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Tex. Transportation Code § 283.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 283 / Section 283.207
§ 283.207. BOND APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this chapter may be presented to the attorney general for approval in the same manner and with like effect as is provided for the approval of a tax bond issued by a county.

(b) After approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds as in the case of other county bonds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.366 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.366
§ 43.366. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) In order that native species may be preserved, breeder deer held under a deer breeder's permit are subject to all laws and regulations of this state pertaining to deer except as specifically provided in this subchapter.

(b) This subchapter may not be construed to restrict or prohibit the use of high fences.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.207 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.207
§ 36.207. USE OF MARK-UPS.
Status: in_force

Any mark-ups approved under Section 36.206 are an exceptional form of rate relief that the electric utility may recover from ratepayers only on a finding by the commission that the relief is necessary to maintain the utility's financial integrity.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.302 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.302
§ 40.302. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by interagency contract shall enter into agreements with state institutions of higher education for research, testing, and development of oil discharge prevention and response technology, oil discharge response training, wildlife and natural resources rescue and rehabilitation, development of computer models to predict the movements and impacts of unauthorized discharges of oil, and other purposes consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. Contracts or agreements relating to wildlife and aquatic resources shall be made in coordination with the Parks and Wildlife Department. To the greatest extent possible, contracts shall be coordinated with studies being done by other state agencies, the federal government, or private industry to minimize duplication of efforts.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2656 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2656
§ 25.2656. GENERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

Unless this subchapter contains a conflicting provision, the general law relating to statutory probate courts applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8163.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8163 / Section 8163.203
§ 8163.203. BOND PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, district bonds may be sold at a public or private sale according to terms and procedures the board determines.

(b) In connection with the issuance of bonds, the board may:

(1) prescribe the maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued and the rate of interest the bonds may bear in accordance with Section 1204.006, Government Code;

(2) recite the public purpose for which one or more series of bonds are issued;

(3) delegate to an officer or employee of the district the authority to effect the sale of one or more series of bonds; and

(4) determine the period, not to exceed one year after the date the district adopts the order or resolution delegating the authority under Subdivision (3), during which that authority must be exercised.

(c) In exercising the authority delegated by the board to an officer or employee, the officer or employee may establish the terms and details related to the issuance and sale of the bonds, including:

(1) the form and designation of the bonds;

(2) the principal amount of the bonds and the amount of the bonds to mature in each year;

(3) the dates, price, interest rates, interest payment dates, principal payment dates, and redemption features of the bonds; and

(4) any other details relating to the issuance and sale of the bonds as specified by the board in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(d) A finding or determination made by an officer or employee acting under the authority delegated to the officer or employee has the same force and effect as a finding or determination made by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 47.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 47 / Section 47.06
§ 47.06. PROPERTY SOLD.
Status: in_force

If the property is not claimed within 30 days from the conviction of the person accused of illegally acquiring it, the same procedure for its disposition as set out in Article 18.17 of this Code shall be followed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.151 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 71 / Section 71.151
§ 71.151. DURATION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate is effective for a term not to exceed 10 years from the date the certificate is filed.

(b) A certificate is void at the end of the certificate's stated term, unless within six months preceding the certificate's expiration date the registrant files in the office of a county clerk and the secretary of state, if applicable, a renewal certificate complying with the requirements of this chapter for an original certificate.

(c) A registrant may renew a certificate under this section for any number of successive terms, but each term may not exceed 10 years.
Tex. Water Code § 35.018 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.018
§ 35.018. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the commission in conjunction with the Texas Water Development Board shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives a comprehensive report concerning activities during the preceding two years relating to the designation of priority groundwater management areas by the commission and the creation and operation of districts.

(b) The report must include:

(1) the names and locations of all priority groundwater management areas and districts created or attempted to be created on or after November 5, 1985, the effective date of Chapter 133 (H.B. No. 2), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985;

(2) the authority under which each priority groundwater management area and district was proposed for creation;

(3) a detailed analysis of each election held to confirm the creation of a district, including analysis of election results, possible reasons for the success or failure to confirm the creation of a district, and the possibility for future voter approval of districts in areas in which attempts to create districts failed;

(4) a detailed analysis of the activities of each district created, including those districts which are implementing management plans certified under Section 36.1072;

(5) a report on audits performed on districts under Section 36.302 and remedial actions taken under Section 36.303;

(6) recommendations for changes in this chapter and Chapter 36 that will facilitate the creation of priority groundwater management areas and the creation and operation of districts;

(7) a report on educational efforts in newly designated priority groundwater management areas; and

(8) any other information and recommendations that the commission considers relevant.

(c) If the commission determines that a district created under Chapter 36 is not appropriate for, or capable of, the protection of the groundwater resources for a particular management area or priority groundwater management area, the commission may recommend in its report to the legislature the creation of a special district or amendment of an existing district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1155.008 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1155 / Section 1155.008
§ 1155.008. DENIAL OF COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

On application of an interested person or on the court's own motion, the court may wholly or partly deny a fee authorized under this subchapter if:

(1) the court finds that the guardian has not adequately performed the duties required of a guardian under this title; or

(2) the guardian has been removed for cause.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 12.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 12 / Section 12.003
§ 12.003. RIGHTS IN VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Adverse claim" means a claim that a claimant has a property interest in a virtual currency and that it is a violation of the rights of the claimant for another person to hold, transfer, or deal with the virtual currency.

(2) "Qualifying purchaser" means a purchaser that obtains control of a virtual currency for value and without notice of any adverse claim.

(b) Subject to Subsections (c) through (h), law other than this chapter determines whether a person acquires rights in a virtual currency and the rights that the person acquires.

(c) A purchaser of a virtual currency acquires all rights in the virtual currency that the transferor had or had power to transfer.

(d) A purchaser of a limited interest in a virtual currency acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.

(e) In addition to acquiring the rights of a purchaser, a qualifying purchaser acquires the purchaser's rights in a virtual currency free of any adverse claim.

(f) An action based on an adverse claim to a virtual currency, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against a qualifying purchaser that acquires the purchaser's interest in, and obtains control of, the virtual currency for value and without notice of the adverse claim.

(g) A person has notice of an adverse claim if:

(1) the person knows of the adverse claim; or

(2) the person is aware of facts sufficient to indicate that there is a significant probability that the adverse claim exists and deliberately avoids information that would establish the existence of the adverse claim.

(h) Filing of a financing statement under Chapter 9 is not notice of an adverse claim to a virtual currency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.005
§ 3852.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3852.110;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district 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 a purpose 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. Labor Code § 302.082 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.082
§ 302.082. INFORMATION AND DATA FOR EVALUATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency represented on the council shall provide information to support the commission's follow-up and evaluation system as requested.

(b) Evaluation data in the system must include the following information disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, income, and location:

(1) placement rates;

(2) wages paid;

(3) retention in employment statistics;

(4) the number of education and training-related placements; and

(5) other appropriate factors, including public welfare dependency and the pursuit of additional education.

(c) The commission may develop a method for collecting occupational information to supplement wage record information collected by the commission under Section 204.0025. The commission may request employers, providers, and other appropriate sources to provide placement, employment, and earnings information to the commission.

(d) The commission shall ensure that:

(1) the system includes with the evaluation data a hyperlink to an Internet website where self-sufficient wage data as determined under Section 2308A.012, Government Code, is posted; and

(2) following any modernization of the evaluation system by the commission on or after September 1, 2023, the evaluation data in the system includes a comparison of self-sufficient wage data with program earnings outcomes at the first, third, and fifth anniversary of the date of program completion.
Tex. Local Government Code § 147.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 147 / Section 147.011
§ 147.011. EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS AND RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be construed to repeal any existing benefit provided by statute or ordinance concerning police officers' or firefighters' compensation, pensions, retirement plans, hours of work, conditions of employment, or other emoluments except as expressly provided in a ratified meet and confer agreement. This chapter is in addition to the benefits provided by existing statutes and ordinances.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to interfere with the free speech right, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, of an individual firefighter or a police officer to endorse or dissent from any agreement.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.071 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.071
§ 46B.071. OPTIONS ON DETERMINATION OF INCOMPETENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on a determination that a defendant is incompetent to stand trial, the court shall:

(1) if the defendant is charged with an offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor:

(A) release the defendant on bail under Article 46B.0711; or

(B) commit the defendant to:

(i) a jail-based competency restoration program under Article 46B.073(e); or

(ii) a mental health facility or residential care facility under Article 46B.073(f); or

(2) if the defendant is charged with an offense punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or any higher category of offense:

(A) release the defendant on bail under Article 46B.072; or

(B) commit the defendant to a facility or a jail-based competency restoration program under Article 46B.073(c) or (d).

(b) On a determination that a defendant is incompetent to stand trial and is unlikely to be restored to competency in the foreseeable future, the court shall:

(1) proceed under Subchapter E or F; or

(2) release the defendant on bail as permitted under Chapter 17.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.103
§ 2262.103. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

Each agency or officer with representation on the team shall provide, at the request of the team, staff to assist the team in carrying out its duties under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 162.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.306
§ 162.306. POSTADOPTION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may provide services after adoption to adoptees and adoptive families for whom the department provided services before the adoption.

(b) The department may provide services under this section directly or through contract.

(c) The services may include financial assistance, respite care, placement services, parenting programs, support groups, counseling services, crisis intervention, and medical aid.
Tex. Water Code § 7.183 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.183
§ 7.183. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING EMISSION OF AIR CONTAMINANT AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly, with respect to the person's conduct, emits an air contaminant with the knowledge that the person is placing another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury unless the emission is made in strict compliance with Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or a permit, variance, or order issued or a rule adopted by the commission.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(E) or Section 7.187(2)(F) or both.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(F).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012A / Section 8012A.0501
§ 8012A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 112.031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.031
§ 112.031. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

In the name and on behalf of the State of Texas, the attorney general or any district attorney or county attorney in this state may enjoin a dealer, peddler, or broker from continuing in business in this state as a dealer, peddler, or broker on violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.254
§ 21.254. EXECUTION AND AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract under Section 21.251 must be in writing and signed by:

(1) the contractor; and

(2) a district representative designated by the board.

(b) The contract shall be kept in the district's office and must be available for public inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.108
§ 1122.108. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a public or private hospital, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or federal agency for the district to provide a mobile emergency medical service or other health care services needed to provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of residents of the district.

(b) The board may contract with a person to receive or supply the services the board considers necessary for the effective operation of the district.
Tex. Family Code § 264.182 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.182
§ 264.182. IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department, in partnership with a lead entity selected under Section 264.183, shall develop and implement a rural community-based care pilot program in an eligible rural region to:

(1) implement a community-based model of child welfare services and increase community engagement in the child welfare system;

(2) improve outcomes for children and families by expanding the availability of child welfare services and promoting innovation in the delivery of child welfare services to children and families; and

(3) develop a sustainable, replicable model for the provision of child welfare services in rural areas.
Tex. Water Code § 51.446 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.446
§ 51.446. DEPOSIT OF BONDS TO SECURE INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) As the interim bonds are issued and sold, the board, by order, shall deposit bonds of the district which have been validated by a court or approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller as provided in Section 51.417 of this code in the district depository.

(b) The bonds deposited shall be credited to the interest and sinking fund account created to pay the interim bonds.

(c) The principal amount of the bonds deposited shall total at least 110 percent of the principal sum of the series of interim bonds which the bonds are deposited to secure.

(d) The interest rate on the interim bonds may not be more than the interest rate on the bonds deposited to secure them.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.105
§ 504.105. LIMITATION ON USE OF REVENUES FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a Type A corporation may spend not more than 10 percent of the corporate revenues for promotional purposes.

(b) A Type A corporation may spend not more than 25 percent of the corporate revenues for promotional purposes if the authorizing municipality:

(1) is located in two counties;

(2) has a population of less than 24,250 according to the 1990 federal census; and

(3) is located wholly or partly within 10 miles of a federal military reservation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.051
§ 254.051. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue in the name of the municipality obligations payable from taxes, revenue, or both to provide money for a facility or improvement under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 31.029 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.029
§ 31.029. BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district shall purchase with the district's instructional materials and technology allotment or otherwise acquire instructional materials for use in bilingual education classes.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the purchase of instructional materials under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 558.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 558 / Section 558.054
§ 558.054. FREQUENCY OF OFFERING EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall give the examination at least two times during each state fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.103
§ 3856.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.209
§ 8288.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for:

(1) the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction not to exceed three years;

(2) a debt service reserve fund; and

(3) other funds as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust indenture.

(b) The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the purpose of the district, including any expense of issuing and selling the bonds.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 9 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 11 / Section 9
§ 9.
Status: repealed

Sec. 9. Repealed by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 58, ch. 4, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Tex. Government Code § 501.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.152
§ 501.152. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

The committee shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the committee and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the committee.
Tex. Water Code § 54.025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.025
§ 54.025. QUALIFICATION OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

After a district has been organized, each temporary director shall execute a bond in accordance with the provisions of Section 49.055 and shall take the oath of office, and the board shall meet and organize.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.153
§ 8356.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.