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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.055
§ 1047.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president and a secretary.

(b) Each officer of the board serves until the next directors' election.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term by appointment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.060
§ 1101.060. QUASI-JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission is entitled to quasi-judicial immunity from suit for an action that:

(1) is taken as a member of the commission; and

(2) is in compliance with the law.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 95A.0001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 95A / Section 95A.0001
§ 95A.0001. EVIDENCE OF FAILURE TO FORBID HANDGUNS.
Status: in_force

The fact that a card, sign, or other document described by Section 30.06(c)(3) or 30.07(c)(3), Penal Code, is not posted on the property of a business or any other evidence that a person failed to exercise the person's option to forbid the carrying of a handgun by a license holder on the property:

(1) is not admissible as evidence in a trial on the merits in an action:

(A) against a person, including a business or other entity, who owns, controls, or manages the property; and

(B) in which the cause of action arises from an injury sustained on the property; and

(2) does not support a cause of action described by Subdivision (1) against a person described by that subdivision.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.012
§ 86.012. DEFINITION OF WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) The term "waste" includes:

(1) the operation of an oil well or wells with an inefficient gas-oil ratio;

(2) the drowning with water of a stratum or part of a stratum capable of producing gas in paying quantities;

(3) permitting a gas well to burn wastefully;

(4) the creation of unnecessary fire hazards;

(5) physical waste or loss incident to or resulting from so drilling, equipping, or operating a well or wells as to reduce or tend to reduce the ultimate recovery of gas from any pool;

(6) the escape of gas from a well producing both oil and gas into the open air in excess of the amount that is necessary in the efficient drilling or operation of the well;

(7) the production of gas in excess of transportation or market facilities or reasonable market demand for the type of gas produced;

(8) the use of gas for the manufacture of carbon black without first having extracted the natural gasoline content from the gas, except it shall not be necessary to first extract the natural gasoline content from the gas where it is utilized in a plant producing an average recovery of not less than five pounds of carbon black to each 1,000 cubic feet of gas;

(9) the use of sweet gas produced from a gas well for the manufacture of carbon black unless it is used in a plant producing an average recovery of not less than five pounds of carbon black to each 1,000 cubic feet and unless the sweet gas is produced from a well located in a common reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas;

(10) permitting gas produced from a gas well to escape into the air before or after the gas has been processed for its gasoline content, unless authorized as provided in Section 86.185 of this code;

(11) the production of natural gas from a well producing oil from a stratum other than that in which the oil is found unless the gas is produced in a separate string of casing from that in which the oil is produced;

(12) the production of more than 100,000 cubic feet of gas to each barrel of crude petroleum oil unless the gas is put to one or more of the uses authorized for the type of gas so produced under allocations made by the commission or unless authorized as provided in Section 86.185 of this code; and

(13) underground waste or loss however caused and whether or not defined in other subdivisions of this section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this section or elsewhere in this code or in other statutes or laws, the commission may permit production by commingling oil or gas or oil and gas from multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas where the commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, has found that producing oil or gas or oil and gas in a commingled state will prevent waste, promote conservation, or protect correlative rights.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.404
§ 2001.404. PRINCIPAL LOCATION.
Status: in_force

A licensed authorized organization may conduct bingo only in:

(1) the county where the organization has its primary business office or another county contiguous to that county; or

(2) if the organization does not have a business office, in the county of the principal residence of its chief executive officer, or a contiguous county of this state.
Tex. Water Code § 15.115 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.115
§ 15.115. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator may consider the following as grounds for refusal to give a certificate of approval for any construction contract:

(1) failure to construct the project according to the approved plans;

(2) failure to construct the works in accordance with sound engineering principles; or

(3) failure to comply with any terms of the contract.
Tex. Water Code § 55.364 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.364
§ 55.364. RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

If the board enters into a contract with the United States, the remedies in this subchapter available to the district also shall apply to enforce payment of charges due to the United States. The Reclamation Extension Act, approved August 13, 1914, and as amended, and all other federal reclamation laws apply. The directors shall distribute and apportion all water acquired by the district under a contract with the United States in accordance with acts of Congress, rules and regulations of the secretary of the interior, and provisions of the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.156
§ 3937.156. STORM WATER USER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The district may establish user charges related to the operation of storm water facilities, including the regulation of storm water for the protection of water quality in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8411.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8411 / Section 8411.002
§ 8411.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 33.260 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.260
§ 33.260. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The agency may accept on behalf of the council a gift, grant, or donation from any source to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.707 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.707
§ 2.707.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.707. "PERSON IN THE POSITION OF A SELLER". (a) A "person in the position of a seller" includes as against a principal an agent who has paid or become responsible for the price of goods on behalf of his principal or anyone who otherwise holds a security interest or other right in goods similar to that of a seller.

(b) A person in the position of a seller may as provided in this chapter withhold or stop delivery (Section 2.705) and resell (Section 2.706) and recover incidental damages (Section 2.710).
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.052
§ 171.052. CREATION BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of one or more counties and the most populous municipality in the most populous county may by concurrent order or ordinance create a district. At the time of creation, a district must include:

(1) a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and

(2) that municipality.

(b) The order or ordinance creating the district:

(1) must specify:

(A) the number of district directors and who appoints the directors; and

(B) the method of selecting the board's presiding officer; and

(2) may specify terms and conditions that are not expressly inconsistent with this chapter.

(c) If the most populous county in the district contains a countywide navigation district and the presiding officer of the navigation district is jointly appointed by that county and the most populous municipality in that county, the order or ordinance creating the district must specify that:

(1) the presiding officer of the navigation district is a director of the freight rail district; and

(2) at least one director must be jointly appointed by the mayors of the municipalities in the district, except for the mayor of the most populous municipality in the most populous county.

(d) The common law doctrine of incompatibility does not apply to a director serving under Subsection (c)(1) with regard to the director's service for the freight rail district or for the navigation district.
Tex. Education Code § 56.032 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.032
§ 56.032. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a program to supply grants of money to students attending institutions of higher education in Texas whose educational costs are not met in whole or in part from other sources and to provide institutions of higher education with funds to supplement and add flexibility to existing financial aid programs.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1603
§ 54.1603. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Bell County shall establish the powers and duties of a magistrate appointed under this subchapter. Except as otherwise provided by the commissioners court, a magistrate has the powers of a magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure and other laws of this state and may administer an oath for any purpose.

(b) A magistrate shall give preference to performing the duties of a magistrate under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) The commissioners court may designate one or more magistrates to hold regular hearings to:

(1) give admonishments;

(2) set and review bail and conditions of release;

(3) appoint legal counsel; and

(4) determine other routine matters relating to preindictment or pending cases within those courts' jurisdiction.

(d) In the hearings provided under Subsection (c), a magistrate shall give preference to the case of an individual held in county jail.

(e) A magistrate may inquire into a defendant's intended plea to the charge and set the case for an appropriate hearing before a judge or master.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.063
§ 1009.063. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.025
§ 382.025. ORDERS RELATING TO CONTROLLING AIR POLLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that air pollution exists, the commission may order any action indicated by the circumstances to control the condition.

(b) The commission shall grant to the owner or operator of a source time to comply with its orders as provided for by commission rules. Those rules must provide for time for compliance gauged to the general situations that the hearings on proposed rules indicate are necessary.
Tex. Family Code § 261.3081 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.3081
§ 261.3081. NOTICE REGARDING CHANGES MADE BY DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATION REPORT.
Status: in_force

The department shall notify the following interested parties of any edits or corrections, other than edits or corrections to remedy spelling or grammatical errors, the department makes to the written report prepared by the department under Section 261.308:

(1) the child's parent;

(2) the attorney for the child's parent if represented by an attorney;

(3) an attorney ad litem for the child appointed under Chapter 107;

(4) a guardian ad litem for the child appointed under Chapter 107, including a volunteer advocate; and

(5) any other person the court determines has an interest in the child's welfare.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0102
§ 7972A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 812.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 812 / Section 812.204
§ 812.204. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a retiree begins work in a position included in the employee class of membership, the retiree and the head of the department, commission, board, agency, or institution at which the retiree will resume state service each shall notify the retirement system in writing of the retiree's name, the taking of a position, and the projected dates of service.

(b) Before a retiree from the elected class of membership takes the oath of office for a position included in that class, the retiree shall notify the retirement system in writing of the taking of a position and the projected dates of service.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.43 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.43
§ 5.43. WHO MAY HOLD HEARING; RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for a hearing on the adoption of commission rules or a hearing on an employment matter, the commission designates the State Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct and make a record of any hearing authorized by this code. If the commission or administrator declares a hearing to be an emergency, the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall assign an administrative law judge or may contract with a qualified individual within five days and set a hearing as soon as possible.

(b) The commission may render a decision on the basis of the record or the proposal for decision if one is required under the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code, as if the commission had conducted the hearing. The commission may prescribe its rules of procedure for cases not heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Government Code § 2177.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2177 / Section 2177.009
§ 2177.009. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 572 applies to the initiative.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.601 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.601
§ 882.601. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT TO STOCK LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; POLICYHOLDER AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A mutual life insurance company organized under this chapter may convert to a stock legal reserve life insurance company as provided by this subchapter only if the conversion is approved by the policyholders by a vote of at least two-thirds of the votes cast by the policyholders in person or by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0502
§ 7945A.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. Family Code § 234.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.102
§ 234.102. OPERATION OF NEW HIRE DIRECTORY.
Status: in_force

In cooperation with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Title IV-D agency shall develop and operate a state directory to which employers in the state shall report each newly hired or rehired employee in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 653a.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8256.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8256 / Section 8256.006
§ 8256.006. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Section 43.074, Local Government Code, applies to the dissolution of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0551 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0551
§ 540.0551. GUIDANCE REGARDING CONTINUATION OF SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide guidance and additional education to Medicaid managed care organizations regarding federal law requirements to continue providing services during an internal appeal, a Medicaid fair hearing, or any other review.
Tex. Government Code § 2113.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2113 / Section 2113.203
§ 2113.203. EXAMINATION FEES.
Status: in_force

A state agency that conducts examinations shall collect all fees charged to the person being examined for each examination, including the cost of a standardized examination instrument, and use appropriated money to pay a provider of goods or services for a cost incurred by the agency providing the examination.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.154
§ 1452.154. PAYMENT OF APPLICANT PODIATRIST DURING CREDENTIALING PROCESS.
Status: in_force

On submission by the applicant podiatrist of the information required by the managed care plan issuer under Section 1452.153(2), and for payment purposes only, the issuer shall treat the applicant podiatrist as if the podiatrist were a participating provider in the health benefit plan network when the applicant podiatrist provides services to the managed care plan's enrollees, including:

(1) authorizing the applicant podiatrist to collect copayments from the enrollees; and

(2) making payments to the applicant podiatrist.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 106.007 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 106 / Section 106.007
§ 106.007. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An online dating service provider who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $250 for each Texas member registered with the online dating service provider during the time of the violation.

(b) The attorney general may:

(1) seek an injunction to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter; or

(2) bring suit to recover the civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a).

(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining an injunction or civil penalty under this section, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.301
§ 1094.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds or other obligations issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.251
§ 401.251. TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall list with its regular telephone number any toll-free telephone number established under other state law that may be called to present a complaint about a health professional.
Tex. Water Code § 27.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.001
§ 27.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Injection Well Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.156
§ 134.156. LOCAL YOUTH DIVERSION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county or municipality that employs or contracts with a juvenile case manager under Article 45A.451, Code of Criminal Procedure, money allocated under Section 134.103 to the local youth diversion fund maintained in the county or municipal treasury as required by Section 134.151 may be used by a county or municipality to finance the salary, benefits, training, travel expenses, office supplies, and other necessary expenses relating to the position of a juvenile case manager. If there is money in the fund after those costs are paid, subject to the direction of the governing body of the county or municipality and on approval by the employing court, a juvenile case manager may direct the remaining money to be used to implement programs directly related to the duties of the juvenile case manager, including juvenile alcohol and substance abuse programs, educational and leadership programs, and any other projects designed to prevent or reduce the number of juvenile referrals to the court.

(a-1) In a county or municipality that does not employ or contract with a juvenile case manager, the governing body of the county or municipality, in consultation with the court, may direct money described by Subsection (a) to be used for the support of a local mental health authority, juvenile alcohol and substance abuse programs, educational and leadership programs, teen court programs, and any other project designed to prevent or reduce the number of juvenile referrals to the court.

(b) Money in the fund may not be used to supplement the income of an employee whose primary role is not that of a juvenile case manager.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.143 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.143
§ 91.143. INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person requesting inspection shall pay a fee for the inspection in an amount set by rule of the department.

(b) The department shall set inspection fees at amounts that are approximately equal to the cost of providing inspection and classification services.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.159 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.159
§ 96.159. HEARING ON LIMITING ORDER; FINAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The limiting order becomes final and unappealable on the 15th day after the date on which the order is posted as provided by Section 96.158 unless before that day at least 20 percent of the total number of deposit account holders affected by the order request a hearing before the commissioner to determine whether the order should be vacated, made permanent, or modified.

(b) The commissioner shall set the hearing to be held not earlier than the 10th day or later than the 30th day after the date of the request. The hearing must be held at the offices of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.

(c) After the hearing, the commissioner may issue a final order that vacates the limiting order or makes the limiting order permanent in its original or a modified form consistent with the facts found by the commissioner.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 25.15 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 25 / Section 25.15
§ 25.15. DELIVERIES AND COLLECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit who is also the holder of a local cartage permit may make deliveries to and collections from ultimate consumers in the same manner as the holder of a package store permit under Section 22.03.