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Tex. Government Code § 1506.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.154
§ 1506.154. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue revenue bonds for a purpose authorized by Section 1506.152(a).

(b) A municipality that proposes to create an off-street parking system under Section 1506.152(b) may by ordinance issue bonds for the purposes of creating, extending, or improving the system to the same extent otherwise provided by this subchapter for bonds issued for a single parking facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.004
§ 1044.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hunt County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975A / Section 7975A.0304
§ 7975A.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. Human Resources Code § 22.024 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.024
§ 22.024. DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PLAN FOR ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

If the commission, the department, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, or another agency funded in the General Appropriations Act under appropriations for health, welfare, and rehabilitation agencies receives funds to provide case management services to elderly persons or persons with disabilities, the agency shall provide information to its staff concerning the services other agencies provide to those populations. The agency's staff shall use that information to develop a comprehensive service plan for its clients.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.006
§ 3804.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR REINVESTMENT ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City of Sugar Land under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the City of Sugar Land under Chapter 312, Tax Code.

(b) A taxing unit participating in a tax increment reinvestment zone created by a municipality or county may continue to enter into a tax abatement agreement.
Tex. Government Code § 466.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.004
§ 466.004. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision of this state may not impose:

(1) a tax on the sale of a ticket;

(2) a tax on the payment of a prize under this chapter; or

(3) an ad valorem tax on tickets.

(b) The receipts from the sale, use, or other consumption of a ticket are exempt from taxation under Chapter 151, Tax Code.
Tex. Election Code § 247.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 247 / Section 247.003
§ 247.003. FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION.
Status: in_force

A candidate in an election may file a petition for an action under this chapter not earlier than the day after the date the election is certified and not later than the 45th day after the later of that date or the date election records are made publicly available under Section 1.012.
Tex. Family Code § 261.202 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.202
§ 261.202. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child, evidence may not be excluded on the ground of privileged communication except in the case of communications between an attorney and client.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.085
§ 286.085. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

On behalf of the district, the board may accept gifts and endowments to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.155
§ 1086.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2103.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2103 / Section 2103.002
§ 2103.002. RELIANCE ON LABELING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A person playing a recording requiring the payment of a licensing or performing fee may rely on the information on the label of the recording for paying or accounting for the fees unless notice that complies with Section 2103.005 is given to the person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142A.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.0001
§ 142A.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "supportive palliative care" means physician-directed interdisciplinary patient- and family-centered care provided to a patient with a serious illness without regard to the patient's age or terminal prognosis that:

(1) may be provided concurrently with methods of treatment or therapies that seek to cure or minimize the effects of the patient's illness; and

(2) seeks to optimize the quality of life for a patient with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness and the patient's family through various methods, including methods that seek to:

(A) anticipate, prevent, and treat the patient's total suffering related to the patient's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual condition;

(B) address the physical, intellectual, emotional, cultural, social, and spiritual needs of the patient; and

(C) facilitate for the patient regarding treatment options, education, informed consent, and expression of desires.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4003.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.006
§ 4003.006. CONTINUATION OF ORIGINAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The original license of a person who has applied for license renewal in compliance with Section 4003.004 remains in effect from the date the renewal application is filed until the date:

(1) the department issues the renewal license;

(2) the license is not renewed under Section 4004.055; or

(3) the commissioner issues an order revoking the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9094.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9094 / Section 9094.0101
§ 9094.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.052
§ 8840.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is divided into numbered precincts for electing directors.

(b) The board may revise the district precincts as necessary or appropriate.

(c) One director is elected from each district precinct and one director is elected at large.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.062
§ 1025.062. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.152
§ 1092.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1092.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 11th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any person who owns taxable property in the district and has duly rendered that property for taxation is entitled to:

(1) appear at the hearing; and

(2) be heard regarding any item in the proposed budget.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.013 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.013
§ 26.013. UNUSED INCREMENT RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Actual tax rate" means a taxing unit's actual tax rate used to levy taxes in the applicable preceding tax year.

(1-a) "Foregone revenue amount" means the greater of:

(A) zero; or

(B) the amount expressed in dollars calculated according to the following formula:

FOREGONE REVENUE AMOUNT = (VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE - ACTUAL TAX RATE) x PRECEDING TOTAL VALUE

(1-b) "Preceding total value" means a taxing unit's current total value in the applicable preceding tax year.

(2) "Voter-approval tax rate" means a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate in the applicable preceding tax year, as adopted by the taxing unit during the applicable preceding tax year, less the unused increment rate for that preceding tax year.

(3) "Year 1" means the third tax year preceding the current tax year.

(4) "Year 2" means the second tax year preceding the current tax year.

(5) "Year 3" means the tax year preceding the current tax year.

(b) In this chapter, "unused increment rate" means the greater of:

(1) zero; or

(2) the rate expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value calculated according to the following formula:

UNUSED INCREMENT RATE = (YEAR 1 FOREGONE REVENUE AMOUNT + YEAR 2 FOREGONE REVENUE AMOUNT + YEAR 3 FOREGONE REVENUE AMOUNT) / CURRENT TOTAL VALUE
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.208
§ 3863.208. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3863.212, the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.0521 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.0521
§ 1301.0521. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PODIATRISTS AS PREFERRED PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1301.051, an insurer may not withhold the designation of preferred provider to a podiatrist licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation who:

(1) joins the professional practice of a contracted preferred provider;

(2) applies to the insurer for designation as a preferred provider; and

(3) complies with the terms and conditions of eligibility to be a preferred provider.

(b) A podiatrist designated as a preferred provider under this section must comply with the terms of the preferred provider contract used by the insurer or the insurer's network provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996A / Section 7996A.0305
§ 7996A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

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.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.206 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.206
§ 112.206. THIRD-PARTY PURCHASER WITHOUT NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person or entity who for value purchases property from a surviving spouse more than six months after the date of the deceased spouse's death and:

(1) with respect to personal property:

(A) the purchaser has received an original or certified copy of an agreement purporting to create a right of survivorship in the personal property in the surviving spouse, purportedly signed by both spouses; and

(B) the purchaser has no notice of the revocation of the agreement; or

(2) with respect to real property:

(A) the purchaser has received an original or certified copy of an agreement purporting to create a right of survivorship in the real property in the surviving spouse, purportedly signed by both spouses or such an agreement is properly recorded in a county in which any part of the real property is located; and

(B) the purchaser has no notice of the revocation of the agreement.

(b) A purchaser has good title to the interest in the property that the surviving spouse would have had in the absence of the revocation of the agreement, as against the claims of the personal representative of the deceased spouse's estate or any person claiming from the representative or the deceased spouse.
Tex. Family Code § 158.203 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.203
§ 158.203. REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The employer shall remit the amount to be withheld to the person or office named in the order or writ on each pay date. The payment must include the date on which the withholding occurred.

(b) An employer with 50 or more employees shall remit a payment required under this section by electronic funds transfer or electronic data interchange not later than the second business day after the pay date.

(b-1) An employer with fewer than 50 employees may remit a payment required under this section by electronic funds transfer or electronic data interchange. A payment remitted by the employer electronically must be remitted not later than the date specified by Subsection (b).

(c) The employer shall include with each payment transmitted:

(1) the number assigned by the Title IV-D agency, if available, and the county identification number, if available;

(2) the name of the county or the county's federal information processing standard code;

(3) the cause number of the suit under which withholding is required;

(4) the payor's name and social security number; and

(5) the payee's name and, if available, social security number, unless the payment is transmitted by electronic funds transfer.

(d) In a case in which an obligor's income is subject to withholding, the employer shall remit the payment of child support directly to the state disbursement unit.

(e) The state disbursement unit may impose on an employer described by Subsection (b) a payment processing surcharge in an amount of not more than $25 for each remittance made on behalf of an employee that is not made by electronic funds transfer or electronic data exchange. The payment processing surcharge under this subsection may not be charged against the employee or taken from amounts withheld from the employee's wages.

(f) The state disbursement unit shall:

(1) notify an employer described by Subsection (b) who fails to remit withheld income by electronic funds transfer or electronic data exchange that the employer is subject to a payment processing surcharge under Subsection (e); and

(2) inform the employer of the amount of the surcharge owed and the manner in which the surcharge is required to be paid to the unit.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.205
§ 1232.205. LEASE OF SPACE TO OUTSIDE ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The board may lease all or part of a building, the acquisition or construction of which was financed under this chapter, to any person if the building cannot be leased to the commission or another state agency.
Tex. Government Code § 508.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.311
§ 508.311. DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On request of a member of the board or employee of the board or department, a public official of the state, including a judge, district attorney, county attorney, or police officer, who has information relating to an inmate eligible for parole shall send to the department in writing the information in the official's possession or under the official's control.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.137 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.137
§ 361.137. PERMIT APPLICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit application fee is imposed on each applicant for an industrial solid waste or hazardous waste permit.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish the fee for permit applications at an amount that is reasonable to recover the demonstrable costs of processing an application and developing a draft permit, but that is not less than $2,000 nor more than $50,000. An additional fee may not be assessed for a draft permit returned for further processing unless the application is withdrawn.

(c) The commission may also establish a fee rate for approval of applications or petitions other than new permits, including but not limited to minor amendments, modifications, and closure plans, which fee may be less than $2,000.

(d) Application fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the waste management account.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.451
§ 301.451. CERTAIN PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) sell, fraudulently obtain, or fraudulently furnish a nursing diploma, license, renewal license, or record;

(2) assist another person in selling, fraudulently obtaining, or fraudulently furnishing a nursing diploma, license, renewal license, or record;

(3) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that was:

(A) obtained unlawfully or fraudulently; or

(B) signed or issued unlawfully or under false representation; or

(4) practice nursing in a period in which the person's license is suspended or revoked.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.061
§ 1120.061. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board.

(c) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district are entitled to compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0601
§ 411.0601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Article 66.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 845.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.201
§ 845.201. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees annually shall elect from members of the board:

(1) a chairman; and

(2) a vice-chairman.

(b) The board may appoint the director or a member of the board as secretary.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.102 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.102
§ 46B.102.
Status: in_force

Art. 46B.102. CIVIL COMMITMENT HEARING: MENTAL ILLNESS. (a) If it appears to the court that the defendant may be a person with mental illness, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether the defendant should be court-ordered to mental health services under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Proceedings for commitment of the defendant to court-ordered mental health services are governed by Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, to the extent that Subtitle C applies and does not conflict with this chapter, except that the criminal court shall conduct the proceedings whether or not the criminal court is also the county court.

(c) If the court enters an order committing the defendant to a mental health facility, the defendant shall be:

(1) treated in conformity with Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, except as otherwise provided by this chapter; and

(2) released in conformity with Article 46B.107.

(d) In proceedings conducted under this subchapter for a defendant described by Subsection (a):

(1) an application for court-ordered temporary or extended mental health services may not be required;

(2) the provisions of Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, relating to notice of hearing do not apply; and

(3) appeals from the criminal court proceedings are to the court of appeals as in the proceedings for court-ordered inpatient mental health services under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.252
§ 1042.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.025 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.025
§ 22.025. NET ESTATE.
Status: in_force

"Net estate" means a decedent's property excluding:

(1) homestead rights;

(2) exempt property;

(3) the family allowance; and

(4) an enforceable claim against the decedent's estate.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.106
§ 347.106. MANDATORY DECREASE; OPTIONAL INCREASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a computation under Section 347.104 results in a decrease, the creditor shall decrease the credit transaction's rate. If the creditor has agreed to impose periodic or aggregate limitations on rate adjustments that are smaller or more restrictive than the limitations prescribed by Section 347.105, those limitations apply to the decrease.

(b) A creditor may waive an increase that results from a computation under Section 347.104.
Tex. Government Code § 615.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.023
§ 615.023. PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) The state shall pay to the duly appointed or qualified guardian or other legal representative of an eligible surviving minor child:

(1) $400 each month, if there is one surviving child;

(2) $600 each month, if there are two surviving children; or

(3) $800 each month, if there are three or more surviving children.

(b) A child's entitlement to assistance payable under this section ends on the last day of the month that includes the child's 18th birthday. At that time, payments to any other surviving minor children shall be adjusted, as necessary, to conform to the amounts payable under Subsection (a).

(c) A payment under this section is in addition to any payment made under Section 615.022.