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Tex. Estates Code § 505.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 505 / Section 505.003
§ 505.003. AUTHORITY OF FOREIGN CORPORATE FIDUCIARY TO SERVE IN FIDUCIARY CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) and Section 505.004, a foreign corporate fiduciary may be appointed by will, deed, agreement, declaration, indenture, court order or decree, or otherwise and may serve in this state in any fiduciary capacity, including as:

(1) trustee of a personal or corporate trust;

(2) executor;

(3) administrator; or

(4) guardian of the estate.

(b) A foreign corporate fiduciary appointed to serve in a fiduciary capacity in this state must have the corporate power to act in that capacity.

(c) This section applies only to the extent that the home state of the foreign corporate fiduciary appointed to serve in a fiduciary capacity in this state grants to a corporate fiduciary whose home state is this state the authority to serve in like fiduciary capacity.
Tex. Government Code § 614.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.022
§ 614.022. COMPLAINT TO BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY COMPLAINANT.
Status: in_force

To be considered by the head of a state agency or by the head of a fire department or local law enforcement agency, the complaint must be:

(1) in writing; and

(2) signed by the person making the complaint.
Tex. Occupations Code § 559.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 559 / Section 559.053
§ 559.053. PROGRAM HOURS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A license holder satisfies the continuing education requirement by presenting evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of at least 30 hours of continuing education during the preceding 24 months of the person's license period.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 115.010 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.010
§ 115.010. GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The agencies of state and local government shall cooperate with and assist the committee in the performance of its functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.107
§ 3944.107. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 53.024 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 53 / Section 53.024
§ 53.024. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

A proceeding before a licensing authority to establish factors required to be considered under this subchapter is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 60.564 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.564
§ 60.564. MISAPPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS; AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may obtain an audit of any participating charitable organization that the district reasonably believes has misapplied contributions under this subchapter.

(b) If an audit under this section reveals gross negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of a participating charitable organization, the district shall remove the charitable organization from the campaign. A charitable organization removed under this subsection is not eligible to participate in a district employee charitable campaign before the fifth anniversary of the date the charitable organization was removed.

(c) If an audit under this section reveals intentional misconduct on the part of a charitable organization, the district shall forward its findings to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(d) The district may bring an action to recover misapplied contributions.

(e) If an investigation or lawsuit results in a recovery of misapplied contributions and there is not a judgment distributing the amounts recovered, the district shall determine the manner of refunding contributions to the appropriate district employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7938A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7938A / Section 7938A.0306
§ 7938A.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Property Code § 68.059 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 68 / Section 68.059
§ 68.059. EFFECT ON TRUST OF RICO LIEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing of a RICO lien notice does not constitute a lien on the record title to real property as owned by a trustee except to the extent that the trustee is named in the notice.

(b) The filing of a RICO lien notice does not affect the use to which real property or a beneficial interest owned by the person named in the notice may be put or the right of the person to receive any avails, rents, or other proceeds resulting from the use and ownership, but not the sale, of the property until a judgment of forfeiture is entered.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0325 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0325
§ 40.0325. STUDY OF CASEWORKER EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall study the effect that providing reimbursement for certain educational expenses would have on recruiting and retaining qualified child protective services caseworkers. The study must include a comparative analysis of the cost of training new caseworkers and the benefits of having an experienced caseworker staff with the cost of providing reimbursement for educational expenses.

(b) In determining the cost of reimbursing caseworkers for educational expenses, the department shall consider reimbursing caseworkers for tuition, academic fees, and other academic expenses the caseworker paid to an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, while the caseworker was enrolled in a bachelor's degree or advanced degree program in an academic program that the department determines provides necessary training for child protective services caseworkers.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(113), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8802.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8802 / Section 8802.106
§ 8802.106. PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF CERTAIN EXEMPT WELLS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the 25,000-gallon production capacity restriction provided by Section 36.117(b)(1), Water Code, a well in the district is exempt under Section 36.117, Water Code, only if the production capacity of the well is 10,000 gallons per day or less.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.103
§ 206.103. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any fees paid to the medical board or money appropriated to the medical board, the medical board may receive and accept under this chapter a gift, grant, donation, or other item of value from any source, including the United States or a private source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0403
§ 3979.0403. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.109
§ 3910.109. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.008
§ 159.008. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county officer, candidate for county office, justice of the peace, or candidate for the office of justice of the peace commits an offense if the officer, justice, or candidate knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the officer, justice, or candidate did not receive copies of the financial statement form required to be mailed to the officer, justice, or candidate by this subchapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.007
§ 74.007. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT INPUT.
Status: in_force

(a) In performing a duty under Section 74.005, the Quad-Agency chair may request input from a subject matter expert, including a child-care provider. Input requested under this section may be:

(1) submitted in writing; or

(2) provided in person at a meeting held under Section 74.006.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission shall make all written submissions by a subject matter expert available to the public on the Texas Workforce Commission's Internet website until the second anniversary of the date the submission is made.

(c) A subject matter expert who makes a written submission may request the written submission be kept confidential. If a subject matter expert requests that the written submission be kept confidential, the commission may not make the written submission available to the public on the Texas Workforce Commission's Internet website.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.0143 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0143
§ 42.0143. NONRESIDENT FIVE-DAY HUNTING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonresident five-day hunting license is not valid for a mule deer, white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn sheep, or alligator.

(b) A nonresident five-day hunting license is valid for five consecutive days.

(c) A nonresident may acquire multiple nonresident five-day hunting licenses during a license year.

(d) The fee for a nonresident five-day hunting license is set by the commission in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the amount of the fee set for a nonresident general hunting license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.103
§ 8113.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.

(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Election Code § 276.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 276 / Section 276.007
§ 276.007. STUDENT ELECTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) An election for the participation of students in kindergarten through 12th grade may be held in conjunction with a general, special, or primary election as provided by this section.

(b) A student election may be ordered by:

(1) the commissioners court, for a student election held in conjunction with an election ordered by the governor or a county authority;

(2) the governing body of a political subdivision, for a student election held in conjunction with an election of the political subdivision; or

(3) the county executive committee, for a student election held in conjunction with a primary election.

(c) A student election may be held only on election day or the day before election day.

(d) The authority ordering a student election shall specify in the order each grade that may participate in the election. A student in a specified grade may enter a precinct polling place for the purpose of casting an unofficial ballot in the student election on the same offices and measures that appear on the official ballot.

(e) The authority ordering a student election shall make the results of that election available to the public but only after the polling places are closed on election day.

(f) The election officers serving in the official election may not serve in the student election. The authority ordering a student election shall appoint a separate set of election officers to conduct the student election, supervise the participating students, and tabulate and report the results of that election.

(g) Expenses incurred in the conduct of a student election, including any personnel expenses, may be paid only from private grant funds or donations.

(h) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section and ensure that the conduct of a student election does not affect the proper and efficient conduct of a general, special, or primary election.
Tex. Education Code § 111.143 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.143
§ 111.143. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The institute shall:

(1) conduct environmental research and education on coastal prairie and prairie restoration;

(2) provide a setting for other entities to conduct environmental research and education on coastal prairie and prairie restoration; and

(3) provide national leadership and education regarding the best methods to restore coastal prairie.
Tex. Election Code § 272.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 272 / Section 272.009
§ 272.009. BILINGUAL ELECTION CLERKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge of an election precinct subject to Section 272.002 shall make reasonable efforts to appoint a sufficient number of election clerks who are fluent in both English and Spanish to serve the needs of the Spanish-speaking voters of the precinct.

(b) If the number of election clerks appointed under Subsection (a) is insufficient to serve the needs of the Spanish-speaking voters in the election, the authority appointing election judges for the election shall appoint at least one clerk who is fluent in both English and Spanish to serve at a central location to provide assistance for Spanish-speaking voters. On a primary election day, the county chairs of each party holding a primary shall each appoint one clerk under this subsection.

(c) To be eligible to serve as a clerk under this section, a person must:

(1) be a qualified voter of the state and satisfy any additional eligibility requirements prescribed by written order of the commissioners court; or

(2) meet the eligibility requirements of a student election clerk under Section 32.0511.
Tex. Water Code § 58.316 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.316
§ 58.316. INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

If the assessments made under this subchapter are not sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the unpaid balance shall be assessed pro rata, in accordance with the assessments made for the current year. The additional assessments shall be paid under the same conditions and penalties within 30 days after the date of assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0105
§ 8036.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.032 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.032
§ 91.032. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A professional employer services agreement between a license holder and a client must provide that the license holder:

(1) shares, as provided by Subsection (b), with the client the right of direction and control over covered employees;

(2) assumes responsibility for the payment of wages to the covered employees without regard to payments by the client to the license holder;

(3) assumes responsibility for the payment of payroll taxes and collection of taxes from payroll on covered employees;

(4) shares, as provided by Subsection (b), with the client the right to hire, fire, discipline, and reassign the covered employees; and

(5) shares, as provided by Subsection (b), with the client the right of direction and control over the adoption of employment and safety policies and the management of workers' compensation claims, claim filings, and related procedures.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a client retains sole responsibility for:

(1) the direction and control of covered employees as necessary to conduct the client's business, discharge any applicable fiduciary duty, or comply with any licensure, regulatory, or statutory requirement;

(2) goods and services produced by the client; and

(3) the acts, errors, and omissions of covered employees committed within the scope of the client's business.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), a client is solely obligated to pay any wages for which:

(1) obligation to pay is created by an agreement, contract, plan, or policy between the client and the covered employee; and

(2) the professional employer organization has not contracted to pay.

(d) Each professional employer organization shall disclose the requirements of Subsection (c) in writing to each covered employee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.0655 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0655
§ 31.0655. SAVE TEXAS HISTORY AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government Code:

(1) the land office, for the sole purpose of managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign; and

(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a deduction for contributions to the land office for the purposes of managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, Government Code, and the land office may use the contributions for the purpose of:

(A) preserving historic maps and documents under the Save Texas History program; or

(B) administering the Adopt-A-Beach program.

(b) The land office may use cash, gifts, grants, donations, or in-kind contributions the land office receives through the administration of the Save Texas History program to:

(1) preserve, conserve, and promote the land office's records;

(2) provide educational programming and resources on Texas history; and

(3) acquire additional records to complement the land office's records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0202
§ 8510.0202. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors serve staggered six-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.080 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.080
§ 232.080. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, or the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney, may take any action necessary in a court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the state or on behalf of residents to:

(1) enjoin the violation or threatened violation of applicable model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code;

(2) enjoin the violation or threatened violation of a requirement of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the commissioners court under this subchapter;

(3) recover civil or criminal penalties, attorney's fees, litigation costs, and investigation costs; and

(4) require platting as required by this subchapter.

(b) During the pendency of any enforcement action brought, any resident of the affected subdivision, or the attorney general, district attorney, or county attorney on behalf of a resident, may file a motion against the provider of utilities to halt termination of preexisting utility services. The services may not be terminated if the court makes an affirmative finding after hearing the motion that termination poses a threat to public health or to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents. This subsection does not prohibit a provider of utilities from terminating services under other law to a resident who has failed to timely pay for services.

(c) This subchapter is subject to the applicable enforcement provisions prescribed by Sections 16.352, 16.353, 16.354, and 16.3545, Water Code.