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Tex. Utilities Code § 37.055 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.055
§ 37.055. REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility that wants to exercise a right or privilege under a franchise or permit that the utility anticipates obtaining but has not been granted may apply to the commission for a preliminary order under this section.

(b) The commission may issue a preliminary order declaring that the commission, on application and under commission rules, will grant the requested certificate on terms the commission designates, after the electric utility obtains the franchise or permit.

(c) The commission shall grant the certificate on presentation of evidence satisfactory to the commission that the electric utility has obtained the franchise or permit.
Tex. Water Code § 58.028 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.028
§ 58.028.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.028. MULTICOUNTY DISTRICT: NOTICE AND HEARING ON DISTRICT CREATION. When a petition is filed, the commission shall give notice of an application in the manner provided in Section 49.011 and may conduct a hearing on the application if the commission determines that a hearing is necessary under that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.159
§ 3871.159. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
Tex. Family Code § 156.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 156 / Section 156.002
§ 156.002. WHO CAN FILE.
Status: in_force

(a) A party affected by an order may file a suit for modification in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(b) A person or entity who, at the time of filing, has standing to sue under Chapter 102 may file a suit for modification in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(c) The sibling of a child who is separated from the child because of the actions of the Department of Family and Protective Services may file a suit for modification requesting access to the child in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.509 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.509
§ 22.509. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS; EFFECT ON DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT.
Status: in_force

On or after the validation effective time, unless determined otherwise in an action brought under Section 22.512 and subject to Section 22.502(b), each defective corporate act ratified in accordance with this subchapter may not be considered ineffective, void, or voidable as a result of the failure of authorization described by the resolutions adopted under Sections 22.503 and 22.504, and the effect shall be retroactive to the time of the defective corporate act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.222 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.222
§ 1551.222. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may allow an incentive payment under this section to an employee or annuitant who elects to waive coverage under the basic coverage plan for employees or annuitants as provided by Section 1551.1045(b) or (c).

(b) The incentive payment authorized by this section is in the amount authorized by the General Appropriations Act and may be used by the employee or annuitant, in the manner prescribed by the board of trustees, only to pay for other group coverage plans provided under the group benefits program, including the supplemental health coverage offered under Section 1551.221.

(c) The board of trustees, at the time of initial enrollment in the group benefits program and during subsequent open-enrollment periods, shall inform employees and annuitants that they may make an election described by Subsection (a), if eligible, and receive any authorized incentive payment.
Tex. Water Code § 54.730 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.730
§ 54.730. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After two or more districts are consolidated, they become one district and are governed as one district, except for the payment of debts created before consolidation if the conditions of consolidation do not provide for the assumption by each district of the bonds, notes, or other obligations and voted but unissued bonds of the other consolidating districts.

(b) During a period of 90 days after the date of the election to approve consolidation, the officers of each district shall continue to act jointly as officers of the original districts to settle the affairs of their respective districts.

(c) The consolidation agreement may provide that the officers of the original districts shall continue to act jointly as officers of the consolidated district until the next general election or name persons to serve as officers of the consolidated district until the next general election if all officers of the original districts agree to resign. At the next general election, directors will be elected for the consolidated district in the same manner and for the same term as directors elected at a confirmation election.

(d) New officers of the consolidated district must qualify as officers of the district within the period of 90 days after the election and shall assume their offices at the expiration of the 90-day period.

(e) The current board shall approve the bond of each new officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.154
§ 6902.154. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may select and shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the depository for the district's money.

(b) The district's money shall be deposited in the depository designated by the board, except that:

(1) bond proceeds and money pledged to pay bonds, to the extent provided in a resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing district bonds, may be deposited with another bank or trustee named in the bond resolution or trust indenture; and

(2) money shall be remitted to each paying agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank or trustee bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9020.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9020 / Section 9020.201
§ 9020.201. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

To accomplish an authority purpose, the authority may issue bonds as provided by general law for water control and improvement districts to acquire money necessary to furnish land or easements or permanent improvements on the land or easements.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.061
§ 344.061. FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN AND BUDGET PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board shall develop and adopt a two-year fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services plan and a two-year budget plan. The fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services plan must include:

(1) a detailed list of the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services strategies to be supported by the district; and

(2) the method of evaluating each year the effectiveness and efficiency of individual fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services strategies.

(b) The budget plan must include:

(1) the amount of money budgeted by the district for each fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services strategy;

(2) the amount of money budgeted by the district and the percentage of the total budget of the district for administration, with individual amounts showing the cost of the administration that would be conducted by the district and the cost of administration that would be conducted by private or public entities;

(3) the estimated amount of money available to the district from all sources during the subsequent year;

(4) the account balances expected at the end of the years for which the budget is prepared; and

(5) the estimated tax rate that will be required to support the budget.

(c) Plans under this section must be adopted in the same manner as provided for adoption of a proposed annual budget under Section 344.204.

(d) The temporary board shall coordinate its efforts in developing its plans under this section with appropriate local officials and entities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.202
§ 342.202. ESTABLISHING AND CHANGING FERRY TOLL RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a commissioners court issues a license to operate a ferry, the court shall state in its record the toll rate that may be charged for ferrying property usually transported by a ferry.

(b) The commissioners court may at its first term of the year, and shall at another term on the petition of 20 residents of the county, revise and if necessary change the toll rate for ferries in the county.

(c) The county clerk shall:

(1) record toll rates, including changes; and

(2) deliver to each person holding a license to operate a ferry issued by the county a copy of the record, signed and sealed by the clerk.

(d) A change of toll rate may not take effect before the 31st day after the date on which the change is made.
Tex. Water Code § 49.324 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.324
§ 49.324. ORDER OF DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter an order dissolving the district at the conclusion of the hearing if it finds that the district has performed none of the functions for which it was created for a period of five consecutive years before the day of the proceeding and that the district has no outstanding bonded indebtedness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.155
§ 1078.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

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

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8037.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8037 / Section 8037.0502
§ 8037.0502. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0306
§ 7977A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) 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.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0502
§ 526.0502. REPORT ON DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO YOUNG TEXANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall publish on the commission's Internet website a biennial report that addresses the efforts of the health and human services agencies to provide health and human services to children younger than six years of age.

(b) The report may:

(1) contain the commission's recommendations to better coordinate state agency programs relating to the delivery of health and human services to children younger than six years of age; and

(2) propose joint agency collaborative programs.

(c) On or before the date the report is due, the commission shall notify the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the comptroller, and the appropriate legislative committees that the report is available on the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.024
§ 281.024. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A board member serves without compensation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.135 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.135
§ 55.135. REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commission may revoke a person's permit if the person fails to comply with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0403
§ 8085.0403. 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. Education Code § 51.978 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.978
§ 51.978. TEMPORARY HOUSING BETWEEN ACADEMIC TERMS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS FORMERLY UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(2) "Academic term" includes a summer session.

(b) To be eligible to receive housing assistance from an institution of higher education under Subsection (c), a student must:

(1) have been under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services or its predecessor in function on the day preceding:

(A) the student's 18th birthday; or

(B) the date the student's disabilities of minority are removed by a court under Chapter 31, Family Code;

(2) be enrolled full-time at the institution during the academic term immediately preceding the period for which the student requests the housing assistance;

(3) be registered or otherwise have taken the actions required by the institution to permit the student to enroll full-time at the institution during the academic term immediately following the period for which the student requests the housing assistance; and

(4) lack other reasonable temporary housing alternatives between the academic terms described by Subdivisions (2) and (3), as determined by the institution.

(c) On the student's request, each institution of higher education shall assist an eligible student in locating temporary housing for any period beginning on the last day of an academic term and ending on the first day of the immediately following academic term, according to the institution's academic calendar.

(d) For each eligible student under Subsection (b) who also demonstrates financial need, the institution may:

(1) provide a stipend to cover any reasonable costs of the temporary housing that are not covered by other financial aid immediately available to the student for that purpose; or

(2) provide temporary housing directly to the student for the applicable period.

(e) The receipt of a stipend under Subsection (d) does not prohibit the student from receiving additional stipends under that subsection in one or more subsequent periods, based on the student's demonstrated financial need.

(f) An institution of higher education may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this section. The institution shall use any gifts, grants, and donations received for the purposes of this section before using other revenue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.002
§ 8262.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.402
§ 1954.402. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to be licensed under this chapter commits an offense if the person:

(1) removes asbestos from a public building or encapsulates the asbestos without a license after having been previously assessed a civil or administrative penalty for removing or encapsulating asbestos without a license; or

(2) fails to keep records as required by Section 1954.251 after having been previously assessed a civil or administrative penalty for failing to keep records.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $20,000, unless the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $25,000;

(2) confinement in jail for not more than two years; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.059
§ 3952.059. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that protects and insures a director against personal liability and from all claims relating to:

(1) actions taken by the director in the director's capacity as a member of the board;

(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or

(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.021
§ 157.021. HOURS OF WORK OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of 265,000 or more, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court.

(b) The commissioners court of any county may adopt and enforce uniform rules on overtime and compensatory time for department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the commissioners court. The rules may:

(1) prohibit unbudgeted overtime, except when the commissioners court or an elected county or district officer declares an emergency; and

(2) require that emergency overtime be reported to the county auditor and the commissioners court.
Tex. Finance Code § 275.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 275 / Section 275.051
§ 275.051. CREATION OF MUTUAL TRUST INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more fiduciary institutions may incorporate a mutual trust investment company as provided by this chapter to be a medium for the common investment of trust funds held in a fiduciary capacity for fiduciary purposes, by those entities alone or with one or more cofiduciaries.

(b) A mutual trust investment company must be an open-end investment company as defined by, and must be subject to, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.).
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.053
§ 2202.053. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to a joint underwriting association that complies with the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.163 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.163
§ 411.163. MANDATORY CRIME LABORATORY PARTICIPATION; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A crime laboratory that performs a forensic analysis for use in a criminal action shall participate, in accordance with department rule, in the transfer of crime laboratory records using the crime laboratory portal established under Section 411.162. The department by rule may exempt a crime laboratory from the requirements of this subsection if the department determines that the crime laboratory:

(1) is located outside of this state; and

(2) performs an insufficient number of forensic analyses in criminal actions in this state to warrant participation in the crime laboratory portal.

(b) A crime laboratory that violates Subsection (a) is subject to disciplinary action by the Texas Forensic Science Commission in the same manner as if the laboratory had otherwise violated accreditation standards under Article 38.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Tax Code § 113.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.008
§ 113.008. RELEASE OF LIEN ON SPECIFIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the attorney general, the comptroller may release a state tax lien on specific real or personal property when payment of the reasonable cash market value of the property is made to the comptroller.

(b) The value of the property to be released shall be determined in the manner prescribed by the comptroller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 82.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 82 / Section 82.051
§ 82.051. CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may cancel or revoke an authorization if the holder of the authorization is found to be in violation of, or to have failed to comply with, this code or a rule of the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0102
§ 7991A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.