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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.006
§ 3898.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) 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;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project has been approved by the governing body of the city.

(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.006
§ 147.006. IMMUNITY NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not expand or limit the immunity of a person under any other law or statute providing immunity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.058
§ 1088.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint assistant administrators.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains other conditions the board may require.

(e) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.108
§ 1509.108. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

The ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds or subordinate lien bonds under terms specified in the ordinance.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 21 / Section 21.031
§ 21.031. APPOINTMENT; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge of a county court at law may appoint an official interpreter for that court and may terminate that interpreter's employment at any time.

(b) The commissioners court shall prescribe the duties of the official interpreter.
Tex. Water Code § 51.122 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.122
§ 51.122. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to:

(1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of the district's sanitary sewer system;

(2) preserve the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district;

(3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district;

(4) regulate privileges on any land or any easement owned or controlled by the district; or

(5) provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.102
§ 3880.102. 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 for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under 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 Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 56.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.007
§ 56.007. EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the right of a person to assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under any fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I, Chapter 54, including an interest in a savings trust account, prepaid tuition account, or related matching account, or any school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), may not be considered an asset of the person, or otherwise included in the person's household income or other financial resources, for purposes of determining the person's eligibility for a TEXAS grant or any other state-funded student financial assistance.

(b) The amount of exclusion under Subsection (a) of assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under a school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), except a fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I, Chapter 54, as a school-based account, is limited to the amount of the cost of undergraduate resident tuition and required fees for one academic year consisting of 30 semester credit hours charged by the general academic teaching institution with the highest such tuition and fee costs for the most recent academic year, as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 54.753.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.208
§ 1104.208. ACTION BASED ON REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the report submitted under Section 1104.207, the board may:

(1) order further investigation of the complaint;

(2) permit the person who is the subject of the complaint to participate in a voluntary discussion of the facts and circumstances of the alleged violation;

(3) determine that there is not probable cause to believe that a violation occurred and dismiss the case; or

(4) determine that there is probable cause to believe that a violation occurred and enter into an agreed order with the respondent under Section 1104.2081 or proceed as the complainant with a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) The board by rule may delegate any of its authority under Subsection (a) to the executive director.
Tex. Water Code § 30.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.052
§ 30.052. FORM, DENOMINATION, INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the district shall prescribe the form, denomination, and rate of interest for the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.068
§ 361.068. ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit application is administratively complete when:

(1) a complete permit application form and the report and fees required to be submitted with a permit application have been submitted to the commission; and

(2) the permit application is ready for technical review in accordance with the rules of the commission.

(b) Once a determination that an application is administratively and technically complete has been made and the permit application has become the subject of a contested case under Section 2001.003, Government Code:

(1) the commission may not revoke the determination that an application is administratively or technically complete;

(2) the commission may request additional information from the applicant only if the information is necessary to clarify, modify, or supplement previously submitted material provided that all parties may engage in discovery against all other parties, as provided by applicable law; and

(3) a request for additional information does not render the application incomplete.

(c) Subsection (b) does not:

(1) preclude an informal disposition of a contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default; or

(2) restrict the right of any party to conduct discovery against any applicable party under other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8075.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8075 / Section 8075.0501
§ 8075.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.152
§ 3863.152. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules governing the district's public parking facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0055
§ 523.0055. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require the intra-agency posting of all non-entry-level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive commissioner shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0053
§ 546.0053. INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING CARE AND SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require each health and human services agency to provide to each patient or client of the agency and to at least one family member of the patient or client, if possible, information regarding all care and support options available to the patient or client, including community-based services appropriate to the patient's or client's needs, before the agency allows the patient or client to be placed in a care setting, including a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability, or a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that is licensed by the commission, to receive care or services provided by the agency or by a person under an agreement with the agency.

(b) The rules must require each health and human services agency to provide information about all long-term care and long-term support options available to the patient or client, including community-based options and options available through another agency or a private provider. The information must be provided in a manner designed to maximize the patient's or client's understanding of all available options. If the patient or client has a legally authorized representative, the information must also be provided to that representative. If the patient or client is in the conservatorship of a health and human services agency or the Department of Family and Protective Services, the information must be provided to the patient's or client's agency caseworker and foster parents, if applicable.

(c) A health and human services agency that provides a patient, client, or other individual with information regarding care and support options available to the patient or client shall assist the patient, client, or other individual in taking advantage of an option selected by the patient, client, or other individual, subject to the availability of funds. If the selected option is not immediately available for any reason, the agency shall provide assistance in placing the patient or client on a waiting list for that option.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.060
§ 3946.060. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.251
§ 3884.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding indebtedness from the city's lawfully available revenue.

(c) The city may not dissolve the district until the agreement under Section 3884.160 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. Insurance Code § 704.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 704 / Section 704.054
§ 704.054. FRAUD AND ABUSE PLANS UNDER CERTAIN STATE PROGRAMS; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraud and abuse plan put in place by a plan issuer participating in the Medicaid STAR or STAR + Plus program or the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, and approved by a health and human services agency meets the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) If a plan issuer described by Subsection (a) is required by law to report possible fraudulent insurance acts to a health and human services agency or the office of the attorney general, the issuer is not required to report those acts to the insurance fraud unit.

(c) The insurance fraud unit, the office of the attorney general, and the health and human services agencies shall coordinate enforcement efforts with respect to fraudulent insurance acts covered by this chapter relating to the Medicaid program or the child health plan program.
Tex. Utilities Code § 18.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 18 / Section 18.003
§ 18.003. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee is composed of eight ex officio members as follows:

(1) the presiding officer of the commission;

(2) the chief executive officer of the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region;

(3) the comptroller;

(4) the executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission;

(5) the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(6) the director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;

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

(8) the commissioner of the General Land Office.

(b) An ex officio member may designate an employee of the member's agency or office to serve in the member's place.

(c) The presiding officer of the commission or an employee of the commission designated by the presiding officer shall serve as the chair of the committee.

(d) The committee shall meet quarterly at the call of the chair.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.058 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.058
§ 33.058. PURCHASE OF FEE AND LESSER INTERESTS IN LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may select and purchase fee and lesser interests in land of the coastal area for the creation, maintenance, or protection of wildlife refuges, estuarine preserves, natural scenic reserves, historical or archaeological sites, public recreational areas, and research facilities.

(b) The interests may be purchased by the board with money acquired by gift or grant, but the interests may not be obtained by condemnation.

(c) Interests acquired under this section shall not become a part of the permanent free school fund unless they are so designated by the board.

(d) In the discretion of the board, the interests may be managed as if they were coastal public land within the meaning of this chapter regardless of whether they fall within the meaning of coastal public land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.002
§ 8237.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8237.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.607 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.607
§ 92.607. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A limited savings bank organized under this subchapter is dissolved on:

(1) the expiration of the period fixed for the duration of the limited savings bank; or

(2) the occurrence of events specified in the certificate of formation or company agreement to cause dissolution.

(b) A dissolution under this section is considered a resolution to close the savings bank under Section 96.251.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9064.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9064 / Section 9064.0104
§ 9064.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9064.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.003
§ 8417.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.185 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.185
§ 76.185. DAMAGES RESULTING FROM APPLICATION OF PESTICIDE UNDER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding other law, the owner or lessee of land on which a pesticide is applied is not responsible for damages resulting from the application of the pesticide or subject to a criminal or civil penalty in connection with the application of the pesticide if:

(1) the pesticide is applied under a local, state, or federal government program that requires the application of the pesticide to the land; and

(2) the owner or lessee of the land on which the pesticide is applied does not control or have a right to control the time and manner of the application of the pesticide to the land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0212
§ 8515.0212. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a general manager of the authority.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.064 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.064
§ 32.064. SURVEY OR SUBDIVISION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The board may have land surveyed or subdivided into tracts, lots, or blocks based on its determination of which method will be most conducive and convenient to facilitate the advantageous sale of land, the lease of land for oil, gas, or other minerals, or the commitment of land to a contract for development.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 571 / Section 571.004
§ 571.004. LEAST RESTRICTIVE APPROPRIATE SETTING.
Status: in_force

The least restrictive appropriate setting for the treatment of a patient is the treatment setting that:

(1) is available;

(2) provides the patient with the greatest probability of improvement or cure; and

(3) is no more restrictive of the patient's physical or social liberties than is necessary to provide the patient with the most effective treatment and to protect adequately against any danger the patient poses to himself or others.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.003
§ 1110.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.201
§ 3946.201. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2029.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2029 / Section 2029.053
§ 2029.053. SUBSTITUTE RACING DAYS OR ADDITIONAL RACES.
Status: in_force

If, for a reason beyond a greyhound racetrack association's control and not caused by the racetrack association's fault or neglect, it is impossible for the racetrack association to conduct a race on a day authorized by the commission, the commission in its discretion and at the request of the racetrack association, as a substitute for the race, may:

(1) specify another day for the racetrack association to conduct racing; or

(2) add additional races to already programmed events.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.024
§ 2007.024. JUDGMENT OR FINAL DECISION OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court's judgment in favor of a private real property owner under Section 2007.021 or a final decision or order issued under Section 2007.022 that determines that a taking has occurred shall order the governmental entity to rescind the governmental action, or the part of the governmental action resulting in the taking, as applied to the private real property owner not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment is rendered or the decision or order is issued.

(b) The judgment or final decision or order shall include a fact finding that determines the monetary damages suffered by the private real property owner as a result of the taking. The amount of damages is determined from the date of the taking.

(c) A governmental entity may elect to pay the damages as compensation to the private real property owner who prevails in a suit or contested case filed under this subchapter. Sovereign immunity to liability is waived to the extent the governmental entity elects to pay compensation under this subsection.

(d) If a governmental entity elects to pay compensation to the private real property owner:

(1) the court that rendered the judgment in the suit or the state agency that issued the final order or decision in the case shall withdraw the part of the judgment or final decision or order rescinding the governmental action; and

(2) the governmental entity shall pay to the owner the damages as determined in the judgment or final order not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment is rendered or the final decision or order is issued.

(e) If the governmental entity does not pay compensation to the private real property owner as provided by Subsection (d), the court or the state agency shall reinstate the part of the judgment or final decision or order previously withdrawn.

(f) A state agency that elects to pay compensation to the private real property owner shall pay the compensation from funds appropriated to the agency.