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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.201
§ 3949.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3949.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 22.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.208
§ 22.208. SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Amarillo.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.1042 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.1042
§ 604.1042. NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person takes a certification examination under this chapter, the advisory board shall notify the person of the results of the examination.

(b) If the examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service, the advisory board shall notify the person of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the advisory board receives the results from the testing service. If notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the advisory board shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) The advisory board may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.

(d) If requested in writing by a person who fails a certification examination administered under this chapter, the advisory board shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Government Code § 24.145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.145
§ 24.145.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.145. 43RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County.

(b) The terms of the 43rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.213 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.213
§ 1201.213. ELIGIBILITY TO SIGN RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is eligible to sign a right of survivorship agreement under this subchapter if the person:

(1) is married and the spouse of the signing person is the only other party to the agreement;

(2) is unmarried and attests to that unmarried status by affidavit; or

(3) is married and provides the department with an affidavit from the signing person's spouse that attests that the signing person's interest in the manufactured home is the signing person's separate property.

(b) If the statement of ownership is being issued in connection with the sale of the home, the seller is not eligible to sign a right of survivorship agreement under this subchapter unless the seller is the child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, or sibling of each other person signing the agreement. A family relationship required by this subsection may be a relationship established by adoption.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.052
§ 801.052. EFFECT AND CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A certificate of authority issued to an insurer under this chapter authorizes the insurer to engage in the business of insurance. The certificate of authority must state the specific kinds of insurance authorized under the certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.110
§ 1113.110. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 811.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.102
§ 811.102. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An offense under Section 811.101(a) or 811.101(b) is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one nor more than five years.

(b) An offense under Section 811.101(c) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000.

(c) An offense under Section 811.101(d) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8871.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8871 / Section 8871.157
§ 8871.157. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district does not have the authority granted by Sections 36.020 and 36.201-36.204, Water Code, relating to taxes.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 11.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 11 / Section 11.004
§ 11.004. ELECTION AND TERM OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is elected for a term of four years.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.111
§ 186.111. CLOSURE BY BANKING COMMISSIONER FOR INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner may close the state trust company for involuntary dissolution and liquidation under this chapter if the banking commissioner determines that:

(1) the voluntary liquidation is:

(A) being conducted in an improper or illegal manner; or

(B) not in the best interests of the state trust company's clients and creditors; or

(2) the state trust company is insolvent or imminently insolvent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.255
§ 8162.255. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for:

(1) water and wastewater services; or

(2) any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 105.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 105 / Section 105.05
§ 105.05.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.05. HOURS OF SALE: MALT BEVERAGES. (a) A person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver malt beverages only at a time permitted by this section.

(b) A person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver malt beverages between 7 a.m. and midnight on any day except Sunday. On Sunday a person may sell malt beverages between midnight and 1:00 a.m. and between noon and midnight, except that:

(1) permittees or licensees authorized to sell for on-premise consumption may sell malt beverages between 10:00 a.m. and noon if the malt beverages are served to a customer during the service of food to the customer; and

(2) holders of a retail dealer's on-premise license or a retail dealer's off-premise license may also sell malt beverages for off-premise consumption between 10:00 a.m. and noon.

(c) In a city or county having a population of 800,000 or more, according to the last preceding federal census, or 500,000 or more, according to the 22nd Decennial Census of the United States, as released by the Bureau of the Census on March 12, 2001, a holder of a retail dealer's on-premise license who holds a retailer late hours certificate may also sell, offer for sale, and deliver malt beverages between midnight and 2 a.m. on any day.

(d) In a city or county other than a city or county described by Subsection (c), the extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) or any part of the extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) are effective for the sale, offer to sell, and delivery of malt beverages by a holder of a retail dealer's on-premise license who holds a retailer late hours certificate:

(1) in the unincorporated areas of the county if the extended hours are adopted by an order of the commissioners court; and

(2) in an incorporated city or town if the extended hours are adopted by an ordinance of the governing body of the city or town.

(e) A violation of a city ordinance or order of a commissioners court adopted pursuant to Subsection (d) is a violation of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.155
§ 1033.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Houston County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in the depository and secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Election Code § 123.0311 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.0311
§ 123.0311. DISCLOSURE OF RELATED ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract under Section 123.031 to acquire equipment necessary for operating a voting system from a vendor must identify each person or entity that has a five percent or greater ownership interest in:

(1) the vendor;

(2) the vendor's parent company, if applicable; and

(3) each subsidiary or affiliate of the vendor, if applicable.

(b) This section applies only to equipment acquired on or after September 1, 2021.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.082
§ 441.082. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular meetings on dates established by board order.

(b) The board may hold special meetings at the call of the presiding officer or on request of three members of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.403
§ 507.403. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the executive council that an unlicensed person is violating this chapter, a law regulating the applicable profession, or an executive council rule, the executive council, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter H.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.154
§ 505.154. PROJECTS RELATED TO WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "project" includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for:

(1) the development or improvement of water supply facilities, including dams, transmission lines, well field developments, and other water supply alternatives; or

(2) the development and institution of water conservation programs, including incentives to install water-saving plumbing fixtures, educational programs, brush control programs, and programs to replace malfunctioning or leaking water lines and other water facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.151
§ 9039.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 9039.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(d) The district may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance water and wastewater facilities to provide water and wastewater service for uses other than mining, quarrying, or water resource development, retention, and distribution unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located and the owners of land in the district enter into a development agreement under Section 212.172, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 45.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.126
§ 45.126. BURLESON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In Burleson County, the county attorney of Burleson County shall perform the duties imposed on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general law and is entitled to be compensated by the state in the manner and amount set by general law relating to the salary paid to district attorneys by the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.151
§ 3817.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.003
§ 3861.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
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 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.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or Tarrant 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 the city and county services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 315.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 315 / Section 315.001
§ 315.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Economic Impact Statement Act.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.065 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.065
§ 152.065. REQUIRED PERMITS.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle owner required to collect, report, and pay a tax on gross rental receipts imposed by this chapter and a seller required to collect, report, and pay a tax on a seller-financed sale shall register as a retailer with the comptroller in the same manner as is required of a retailer under Subchapter F, Chapter 151.
Tex. Education Code § 54.213 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.213
§ 54.213. SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education may charge a nonresident student who holds a competitive scholarship of at least $1,000 for the academic year or summer term for which the student is enrolled resident tuition and fees without regard to the length of time the student has resided in Texas. The student must compete with other students, including Texas residents, for the scholarship and the scholarship must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by the administration and be approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under criteria developed by the coordinating board.

(b) The total number of students at an institution paying resident tuition under this section for a particular semester may not exceed five percent of the total number of students registered at the institution for the same semester of the preceding academic year.

(c) Expired.

(d) The difference between tuition charged to the student under this section and the tuition the student would be charged if this section did not apply to the student shall not be accounted for in such a way as to reduce the general revenue appropriation to an institution of higher education that charges a nonresident student resident tuition and fees under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 855.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.103
§ 855.103. ADMINISTERING SYSTEM ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may sell, assign, exchange, or trade and transfer any security in which the retirement system's assets are invested. The board may use or reinvest the proceeds as the board determines that the system's needs require.

(b) In handling the funds of the retirement system, the board of trustees has all powers and duties granted to the comptroller that formerly were granted to the State Depository Board.
Tex. Government Code § 2008.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.055
§ 2008.055. APPOINTMENT OF FACILITATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Concurrently with its establishment of the negotiated rulemaking committee, a state agency shall appoint a facilitator. The agency may appoint an agency employee, subject to Subdivision (b)(3), or contract with another state employee or private individual to serve as the facilitator. The agency's appointment of the facilitator is subject to the approval of the negotiated rulemaking committee and the facilitator serves at the will of the committee.

(b) The facilitator:

(1) must possess the qualifications required for an impartial third party under Section 154.052(a) and (b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(2) is subject to the standards and duties prescribed by Section 154.053(a) and (b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and has the qualified immunity prescribed by Section 154.055, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if applicable;

(3) shall not be the person designated to represent the agency on the negotiated rulemaking committee on substantive issues related to the rulemaking; and

(4) shall not have a financial or other interest in the outcome of the rulemaking process that would interfere with the person's impartial and unbiased service as the facilitator.
Tex. Education Code § 11.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.057
§ 11.057. DETERMINATION OF RESULTS; OPTIONAL MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in an independent school district in which the positions of trustees are designated by number as provided by Section 11.058 or in which the trustees are elected from single-member trustee districts as provided by Section 11.052, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each respective position voted on is elected.

(b) In a district in which the positions of trustees are not designated by number or in which the trustees are not elected from single-member trustee districts, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall fill the positions the terms of which are normally expiring.

(c) The board of trustees of an independent school district in which the positions of trustees are designated by number or in which the trustees are elected from single-member trustee districts as provided by Section 11.052 may provide by resolution, not later than the 180th day before the date of an election, that a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for a position or in a trustee district, as applicable, to be elected. A resolution adopted under this subsection is effective until rescinded by a subsequent resolution adopted not later than the 180th day before the date of the first election to which the rescission applies.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.903 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.903
§ 131.903.
Status: in_force

Sec. 131.903. BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES: CERTAIN RAILWAYS. A corporation organized before September 1, 1925, under any law of this state, that operates a line of electric, gas or gasoline, denatured alcohol, or naphtha motor railway in and between municipalities in this state, may:

(1) own and operate union depots and office buildings; and

(2) acquire, hold, and operate electric light and power plants in and adjacent to a municipality in or through which the railway operates.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.455 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.455
§ 2308.455. CONTENTS OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The notice under Section 2308.454 must include:

(1) a statement of:

(A) the person's right to submit a request within 14 days for a court hearing to determine whether probable cause existed to remove, or install a boot on, the vehicle;

(B) the information that a request for a hearing must contain;

(C) any filing fee for the hearing; and

(D) the person's right to request a hearing in any justice court in:

(i) the county from which the vehicle was towed; or

(ii) for booted vehicles, the county in which the parking facility is located;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the towing company that removed the vehicle or the booting company that booted the vehicle;

(3) the name, address, telephone number, and county of the vehicle storage facility in which the vehicle was placed;

(4) the name, street address including city, state, and zip code, and telephone number of the person, parking facility owner, or law enforcement agency that authorized the removal of the vehicle; and

(5) the name, address, and telephone number of each justice court in the county from which the vehicle was towed or, for booted vehicles, the county in which the parking facility is located, or the address of an Internet website maintained by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System that contains the name, address, and telephone number of each justice court in that county.
Tex. Labor Code § 403.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 403 / Section 403.004
§ 403.004. COLLECTION OF SURCHARGE AFTER WITHDRAWAL FROM BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner of insurance immediately shall proceed to collect surcharges due under this chapter from an insurance carrier that withdraws from business in this state, using legal process as necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935 / Section 7935.152
§ 7935.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7935.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Education Code § 54.541 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.541
§ 54.541. RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may charge each student enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso a recreational facility fee. The fee may be used only for financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving new and existing recreational sports facilities and programs at The University of Texas at El Paso.

(a-1) A fee imposed under this section may not exceed:

(1) $70 per student for a term or semester of 10 weeks or longer; or

(2) $50 per student for any other term or semester.

(a-2) Expired.

(b) The board of regents is authorized to pledge the fees levied under this section for the payment of obligations issued for authorized purposes pursuant to the revenue financing system of The University of Texas System.

(c) The recreational facility fee may not be increased unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a general student election called at The University of Texas at El Paso for that purpose.

(d) The University of Texas at El Paso shall collect the recreational facility fee and deposit the money collected in an account to be known as The University of Texas at El Paso recreational facility account.

(e) The recreational facility fee is not counted in determining the maximum amount of student services fees which may be charged under Section 54.503 of this code, as amended.