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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.161
§ 3861.161. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES OR BORROW MONEY, INCLUDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Before the district may issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted interlocal project development agreement regarding the development plans and rules for:

(1) the development and operation of the district; and

(2) the financing of improvement projects.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.225 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.225
§ 401.225. SHIPMENT OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) On arrival of a shipment of low-level radioactive waste at the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility, the compact waste disposal facility license holder must determine that the waste complies with all laws, rules, and standards relating to processing and packaging of low-level radioactive waste before the waste is accepted for disposal at the facility.

(b) A person making a shipment of low-level radioactive waste that is in excess of 75 cubic feet shall give the compact waste disposal facility license holder written notice of the shipment at least 72 hours before shipment to the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility begins. The written notice must contain information required by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.356 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.356
§ 452.356. INCONTESTABILITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds are incontestable after they are:

(1) approved by the attorney general;

(2) registered by the comptroller; and

(3) sold and delivered to the purchaser.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.062 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.062
§ 2A.062. EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.

(b) The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish a comprehensive education and training program on eyewitness identification, including material regarding:

(1) variables that affect a witness's vision and memory;

(2) practices for minimizing contamination; and

(3) effective eyewitness identification protocols.

(c) Each law enforcement agency shall require each peace officer who is employed by the agency and who performs eyewitness identification procedures to complete the education and training described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.024
§ 215.024. TANNERIES; STABLES; SLAUGHTERHOUSES; OTHER BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) As necessary for the health, comfort, and convenience of the residents of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality may compel the owner or occupant to clean, abate, or remove:

(1) a grocery;

(2) a soap, tallow, or chandler establishment;

(3) a blacksmith shop;

(4) a tannery;

(5) a stable;

(6) a slaughterhouse;

(7) a sewer;

(8) a privy;

(9) a hide house; or

(10) any other unwholesome or nauseous house or place.

(b) The governing body may direct the location of:

(1) businesses;

(2) tanneries;

(3) blacksmith shops;

(4) foundries;

(5) livery stables; and

(6) manufacturing establishments.

(c) Within the limits of a municipality, the governing body may restrain, abate, prohibit, direct the location of, or regulate the management or construction of:

(1) slaughtering establishments;

(2) hide houses;

(3) establishments for making soap;

(4) establishments for steaming or rendering lard, tallow, offal, or any other substances that may be rendered; and

(5) any other establishments or places at which any nauseous, offensive, or unwholesome business may be conducted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.456 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.456
§ 521.456. DELIVERY OR MANUFACTURE OF COUNTERFEIT INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses with the intent to sell, distribute, or deliver a forged or counterfeit instrument that is not printed, manufactured, or made by or under the direction of, or issued, sold, or circulated by or under the direction of, a person, board, agency, or authority authorized to do so under this chapter or under the laws of the United States, another state, or a Canadian province. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person manufactures or produces with the intent to sell, distribute, or deliver a forged or counterfeit instrument that the person knows is not printed, manufactured, or made by or under the direction of, or issued, sold, or circulated by or under the direction of, a person, board, agency, or authority authorized to do so under this chapter or under the laws of the United States, another state, or a Canadian province. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person possesses with the intent to use, circulate, or pass a forged or counterfeit instrument that is not printed, manufactured, or made by or under the direction of, or issued, sold, or circulated by or under the direction of, a person, board, agency, or authority authorized to do so under this chapter or under the laws of the United States, another state, or a Canadian province. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) For purposes of this section, "instrument" means a driver's license, driver's license form, personal identification certificate, stamp, permit, license, official signature, certificate, evidence of fee payment, or any other instrument.

(e) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.006
§ 8334.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 162.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 162 / Section 162.006
§ 162.006. STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COORDINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact commissioner, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, shall establish the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to provide for coordination among state agencies, school districts, and military installations concerning the state's participation in and compliance with the compact and compact activities, as required by Article VIII of the compact.

(b) The State Advisory Council consists of:

(1) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;

(2) a superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children designated by the agency;

(3) the governor or the governor's designee;

(4) the chair of the senate committee on education or the chair's designee;

(5) the chair of the house of representatives committee on public education or the chair's designee;

(6) a representative from each branch of the armed services of the United States that maintains an installation in the state, appointed by each respective branch; and

(7) representatives of other offices and stakeholder groups the agency deems appropriate.

(c) Members of the State Advisory Council may delegate voting authority to another person for a specified meeting or meetings.

(d) Meetings of the State Advisory Council may be conducted face-to-face or by telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication.

(e) The State Advisory Council shall:

(1) meet at least quarterly; and

(2) provide State Advisory Council meeting dates, agendas, minutes, end-of-year reports, and other documentation as required to the Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission.

(f) The State Advisory Council shall perform each function or duty required or authorized under Article VIII of the compact.

(g) The State Advisory Council shall establish policies and procedures governing the State Advisory Council's operations.

(h) The State Advisory Council is a governmental body for purposes of Chapter 551, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.207
§ 1057.207. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.

(e) An election is not required to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 49.1045 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.1045
§ 49.1045. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN LESS POPULOUS DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district that:

(1) has 10 or fewer registered voters; and

(2) holds an election jointly with a county in which the district is wholly or partly located.

(b) A district may provide for an inquiry into and certification of the voting results of an election under this section if:

(1) the election results indicate that the number of votes cast in the election was greater than the number of registered voters in the district;

(2) the board determines that the election results are likely to be disputed in court; and

(3) the board can determine from the official list of registered voters prepared by the county voter registrar or county elections administrator for the district election which voters were qualified to vote in the district election and can determine from the signature roster from the joint election who voted in the joint election.

(c) To certify the district votes, the board by rule shall adopt a procedure to determine for each person who signed the signature roster as a voter in the joint election:

(1) whether the person's address on the day of the election was in the district; and

(2) how the person voted in the district election.

(d) The certified votes are the official election results.

(e) Certification of the results under this section does not preclude the filing of an election contest.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.064 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.064
§ 301.064. INTERPRETER SERVICES; BILINGUAL FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall provide language interpreters for agency programs through a comprehensive language services program for persons whose primary language is Spanish and may provide language interpreters through the program for agency programs for persons whose primary language is other than Spanish or English.

(b) The language services program must provide services, including translation services, both to employers and to employees or prospective employees.

(c) The executive director shall print essential agency forms and instructional information in both English and Spanish. A form shall be written in Spanish only when revised or when new or additional forms are printed or prepared.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.008
§ 8813.008. FINDING OF BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

All the land, property, and persons included within the boundaries of the authority will be directly benefited by the works, projects, improvements, and services to be provided by the authority under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter. The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit. The creation of the authority will serve to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of persons within the authority and the general public. Any fees, user fees, rates, charges, or special assessments imposed by the authority under this chapter are necessary to pay for the costs of accomplishing the purposes of the authority as set forth in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter, including:

(1) the reduction of groundwater withdrawals;

(2) the facilitation of compliance with the requirements of the Fort Bend Subsidence District or the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, as applicable; and

(3) the provision of services, facilities, and systems.
Tex. Water Code § 11.455 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.455
§ 11.455. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF WATERMASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 11.329 applies to the payment of the compensation and expenses of a watermaster appointed for a river basin or segment of a river basin under this subchapter in the same manner as that section applies to the payment of the compensation and expenses of a watermaster appointed for a water division under Subchapter G.

(b) The executive director shall deposit the assessments collected under this section to the credit of the watermaster fund.

(c) Money deposited under this section to the credit of the watermaster fund may be used only for the purposes specified by Section 11.3291 with regard to the watermaster operation under this subchapter with regard to which the assessments were collected.
Tex. Education Code § 56.0065 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.0065
§ 56.0065. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES; EQUAL PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) An institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education may not impose additional fees, obligations, or burdens concerning payment or registration on a student eligible for state or federal military related student financial assistance programs for military veterans or their family members that are not otherwise required by those programs to be imposed for the purpose of receiving that assistance.

(c) An institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education must provide for a student described by Subsection (b) to defer payment of tuition and fees if the receipt of military related financial assistance awarded to the student is delayed by less than 60 days. The Texas Veterans Commission, in cooperation with institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education, shall prescribe a standard deferment request form for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) This section does not prohibit an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education from requiring a student described by Subsection (b) to submit a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 532A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 532A / Section 532A.003
§ 532A.003. HEADS OF STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint the head of each state supported living center the department administers.

(b) The head of a state supported living center serves at the will of the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.152
§ 3816.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Government Code § 81.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.012
§ 81.012. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

In order that the public responsibilities of the legal profession may be more effectively discharged, the state bar has the following purposes:

(1) to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice;

(2) to advance the quality of legal services to the public and to foster the role of the legal profession in serving the public;

(3) to foster and maintain on the part of those engaged in the practice of law high ideals and integrity, learning, competence in public service, and high standards of conduct;

(4) to provide proper professional services to the members of the state bar;

(5) to encourage the formation of and activities of local bar associations;

(6) to provide forums for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public; and

(7) to publish information relating to the subjects listed in Subdivision (6).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.354 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.354
§ 66.354. LOCAL DATA ADVISORY BOARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county may create a local data advisory board to:

(1) analyze the structure of local automated and manual data systems to identify redundant data entry and data storage;

(2) develop recommendations for the commissioners to improve the local data systems;

(3) develop recommendations, when appropriate, for the effective electronic transfer of required data from local agencies to state agencies; and

(4) perform any related duties to be determined by the commissioners court.

(b) Local officials responsible for collecting, storing, reporting, and using data may be appointed to a local data advisory board.

(c) The council and the Department of Public Safety shall, to the extent that resources allow, provide technical assistance and advice on the request of a local data advisory board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.1211 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.1211
§ 31.1211. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPAL PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law limiting the enforcement jurisdiction of a peace officer, a peace officer of a municipality who is certified as a marine safety enforcement officer under Section 31.121 may enforce the provisions of this chapter within an area of a lake that is outside the enforcement jurisdiction of the peace officer if:

(1) any portion of the lake is contained in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality; and

(2) the municipality has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the governmental entity having enforcement jurisdiction in that area granting the peace officer enforcement jurisdiction in the area.

(b) The memorandum of understanding under Subsection (a)(2) must:

(1) designate the jurisdiction that has the authority to conduct any prosecution or ongoing investigation of a violation resulting from an enforcement action under this section; and

(2) be approved by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.563 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.563
§ 2306.563. PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall implement a requirement that a community housing development organization that receives an issuance of qualified 501(c)(3) bonds from the corporation to develop property must invest at least one dollar in projects and services that benefit income-eligible persons for each dollar of taxes that is not imposed on the property as a result of a property tax exemption received under Section 11.182, Tax Code.

(b) The projects and services must benefit income-eligible persons in the county in which the property supported with the tax exemption is located.

(c) The projects and services must consist of:

(1) rent reduction;

(2) capital improvement projects; or

(3) social, educational, or economic development services.

(d) The corporation and the organization may determine on a case-by-case basis the specific projects and services in which the organization must invest under this section.

(e) The dollar-for-dollar public benefit requirement imposed by this section shall be reduced by an amount equal to each dollar that, in lieu of taxes, a community housing development organization pays to a taxing unit for which the property receives an exemption under Section 11.182, Tax Code.

(f) In implementing the public benefit requirement, the corporation shall adopt guidelines for reasonable rent reductions, capital improvement projects, and social, educational, and economic development services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.002
§ 8335.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.090 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.090
§ 325.090. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Bonds of the district are considered public securities under Chapter 1201, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.052
§ 1508.052. COMMISSIONER ADJUSTMENTS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule may adjust the 12-month period described by Section 1508.051(a)(1) to an 18-month period if the commissioner determines that the 12-month period is insufficient to prevent inappropriate substitution of other health benefit plans for qualifying health benefit plan coverage under this chapter.

(b) The commissioner by rule may adjust the percentage of the poverty guidelines described by Section 1508.051(a)(2) to a higher or lower percentage if the commissioner determines that the adjustment is necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter. An adjustment made by the commissioner under this subsection takes effect on the first July 1 following the adjustment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.107
§ 822.107. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall maintain liability insurance coverage in an amount of not less than $100,000 for each occurrence for liability for damages for destruction of or damage to property and death or bodily injury to a person caused by the dangerous wild animal.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.756 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.756
§ 201.756. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPONSOR RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

A local government sponsor that submits notice under Section 201.755 is responsible for preparing all materials for:

(1) project scope determination;

(2) environmental reports;

(3) the environmental review document;

(4) environmental permits and conditions;

(5) coordination with resource agencies; and

(6) public participation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 151.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 151 / Section 151.005
§ 151.005. GOVERNMENTAL DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A program supported in whole or in part by the state or by a political subdivision of the state may not discriminate against a health care practitioner because the practitioner is a physician specializing in ophthalmology.

(b) A law or policy of the state or of a political subdivision of the state that requires or encourages a person to obtain vision care or medical eye care that is within the scope of practice of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not discriminate against a health care practitioner because the practitioner is a physician specializing in ophthalmology.