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Tex. Education Code § 135.05 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.05
§ 135.05. SERVICES FOR THE DEAF.
Status: in_force

(a) The system shall provide qualified interpreters for deaf students in attendance at each campus. In order to be qualified, an interpreter must:

(1) be capable of giving verbatim transliteration or interpretation of the spoken word through finger spelling, the language of signs, or speaking without voice;

(2) be capable of sign-to-voice interpretation from the language of signs to the spoken word; and

(3) hold a certificate from the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or an equivalent certificate issued by the Texas Commission for the Deaf.

(3) hold a Level III, IV, or V certificate issued by the Texas Commission for the Deaf or other certificate approved by the executive officer of the institute.

(b) The system shall also provide equipment, materials, and services, including tutoring, counseling, and other support services, necessary for the deaf student to take full advantage of existing educational programs.

(c) The executive officer shall determine which courses offered by the institute are appropriate for an electronic display on a screen or terminal, with less than 30 seconds delay, of a speaker's spoken message. The institute shall implement the electronic display in those courses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.051
§ 8108.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 48.111 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.111
§ 48.111. FAST GROWTH ALLOTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by the applicable weight under Subsection (a-1) for each enrolled student equal to the difference, if the difference is greater than zero, that results from subtracting 250 from the difference between the number of students enrolled in the district during the school year immediately preceding the current school year and the number of students enrolled in the district during the school year six years preceding the current school year.

(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), the agency shall assign the following weights:

(1) 0.48 for each student enrolled at a district in the top 40 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of students calculated under Subsection (a);

(2) 0.33 for each student enrolled at a district in the middle 30 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of students calculated under Subsection (a); and

(3) 0.18 for each student enrolled at a district in the bottom 30 percent of districts, as determined based on the number of students calculated under Subsection (a).

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), in determining the number of students enrolled in a school district, the commissioner shall exclude students enrolled in the district who receive full-time instruction provided through a full-time virtual campus under Chapter 30B.

(b-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), in determining the number of students enrolled in a school district, the commissioner shall exclude students enrolled in the district who receive full-time instruction through the state virtual school network under Chapter 30A as that chapter existed on September 1, 2024. This subsection expires September 1, 2031.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the total amount that may be used to provide allotments under Subsection (a) may not exceed $320 million. If the total amount of allotments to which districts are entitled under Subsection (a) for a school year exceeds the amount permitted under this subsection, the commissioner shall proportionately reduce each district's allotment under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.114
§ 1086.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; or

(2) a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) The district without charge shall provide to a patient who resides in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning an individual's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Crosby County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0201
§ 7913A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7913A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.153
§ 8354.153. LIMITATION ON AREA OF NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.052
§ 8855.052. DIRECTOR ELIGIBILITY; QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be a registered voter in the appointing county.

(b) Each director must qualify to serve under Section 36.055, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0605 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0605
§ 118.0605. NONCERTIFIED PAPERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for "Noncertified Papers" under Section 118.052(3) is for issuing a noncertified copy of each page or part of a page of a document.

(b) The fee must be paid at the time the order is placed.
Tex. Water Code § 51.162 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.162
§ 51.162. TAXES LEVIED BY DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district which enters into a contract with the United States shall levy annually sufficient taxes to provide payment of all installments required by the contract.

(b) The board may apportion benefits and levy and collect taxes on the benefit basis instead of the ad valorem basis with the approval of the district electors.

(c) The board may pay construction charges when provided by contract on the basis of the average gross annual acre income of the land of the district or designated divisions or subdivisions of the district. The secretary of the interior shall determine the annual gross acre income.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.157 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.157
§ 45A.157. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice or municipal court may order a defendant who does not waive a jury trial in a justice or municipal court and who fails to appear for the trial to pay a reimbursement fee for the costs incurred for impaneling the jury.

(b) The justice or municipal court for good cause may release a defendant from the obligation to pay the reimbursement fee under this article.

(c) An order issued by a justice or municipal court under this article may be enforced by contempt as provided by Section 21.002(c), Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0211
§ 5010.0211. MEETINGS; QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular meetings at least once each month on the day and time designated by the board.

(b) The board shall hold special meetings:

(1) at the call of the board president; or

(2) on the request of three commissioners.

(c) Four commissioners constitute a quorum of the board.
Tex. Election Code § 127.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.004
§ 127.004. ASSISTANTS TO TABULATION SUPERVISOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The tabulation supervisor may appoint one or more assistants, each of whom must be approved by the authority establishing the central counting station.

(b) To be eligible for appointment, a person must:

(1) have the competence, training, and experience required for the proper performance of the work assigned; and

(2) in a county with a population of less than 60,000, be a registered voter of the political subdivision served by the authority establishing the counting station or an employee of the political subdivision that adopts or owns the voting system.

(c) Employees of the political subdivision are not disqualified from appointment and, if appointed, may be paid additional compensation for their services.

(d) An assistant shall assist the tabulation supervisor in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment as directed by the tabulation supervisor.

(e) An assistant is entitled to compensation in an amount fixed by the authority establishing the counting station.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.052
§ 8355.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) H. Daniel Wright;

(2) Justin Hood;

(3) Sherry Barker;

(4) Noe Carrasco; and

(5) Rusty Wilson.

(b) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office, the temporary directors who have qualified shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8355.003; or

(2) September 1, 2013.

(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8355.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8355.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.054
§ 1451.054. TERMS USED TO DESIGNATE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS.
Status: in_force

A provision of an accident and health insurance policy that designates the health care practitioners whom the insurer will and will not recognize must use the terms defined by Section 1451.001 with the meanings assigned by that section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 52.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 52 / Section 52.051
§ 52.051. BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 52.053, an invention developer performing or offering to perform invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state.

(b) The principal amount of the bond must equal at least the greater of:

(1) five percent of the invention developer's gross income from the invention development business in this state during the invention developer's last fiscal year; or

(2) $25,000.

(c) The invention developer must file a copy of the bond with the secretary of state before the date the invention developer begins business in this state.

(d) Before the 91st day after the last day of the invention developer's fiscal year, the invention developer shall change the amount of the bond if necessary to conform with this section and Section 52.052.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.053
§ 1066.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.0125 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.0125
§ 311.0125. TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, a taxing unit other than a school district may enter into a tax abatement agreement with an owner of real or personal property in a reinvestment zone, regardless of whether the taxing unit deposits or agrees to deposit any portion of its tax increment into the tax increment fund.

(b) To be effective, an agreement to abate taxes on real property in a reinvestment zone must be approved by:

(1) the board of directors of the reinvestment zone; and

(2) the governing body of each taxing unit that imposes taxes on real property in the reinvestment zone and deposits or agrees to deposit any of its tax increment into the tax increment fund for the zone.

(c) In any contract entered into by the board of directors of a reinvestment zone in connection with bonds or other obligations, the board may convenant that the board will not approve a tax abatement agreement that applies to real property in that zone.

(d) If a taxing unit enters into a tax abatement agreement authorized by this section, taxes that are abated under that agreement are not considered taxes to be imposed or produced by that taxing unit in calculating the amount of:

(1) the tax increment of that taxing unit; or

(2) that taxing unit's deposit to the tax increment fund for the reinvestment zone.

(e) The Texas Department of Economic Development or its successor may recommend that a taxing unit enter into a tax abatement agreement with a person under this chapter. In determining whether to approve an agreement to abate taxes on real property in a reinvestment zone under Subsection (b), the board of directors of the reinvestment zone and the governing body of a taxing unit shall consider any recommendation made by the Texas Department of Economic Development or its successor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8846.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8846 / Section 8846.053
§ 8846.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Government Code § 44.283 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.283
§ 44.283. PANOLA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Panola County shall represent the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in the county. The criminal district attorney shall perform the other duties that are conferred by general law on district and county attorneys. The criminal district attorney may represent any county official or employee of Panola County in any civil matter in a court in the county if the matter arises out of the performance of official duties by the official or employee.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(c) The criminal district attorney does not represent the state in criminal cases before the municipal courts in Panola County.

(d) The criminal district attorney is entitled to receive a salary from the state in the amount provided by general law for district attorneys.
Tex. Occupations Code § 167.0015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 167 / Section 167.0015
§ 167.0015. APPLICABILITY; MANNER OF PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter:

(1) the program is a confidential, nondisciplinary therapeutic program for any individual who holds a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization issued by the board allowing the individual to engage in an occupation regulated by the board; and

(2) the program shall accept a self-referral from an individual described by Subdivision (1).

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, other than Sections 167.009 and 167.0091, the board or an appropriate advisory board or committee may make a referral to the program and require participation in the program as a prerequisite for issuing or maintaining a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization issued by the board allowing the individual to engage in an occupation regulated by the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.023 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.023
§ 131.023. COMMISSION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall seek the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter by all practicable methods.
Tex. Government Code § 432.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.053
§ 432.053. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A charge or specification may not be referred to a general court-martial for trial until a thorough and impartial investigation of all the matters set forth has been made. This investigation must include inquiry as to the truth of the matter set forth in the charges, consideration of the form of charges, and a recommendation as to the disposition that should be made of the case in the interest of justice and discipline.

(b) The accused is entitled to be advised of the charges against him and of his right to be represented at that investigation by counsel. On the accused's own request, he is entitled to be represented by civilian counsel if provided by him, or by military counsel of his own selection if that counsel is reasonably available, or by counsel detailed by the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command. At that investigation full opportunity shall be given to the accused to cross-examine witnesses against him if they are available and to present anything he may desire in his own behalf, either in defense or mitigation, and the investigating officer shall examine available witnesses requested by the accused. If the charges are forwarded after the investigation, they shall be accompanied by a statement of the substance of the testimony taken on both sides, and a copy shall be given to the accused.

(c) If an investigation of the subject matter of an offense has been conducted before the accused is charged with the offense, and if the accused was present at the investigation and afforded the opportunities for representation, cross-examination, and presentation prescribed in Subsection (b), further investigation of that charge is not necessary under this section unless it is demanded by the accused after he is informed of the charge. A demand for further investigation entitles the accused to recall witnesses for further cross-examination and to offer any new evidence in his own behalf.

(d) The requirements of this section are binding on all persons administering this chapter but failure to follow them does not constitute jurisdictional error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.252
§ 8282.252. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS FOR ROADS AND TURNPIKES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds for a purpose described by Section 8282.153 unless the bonds are approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters voting in the district or the territory to be affected by the bonds.

(b) Bonds, notes, or other district obligations issued or incurred for a purpose described by Section 8282.153 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property of the district or the territory to be affected by the bonds.

(c) Sections 49.181, 49.182, and 54.5161, Water Code, do not apply to bonds issued by the district as provided by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 442.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.045
§ 442.045. COLLECTION AND USE OF CERTAIN FEE AND REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement described by Section 442.044 may authorize an organization to:

(1) charge and collect fees in connection with the organization's activities, including fees for viewing special exhibits or films, attending programs or events, and using commission facilities or other facilities; and

(2) collect revenue from gift shop and concession sales.

(b) An organization shall hold, invest, manage, use, and apply money received from the fees and sales described by Subsection (a) only for the benefit of the commission and may exercise discretion, subject to the terms of an agreement described by Section 442.044, regarding business operations, exhibits, programming, management, preservation, restoration, and site development.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.256
§ 1100.256. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospitals.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.109 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 321 / Section 321.109
§ 321.109. CERTIFICATION AS CLASS ACTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A court may not certify an action brought under this chapter as a class action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.306
§ 1084.306. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The dissolution of the district and the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person may not contravene a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the district's outstanding bonds. The dissolution and sale or transfer does not diminish or impair the rights of a holder of an outstanding bond, warrant, or other obligation of the district.

(b) The sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities must satisfy the debt and bond obligations of the district in a manner that protects the interests of district residents, including the residents' collective property rights in the district's assets.

(c) The district may not transfer or dispose of the district's assets except for due compensation unless:

(1) the transfer is made to another governmental entity that serves the district; and

(2) the transferred assets are to be used for the benefit of the district's residents.

(d) A grant from federal funds is an obligation to be repaid in satisfaction.