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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.401
§ 8013.401. APPLICABILITY OF LAW ON WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICT THAT BECOMES PART OF NOT MORE THAN ONE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.005
§ 6902.005. SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY FOR ENTITIES TO ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter provides sufficient authority to issue district bonds, execute contracts and conveyances, and perform any other act or procedure authorized under this chapter by the district, the City of Crane, public agencies, special districts, and other political subdivisions, without reference to other law or a restriction or limitation contained in other law, except as specifically provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.061
§ 436.061. ADULTERATED AQUATIC LIFE.
Status: in_force

(a) A species of aquatic life is adulterated if it has been taken from an area declared prohibited for that species by the department.

(b) Molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is adulterated if:

(1) it bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health unless the substance is a naturally occurring substance and the quantity of the substance in the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat does not ordinarily render the substance injurious to health;

(2) it consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, or putrid substance or if it is otherwise unfit for human consumption;

(3) it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or may have been rendered diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health;

(4) it is in whole or in part the product of diseased aquatic life or has died otherwise than by taking;

(5) its container is made in whole or in part of a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health;

(6) it has been intentionally exposed to radiation, unless the use of the radiation complied with a regulation or an exemption under Section 409, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 348);

(7) a substance has been substituted in whole or in part for it;

(8) damage to or inferiority of the product has been concealed;

(9) a substance has been added, mixed, or packed to increase its bulk or weight, to reduce its quality or strength, or to make it appear better or of greater value than it is;

(10) it contains a chemical substance containing sulphites, sulphur dioxide, or any other chemical preservative that is not approved by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or by department rules;

(11) the molluscan shellfish have been taken from a closed area;

(12) the molluscan shellfish have been taken from a restricted or conditionally restricted area and have not been purified under department rules;

(13) the molluscan shellfish have been processed by a person without a shellfish certificate;

(14) the molluscan shellfish have not been handled and packaged in accordance with department rules;

(15) the crabmeat has been processed by a person without a crabmeat processing license; or

(16) the crabmeat was not picked, packed, or pasteurized in accordance with department rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6604.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6604 / Section 6604.203
§ 6604.203. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district bond issued under this chapter must be:

(1) issued in the name of the district;

(2) signed by the county judge of Fort Bend County; and

(3) attested by the county clerk of Fort Bend County.

(b) If the bond is issued with one or more interest coupons, the coupons must be signed by the county judge and the county clerk of Fort Bend County.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2508 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2508
§ 54.2508. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A judge of the criminal law magistrate court has the same judicial immunity as a district judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.202
§ 8109.202. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake a project under this subchapter unless the board determines the project to be necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.010
§ 828.010. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A new owner that violates this chapter commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.022
§ 383.022. FORM AND PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds under this chapter must be authorized by resolution. The bonds must:

(1) be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the governing body;

(2) be attested by the secretary of the governing body; and

(3) have the seal of the issuer impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds.

(b) The bonds may have the characteristics and bear the designation determined by the governing body of the issuer, except that the designation must include for each control facility to be financed with the bonds:

(1) the name of each person using or purchasing the control facility;

(2) the name of each person guaranteeing the contractual obligations of each person using or purchasing the control facility; or

(3) a statement, if applicable, that a group of persons will be using or purchasing the control facility.

(c) The governing body may authorize a required signature to be printed or lithographed on the bonds. The issuer may adopt or use the signature of a person who has been an officer, regardless of whether the person is an officer when the bonds are delivered to a purchaser.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7207.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7207 / Section 7207.102
§ 7207.102. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract for:

(1) purchasing or selling raw or treated water;

(2) transporting, treating, or disposing of the district's domestic, industrial, or communal waste;

(3) transporting, treating, or disposing of domestic, industrial, or communal waste of others as provided by Chapter 30, Water Code;

(4) purchasing, leasing, using, managing, controlling, or operating a water treatment or distribution facility or a sewer collection and treatment facility, including all or part of a facility or system owned by another political subdivision; or

(5) planning, surveying, investigating, or preparing a report of any kind.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.001
§ 3935.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Katy.

(3) "County" means Harris County or Fort Bend County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Katy Management District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 404.070 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.070
§ 404.070. VALIDITY OF VOIDED WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A warrant issued by the comptroller in payment of refunds from a fund in the treasury becomes void unless presented to the comptroller for payment before two years after the end of the fiscal year in which the warrant was issued. The sum of money represented by a warrant voided under this section shall be transferred by the comptroller from the fund from which the warrant was originally issued to the general revenue fund. Claims for the payment of a voided warrant may be presented to the legislature for appropriation from which the warrant may be paid. This section does not affect the laws regulating the payment of other warrants issued by the comptroller.

(b) When a transfer of money under this section is made, the comptroller shall prepare a list of the outstanding warrants representing the transfer. The list must show the date of the original warrant, the departmental suspense account against which the warrant was originally drawn, the original warrant number, and the amount of the original warrant. The list shall be maintained as a permanent record in the office of the comptroller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.302
§ 38.302. RECOMMENDATIONS TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall assemble information and take other appropriate measures to assess and evaluate changes in the marketplace resulting from the implementation of the legislation described by Section 38.251 and shall report the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the legislature.
Tex. Education Code § 61.605 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.605
§ 61.605. ELIGIBLE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan for education at an institution of higher education, a private or independent institution of higher education, or a public or private out-of-state institution of higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, including loans for undergraduate education, received by an eligible person through any lender.

(b) The board may not provide repayment assistance for a student loan that is in default at the time of the person's application.

(c) In each state fiscal biennium, the board shall attempt to allocate all funds appropriated to the board for the purpose of providing loan repayment assistance under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.005
§ 222.005. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EXPEDITE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, a county, a regional tollway authority operating under Chapter 366, or a regional mobility authority operating under Chapter 370 may enter into an agreement to provide funds to a state or federal agency to expedite the agency's performance of its duties related to the environmental review process for the applicable entity's transportation projects, including those listed in the applicable metropolitan planning organization's long-range transportation plan under 23 U.S.C. Section 134.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an agreement entered into under this section:

(1) may specify transportation projects the applicable entity considers to be priorities for review; and

(2) must require the agency receiving money to complete the environmental review in less time than is customary for the completion of environmental review by that agency.

(c) The department may enter into a separate agreement for a transportation project that the department determines has regional importance.

(d) An agreement entered into under this section does not diminish or modify the rights of the public regarding review and comment on transportation projects.

(e) An entity entering into an agreement under this section shall make the agreement available on the entity's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7895.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7895 / Section 7895.0101
§ 7895.0101. 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 Dove Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District of Johnson County.
Tex. Family Code § 157.065 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.065
§ 157.065. NOTICE OF HEARING, FIRST CLASS MAIL.
Status: repealed

(a) If a party has been ordered under Chapter 105 to provide the court and the state case registry with the party's current mailing address, notice of a hearing on a motion for enforcement of a final order or on a request for a court order implementing a postjudgment remedy for the collection of child support may be served by mailing a copy of the notice to the respondent, together with a copy of the motion or request, by first class mail to the last mailing address of the respondent on file with the court and the registry.

(b) The notice may be sent by the clerk of the court, the attorney for the movant or party requesting a court order, or any person entitled to the address information as provided in Chapter 105.

(c) A person who sends the notice shall file of record a certificate of service showing the date of mailing and the name of the person who sent the notice.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 97(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0045
§ 442.0045. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission by order or rule may delegate to the executive director the authority to perform the duties or exercise the powers of the commission under this chapter or other law, including Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code.

(b) The commission may not delegate to the executive director the following powers and duties:

(1) proposing and adopting commission policies and rules;

(2) developing and approving the commission's strategic plan under Chapter 2056 and annual operations plan and periodically updating and reviewing those plans;

(3) approving the commission's legislative appropriations request;

(4) approving the commission's biennial budget and any significant amendments to that budget;

(5) approving the statewide comprehensive preservation plan;

(6) providing information to the legislature regarding the commission's budget and policies;

(7) hiring, evaluating, terminating, and setting the compensation of the executive director;

(8) formally accepting gifts and grants to the commission;

(9) establishing advisory committees and appointing the members of those committees;

(10) designating, and removing the designation of, State Archeological Landmarks;

(11) excusing a commissioner's absence from a meeting of the commission;

(12) approving the designation and removal of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, historic cemeteries, and Official Texas Historical Markers;

(13) designating official main street cities;

(14) awarding historic courthouse preservation program grants, certified local government grants, Texas preservation trust fund account grants, and all other grants;

(15) selecting the winners of the governor's award for historic preservation and other competitive statewide awards awarded by the commission;

(16) approving curatorial facilities to hold state-associated collections that are held in trust;

(17) acquiring and disposing of real property;

(18) establishing fees for commission services;

(19) approving amendments to contracts entered into by the commission if the amendment extends the contract by six or more months or increases the contract price by 10 percent or more;

(20) identifying and defining the relationship between the commission and any affiliated nonprofit organization;

(21) raising issues regarding the performance of the commission's staff and the operation of agency programs with the chair, the executive director, or the appropriate deputy executive director;

(22) determining whether a property offered to the commission should be accepted into the commission's land banking program or as a historic site; and

(23) recommending, in partnership with the Texas State Historical Association, a nominee for appointment by the governor as state historian.

(c) A delegation under this section may be amended or withdrawn by commission vote.
Tex. Local Government Code § 101.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 101 / Section 101.041
§ 101.041. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a general-law municipality.
Tex. Local Government Code § 245.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 245 / Section 245.007
§ 245.007. CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a building or facility that is owned by a county with a population of one million or more and is located within the boundaries of another political subdivision.

(b) A political subdivision may not require a county to notify the political subdivision or obtain a building permit for any new construction or any renovation of a building or facility owned by the county if the construction or renovation work is supervised and inspected by an engineer or architect licensed in this state.

(c) This section does not exempt a county from complying with the building standards of the political subdivision during the construction or renovation of the building or facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.907 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.907
§ 214.907. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a municipality may not consider:

(1) the value of the dwelling; or

(2) the cost of constructing or improving the dwelling.

(b) A municipality may not require the disclosure of information related to the value of or cost of constructing or improving a residential dwelling as a condition of obtaining a building permit except as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 434.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 434 / Section 434.021
§ 434.021. BAKING POWDER.
Status: in_force

Baking powder that contains less than 10 percent of available carbon dioxide is adulterated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0305
§ 7968A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0201
§ 7892.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7892.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.251
§ 3861.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district and any additional districts created under Subchapter E.

(b) The city may not dissolve a district until the district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged.

(c) The city may not dissolve a district until the agreement under Section 3861.161 has been executed and the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.
Tex. Government Code § 815.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.001
§ 815.001. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is composed of six members.
Tex. Water Code § 58.399 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.399
§ 58.399. RETIRING BONDS.
Status: in_force

If bonds are impounded or pledged to secure a loan made to a district, as the loan is repaid a proportionate amount of the bonds may be withdrawn, cancelled, and retired.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.001
§ 882.001. APPLICABILITY OF THIS CHAPTER AND OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent of any conflict with this chapter, a law governing a company organized under Chapter 841 applies to a mutual life insurance company organized under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.352
§ 1301.352. EXAMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall issue a license or endorsement as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, plumbing inspector, tradesman plumber-limited license holder, medical gas piping installation endorsement holder, water supply protection specialist, or multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler specialist to a person who demonstrates the fitness, competence, and qualifications to receive the license or endorsement by passing a uniform, reasonable examination.
Tex. Government Code § 864.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.011
§ 864.011. FIRST PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT OR DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

The cashing or depositing of the first payment of a service retirement annuity, disability retirement annuity, or death benefit annuity by a person entitled to it, or the receipt by a financial institution for credit to that person's account of a transfer of funds by the pension system through electronic means, is considered acceptance of the amount of the annuity and of the amount of qualified service of the person on whose service the annuity is based.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.051
§ 8334.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8334.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Election Code § 232.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.010
§ 232.010. FILING PERIOD FOR ANSWER.
Status: in_force

A contestee in a contest of a general or special election must file an answer to the contestant's petition not later than 10 a.m. of the 10th day after the date of service of citation on the contestee or 10 a.m. of the fifth day after the date the official result in the contested race is determined, whichever is later. The citation must command the contestee to answer by the specified deadline.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 553.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 553 / Section 553.001
§ 553.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Applicable agency" means a department of this state established by law to regulate certain types of business activity in this state and the people engaging in that business, including the issuance of licenses and registrations, that the department determines would regulate a program participant if the person were not operating under this chapter.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Information Resources.

(3) "Program" means the regulatory sandbox program established under this chapter that allows a person, without being licensed or registered under the laws of this state, to test an artificial intelligence system for a limited time and on a limited basis.

(4) "Program participant" means a person whose application to participate in the program is approved and who may test an artificial intelligence system under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.681 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.681
§ 161.681. NOTICE FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care facility at which a child will begin receiving chemotherapy or radiation that may directly or indirectly cause impaired fertility must, before the treatment begins, notify the child's parents or legal guardians of the risk of impaired fertility from treatment.

(b) The department shall develop and make available a written notice for a health care facility to use for purposes of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 602.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 602 / Section 602.001
§ 602.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "oath" includes the oath in an affidavit.