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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.108
§ 1024.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.102
§ 8361.102. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.202
§ 8459.202. 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. Property Code § 76.401 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.401
§ 76.401. SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the treasurer of the holder shall sell at public sale all personal property, other than money and marketable securities, delivered to the treasurer of the holder in accordance with Section 76.301. The treasurer of the holder shall conduct the sale in the holder's jurisdiction.

(b) The treasurer of the holder shall sell the property to the highest bidder. If the treasurer of the holder determines that the highest bid is insufficient, the treasurer of the holder may decline that bid and offer the property for public or private sale.

(c) The treasurer of the holder is not required to offer property for sale if the property belongs to a person with an address outside this state or the treasurer of the holder determines that the probable cost of the sale of the property exceeds its value.

(d) If after investigation the treasurer of the holder determines that property delivered has insubstantial commercial value, the treasurer of the holder may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property at any time.

(e) A person may not maintain any action or proceeding against the state, an officer of the state, or the holder of property because of an action taken by the treasurer of the holder under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.5555 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.5555
§ 2301.5555. AUTHORITY TO SIGN VEHICLE LEASE AS LESSOR.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 2301.251, a licensed vehicle lease facilitator may sign a vehicle lease agreement as a vehicle lessor before the vehicle lease is assigned, transferred, or conveyed to an ultimate lessor.
Tex. Estates Code § 33.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.104
§ 33.104. VALIDATION OF PREVIOUS PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

All orders entered in connection with a probate proceeding that is transferred to another county under a provision of this subchapter are valid and shall be recognized in the court to which the proceeding is transferred if the orders were made and entered in conformance with the procedure prescribed by this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.112 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.112
§ 248.112. RELEASE OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, the release of the bond.

(b) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the amount of the penalty is reduced, the court shall order the release of the bond after the person pays the reduced amount.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.205 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.205
§ 40.205. THIRD PARTIES.
Status: in_force

If a responsible person alleges a defense under Section 40.204(4) of this code, the responsible person shall pay all response costs and damages. The responsible person shall be subrogated to any rights or cause of action belonging to those to whom such payment is made.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.151
§ 559.151. FILING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer that uses credit scores to underwrite and rate risks shall file the insurer's credit scoring models or other credit scoring processes with the department.

(b) Another entity may file credit scoring models on behalf of an insurer.

(c) A filing that includes credit scoring may include loss experience justifying the use of credit information.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.323 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.323
§ 1702.323. SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (d), this chapter does not apply to an individual employed in an employee-employer relationship exclusively and regularly by one employer in connection with the affairs of the employer.

(b) An individual described by Subsection (a) who carries a firearm in the course of employment must obtain a private security officer commission under this chapter.

(c) The security department of a private business may not hire or employ an individual to perform a duty described by Section 1702.222 if the individual has been convicted of a crime that would otherwise preclude the individual from being licensed under this chapter. The private business shall maintain the individual's criminal history record on file at the business and shall make the record available for inspection by the department.

(c-1) Although the security department of a private business that hires or employs an individual as a private security officer to possess a firearm in the course and scope of the individual's duties is required to apply for a security officer commission for the individual under this chapter, the security department of a private business is not required to apply for any license under this chapter.

(d) This chapter applies to an individual described by Subsection (a) who in the course of employment:

(1) comes into contact with the public;

(2) wears:

(A) a uniform commonly associated with security personnel or law enforcement;

(B) any type of badge commonly associated with security personnel or law enforcement; or

(C) a patch or apparel containing the word "security" or a substantially similar word that is intended to or is likely to create the impression that the individual is performing security services; and

(3) performs a duty described by Section 1702.108 or 1702.222.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.0042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.0042
§ 223.0042. CONTRACT INFORMATION ON INTERNET WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

The department shall make available on the department's Internet website a listing describing each contract awarded by the commission for a highway construction project. The listing must include for each project:

(1) the funding program source contract awardee, including subcontractors and historically underutilized business and disadvantaged business enterprise participants and percentage of contract; and

(2) each department transportation district in which the contract will be performed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 46.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 46 / Section 46.011
§ 46.011. CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall by rule establish criteria for allocation of funds to participant projects. Rules adopted under this section must include:

(1) the factors to be considered in evaluating projects; and

(2) a maximum funding amount for each project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.104
§ 286.104. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district does not transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to a county or another governmental entity in the district, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds have been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall determine the debt owed by the district and:

(1) if the district imposes a property tax, impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value; or

(2) if the district imposes a sales and use tax under Subchapter I, continue the tax until the debt is repaid.

(c) The board may institute a suit to enforce payment of taxes and to foreclose liens to secure the payment of property taxes due the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.014
§ 395.014. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The political subdivision shall use qualified professionals to prepare the capital improvements plan and to calculate the impact fee. The capital improvements plan must contain specific enumeration of the following items:

(1) a description of the existing capital improvements within the service area and the costs to upgrade, update, improve, expand, or replace the improvements to meet existing needs and usage and stricter safety, efficiency, environmental, or regulatory standards, which shall be prepared by a qualified professional engineer licensed to perform the professional engineering services in this state;

(2) an analysis of the total capacity, the level of current usage, and commitments for usage of capacity of the existing capital improvements, which shall be prepared by a qualified professional engineer licensed to perform the professional engineering services in this state;

(3) a description of all or the parts of the capital improvements or facility expansions and their costs necessitated by and attributable to new development in the service area based on the approved land use assumptions, which shall be prepared by a qualified professional engineer licensed to perform the professional engineering services in this state;

(4) a definitive table establishing the specific level or quantity of use, consumption, generation, or discharge of a service unit for each category of capital improvements or facility expansions and an equivalency or conversion table establishing the ratio of a service unit to various types of land uses, including residential, commercial, and industrial;

(5) the total number of projected service units necessitated by and attributable to new development within the service area based on the approved land use assumptions and calculated in accordance with generally accepted engineering or planning criteria;

(6) the projected demand for capital improvements or facility expansions required by new service units projected over a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 10 years; and

(7) a plan for awarding:

(A) a credit for the portion of ad valorem tax and utility service revenues generated by new service units during the program period that is used for the payment of improvements, including the payment of debt, that are included in the capital improvements plan; or

(B) in the alternative, a credit equal to 50 percent of the total projected cost of implementing the capital improvements plan.

(b) The analysis required by Subsection (a)(3) may be prepared on a systemwide basis within the service area for each major category of capital improvement or facility expansion for the designated service area.

(c) The governing body of the political subdivision is responsible for supervising the implementation of the capital improvements plan in a timely manner.
Tex. Water Code § 58.464 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.464
§ 58.464. ADJUSTMENT OF TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may from time to time increase or diminish the tax to adjust it for the taxable values of the property subject to taxation by the district and the amount required to be collected.

(b) The board shall raise an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest of and principal on all outstanding bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 314.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 314 / Section 314.004
§ 314.004. EQUALIZED EDUCATION FUNDING IMPACT STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare for each bill or resolution that affects public education an equalized education funding impact statement.

(b) The impact statement must evaluate the effect of the bill or resolution on all state equalized funding requirements and policies.

(c) The impact statement must be attached to the bill or resolution immediately following:

(1) the fiscal note attached under Section 314.003; or

(2) if a dynamic fiscal impact statement is prepared under Section 314.005, the dynamic fiscal impact statement.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.208 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.208
§ 8.208. EFFECT OF SIGNATURE OF AUTHENTICATING TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR, OR TRANSFER AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person signing a security certificate as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like warrants to a purchaser for value of the certificated security, if the purchaser is without notice of a particular defect, that:

(1) the certificate is genuine;

(2) the person's own participation in the issue of the security is within the person's capacity and within the scope of the authority received by the person from the issuer; and

(3) the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the certificated security is in the form and within the amount the issuer is authorized to issue.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, a person signing under Subsection (a) does not assume responsibility for the validity of the security in other respects.
Tex. Government Code § 494.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 494 / Section 494.007
§ 494.007. EMPLOYEES' SALARIES, ROOM AND BOARD, MEDICAL CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) Salaries of employees of the institutional division and the provision of board, lodging, uniforms, and other provisions to employees are as provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(b) The department, in preparing its biennial budget request, shall review the rent charged department employees for state-owned housing and the department's policy of providing rent-free state-owned housing to certain employees. The department, as part of the budget request, shall adjust the rent charged employees as necessary to more closely reflect the market value of the housing and shall adjust the list of employees receiving rent-free housing if necessary to comply with the General Appropriations Act, state law, or policies on rent-free housing adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. If the department determines that no adjustment in rent charged to employees is necessary for a biennium, the department shall state that fact in the department's budget request.

(c) Employees of the institutional division who are injured in the line of duty are entitled to receive free medical care and hospitalization from division doctors and the division hospital.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.027 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.027
§ 22.027. REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY.
Status: in_force

The department may fix the price, terms, and conditions for redemption of the bonds before maturity in the authorizing proceedings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.109
§ 1068.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.101
§ 1704.101. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A board shall:

(1) exercise powers incidental or necessary to the administration of this chapter;

(2) deposit fees collected under this chapter in the general fund of the county or in a separate county fund established for this purpose;

(3) supervise and regulate each phase of the bonding business in the county;

(4) adopt and post rules necessary to implement this chapter;

(5) conduct hearings and investigations and make determinations relating to the issuance, denial, or renewal of licenses;

(6) issue licenses to qualified applicants;

(7) deny licenses to unqualified applicants;

(8) employ persons necessary to assist in board functions; and

(9) conduct board business, including maintaining records and minutes.
Tex. Water Code § 30.062 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.062
§ 30.062. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, and trustees, and for the sinking funds of cities, towns, villages, school districts, and other political corporations or subdivisions of the state.
Tex. Water Code § 62.117 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.117
§ 62.117. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall make an annual report of its official acts and file it with the clerk of the commissioners court on or before January 1 of each year.

(b) The report shall include in detail:

(1) the kind, character, and amount of work done in the district;

(2) the cost of the work;

(3) the amount paid out on order and for what purpose paid; and

(4) other data necessary to show the condition of improvements made under the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 418.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.253
§ 418.253. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY ACCESS.
Status: in_force

The division shall authorize the following persons to access the emergency assistance registry to assist medically fragile individuals during an event described by Section 418.255:

(1) the commission;

(2) the department;

(3) first responders;

(4) local governments; and

(5) local health departments.
Tex. Property Code § 53.082 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.082
§ 53.082. TIME FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE WITHHELD.
Status: in_force

Unless the claim is otherwise settled, discharged, indemnified against under Subchapter H or I, or determined to be invalid by a final judgment of a court, the owner shall retain the funds withheld until:

(1) the time for filing the affidavit of mechanic's lien has passed; or

(2) if a lien affidavit has been filed, the lien claim has been satisfied or released.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8314.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8314 / Section 8314.0201
§ 8314.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8314.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.222 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.222
§ 2001.222. STATE AGENCY PERSONNEL RULES AND PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to matters related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of a state agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.005
§ 8863.005. ADDITION OF UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR ADJACENT COUNTY TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) An adjacent county or an underground water conservation district the boundaries of which lie wholly within the boundaries of the district may petition to join the district by resolution of the commissioners court of the county or the board of directors of the underground water conservation district.

(b) If, after a hearing on the resolution, the board finds that the addition of the county or underground water conservation district would benefit the district and the county or underground water conservation district to be added, the board by resolution may approve the addition of the county or underground water conservation district to the district.

(c) The addition of a county or underground water conservation district to the district under this section is not final until ratified by a majority vote of the voters in the county or within the boundaries of the underground water conservation district to be added voting in an election held for that purpose.

(d) The ballot for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The inclusion of _______ County in the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District" or "The inclusion of ________ Underground Water Conservation District in the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.152
§ 8445.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8445.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.261
§ 2308.261. CERTIFICATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall certify a board on determining that the board's composition is consistent with applicable federal and state law and requirements and meets established state criteria.

(b) The governor shall certify or deny certification not later than the 30th day after the date a certification request is submitted to the governor.
Tex. Government Code § 501.0215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0215
§ 501.0215. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PREGNANT INMATES.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and provide to each pregnant inmate educational programming relating to pregnancy and parenting. The programming must include instruction regarding:

(1) appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;

(2) the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and drugs on a developing fetus;

(3) parenting skills; and

(4) medical and mental health issues applicable to children.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1321 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1321
§ 152.1321. JOHNSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Johnson County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Johnson County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added duties imposed on the members and is payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Johnson County.