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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.003
§ 3910.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district, and to accomplish the redevelopment of the land in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant East End district, city, or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.212
§ 3001.212. REHEARING.
Status: in_force

A motion for rehearing is subject to Section 2001.146, Government Code, except that the property owner must file the motion for rehearing not later than the 30th day after the date on which the assessment order is issued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.002
§ 247.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Assisted living facility" means an establishment that:

(A) furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment;

(B) provides:

(i) personal care services; or

(ii) administration of medication by a person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer the medication;

(C) may provide assistance with or supervision of the administration of medication;

(D) may provide skilled nursing services for the following limited purposes:

(i) coordination of resident care with outside home and community support services agencies and other health care professionals;

(ii) provision or delegation of personal care services and medication administration as described by this subdivision;

(iii) assessment of residents to determine the care required; and

(iv) for periods of time as established by department rule, delivery of temporary skilled nursing treatment for a minor illness, injury, or emergency; and

(E) may provide health maintenance activities as defined by rule by the Texas Board of Nursing.

(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2-a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(3) "Controlling person" means a person who controls an assisted living facility or other person as described by Section 247.005.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(4-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(5) "Personal care services" means:

(A) assistance with feeding, dressing, moving, bathing, or other personal needs or maintenance; or

(B) general supervision or oversight of the physical and mental well-being of a person who needs assistance to maintain a private and independent residence in an assisted living facility or who needs assistance to manage the person's personal life, regardless of whether a guardian has been appointed for the person.

(6) "Qualified religious society" means a church, synagogue, or other organization or association that is organized primarily for religious purposes and that:

(A) has been in existence in this state for at least 35 years; and

(B) does not distribute any of its income to its members, officers, or governing body other than as reasonable compensation for services or reimbursement of expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0503
§ 7905.0503. 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. Transportation Code § 441.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.114
§ 441.114. COMPETITIVE BIDS.
Status: in_force

A district may enter a construction or improvement contract requiring an expenditure of more than $15,000 only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 444.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.006
§ 444.006. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; REMOVAL PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of art; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of art.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232, Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 444.003(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 444.003(a);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Subsection (a) or (b);

(4) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by majority vote of the commission.

(e) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.

(f) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.

(g) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8838.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8838 / Section 8838.003
§ 8838.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.096 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.096
§ 15.096. STEAMBOAT OR OTHER VESSEL.
Status: in_force

A suit against the owner of a steamboat or other vessel may be brought in the county or precinct in which:

(1) the steamboat or vessel may be found;

(2) the cause of action arose; or

(3) the liability accrued or was contracted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.101
§ 8851.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.005
§ 3863.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes 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 affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes 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. Education Code § 53.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.01
§ 53.01. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Higher Education Facility Authority for Public Schools Act.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.155 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.155
§ 404.155. COST FOR CERTAIN COPIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the written request of an ombudsman designated under this subchapter who is assisting a specific injured employee, a health care provider shall provide copies of the injured employee's medical records to the ombudsman at no cost to the ombudsman or the office.

(b) The workers' compensation insurance carrier is liable to the health care provider for the cost of providing copies of the employee's medical records under this section. The insurance carrier may not deduct that cost from any benefit to which the employee is entitled.

(c) The amount charged for providing copies of an injured employee's medical records under this section is the amount prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner for copying medical records.

(d) A health care provider may not require payment for the cost of providing copies of an injured employee's medical records under this section before providing the copies to the ombudsman.

(e) The public counsel may adopt rules regarding a time frame for the provision of copies of an injured employee's medical records under this section and any other matter relating to provision of those copies.

(f) A health care provider or insurance carrier that fails to comply with the requirements of this section or rules adopted under this section commits an administrative violation. The commissioner shall enforce a violation under this subsection in accordance with Chapter 415.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.406 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.406
§ 1036.406. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the appropriate county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.176 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.176
§ 371.176. TRANSACTIONS WITH MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker may not:

(1) accept a pledge or purchase property from a person under 18 years of age; or

(2) transact business with a person believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.210 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.210
§ 2165.210. REFUSAL TO LEASE SPACE OR PERMIT AN ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may refuse to lease space to a person or to permit an activity in a space if the commission considers the refusal to be in the state's best interests.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.117 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.117
§ 116.117. STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

A depository shall make a detailed monthly statement to the commissioners court at each regular term of the court. The statement must show the daily balance credited to each of the funds on deposit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.363 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.363
§ 1575.363. DISCLOSURE TO DEFENDANTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any of the following persons named as a defendant in any civil action filed as a result of participation in the credentialing process may use, including in the person's own defense, otherwise confidential information obtained for legitimate internal business and professional purposes:

(1) the trustee and its officers and employees, including the board of trustees;

(2) a credentialing committee;

(3) a person participating in a credentialing review;

(4) a health care provider;

(5) the group program; and

(6) a member of an advisory committee.

(b) Use of information under this section is not a waiver of the confidential and privileged nature of the information.
Tex. Government Code § 52.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.057
§ 52.057. EXPENSES OF COURT REPORTERS IN CERTAIN ENUMERATED DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 52.055, the expenses of the official court reporters for the 31st, 46th, 104th, 112th, and 155th judicial districts shall be reimbursed as prescribed by this section.

(b) The official court reporters for the 31st and 112th judicial districts are entitled to receive travel expense allowances in the same amounts as a state employee. The allowances shall be paid as prescribed by Sections 52.055(c) and (e).

(c) In lieu of the expenses provided by Section 52.055, the official court reporter for the 46th Judicial District may receive, instead of reimbursement for actual expenses, an annual allowance of $3,000 for travel and other expenses incurred in performing official duties. The allowance shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the counties in the judicial district. The amount each county pays shall be determined by the proportion that each county's population bears to the total population of the district.

(d) The annual allowance for actual and necessary expenses received by the official court reporter for the 104th Judicial District may not exceed $400.

(e) In lieu of the expenses provided by Section 52.055, the official court reporter for the 155th Judicial District may receive an annual allowance of $3,000 for travel and other expenses incurred in performing official duties. The counties in the district, other than the county in which the reporter resides, shall pay the allowance in equal shares.

(f) In lieu of the reimbursements authorized by Section 52.055, the official court reporters for the 506th Judicial District shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, in an amount equal to the amount of reimbursement that would be provided to a public servant of the county in which the court is sitting at the time the court reporter incurs the expenses if the public servant had incurred the expenses. Each county in the district shall pay a portion of the reimbursement authorized by this subsection in the proportion that the county's population bears to the total population of the district. For purposes of this subsection, "public servant" includes an officer, employee, or agent of a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8082.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8082 / Section 8082.0403
§ 8082.0403. 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. Health and Safety Code § 285.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.071
§ 285.071. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "hospital district management contractor" means a nonprofit corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship that manages or operates a hospital or provides services under contract with a hospital district that was created by general or special law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.108
§ 505.108. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a meeting at least once a year.

(b) The board may hold other regular meetings as provided by board rule and special meetings as determined by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 441.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.106
§ 441.106. PAYMENT FOR PRINTING OF STATE PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

If a state agency's printing is done by contract, an account for the printing may not be approved and a warrant may not be issued unless the agency first furnishes to the comptroller a receipt from the state librarian for the publication or a written waiver from the state librarian exempting the publication from this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.103
§ 2308.103. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TOWING PERMIT.
Status: repealed

(a) An incident management towing permit is required for a tow truck used to perform any nonconsent tow initiated by a peace officer, including a tow authorized under Section 545.3051, Transportation Code.

(b) To be eligible for an incident management towing permit, an applicant must submit evidence that:

(1) the tow truck is equipped to tow light-duty or heavy-duty vehicles according to the manufacturer's towing guidelines;

(2) the applicant has at least $500,000 of liability insurance for the tow truck; and

(3) the applicant has at least $50,000 of cargo insurance for the tow truck.

(c) A tow truck permitted under this section may also be used for private property towing and consent towing.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1501), Sec. 20(a)(4), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 14.012(a)(2), eff. June 15, 2017.
Tex. Government Code § 438.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 438 / Section 438.106
§ 438.106. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory committee shall meet at least once every three months, with additional meetings on the call of:

(1) a majority of the members of the advisory committee; or

(2) the governor.

(b) Advisory committee meetings are not subject to Chapter 551.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.006
§ 2153.006. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

An individual who owns a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine for personal use and amusement in the individual's private residence is not required to obtain a license or pay a tax under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 58.529 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.529
§ 58.529. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall administer all business incident to the creation and operation of a defined area or service to designated property unless otherwise provided by contract.
Tex. Election Code § 16.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.003
§ 16.003. FELONY CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

Each weekday the Department of Public Safety is regularly open for business, the department shall:

(1) prepare an abstract of each final judgment received by the department convicting a person 18 years of age or older who is a resident of the state of a felony; and

(2) file each abstract with the secretary of state.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.211 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.211
§ 92.211. DIVIDENDS ON CAPITAL STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of a capital stock savings bank may declare and pay a dividend out of current or retained income, in cash or additional stock, to the holders of record of the stock outstanding on the date the dividend is declared.

(b) Without the prior approval of the commissioner, a cash dividend may not be declared by the board of a savings bank that the commissioner considers:

(1) to be in an unsafe condition; or

(2) to have less than zero total retained income on the date of the dividend declaration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.105
§ 7959.105. 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. Occupations Code § 1901.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.251
§ 1901.251. WELL LOG.
Status: in_force

(a) Each driller who drills, deepens, or otherwise alters a water well in this state shall make and keep a legible and accurate well log in accordance with rules adopted by the commission and on forms prescribed by the executive director. The well log shall be recorded at the time of drilling, deepening, or otherwise altering the well and must contain:

(1) the depth, thickness, and character of the strata penetrated;

(2) the location of water-bearing strata;

(3) the depth, size, and character of casing installed; and

(4) any other information required by rules adopted by the commission.

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date of the completion or cessation of drilling, deepening, or otherwise altering the well, the driller shall deliver, send by first class mail, or provide electronically a copy of the well log to:

(1) the department;

(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(3) the owner of the well or the person for whom the well was drilled.

(c) If the department receives, by certified mail, a written request from the owner of the well or from the person for whom the well was drilled that the well log be made confidential, the department shall protect the contents of the well log as confidential and not a matter of public record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.103
§ 1091.103. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.006
§ 3957.006. 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.