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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.306
§ 8104.306. SECURITY FOR BONDS OR NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds or notes of the authority and the interest on the bonds or notes may be secured by and payable only from the sources authorized by this chapter.

(b) The bonds or notes may be secured by and payable from a pledge of all or part of:

(1) the authority's revenues, receipts, or assets; or

(2) the revenues of one or more past or future leases or other contracts.

(c) A pledge made under this section must be specified:

(1) by the resolution authorizing the bonds or notes; or

(2) by the trust indenture or other instrument securing the bonds or notes.

(d) The lien of the pledge or security instrument is binding against all parties having claims of any kind against the authority, including tort or contract claims, regardless of whether the parties have notice of the lien.

(e) A pledge made under this section may reserve to the authority the right, under conditions the pledge specifies, to issue additional bonds or notes that will be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds or notes then being issued.
Tex. Property Code § 77.303 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.303
§ 77.303. AUTHORITY TO TAKE TESTIMONY AND ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the authority to examine granted by Section 77.302, to enforce this chapter and to determine whether reports have been made as required by this chapter, the comptroller, or the comptroller's designee, may take testimony, administer oaths, and issue subpoenas to compel any person, at a time and place reasonable under the circumstances, to appear and give testimony, and to produce relevant books, records, documents, or other data, in whatever form, for audit, inspection, and copying.

(b) A person authorized to serve process under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure may serve a subpoena issued under Subsection (a). The person shall serve the subpoena in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 5.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 5 / Section 5.901
§ 5.901. TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION AS GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A community may not incorporate as a general-law municipality unless it meets the following territorial requirements:

(1) a community with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants must have not more than two square miles of surface area;

(2) a community with 2,001 to 4,999 inhabitants must have not more than four square miles of surface area; and

(3) a community with 5,001 to 9,999 inhabitants must have not more than nine square miles of surface area.
Tex. Water Code § 55.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.102
§ 55.102. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be a resident of the state, own land subject to taxation in the district, and be at least 18 years of age at the time of the election. Section 49.052 does not apply to a district governed by this chapter whose principal purpose is providing water for irrigation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.035 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.035
§ 161.035. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The board shall implement a policy requiring the board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the board's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the board on the Internet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.005
§ 1002.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 216.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 216 / Section 216.001
§ 216.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to an election that results in a tie vote as provided by Sections 2.002(i), 2.023(b) and (c), and 2.028.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.103
§ 11006.103. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

Any vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment in the manner in which the vacating director was appointed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.664 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.664
§ 1101.664. FAILURE TO APPEAR; COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a respondent receives proper notice of a contested case hearing but does not appear in person at the hearing, the administrative law judge may conduct the hearing or enter an order, as the administrative law judge determines appropriate.

(b) The respondent is bound by the results of the hearing to the same extent as if the respondent had appeared.

(c) The administrative law judge may award reasonable costs to the commission on a request for and proof of costs incurred if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing. In this subsection, the term "costs" means all costs associated with the hearing, including the costs charged by the State Office of Administrative Hearings and any costs related to hearing preparation, discovery, depositions, subpoenas, service of process, witness expenses, travel expenses, and investigation expenses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 282.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 282 / Section 282.003
§ 282.003. AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY TO GRANT FRANCHISE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy the public grounds of the municipality.

(b) The authority to grant a franchise to use or occupy the public grounds is the exclusive authority of the governing body, and the charter of the municipality may not grant the franchise.

(c) A franchise under this section:

(1) is subject to the same petition and election provisions that apply to a franchise under Subchapter D, Chapter 311, Transportation Code; and

(2) may not extend beyond the period set for its termination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982A / Section 7982A.0502
§ 7982A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 63.303 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 63 / Section 63.303
§ 63.303. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM.
Status: in_force

A health-related institution providing graduate medical education is eligible for a grant award under this subchapter only if the institution:

(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) requires all medical students or students in other majors related to health care service provision who are enrolled at the institution to successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.064 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.064
§ 32.064. COST SHARING.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent permitted under Title XIX, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.), as amended, and any other applicable law or regulations, the executive commissioner shall adopt provisions requiring recipients of medical assistance to share the cost of medical assistance, including provisions requiring recipients to pay:

(1) an enrollment fee;

(2) a deductible; or

(3) coinsurance or a portion of the plan premium, if the recipients receive medical assistance under the Medicaid managed care program under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable.

(b) Subject to Subsection (d), cost-sharing provisions adopted under this section shall ensure that families with higher levels of income are required to pay progressively higher percentages of the cost of the medical assistance.

(c) If cost-sharing provisions imposed under Subsection (a) include requirements that recipients pay a portion of the plan premium, the commission shall specify the manner in which the premium is paid. The commission may require that the premium be paid to the commission, an agency operating part of the medical assistance program, or the Medicaid managed care plan.

(d) Cost-sharing provisions adopted under this section may be determined based on the maximum level authorized under federal law and applied to income levels in a manner that minimizes administrative costs.
Tex. Estates Code § 123.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 123 / Section 123.103
§ 123.103. ACTION ON APPLICATION TO VOID MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in a proceeding brought under Section 123.102, the court shall declare the decedent's marriage void if the court finds that, on the date the marriage occurred, the decedent did not have the mental capacity to:

(1) consent to the marriage; and

(2) understand the nature of the marriage ceremony, if a ceremony occurred.

(b) A court that makes a finding described by Subsection (a) may not declare the decedent's marriage void if the court finds that, after the date the marriage occurred, the decedent:

(1) gained the mental capacity to recognize the marriage relationship; and

(2) did recognize the marriage relationship.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.024 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.024
§ 22.024. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The department may issue bonds necessary for the construction of improvements in the park.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.005
§ 22.005. CUSTODIAN OF ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(21), eff. April 2, 2015.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(21), eff. April 2, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(21), eff. April 2, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(b), eff. April 2, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(21), eff. April 2, 2015.

(f) The comptroller is the designated custodian of all funds administered by the commission and the department and received by the state from the federal government or any other source for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Social Security Act. The comptroller may receive the funds, pay them into the proper fund or account of the general fund of the state treasury, provide for the proper custody of the funds, and make disbursements of the funds on the order of the commission or the department and on warrant of the comptroller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.053
§ 1152.053. TRANSFER OF ASSETS BETWEEN SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an insurance company may not sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer an asset between the company's separate accounts or between any other investment account and a separate account unless:

(1) in case of a transfer into a separate account, the transfer is made solely to establish the account or to support the operation of a contract regarding the separate account to which the transfer was made; and

(2) the transfer, whether into or from a separate account, is made:

(A) by a transfer of cash; or

(B) by a transfer of securities if the securities have a readily determinable market value and the commissioner approves the transfer.

(b) The commissioner may approve a transfer between accounts other than a transfer described by Subsection (a) if, in the commissioner's opinion, the transfer would not be inequitable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 692A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.004
§ 692A.004. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 692A.008, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in Section 692A.005 by:

(1) the donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:

(A) emancipated; or

(B) authorized under state law to apply for a driver's license because the donor is at least 16 years of age and:

(i) circumstances allow the donation to be actualized prior to 18 years of age; and

(ii) an organ procurement organization obtains signed written consent from the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian as in Subdivision (3);

(2) an agent of the donor, unless the medical power of attorney or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;

(3) a parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or

(4) the donor's guardian.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.251
§ 152.251. LIABILITY OF MONEY TRANSMISSION LICENSEE.
Status: in_force

A money transmission licensee is liable for the payment of all money or monetary value received for transmission directly or by an authorized delegate appointed under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 65.101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.101
§ 65.101. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OPERATING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A deregulated company may petition the commission to relinquish the company's certificate of convenience and necessity and receive a certificate of operating authority.

(b) The commission shall issue the deregulated company a certificate of operating authority and rescind the deregulated company's certificate of convenience and necessity if the commission finds that all of the company's markets have been deregulated under Subchapter B.

(c) A deregulated company that holds a certificate of operating authority is a nondominant carrier.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2812 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2812
§ 54.2812. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To refer one or more cases to the criminal law magistrate court or the criminal law magistrate court associate judge, a judge must issue a written order of referral that specifies the magistrate court's duties.

(b) An order of referral may:

(1) limit the powers of the magistrate court and direct the magistrate to report only on specific issues, perform particular acts, or receive and report on evidence only;

(2) set the time and place for the hearing;

(3) prescribe a closing date for the hearing;

(4) provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;

(5) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside;

(6) direct the magistrate to call the court's docket; and

(7) set forth general powers and limitations or authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.056
§ 281.056. ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) To add a municipality to the authority, a petition signed by a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality must be filed with the board.

(b) If the board determines that the addition of the municipality to the authority is desirable or necessary, the board shall enter an order adding the municipality to the authority and shall file a copy of the order in the county deed records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.051
§ 8125.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.010
§ 1551.010. BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS OR REDUCTIONS.
Status: in_force

A state agency may not establish, continue, or authorize payroll deductions or reductions for any benefit or coverage as provided by this chapter without the express approval of the board of trustees.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.201 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.201
§ 323.201. COMPUTATION OF SALES TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each retailer in a county that has adopted the tax authorized by this chapter shall add the sales tax imposed by this chapter and by Chapter 151, plus any other applicable sales tax, to the sales price, and the sum of the taxes is a part of the price, a debt of the purchaser to the retailer until paid, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the purchase price.

(b) The amount of the total tax is computed by multiplying the combined applicable tax rates by the amount of the sales price. If the product results in a fraction of a cent less than one-half of one cent, the fraction of a cent is not collected. If the fraction of a cent is one-half of one cent or more, the fraction shall be collected as one cent.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.152 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.152
§ 12.152. REQUEST TO EXAMINE.
Status: in_force

To examine the business of a filing entity or foreign filing entity, the attorney general shall make a written request to a managerial official, who shall immediately permit the attorney general to inspect, examine, and make copies of the records of the entity.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.156 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.156
§ 301.156. ANALYSIS OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall collect and report statewide information relating to employment and housing discrimination complaints as required by this section.

(b) Each state fiscal year, the division shall collect and analyze information regarding employment and housing discrimination complaints filed with the division, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and local commissions in this state. The information must include:

(1) an analysis of employment complaints filed by the basis of the complaint, including:

(A) sex, race, color, age, disability, national origin, religion, and genetic information; and

(B) retaliatory actions against the complainant;

(2) an analysis of housing complaints filed by the basis of the complaint, including sex, race, color, disability, national origin, religion, and familial status;

(3) an analysis of employment complaints filed by issue, including discharge, terms and conditions, sexual harassment, promotion, hiring, demotion, and layoff;

(4) an analysis of housing complaints filed by issue, including terms and conditions, refusal to rent or sell, discriminatory financing or advertising, and false representation;

(5) an analysis of employment and housing cases closed by the reason the case was closed, including findings or determinations of cause or no cause, successful conciliation, right to sue issued, complaint withdrawn after resolution, no-fault settlement, failure to cooperate by the complainant, and lack of jurisdiction; and

(6) the average processing time for complaints resolved by the division in each state fiscal year, regardless of whether the complaint was filed in the same fiscal year in which the complaint was resolved.

(c) The results of an analysis required under this section shall be included in the commission's annual report to the governor and legislature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926 / Section 7926.153
§ 7926.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.112 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.112
§ 2A.112. INVESTIGATION OF OPEN MEETING OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney representing the state in the prosecution of a criminal offense under Chapter 551, Government Code, may request the assistance of the open records division of the attorney general's office in the investigation of the offense.

(b) On request of the attorney general, the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney representing the state in the prosecution of a criminal offense under Chapter 551, Government Code, shall provide to the open records division of the attorney general's office all requested information that has not been made publicly available regarding the investigation of the offense.

(c) If a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney who receives a report under Article 2A.067(a) or who represents the state in the prosecution of a criminal offense under Chapter 551, Government Code, decides to not prosecute or to terminate the investigation of a case regarding an offense under that chapter, the attorney shall publish on any Internet website maintained by the attorney's office, for a period of not less than one year:

(1) notice of the attorney's decision to not prosecute or to terminate the investigation of the case; and

(2) the attorney's reason for not prosecuting or for terminating the investigation of the case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0503
§ 8063.0503. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.054
§ 9056.054. FAILURE TO CALL DIRECTOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Failure to call a director election does not affect the legal status of the district, the board, or a director or the right of the board to act or function, and the directors continue to serve until an election is held and succeeding directors have been elected or appointed and have qualified.
Tex. Election Code § 16.061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.061
§ 16.061. RIGHT TO CHALLENGE CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

A person whose voter registration is canceled may challenge the cancellation at a hearing before the registrar.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8137.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8137 / Section 8137.103
§ 8137.103. NAVIGATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.