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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.006
§ 3836.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0302
§ 8094.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.184 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.184
§ 22.184. FISHING PIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may repair and maintain the old causeway across Copano Bay on Highway 35 in Aransas County and the old causeway across Lavaca Bay on Highway 35 in Calhoun County as public fishing piers and recreation areas.

(b) The department and the Texas Department of Transportation may solicit and receive gifts of labor and materials for the construction and improvement of the fishing piers.

(c) The department may grant concessions to persons allowing the concessioners to charge for use of the piers and approaches.

(d) All revenue received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks account.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.205 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.205
§ 39.205. REGULATION OF COSTS FOLLOWING FREEZE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the freeze period, any remaining costs associated with nuclear decommissioning obligations continue to be subject to cost of service rate regulation and shall be included as a nonbypassable charge to retail customers. The commission may adopt rules necessary to ensure that money for decommissioning is prudently collected, managed, and spent for its intended purpose and that money that remains unspent after decommissioning is completed is returned to retail customers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.104
§ 1095.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital system by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and

(B) equipping the buildings; and

(2) the administration of the system for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include any facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 21 / Section 21.003
§ 21.003. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The interpreter must hold a current legal certificate issued by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or a current court interpreter certificate issued by the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters in the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.203
§ 3860.203. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3860.208, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) administer the district;

(2) maintain and operate the district;

(3) construct or acquire improvements; or

(4) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.

(c) An owner of real property in the district, except property exempt under the Texas or United States Constitution or under the Tax Code, is liable for the payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by the district on the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8266.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8266 / Section 8266.201
§ 8266.201. 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 8266.101 or 8266.103.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations to finance projects authorized by Section 8266.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8266.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.109
§ 8361.109. FEASIBILITY EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of any applicable evaluation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the economic feasibility of the district or its projects and bonds, debt service tax rate, maintenance tax rate, or overlapping tax rate, the district shall be treated as a municipal utility district situated wholly within Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.007
§ 3949.007. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 135.58 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.58
§ 135.58. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The board may provide workers' compensation insurance for its employees according to the provisions of Chapter 229, Acts of the 50th Legislature, 1947, as amended (Article 8309b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Labor Code § 355.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.012
§ 355.012. DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may promulgate rules and initiate procedures necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) A blind person licensed to operate a vending facility on state property shall operate the facility in accordance with law and the commission's rules and policies.

(c) The agency in charge of state property shall cooperate with the commission and its blind licensees to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The agency shall also furnish all necessary utility service, including connections and outlets required for the installation of the facility, janitorial and garbage disposal services where feasible, and other related assistance.
Tex. Water Code § 6.114 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.114
§ 6.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.114. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: DEFAULT, REMEDIES, AND ENFORCEMENT. (a) In this section:

(1) "Default" means:

(A) default in payment of the principal of or interest on bonds, securities, or other obligations purchased or acquired by the board;

(B) failure to perform any covenant related to a bond, security, or other obligation purchased or acquired by the board;

(C) a failure to perform any of the terms of a loan, grant, or other financing agreement; or

(D) any other failure to perform an obligation, breach of a term of an agreement, or default as provided by any proceeding or agreement evidencing an obligation or agreement of a recipient, beneficiary, or guarantor of financial assistance provided by the board.

(2) "Financial assistance program recipient" means a recipient or beneficiary of funds administered by the board under this code, including a borrower, grantee, guarantor, or other beneficiary.

(b) In the event of a default and on request by the board, the attorney general shall seek:

(1) a writ of mandamus to compel a financial assistance program recipient or the financial assistance program recipient's officers, agents, and employees to cure the default; and

(2) any other legal or equitable remedy the board and the attorney general consider necessary and appropriate.

(c) A proceeding authorized by this section shall be brought and venue is in a district court in Travis County.

(d) In a proceeding under this section, the attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, and court costs incurred on behalf of the state in the proceeding in the same manner as provided by general law for a private litigant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.104
§ 7904.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 424.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.001
§ 424.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "critical infrastructure facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 423.0045(a)(1-a) and also includes:

(1) any pipeline transporting oil or gas or the products or constituents of oil or gas;

(2) a public or private airport depicted in any current aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation Administration;

(3) a military installation owned or operated by or for the federal government, this state, or another governmental entity;

(4) any property, including a temporary hazard area related to the operation of a launch complex authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, or facility used for the launch, landing, recovery, or testing of spacecraft, as defined by Section 507.001, Local Government Code; and

(5) a property, facility, or pipeline described by this section that is under construction and all equipment and appurtenances used during that construction.
Tex. Government Code § 441.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.101
§ 441.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

(2) "Depository library" means the Texas State Library, the Legislative Reference Library, the Library of Congress, the Center for Research Libraries, or any other library that the commission designates as a site for retaining and allowing public access to state publications.

(3) "State agency" means a state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, legislative committee, authority, institution, substate planning bureau, university system, institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or a subdivision of one of those entities.

(4) "State publication":

(A) means information in any format, including materials in a physical format or in an electronic format, that:

(i) is produced by the authority of or at the total or partial expense of a state agency or is required to be distributed under law by the agency; and

(ii) is publicly distributed outside the agency by or for the agency; and

(B) does not include information the distribution of which is limited to:

(i) contractors with or grantees of the agency;

(ii) persons within the agency or within other government agencies; or

(iii) members of the public under a request made under the open records law, Chapter 552.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.072 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.072
§ 14.072. PENALTY FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) transacts any public grain warehouse business without first obtaining a license required by this chapter; or

(2) continues to transact public grain warehouse business after a license has been revoked or suspended, or the license holder has been placed on probation, except as permitted under Section 14.084.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day business prohibited by this section is carried on.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.032 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.032
§ 62.032. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of Section 62.021 of this code that he has been convicted within five years before the trial date of a violation of that section, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 53.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.032
§ 53.032. OATH.
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of office, each bailiff must take the oath prescribed for officers of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921A / Section 7921A.0105
§ 7921A.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. Government Code § 24.592 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.592
§ 24.592.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.592. 448TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). The 448th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.101
§ 1001.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Digital signature" means an electronic identifier intended by the person using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature.

(2) "License" includes:

(A) a motor carrier registration issued under Chapter 643;

(B) a motor vehicle dealer, salvage dealer, manufacturer, distributor, representative, converter, or agent license issued by the department;

(C) specially designated or specialized license plates issued under Chapter 504; and

(D) an apportioned registration issued according to the International Registration Plan under Section 502.091.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.006
§ 355.006. EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A license or general permit to operate a vending facility on state property is valid for a period of three years from the date it is issued.

(b) The commission shall review each license or permit prior to its expiration and shall issue a new or different license or permit as the circumstances warrant.

(c) The commission and the agency may consent mutually to revoke a general permit prior to its expiration if changed circumstances warrant that action.

(d) A blind person's wilful failure to comply with the commission's rules or the provisions of this chapter constitutes grounds for the automatic revocation of the person's license.

(e) The commission shall adopt substantive and procedural rules governing the revocation of licenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0252
§ 8508.0252. POWER TO APPLY FOR MONEY FOR ENGINEERING SURVEYS, DATA COMPILATION AND COLLECTION, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may apply to this state, the United States, or any other person for money necessary to:

(1) secure engineering surveys and the compilation and collection of data relating to regional and general conditions entering into and influencing the character and extent of the improvements necessary to accomplish the storage, control, transportation, treatment, conservation, and equitable distribution to the greatest public advantage of the storm water, floodwater, and normal flow water that is stored and controlled; or

(2) accomplish or carry out any of the other purposes of this chapter.

(b) The authority:

(1) shall request an amount it considers sufficient;

(2) may make the necessary agreements with the party providing the money; and

(3) may appropriate the amount of the estimated equitable contribution of the costs of developing essential engineering data.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.054
§ 407A.054. EXCESS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain an initial certificate of approval and to be eligible to renew its certificate of approval, each group must comply with the excess insurance requirements adopted under this section.

(b) Each group shall obtain specific excess insurance for losses that exceed the group's retention in a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish minimum requirements for the amount of specific excess insurance based on differences among groups in size, types of employment, years in existence, and other relevant factors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8221.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8221 / Section 8221.001
§ 8221.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 51.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.0272 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.0272
§ 408.0272. CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FOR UNTIMELY SUBMISSION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Group accident and health insurance" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 1251, Insurance Code.

(2) "Health maintenance organization" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 843, Insurance Code.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 408.027, a health care provider who fails to timely submit a claim for payment to the insurance carrier under Section 408.027(a) does not forfeit the provider's right to reimbursement for that claim for payment solely for failure to submit a timely claim if:

(1) the provider submits proof satisfactory to the commissioner that the provider, within the period prescribed by Section 408.027(a), erroneously filed for reimbursement with:

(A) an insurer that issues a policy of group accident and health insurance under which the injured employee is a covered insured;

(B) a health maintenance organization that issues an evidence of coverage under which the injured employee is a covered enrollee; or

(C) a workers' compensation insurance carrier other than the insurance carrier liable for the payment of benefits under this title; or

(2) the commissioner determines that the failure resulted from a catastrophic event that substantially interfered with the normal business operations of the provider.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a health care provider who erroneously submits a claim for payment to an entity described by Subdivision (1) of that subsection forfeits the provider's right to reimbursement for that claim if the provider fails to submit the claim to the correct workers' compensation insurance carrier within 95 days after the date the provider is notified of the provider's erroneous submission of the claim.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or Section 408.027, the period for submitting a claim for payment may be extended by agreement of the parties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.013
§ 143.013. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT HEAD.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless elected, each department head is:

(1) appointed by the municipality's chief executive and confirmed by the municipality's governing body; or

(2) in a municipality having an elected fire or police commissioner, appointed by the fire or police commissioner in whose department the vacancy exists and confirmed by the municipality's governing body.

(b) A person appointed as head of a fire department must be eligible for certification by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection at the intermediate level or its equivalent as determined by that commission and must have served as a fully paid fire fighter for at least five years. A person appointed as head of a police department must be eligible for certification by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement at the intermediate level or its equivalent as determined by that commission and must have served as a bona fide law enforcement officer for at least five years.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if a person is removed from the position of department head, the person shall be reinstated in the department and placed in a position with a rank not lower than that held by the person immediately before appointment as department head. The person retains all rights of seniority in the department.

(d) If a person serving as department head is charged with an offense in violation of civil service rules and is dismissed from the civil service or discharged from his position as department head, the person has the same rights and privileges of a hearing before the commission and in the same manner and under the same conditions as a classified employee. If the commission finds that the charges are untrue or unfounded, the person shall immediately be restored to the same classification that the person held before appointment as department head. The person has all the rights and privileges of the prior position according to seniority and shall be paid his full salary for the time of suspension.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8050.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8050 / Section 8050.0302
§ 8050.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.154 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.154
§ 94.154. RECORD OF CHARGES.
Status: in_force

A savings bank shall keep a record of the status of taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, and other charges on real property that secures the savings bank's loans.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 251.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 251 / Section 251.003
§ 251.003. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this chapter, including requirements for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of a license to operate an end stage renal disease facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.051
§ 8113.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.206
§ 562.206. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates an injunction issued under this subchapter is liable for and shall pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.

(b) The attorney general may, in the name of the state, petition the court for recovery of the civil penalty against the person who violates the injunction.

(c) The court shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to ensure compliance with the injunction in determining whether a person has violated an injunction.

(d) The court issuing the injunction retains jurisdiction and the cause is continued for the purpose of assessing a civil penalty under this section.