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Tex. Water Code § 5.1031 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.1031
§ 5.1031. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission 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 commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission'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 commission 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 § 2252.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.063
§ 2252.063. PAYMENT STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor must provide to the contracting state agency payment statements derived from sales tax reports.

(b) The contractor annually must provide the payment statements in accordance with the requirements of the state agency.

(c) A payment statement must be certified by a certified public accountant licensed in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 844.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.503
§ 844.503. MEMBER OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, the terms "regular rate of pay," "hours worked," "salary basis," and "regular salary" have meanings that are consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.).

(b) If a person included in the coverage or extended coverage of the optional group term life program dies, a lump-sum supplemental death benefit is payable from the optional group term life fund in an amount equal to the current annual compensation of the member at the time of death.

(c) The current annual compensation of a member who is not exempt from the minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) is computed by converting to an annual basis the regular rate of pay of the member for the most recent hour worked and proportionately reducing that annual basis if the member is not employed in a full-time position. The current annual compensation of a member who is exempt from those minimum wage and maximum hour requirements and who is paid on a salary basis is computed by converting to an annual basis the regular salary paid to the member for the most recent pay period of active employment.

(d) If a member, because of a change in employment, makes contributions to the retirement system during the same month as an employee of more than one subdivision participating in the optional group term life program, a death benefit is payable only on the basis of the member's most recent employment. If a member, because of simultaneous employment by more than one subdivision, makes contributions to the retirement system during the same month as an employee of more than one subdivision participating in the program, a death benefit is payable on the basis of the member's employment by each subdivision participating in the program.

(e) The board of trustees by rule may require such proof of compensation and periods of employment as it finds necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8205.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8205 / Section 8205.201
§ 8205.201. 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 a project under Section 8205.101 or 8205.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations to finance projects authorized by Section 8205.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8205.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.152
§ 4153.152. LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) An order suspending a license must specify the duration of the suspension period. The department may not suspend a license for a period of more than 12 months.

(b) A license holder whose license is revoked or suspended shall surrender the license to the commissioner at the commissioner's request.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0198 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0198
§ 42.0198. FINDING REGARDING DELAY IN ARREST OF DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

In the trial of an offense under Section 19.02, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, on the motion of the attorney representing the state the judge shall make an affirmative finding of fact regarding the number of months that elapsed, if any, between the date an arrest warrant was issued for the defendant following an indictment for the offense and the date the defendant was arrested for the offense. The judge shall enter the affirmative finding in the judgment in the case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.101
§ 5002.101. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Brazoria County as the district's depository.

(b) The designated bank serves as the depository for a term of two years and until a successor depository has been selected.

(c) All money of the district shall be secured in the manner provided for the security of county funds.

(d) The tax assessor and collector for Brazoria County or another official performing the duties of tax assessor and collector for the district shall:

(1) deposit all taxes collected for the district in the depository bank designated as depository for Brazoria County; and

(2) promptly transfer and deposit the money to the district's account in the district's depository.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.251 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.251
§ 20A.251. IN-COUNTY WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) In term time or vacation, the foreperson or the attorney representing the state may issue a summons or attachment for any witness in the county in which the grand jury sits.

(b) A summons or attachment issued under Subsection (a) may require the witness to appear before the grand jury at a specified time, or immediately, without stating the matter under investigation.
Tex. Family Code § 261.3016 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.3016
§ 261.3016. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop, in cooperation with local law enforcement officials and the Commission on State Emergency Communications, a training program for department personnel who receive reports of abuse and neglect. The training program must include information on:

(1) the proper methods of screening reports of abuse and neglect; and

(2) ways to determine the seriousness of a report, including determining whether a report alleges circumstances that could result in the death of or serious harm to a child or whether the report is less serious in nature.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.703 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.703
§ 2.703. SELLER'S REMEDIES IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

Where the buyer wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment due on or before delivery or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then with respect to any goods directly affected and, if the breach is of the whole contract (Section 2.612), then also with respect to the whole undelivered balance, the aggrieved seller may

(1) withhold delivery of such goods;

(2) stop delivery by any bailee as hereafter provided (Section 2.705);

(3) proceed under the next section respecting goods still unidentified to the contract;

(4) resell and recover damages as hereafter provided (Section 2.706);

(5) recover damages for non-acceptance (Section 2.708) or in a proper case the price (Section 2.709);

(6) cancel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.151
§ 8479.151. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.655 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.655
§ 901.655. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this subchapter.

(b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the establishment of the scholarships under Section 901.653, including rules providing eligibility criteria and the determination of the amount of each scholarship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0703
§ 8513.0703. TERMS OF ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

Authority bonds may be:

(1) sold for cash;

(2) issued on terms the board determines in exchange for any property, or any interest in property, that the board considers necessary or convenient for the corporate purpose for which the bonds are issued; or

(3) issued in exchange for principal amounts or other obligations of the authority, whether matured or unmatured.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.102
§ 1151.102. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY UNDER COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate may renew or extend any obligation owed by or to the ward on application and if authorized by order.

(b) On written application to the court, a guardian of the estate may take an action described by Subsection (c) if:

(1) the guardian considers the action in the best interests of the estate; and

(2) the action is authorized by court order.

(c) A guardian of the estate who complies with Subsection (b) may:

(1) purchase or exchange property;

(2) take a claim or property for the use and benefit of the estate in payment of a debt due or owing to the estate;

(3) compound a bad or doubtful debt due or owing to the estate;

(4) make a compromise or a settlement in relation to property or a claim in dispute or litigation;

(5) compromise or pay in full any secured claim that has been allowed and approved as required by law against the estate by conveying to the holder of the secured claim the real estate or personal property securing the claim:

(A) in full payment, liquidation, and satisfaction of the claim; and

(B) in consideration of cancellation of a note, deed of trust, mortgage, chattel mortgage, or other evidence of a lien that secures the payment of the claim;

(6) abandon worthless or burdensome property and the administration of that property;

(7) purchase a prepaid funeral benefits contract; and

(8) establish a trust in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d)(4)(B), and direct that the income of the ward as defined by that section be paid directly to the trust, solely for the purpose of the ward's eligibility for medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(d) A mortgagee, another secured party, or a trustee may foreclose on property abandoned under Subsection (c)(6) without further court order.
Tex. Election Code § 63.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 63 / Section 63.004
§ 63.004. COMBINATION FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may prescribe forms that combine the poll list, the signature roster, or any other form used in connection with the acceptance of voters at polling places with each other or with the list of registered voters. The secretary shall prescribe any special instructions necessary for using the combination forms. The combination forms must include space for an election officer to indicate whether a voter executed a declaration of reasonable impediment under Section 63.001(i).

(b) The authority responsible for procuring the supplies for an election may furnish combination forms for use at the polling places.

(c) If a combination form is used, it shall be maintained in the number of copies specified by this code for the separate form incorporated into it for which the largest number of copies is required.

(d) An authority procuring lists of registered voters for use in an election may not require the voter registrar to furnish the lists in combination form without the registrar's consent. A registrar may not require an authority requesting the lists to accept them in combination form without the authority's consent.

(e) A combination form may be in the form of an electronic device approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing the minimum requirements and approval of an electronic device used for any form used in connection with the acceptance of voters at a polling place.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8127.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8127 / Section 8127.004
§ 8127.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 559, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8280-512, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.076 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.076
§ 2210.076. PAYMENT FROM STATE-FUNDED FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter to the contrary, the association may pay losses the association would otherwise pay as provided by Section 2210.072, 2210.073, or 2210.0741 by entering into financing arrangements with this state as provided by Subchapter M-1 of this code and Section 404.0242, Government Code.

(b) Subchapter M-2 applies to the financing of losses under this section to the extent necessary to secure and repay a financing arrangement to the state that is entered into under Subchapter M-1.

(c) The association may enter into a financing arrangement that includes interest-bearing loans or other financial instruments with any market source to enable the association to pay losses secured by a financing arrangement with this state under Subchapter M-1.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.021
§ 2104.021. MISMANAGEMENT FINDING; RECOMMENDATION; CONSERVATORSHIP ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative audit committee, on finding that a condition of gross fiscal mismanagement exists in a state agency, may:

(1) notify the governor of the finding and recommend that the governor appoint a conservator for the agency; or

(2) recommend to the agency that it agree within a specified time to enter into a rehabilitation plan in accordance with Section 2104.0215.

(b) After receipt of a notice under Subsection (a), the governor by proclamation may appoint a conservator, in accordance with the recommendation, to act as conservator of the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8357.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8357 / Section 8357.003
§ 8357.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0103
§ 4008.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The conversion and operation of the district are essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By converting the district to a municipal management district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The conversion and operation of the district are necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the conversion or operation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.470 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.470
§ 301.470. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the board may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under this chapter.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to a nurse for a service regulated by this chapter or the actual amount stolen or defrauded from a patient by the nurse. The board may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.
Tex. Government Code § 418.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.303
§ 418.303. MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The council is composed of:

(1) the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas;

(2) the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;

(3) the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel;

(4) the presiding officer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(5) the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission;

(6) a person to represent the independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, appointed by the governor;

(7) the chief;

(8) five persons to represent participants in the natural gas supply chain in this state, appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas to represent as many types of participants as possible;

(9) five persons to represent the electric industry, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including:

(A) one person to represent entities that provide dispatchable electric energy to the power grid in this state;

(B) one person to represent transmission and distribution utilities, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(C) one person to represent retail electric providers, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(D) one person to represent municipally owned utilities, as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code; and

(E) one person to represent electric cooperatives;

(10) three persons to represent energy sectors not otherwise represented on the council, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and

(11) five persons to represent industrial concerns, appointed by the governor, including:

(A) one person to represent motor fuel producers; and

(B) one person to represent chemical manufacturers.

(b) A member of the council described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) may designate a person from the member's agency to represent the member in any meeting.

(c) The council may request that a person collaborate with the council to achieve the purposes described by Section 418.302.
Tex. Utilities Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.
Status: in_force

A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of that statute.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293 / Section 293.052
§ 293.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 24.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.152
§ 24.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.152. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAYLOR, COTTLE, KING, AND KNOX COUNTIES). (a) The 50th Judicial District is composed of Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox counties.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the district court in Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox Counties has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) The terms of the 50th District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and September.

(d) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the county court in Baylor, Cottle, King, or Knox County may transfer a case to the judge of the 50th District Court with the approval of the district judge. When a case is transferred, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued by that court. The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made.
Tex. Water Code § 55.355 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.355
§ 55.355. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Public notice of all assessments imposed under Section 55.354(a) shall be given by posting printed notice of the assessment in at least one public place in the district.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date on which the assessment is due, notice shall be mailed to each landowner at the address which the landowner shall furnish to the board.

(c) Notice of special assessments shall be given within 10 days after the assessment is levied.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8340.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8340 / Section 8340.002
§ 8340.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.