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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0502
§ 8009A.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. Occupations Code § 1806.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.005
§ 1806.005. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) except as provided by Subsection (b), a written agreement:

(A) entered into in this state for the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system; and

(B) pertaining to a residential property located outside this state; or

(2) a solar energy system:

(A) intended:

(i) for temporary or emergency use; or

(ii) to provide power to a single appliance;

(B) that:

(i) if combined with other systems that produce electricity, produces in combination with the other systems a total peak output power of less than one kilowatt; or

(ii) if not combined with other systems that produce electricity, is designed to produce a peak output power of less than one kilowatt; or

(C) sold or leased:

(i) for commercial purposes, including a solar energy system installed on the premises of a nonresidential property;

(ii) to provide power to a multifamily dwelling that exceeds four dwelling units or stories;

(iii) before September 1, 2025; or

(iv) in connection with new residential construction.

(b) This chapter applies to any residential solar retail occurring in this state in connection with an agreement described by Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0062
§ 9075.0062. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the voters in the defined area voting at an election held in accordance with Section 9075.0061, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the defined area in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the defined area;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The governing body of the district shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election described by Subsection (a).

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Family Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

"Suit for dissolution of a marriage" includes a suit for divorce or annulment or to declare a marriage void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8469.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8469 / Section 8469.006
§ 8469.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 1244, and Section 6, Chapter 1308, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2, Chapter 1244, and Section 6, Chapter 1308, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, form a closure. A mistake made 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 the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.163 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.163
§ 366.163. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may acquire in the name of the authority public or private real and other property it determines necessary or convenient for the construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, or extension of a turnpike project or for otherwise carrying out this chapter.

(b) The property an authority may acquire under this subchapter includes all or any portion of, and rights in and to:

(1) public or private land, streets, alleys, rights-of-way, parks, playgrounds, and reservations;

(2) franchises;

(3) easements;

(4) licenses; and

(5) other interests in real and other property.

(c) An authority may acquire real property by any method, including purchase and condemnation. An authority may purchase public or private real property on the terms and at the price the authority and the property owner consider reasonable.

(d) Covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limitations affecting property acquired in any manner by the authority are not binding against the authority and do not impair the authority's ability to use the property for a purpose authorized by this chapter. The beneficiaries of the covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limitations are not entitled to enjoin the authority from using the property for a purpose authorized under this chapter, but this section does not affect the right of a person to seek compensation for damages to the person's property under Section 17, Article I, Texas Constitution.

(e) Subsection (d) does not affect the obligation of the authority under other state law to compensate the state for acquiring or using property owned by or on behalf of the state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.031
§ 52.031. EXTENSION OF LEASE BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) At the expiration of the primary term of a lease made under the provisions of this subchapter, if production of oil or gas has not been obtained on the leased premises but drilling operations are being conducted in good faith and in good and workmanlike manner, the lessee may file in the land office on or before the expiration of the primary term a written application to the commissioner for a 30-day extension of the lease accompanied by $3,000 for 640 acres or less or $6,000 for more than 640 acres.

(b) The commissioner shall extend the lease in writing for a 30-day period from the expiration of the primary term and as long after that time as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.

(c) As long as drilling operations are being conducted, the lessee may submit an application and payment during any 30-day extended period for an additional extension of 30 days. On receiving the application and payment, the commissioner shall again extend the lease in writing so that it will remain effective for an additional 30-day period and as long after that time as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.

(d) No lease may be extended under this section for more than 390 days after the expiration of the primary term unless production is obtained in paying quantities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8193.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8193 / Section 8193.151
§ 8193.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8193.051 and 8193.052.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxes to finance projects authorized by Section 8193.052 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8193.052 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.255
§ 21.255. CONTRACTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor shall execute a bond:

(1) in an amount determined by the board, not to exceed the contract price;

(2) payable to the district and approved by the board; and

(3) conditioned on the faithful performance of the contract.

(b) The bond must provide that a contractor pay to the district all damages sustained as a result of the contractor's default on the contract.

(c) The bond shall be deposited in the district's depository. A copy of the bond shall be kept in the district's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8135.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8135 / Section 8135.051
§ 8135.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Election Code § 278.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 278 / Section 278.005
§ 278.005. REVIEW BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the fifth day after the date the candidate's statement is received, the secretary of state may review the statement to determine whether it complies with this chapter.

(b) If the secretary of state determines that the statement does not comply with the applicable requirements, the secretary may reject the statement and deliver written notice of the reason for the rejection to the candidate not later than the second day after the date of rejection.

(c) A candidate whose statement is rejected may resubmit the statement subject to the prescribed deadline.
Tex. Insurance Code § 255.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 255 / Section 255.001
§ 255.001. SURCHARGE IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) A surcharge is imposed on each authorized insurer with gross premiums subject to the surcharge under Section 255.003, including a:

(1) stock insurance company;

(2) mutual insurance company;

(3) reciprocal or interinsurance exchange; and

(4) Lloyd's plan.

(b) The surcharge required by this chapter is in addition to taxes or other surcharges imposed that are not in conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.101 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.101
§ 2A.101. GENERAL DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The primary duty of an attorney representing the state, including a special prosecutor, is not to convict but to see that justice is done.

(b) An attorney representing the state, including a special prosecutor, may not suppress facts or conceal witnesses capable of establishing the innocence of the defendant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.002
§ 11001.002. ROAD DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, functions, responsibilities, and duties that general law grants a road district created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The board, within the district's boundaries, may exercise the powers that the commissioners court of a county may exercise under Chapter 257, Transportation Code, to the extent that chapter can be applied.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729, Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.401
§ 1001.401. USE OF SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving a license, a license holder shall obtain a seal in a design authorized by the board, showing the license holder's name and the legend "Licensed Professional Engineer" or "Registered Professional Engineer."

(b) A plan, specification, plat, or report issued by a license holder for a project to be constructed or used in this state must include the license holder's seal placed on the document. A license holder is not required to use a seal required by this section if the project is to be constructed or used in another state or country.

(c) A person may not place a seal on a document if the license of the license holder named on the seal has expired or has been suspended or revoked.

(d) A license holder is not required to use a seal under this section for a project for which the license holder is not required to hold a license under an exemption provided by Subchapter B.

(e) A license holder shall not be required to provide or hold any additional certification, other than a license issued under this chapter, to seal an engineering plan, specification, plat, or report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.051
§ 7968.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7968.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.655 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.655
§ 882.655. APPLICABLE LAW AFTER CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

After a mutual assessment company or association is converted to a mutual life insurance company, the converted company is governed by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 160.308 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.308
§ 160.308. CHALLENGE AFTER EXPIRATION OF PERIOD FOR RESCISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the period for rescission under Section 160.307 has expired, a signatory of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity may commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial only on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact. The proceeding may be commenced at any time before the issuance of an order affecting the child identified in the acknowledgment or denial, including an order relating to support of the child.

(b) A party challenging an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity has the burden of proof.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a collateral attack on an acknowledgment of paternity signed under this chapter may not be maintained after the issuance of an order affecting the child identified in the acknowledgment, including an order relating to support of the child.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (a), evidence that, based on genetic testing, the man who is the signatory of an acknowledgement of paternity is not rebuttably identified as the father of a child in accordance with Section 160.505 constitutes a material mistake of fact.
Tex. Government Code § 2203.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.003
§ 2203.003. STATE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE TEXAS DIVISION UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy may charge admission to state property over which the organization has custody or control.

(b) An organization that charges admission under this section shall set the fee in an amount that it determines serves the best interest of the state and the public.

(c) The organization may maintain and operate, or may contract with another person for the operation of, a concession on state property under its control. The concession may be operated in any manner the organization considers necessary for the best interest of the state and the public.

(d) The organization shall hold separately in trust all admission fees and profits from the operation of concessions at each property. The money may be spent only to maintain and repair the state property and furnishings at the property at which the money is received.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.112 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.112
§ 13.112. TESTS FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

As requested by the comptroller or the governing body of a state institution, the department shall test each weighing or measuring device used by a state institution for any purpose, including a weighing or measuring device used in checking the receipt and distribution of supplies. The department shall report results of the test to the chairman of the governing body of the institution.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.025 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.025
§ 213.025. ADDITIONAL INTEREST ON JUDGMENT OR FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR PAST DUE CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

For a judgment or final assessment that grants recovery of the amount of a contribution and the amount of interest computed at the maximum rate permitted under Section 213.021(a), the part of the judgment or final assessment for the amount of the contribution earns additional interest at the rate of one percent for each month or part of a month it remains unpaid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0316 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0316
§ 8513.0316. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE CONTRACTS AND EXECUTE INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The authority may enter into a contract or execute an instrument necessary or convenient to exercising a power, right, privilege, or function conferred on the authority by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.042
§ 303.042. TAXATION; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public facility, including a leasehold estate in a public facility, that is owned by a corporation and that, except for the purposes and nonprofit nature of the corporation, would be taxable to the corporation under Title 1, Tax Code, shall be assessed to the user of the public facility to the same extent and subject to the same exemptions from taxation as if the user owned the public facility. If there is more than one user of the public facility, the public facility shall be assessed to the users in proportion to the value of the rights of each user to occupy, operate, manage, or use the public facility.

(b) The user of a public facility is considered the owner of the facility for purposes of the application of:

(1) sales and use taxes in the construction, sale, lease, or rental of the public facility; and

(2) other taxes imposed by this state or a political subdivision of this state.

(c) Subject to Section 303.0421(h), a corporation is engaged exclusively in performance of charitable functions and is exempt from taxation by this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state. Bonds issued by a corporation under this chapter, a transfer of the bonds, interest on the bonds, and a profit from the sale or exchange of the bonds are exempt from taxation by this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.013
§ 13.013. CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with the Texas Transportation Commission for the construction and paving of roads in and adjacent to state parks.

(b) Agreements under this section must be made in conformity with the Interagency Cooperation Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.101
§ 3900.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.311 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.311
§ 481.311. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person before the 31st day after the date that the judgment of the court becomes final.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.113
§ 54.113. LEASE OR SALE OF PORT IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with the issuance of obligations payable from revenue, a municipality or board may lease, sublease, or sell to any person, firm, corporation, partnership, political subdivision of this state, or agency of the United States any port improvement or facility to be constructed or acquired with the proceeds of the obligations.

(b) A lease, sublease, or contract of sale may contain any provision the municipality or board determines advantageous, including, in the case of a lease, a provision for:

(1) the sale of a port improvement or facility at the termination of the lease; or

(2) the management and operation of a port improvement or facility by the lessee.

(c) A lease or contract of sale may provide that the lessee or purchaser of a port improvement or facility is unconditionally obligated to make payments for use or purchase of the port improvement or facility in amounts adequate to timely pay the principal of and interest and premium on the obligations issued to finance the construction or acquisition of the port improvement or facility.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.067 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.067
§ 242.067. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide education in violence prevention and conflict resolution that includes discussion of domestic violence and child abuse issues to all children in its custody.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0302
§ 7977A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.0011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.0011
§ 214.0011. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO SECURE SUBSTANDARD BUILDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality by ordinance may establish minimum standards for the use and occupancy of buildings in the municipality regardless of the date of their construction and may adopt other ordinances as necessary to carry out this section.

(b) The municipality may secure a building the municipality determines:

(1) violates the minimum standards; and

(2) is unoccupied or is occupied only by persons who do not have a right of possession to the building.

(c) Before the 11th day after the date the building is secured, the municipality shall give notice to the owner by:

(1) personally serving the owner with written notice;

(2) depositing the notice in the United States mail addressed to the owner at the owner's post office address;

(3) publishing the notice at least twice within a 10-day period in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the building is located if personal service cannot be obtained and the owner's post office address is unknown; or

(4) posting the notice on or near the front door of the building if personal service cannot be obtained and the owner's post office address is unknown.

(d) The notice must contain:

(1) an identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the building and the property on which it is located;

(2) a description of the violation of the municipal standards that is present at the building;

(3) a statement that the municipality will secure or has secured, as the case may be, the building; and

(4) an explanation of the owner's entitlement to request a hearing about any matter relating to the municipality's securing of the building.

(e) The municipality shall conduct a hearing at which the owner may testify or present witnesses or written information about any matter relating to the municipality's securing of the building if, within 30 days after the date the municipality secures the building, the owner files with the municipality a written request for the hearing. The municipality shall conduct the hearing within 20 days after the date the request is filed.

(f) A municipality has the same authority to assess expenses under this section as it has to assess expenses under Section 214.001(n). A lien is created under this section in the same manner that a lien is created under Section 214.001(n) and is subject to the same conditions as a lien created under that section.

(g) The authority granted by this section is in addition to that granted by Section 214.001.