organization.
Tex. Family Code § 264.1078 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1078
§ 264.1078. LUGGAGE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "luggage" means a suitcase, duffel bag, backpack, or similar container designed to hold an individual's personal belongings.

(b) The department shall:

(1) establish and maintain a decentralized supply of luggage to be used to transport a foster child's personal belongings; and

(2) develop procedures for the storage and distribution of luggage.

(c) The department shall provide luggage to a child who is being removed from the child's home or changing placement. Luggage provided to a child under this subsection belongs to the child and may not be reclaimed by the department or retained by the child's foster parent. The department is not required to provide new luggage under this subsection to a child who is changing placement and has the luggage previously provided by the department.

(d) The department shall maintain a record of each time a trash bag is used to move a foster child's personal belongings. The record must include the reason the department did not provide the child with appropriate luggage to move the child's personal belongings.

(e) Expired.

(f) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations of any kind and from any source for purposes of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.002
§ 3924.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Onion Creek Metro Park District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.113
§ 3905.113. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.108
§ 3503.108. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 3503.103, the authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain.