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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.052
§ 8417.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8417.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8417.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8417.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.006
§ 1271.006. BENEFITS TO DEPENDENT CHILD AND GRANDCHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) If children are eligible for coverage under the terms of an evidence of coverage, any limiting age applicable to an unmarried child of an enrollee, including an unmarried grandchild of an enrollee, is 25 years of age. The limiting age applicable to a child must be stated in the evidence of coverage.

(b) A health maintenance organization may provide benefits under a health care plan to an enrollee's dependent grandchild who is living with and in the household of the enrollee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.001
§ 8496.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 6.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.305
§ 601.305. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board may accept the voluntary surrender of a certificate. A person who has surrendered a certificate may not engage in activities that require a certificate, and the advisory board may not return the certificate to the person, until the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the advisory board that the person is able to resume the practice of radiologic technology.

(b) The advisory board shall by rule establish guidelines for determining when a person is competent to resume the practice of radiologic technology.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.102
§ 317.102. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue tax bonds, revenue bonds, or both to provide money for a facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.152
§ 8468.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8468.151, 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. Transportation Code § 21.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.106
§ 21.106. PRIORITIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, shall establish and maintain a method for determining priorities among locations and projects eligible to receive state financial assistance for aviation facility development.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.108 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.108
§ 1203.108. APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES AS SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(b) The court may appoint the department as a successor guardian of the person or estate, or both, of a ward who has been adjudicated as totally incapacitated if:

(1) there is no less-restrictive alternative to continuation of the guardianship;

(2) there is no family member or other suitable person, including a guardianship program, willing and able to serve as the ward's successor guardian;

(3) the ward is located more than 100 miles from the court that created the guardianship;

(4) the ward has private assets or access to government benefits to pay for the ward's needs;

(5) the department is served with citation and a hearing is held regarding the department's appointment as proposed successor guardian; and

(6) the appointment of the department does not violate a limitation imposed by Subsection (c).

(c) The number of appointments under Subsection (b) is subject to an annual limit of 55. The appointments must be distributed equally or as equally as possible among the health and human services regions of this state. The department, at the department's discretion, may establish a different distribution scheme to promote the efficient use and administration of resources.

(d) If the department is named as a proposed successor guardian in an application in which the department is not the applicant, citation must be issued and served on the department as provided by Section 1051.103(5).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.053
§ 8279.053. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.070 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.070
§ 401.070. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall advise, consult, and cooperate, on matters under its jurisdiction, with other state agencies, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, local governments, and groups concerned with the control and transportation of sources of radiation. The commission shall advise, consult, and cooperate with those entities on matters under its jurisdiction.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.043 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.043
§ 21.043. LOST FIELD NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the original field notes of an authorized survey are lost or destroyed, the owner or his agent may obtain a certified copy of the record from the county surveyor on making an affidavit of the loss or destruction and filing it in the office of the county surveyor where the survey was recorded.

(b) The certified copy shall be as valid as the original record and shall secure to the owner all the rights before the commissioner that the original would have secured.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.368 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.368
§ 1702.368. NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

The department shall notify the police department of the municipality and the sheriff's department of the county in which a person licensed or commissioned under this chapter resides of the conviction of the person for a Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense.
Tex. Government Code § 443.0131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.0131
§ 443.0131. RENTAL OF SPACE TO NEWS MEDIA.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may set and collect a fee from news media representatives for the rental of space in the Capitol. The fee shall be set in an amount designed to recover the board's costs in furnishing and maintaining the space.

(b) The board shall deposit money received under this section to the credit of a separate account in the Capitol fund.

(c) Money in the account may be spent only to maintain and furnish the space rented to news media representatives. To the extent the balance in the account exceeds $50,000, the excess may be transferred with board approval to another account and may be spent for any purpose within the board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.106
§ 1454.106. INTERVENTION IN PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding relating to the imposition by the commissioner of a sanction or administrative penalty under this chapter, a person affected by an order of the commissioner, including a physician or health care provider, may intervene in the proceeding by filing a notice of intervention with the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide an affected person a reasonable period to intervene.

(b) At the time the commissioner notifies a health benefit plan issuer of the issuer's opportunity for a hearing regarding an alleged violation, the commissioner shall notify each affected person of all relevant information regarding the hearing.

(c) A person who intervenes under this section has the rights and powers of a party under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.0767 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0767
§ 481.0767. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish an advisory committee to make recommendations regarding information submitted to the board and access to that information under Sections 481.074, 481.075, 481.076, and 481.0761, including recommendations for:

(1) operational improvements to the electronic system that stores the information, including implementing best practices and improvements that address system weaknesses and workflow challenges;

(2) resolutions to identified data concerns;

(3) methods to improve data accuracy, integrity, and security and to reduce technical difficulties; and

(4) the addition of any new data set or service to the information submitted to the board or the access to that information.

(b) The board shall appoint the following members to the advisory committee:

(1) a physician licensed in this state who practices in pain management;

(2) a physician licensed in this state who practices in family medicine;

(3) a physician licensed in this state who performs surgery;

(4) a physician licensed in this state who practices in emergency medicine at a hospital;

(5) a physician licensed in this state who practices in psychiatry;

(6) an oral and maxillofacial surgeon;

(7) a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to whom a physician has delegated the authority to prescribe or order a drug;

(8) a pharmacist working at a chain pharmacy;

(9) a pharmacist working at an independent pharmacy;

(10) an academic pharmacist; and

(11) two representatives of the health information technology industry, at least one of whom is a representative of a company whose primary line of business is electronic medical records.

(c) Members of the advisory committee serve three-year terms. Each member shall serve until the member's replacement has been appointed.

(d) The advisory committee shall annually elect a presiding officer from its members.

(e) The advisory committee shall meet at least two times a year and at the call of the presiding officer or the board.

(f) A member of the advisory committee serves without compensation but may be reimbursed by the board for actual expenses incurred in performing the duties of the advisory committee.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.003
§ 2269.003. CONFLICT OF LAWS; REQUIREMENT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES OF THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter prevails over any other law relating to a public work contract.

(b) This chapter does not prevail over a conflicting provision in a law relating to contracting with a historically underutilized business.

(c) This chapter does not prevail over a conflicting provision in an ordinance or resolution passed by the governing body of a municipally owned electric utility in a procedure described by Section 252.022(c), Local Government Code, that:

(1) requires the use of competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals; or

(2) prescribes a design-build procurement procedure that conflicts with this chapter.

(d) This chapter does not prevail over any law, rule, or regulation relating to competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals for construction services, or to procurement of construction services pursuant to Section 49.273, Water Code, that applies to a river authority or to a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, unless the governing body of the river authority or conservation and reclamation district elects to permit this chapter to supersede the law, rule, or regulation.

(e) This chapter does not prevail over a conflicting provision in a regulation that prescribes procurement procedures for construction services that is adopted by the governing board of a river authority or of a conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that owns electric generation capacity in excess of 2,500 megawatts, except with respect to Subchapter H.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.102
§ 287.102. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets acquired by the district to the county or hospital district in which the property is located; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts in accordance with Section 287.103.

(b) If the district transfers its land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to a county or hospital district, the county or hospital district assumes all debts and obligations of the district related to the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, or assets at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1022 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1022
§ 351.1022. PLEDGE OR COMMITMENT OF CERTAIN TAX REVENUE BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WITH SPORTS STADIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.102(e)(3).

(b) A municipality is entitled to receive all funds from a hotel project described by Section 351.102(b) that an owner of a project may receive under Section 151.429(h) of this code or Section 2303.5055, Government Code, and all tax revenue collected under Chapter 183 by or from all permittees at the hotel project, excluding revenue disbursed by the comptroller under Section 183.051(b). Notwithstanding any other law, the municipality is entitled to receive the funds for a period of 30 years beginning on the date the hotel project is open for initial occupancy.

(c) The municipality may pledge the funds to which the municipality is entitled as provided by Subsection (b) for the payment of bonds, other obligations, or contractual obligations issued or incurred to acquire, lease, construct, improve, enlarge, and equip the hotel project.

(d) The comptroller shall deposit the funds to which the municipality is entitled as provided by Subsection (b) in a separate suspense account of the municipality outside the state treasury.

(e) The comptroller may make a rebate, refund, or payment authorized under this section without the necessity of an appropriation. The comptroller shall rebate, refund, or pay to the municipality the funds to which the municipality is entitled as provided by Subsection (b) at least monthly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.204
§ 3863.204. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of mailing notice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.064
§ 43.064. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

The annexation of an area must be completed within 90 days after the date the governing body institutes the annexation proceedings or those proceedings are void. Any period during which the municipality is restrained or enjoined by a court from annexing the area is not included in computing the 90-day period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.062
§ 8506.062. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of authority rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the authority's jurisdiction.

(b) The authority's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The authority shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.002
§ 2175.002. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The commission is responsible for the disposal of surplus and salvage property of the state. The commission's surplus and salvage property division shall administer this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.079 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.079
§ 1505.079. CERTAIN COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURES NOT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prohibit a county or municipality from appropriating or using any available income and revenue of the county or municipality derived from any source, other than from the operation of the project by a municipality, to:

(1) pay an immediate expense of maintaining or operating a project; or

(2) aid in financing any part of constructing a bridge or reclaiming any submerged land.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.224 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.224
§ 232.224. REPLATTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A subdivision plat must accurately reflect the subdivision as it develops. If there is any change, either by the intentional act of the subdivider or by the forces of nature, including changes in the size or dimension of lots or the direction or condition of the roads, a plat must be revised in accordance with Section 232.225.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a lot in a subdivision may not be sold if the lot lacks water and sewer services as required by this subchapter unless the lot is platted or replatted as required by this subchapter. A subdivider or agent of a subdivider may not transfer a lot through an executory contract or other similar conveyance to evade the requirements of this subchapter. The prohibition in this subsection includes the sale of a lot:

(1) by a subdivider who regains possession of a lot previously exempt under Subsection (c) through the exercise of a remedy described in Section 5.064, Property Code; or

(2) for which it is shown at a proceeding brought in the district court in which the property is located that the sale of a lot otherwise exempt under Subsection (c) was made for the purpose of evading the requirements of this subchapter.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if a seller other than a subdivider or agent of a subdivider resides on the lot.

(d) The attorney general or a district or county attorney with jurisdiction may bring a proceeding under Subsection (b).

(e) Existing utility services to a subdivision that must be platted or replatted under this section may not be terminated under Section 232.211.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.360 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.360
§ 2203.360. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this subchapter, any interest from the bonds, and all assets pledged to secure the payment of the bonds are exempt from taxation by the state or a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.001
§ 3823.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Great Southwest Improvement District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0301
§ 7816.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, and this chapter.

(b) The district may construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:

(1) reclaiming land from overflow from that water;

(2) controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and improving the rivers and streams;

(3) draining and improving the land; and

(4) preventing the pollution of the water.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.154
§ 32.154. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION TREATMENT NETWORK.
Status: in_force

Using money from an available source designated by the commission, the commission, in collaboration with Medicaid managed care organizations and health care providers participating in the Healthy Texas Women program, shall develop and implement a postpartum depression treatment network for women enrolled in the medical assistance or Healthy Texas Women program.
Tex. Government Code § 812.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 812 / Section 812.005
§ 812.005. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A person's membership in the retirement system is terminated by:

(1) death of the person;

(2) retirement based on service credited in all classes of membership in which the person has service credit; or

(3) withdrawal of all of the person's accumulated contributions.

(b) A person terminates membership in one class of membership by:

(1) retirement based on service credited in the class; or

(2) withdrawal of the person's accumulated contributions for service credited in the class.

(c) A person may terminate membership in one class and retain membership in the other.