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Tex. Government Code § 2204.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.303
§ 2204.303. MINERAL RESERVATION REQUIRED.
Status: reserved

A grant under this subchapter must reserve to this state all minerals except rock, sand, and gravel needed by the United States in the operation or construction by the United States or its agents of any of the works described by Section 2204.301. The reservation must provide that:

(1) the minerals reserved to this state may not be explored for, developed, or produced in a manner that at any time will prevent or interfere with the operation or construction of those works; and

(2) before exploring for or developing reserved minerals, this state must obtain the written consent of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, or its successor agency, as to the proposed area sought to be explored or developed by this state, including the location of and production facilities for oil wells, gas wells, or oil and gas wells.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.108
§ 8825.108. MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority granted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may assist in the mediation between landowners regarding the mitigation of a loss of existing groundwater supply of exempt domestic and livestock users due to the groundwater pumping of others.
Tex. Education Code § 54.532 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.532
§ 54.532. STUDENT UNION BUILDING FEES; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may levy a student union fee of not less than $20 or more than $150 for each semester or summer session, assessed in proportion to the number of credit hours for which a student registers, for the sole purpose of financing, operating, maintaining, and improving a student union building for The University of Texas at San Antonio. This fee may be levied in addition to any other use or service fee.

(b) The fees collected under Subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited to an account known as The University of Texas at San Antonio University Center Fee Account and shall be placed under the control of and subject to the order of the university center advisory committee. The committee shall annually submit to the president of The University of Texas at San Antonio a complete and itemized budget to be accompanied by a full and complete report of all activities conducted during the past year and all expenditures made incident to those activities. The president shall submit the budget to the board of regents as part of the institutional budget. The board of regents shall make such changes in the budget as it deems necessary before approving the budget. The board shall then levy the fees, within the limits fixed in this section, in such amounts as will be sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the student union building.

(c) The board may not increase the amount of the student union fee in any academic year unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority of the students voting in an election held for that purpose and by a majority of the student government of the institution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.023
§ 116.023. APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A bank in the county that wants to be a county depository must deliver its application to the county judge or a designated representative of the judge on or before a date set by the commissioners court that is no later than the 60th day before the date of the expiration of the existing depository contract.

(b) The application must state the amount of the bank's paid-up capital stock and permanent surplus, and the application must be accompanied by:

(1) a statement showing the financial condition of the bank on the date of the application; and

(2) a certified check or cashier's check for at least one-half percent of the county's revenue for the preceding year.

(c) The certified or cashier's check that accompanies an application is a good-faith guarantee on the part of the applicant that if accepted as a county depository it will execute the bond required under this chapter. If a bank is selected as a depository and does not provide the bond, the county shall retain the amount of the check as liquidated damages, and the county judge shall readvertise for applications, if necessary, to obtain a depository for the county.

(d) A bank in the county that wants to be a county subdepository must comply with Subsections (a) and (b)(1). The subdepository's application must include a proposal outlining its security for the county public funds to be held in addition to revenue offers.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.027
§ 148.027. COMMINGLING OF LIVESTOCK UNDER LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) If an animal, its carcass, or its products is under a lien and is commingled with other livestock, carcasses, or products so that the identity is lost, the lien extends to all of the commingled animals, carcasses, or products as if the lien had been perfected originally in all of them.

(b) Each lien extended under this section is on a parity with any other lien extended under this section.

(c) A lien extended under this section is not enforceable against a person without actual knowledge of the lien who purchases one or more of the carcasses or products in the ordinary course of trade or business from the party who commingled the carcasses or products, nor against a subsequent transferee from that purchaser, but is enforceable against the proceeds of that sale.
Tex. Government Code § 432.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.075
§ 432.075. ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS OF COURTS OF INQUIRY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case not extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer, the sworn testimony contained in the duly authenticated record of proceedings of a court of inquiry of a person whose oral testimony cannot be obtained, may, if otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, be read in evidence by a party before a court-martial if the accused was a party before the court of inquiry and the same issue was involved or if the accused consents to the introduction of the evidence.

(b) The testimony may be read in evidence only by the defense in cases extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer.

(c) The testimony may also be read in evidence before a court of inquiry or a military board.

(d) In all courts of inquiry both enlisted men and officers have the right to counsel and the right to cross examination of all witnesses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.153
§ 1057.153. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate the board determines is reasonable.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) tax revenue to be collected by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds;

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold; and

(4) any other unencumbered district assets.

(c) The board may use the proceeds of a loan made under this section only for the district's operational and capital requirements.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.151
§ 501.151. AUTHORITY TO FINANCE PROJECT.
Status: in_force

A corporation is a constituted authority for the purpose of financing one or more projects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.205
§ 3898.205. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.023 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.023
§ 801.023. SEPARATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the department shall direct and may dismiss the board's executive director, and has authority relating to personnel actions as if the board's executive director were an employee of the department. The presiding officer of the commission shall appoint a replacement executive director of the board if necessary.

(b) Subject to Subsection (a), the executive director of the board is responsible for the administration of licensing, enforcement, financial services, human resources, and workforce development duties of the board, including:

(1) accounts payable and accounts receivable;

(2) budgeting, inventory, and asset management;

(3) payroll;

(4) personnel and labor issues;

(5) purchasing;

(6) recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel;

(7) submitting required reports regarding finances, performance measures, strategic planning, legislative appropriations requests, operating budgets, and similar information as required by law;

(8) legal support services, including responding to requests for public information; and

(9) information technology and support.

(c) If the department provides any of the functions listed in Subsection (b), the board shall reimburse the department for administrative costs incurred in providing those services.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.459 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.459
§ 2054.459. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules regarding:

(1) emerging technologies related to the purpose of this subchapter; and

(2) the commercial availability of products, including computer software, to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.001
§ 8300.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 189.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.004
§ 3878.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) Each improvement project or service authorized by this chapter is essential to carry out a public purpose.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing public art and pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty;

(4) promote and benefit commercial development and commercial areas in the district; and

(5) promote and develop public transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems using new and alternative means that are attractive, safe, and convenient, including securing expanded and improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, to:

(A) address the problem of traffic congestion in the district, the need to control traffic and improve pedestrian safety, and the limited availability of money; and

(B) benefit the land and other property in the district and the residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district and the public.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.251
§ 8138.251. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenues, the district, including any annexed territory, may be divided into two or more new districts.

(b) A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.

(c) The board may consider a proposal to divide the district on:

(1) a petition of a landowner in the district; or

(2) a motion by the board.

(d) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0502
§ 8061.0502. 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. Education Code § 54.5191 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5191
§ 54.5191. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the University of North Texas System may charge each student enrolled at the University of North Texas an intercollegiate athletics fee in an amount not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour for each semester or summer session unless the amount is increased as provided by Subsection (g).

(b) A student enrolled in more than 15 semester credit hours shall pay the fee in an amount equal to the amount imposed on a student enrolled in 15 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.

(c) The fee may not be charged before the first semester a new football stadium is available for use at the university.

(d) If compulsory student services fees are charged to students enrolled at the university under Section 54.503, the total amount of those fees charged to a student shall be reduced by $3 per semester credit hour for the first semester in which an intercollegiate athletics fee is charged under this section.

(e) Revenue from the fee charged under this section may be used only for financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, or improving an athletic facility or for operating an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.

(f) The fee may not be charged unless approved by a majority vote of the students enrolled at the university who participate in a general student election held for that purpose. The ballot for the election to approve the fee must state a maximum amount of the fee that may be charged per semester credit hour, not to exceed the maximum amount prescribed by Subsection (a).

(g) The amount of the fee may not be increased to an amount that exceeds by 10 percent or more the amount of the fee as last approved by a student vote under Subsection (f) or this subsection unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote of the students enrolled at the university who participate in a general student election held for that purpose.

(h) The chief fiscal officer of the university shall collect the fee and shall deposit the revenue from the fee in an account to be known as the intercollegiate athletics fee account.

(i) A fee charged under this section is not considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be charged each student enrolled at the university under Section 54.503.

(j) The fee may not be charged after the fifth academic year in which the fee is first charged unless, before the end of that academic year, the university has issued bonds payable from the fee, in which event the fee may not be charged after the academic year in which all such bonds, including refunding bonds for those bonds, have been fully paid.
Tex. Family Code § 52.026 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 52 / Section 52.026
§ 52.026. RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTING JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who has taken a child into custody to transport the child to the appropriate detention facility or to the school campus to which the child is assigned as provided by Section 52.02(a)(7) if the child is not released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.

(b) If the juvenile detention facility is located outside the county in which the child is taken into custody, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who has taken the child into custody or, if authorized by the commissioners court of the county, the sheriff of that county to transport the child to the appropriate juvenile detention facility unless the child is:

(1) detained in a secure detention facility under Section 51.12(j); or

(2) released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.

(c) On adoption of an order by the juvenile board and approval of the juvenile board's order by record vote of the commissioners court, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county in which the child is taken into custody to transport the child to and from all scheduled juvenile court proceedings and appearances and other activities ordered by the juvenile court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8130.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8130 / Section 8130.052
§ 8130.052. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Kemah, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.155 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.155
§ 410.155. CONTINUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A written request by a party for a continuance of a contested case hearing to another date must be directed to the division.

(b) The division may grant a continuance only if the division determines that there is good cause for the continuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0102
§ 3792.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a governmental unit, as provided by Section 375.004, Local Government Code.

(c) This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment that would otherwise apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.063
§ 1058.063. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the commissioners court of Upton County, the board may contract with this state or the federal government as necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of district employees.

(b) The board may establish other retirement programs for the benefit of district employees as it considers necessary and advisable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.252
§ 1059.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.051
§ 8496.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8496.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.111
§ 317.111. USE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

From the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter, the governing body of a municipality may appropriate or set aside:

(1) an amount for the payment of interest expected to accrue while a facility is under construction;

(2) an amount necessary to pay all expenses incurred and to be incurred in the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds; and

(3) in the case of revenue bonds, an amount required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds to be deposited to the credit of a reserve fund or other fund specified by the ordinance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.026
§ 383.026. PLEDGE OF OTHER UTILITY REVENUE; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the security under Section 383.025, a municipality's or county's bonds may be secured, as specified by the resolution or a security agreement, by a pledge of other utility revenue of the municipality or county.

(b) Before issuing bonds secured by other utility revenue, the governing body must order an election to determine whether the bonds may be issued. The governing body shall set the date of the election in accordance with Section 41.001, Election Code. The manner of holding the election is governed by Chapter 1251, Government Code. If the majority of voters who vote at the election approve the issuance of the bonds, the governing body may issue the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.007
§ 3948.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 31.016 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.016
§ 31.016. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Members of the commission, employees and agents of the commission, and authorized agents or employees of local governments may enter public or private property at any time to inspect and investigate conditions relating to subsurface excavation activities or to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission. Members, employees, or agents acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules and shall give notice before entering the property to the person in charge of the property in the manner, form, and time provided by commission rule.