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Tex. Government Code § 480.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0251
§ 480.0251. REQUIRED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county shall provide information required by the office to fulfill the office's duties under this chapter, including:

(1) annual audited statements of any financial records required by a site selection organization; and

(2) data obtained by the local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county relating to:

(A) attendance at the event, including an estimate of the number of people expected to attend the event who are not residents of this state; and

(B) the economic impact of the event.

(b) A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide any annual audited financial statement required by the office not later than the end of the fourth month after the last day of the period covered by the financial statement.

(c) After the conclusion of an event and on the office's request, a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide information about the event, such as attendance figures, including an estimate of the number of people who attended the event who are not residents of this state, financial information, or other public information held by the committee, municipality, or county that the office considers necessary.
Tex. Labor Code § 401.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 401 / Section 401.021
§ 401.021. APPLICATION OF OTHER ACTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle:

(1) a proceeding, hearing, judicial review, or enforcement of a commissioner order, decision, or rule is governed by the following subchapters and sections of Chapter 2001, Government Code:

(A) Subchapters A, B, D, E, G, and H, excluding Sections 2001.004(3) and 2001.005;

(B) Sections 2001.051, 2001.052, and 2001.053;

(C) Sections 2001.056 through 2001.062; and

(D) Section 2001.141(c);

(2) a proceeding, hearing, judicial review, or enforcement of a commissioner order, decision, or rule is governed by Subchapters A and B, Chapter 2002, Government Code, excluding Sections 2002.001(3) and 2002.023;

(3) Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to a proceeding under this subtitle, other than:

(A) a benefit review conference;

(B) a contested case hearing;

(C) a proceeding of the appeals panel;

(D) arbitration; or

(E) another proceeding involving a determination on a workers' compensation claim; and

(4) Chapter 552, Government Code, applies to a workers' compensation record of the division, the department, or the office of injured employee counsel.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.109
§ 1152.109. VARIABLE BENEFITS PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract providing benefits payable in variable amounts that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state must state the essential features of the procedures the insurance company will follow in determining the dollar amount of the variable benefits.

(b) A contract under which the benefits vary to reflect investment experience, including a group contract and any certificate in evidence of variable benefits issued under that group contract, must state:

(1) on its first page, that the benefits under the contract are on a variable basis; and

(2) that the dollar amount will vary.
Tex. Family Code § 6.802 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.802
§ 6.802. WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST REMARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

For good cause shown the court may waive the prohibition against remarriage provided by this subchapter as to either or both spouses if a record of the proceedings is made and preserved or if findings of fact and conclusions of law are filed by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.004
§ 1018.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Dallam and Hartley Counties, Texas, except that the district does not include land located in another hospital district on the date the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District was created.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.136 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.136
§ 622.136. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person fails in violation of Section 622.134(d) to carry or present the copy of the bond filed with the department. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.401
§ 15.401. SUPERVISION OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commission shall supervise, consult with, and advise the commissioner.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.034 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.034
§ 406.034. EMPLOYEE ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, unless the employee gives notice as provided by Subsection (b), an employee of an employer waives the employee's right of action at common law or under a statute of this state to recover damages for personal injuries or death sustained in the course and scope of the employment.

(b) An employee who desires to retain the common-law right of action to recover damages for personal injuries or death shall notify the employer in writing that the employee waives coverage under this subtitle and retains all rights of action under common law. The employee must notify the employer not later than the fifth day after the date on which the employee:

(1) begins the employment; or

(2) receives written notice from the employer that the employer has obtained workers' compensation insurance coverage if the employer is not a covered employer at the time of the employment but later obtains the coverage.

(c) An employer may not require an employee to retain common-law rights under this section as a condition of employment.

(d) An employee who elects to retain the right of action or a legal beneficiary of that employee may bring a cause of action for damages for injuries sustained in the course and scope of the employment under common law or under a statute of this state. Notwithstanding Section 406.033, the cause of action is subject to all defenses available under common law and the statutes of this state unless the employee has waived coverage in connection with an agreement with the employer.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.032 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.032
§ 51.032. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

It is a defense to prosecution of a person employing a child who does not meet the minimum age requirement for a type of employment that the person relied in good faith on an apparently valid certificate of age presented by the child that showed the child to meet the age requirement for that type of employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0105
§ 3988.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the boundaries does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect a fee; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0303
§ 8007A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.153
§ 8331.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Education Code § 56.163 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.163
§ 56.163. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a loan under this subchapter, a person must:

(1) be accepted for admission to an institution as a full-time graduate student in a doctoral program approved by the board or be accepted for admission to an institution as a full-time graduate student in a master's program approved by the board and demonstrate a commitment to pursue a doctoral program approved by the board;

(2) be sponsored by a faculty member of the program in which the person is enrolled;

(3) be nominated by the institution in which the person is enrolled based on academic achievement, career interest, and other factors the institution considers relevant;

(4) not have defaulted on another student loan; and

(5) have complied with any other requirements adopted by the board under this subchapter.

(b) The board shall adopt eligibility requirements under Subsection (a)(5) of this section to ensure that Texas residents, as defined by board rule, are first given the opportunity to receive loans under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.024
§ 161.024. APPLICATION TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a function of a health maintenance organization other than medical peer review and quality assurance conducted under Chapter 843, Insurance Code, the rules adopted under that chapter, or other applicable state and federal statutes and rules.
Tex. Transportation Code § 52.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 52 / Section 52.004
§ 52.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.004. APPLICATION: GOVERNOR'S DUTIES. (a) On receipt of a copy of an application from the secretary, the governor shall immediately send a copy to the attorney general and the commissioner.

(b) If the governor determines that the application is substantially similar to an application previously reviewed under this chapter, the governor may approve or disapprove the application without further action under this chapter and notify the secretary of the action taken.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.506 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.506
§ 801.506. PROHIBITED PRACTICES RELATING TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation may not engage in veterinary medicine unless the owner, each partner, or each shareholder, as appropriate, holds a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.

(b) A corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity not owned exclusively by one or more persons licensed to practice veterinary medicine under this chapter may not engage in veterinary medicine.

(c) A veterinarian may not form or continue a partnership with a member of another profession or a person who is not a member of a profession if a part of the partnership employment consists of the practice of veterinary medicine.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.014
§ 715.014. CEMETERY OPEN TO PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

A historic cemetery restored, operated, and maintained by a nonprofit corporation under this chapter must remain open to the public.
Tex. Water Code § 15.472 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.472
§ 15.472. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The state water implementation revenue fund for Texas is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund to be used by the board, without further legislative appropriation, only for the purpose of providing financing for projects included in the state water plan that are authorized under Subchapter C-1, Q, or R of this chapter, Subchapter E or F, Chapter 16, or Subchapter J or L, Chapter 17. The board may establish separate accounts in the fund. The board has legal title to money and investments in the fund until the money is disbursed as provided by this subchapter and board rules. It is the intent of the legislature that the fund will never be used:

(1) for a purpose other than the support of projects in the state water plan; or

(2) to certify that appropriations from the treasury are within the amount estimated to be available in a fund of the treasury affected by the appropriation.

(b) Money deposited to the credit of the fund may be used only as provided by this subchapter.

(c) The fund consists of:

(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund by law, including money from any source transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund at the board's discretion as authorized by law;

(2) the proceeds of any fee or tax imposed by this state that by statute is dedicated for deposit to the credit of the fund;

(3) any other revenue that the legislature by statute dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;

(4) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts credited to the fund;

(5) the proceeds from the sale of bonds, including revenue bonds issued by the board under this subchapter, that are designated by the board for the purpose of providing money for the fund;

(6) repayments of loans made from the fund;

(7) money from the sale, transfer, or lease of a project acquired, constructed, reconstructed, developed, or enlarged with money from the fund; and

(8) money disbursed to the fund from the state water implementation fund for Texas as authorized by Section 15.434.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.004
§ 8336.004. 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, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0604 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0604
§ 3984.0604. TAX AFTER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's sales and use tax in the annexed territory.

(b) If at the time of annexation the district has outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code, applies to the district.

(c) If at the time of annexation the district does not have outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, the district may:

(1) exclude the annexed territory from the district, if the district has no outstanding debt or other obligations payable from any source; or

(2) reduce the sales and use tax in the annexed territory by resolution or order of the board to a rate that, when added to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the municipality in the annexed territory, is equal to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the district in the district territory that was not annexed by the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.058
§ 1067.058. GENERAL DUTIES OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the chief executive officer shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the hospital; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.303 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.303
§ 10.303. REORGANIZATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

If a domestic entity or non-code organization that is not being reorganized under a federal statute merges or exchanges an interest with a domestic entity that is being reorganized under a plan of reorganization under a federal statute:

(1) Subchapters A, B, D, E, and H apply to the domestic entity or non-code organization that is not being reorganized to the same extent those subchapters would apply if the domestic entity or non-code organization were merging or engaging in an interest exchange with a domestic entity that is not being reorganized, except as otherwise provided by the plan of reorganization ordered by a court under the federal statute;

(2) Subchapter H applies to a subsidiary organization that is not being reorganized to the same extent that subchapter would apply if the subsidiary organization were merging with a parent organization that is not being reorganized;

(3) on the receipt of all required authorization for all action required by this code for each domestic entity that is a party to the plan of merger or exchange that is not being reorganized and all action by each domestic entity or non-code organization that is a party to the plan of merger or exchange required by the laws of the entity's or organization's jurisdiction of formation and governing documents, a certificate of merger or exchange shall be signed by each domestic entity or non-code organization that is a party to the merger or exchange other than the domestic entity that is being reorganized as provided by Section 10.151 and on behalf of the domestic entity that is being reorganized by the persons specified in Section 10.302;

(4) the certificate of merger or exchange must contain the information required by Section 10.302(2);

(5) the certificate of merger or exchange must be filed in the manner provided by Section 10.153; and

(6) on the acceptance for filing of the certificate of merger or exchange in accordance with Subchapter D, the merger or interest exchange, when effective, has the same effect as if it had been adopted by unanimous action of the governing authority and owners or members of the domestic entity being reorganized, and the effectiveness of the merger or interest exchange is determined as provided by Section 10.007 or 10.054.
Tex. Water Code § 51.157 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.157
§ 51.157. CONSTRUCTION CHARGES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The construction charges under a contract with the United States may include the cost of drainage and flood-control works necessary to control floods or to maintain the irrigability of district land, and the cost of incidental electric power and municipal water service which the water supply of the reclamation project makes feasible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.056
§ 9018.056. BOARD APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter an order of temporary exclusion of territory if, on hearing the petition for exclusion, the board finds that:

(1) the territory will not be benefited by the further improvements planned by the district; and

(2) the benefits accorded to the territory to be excluded by improvements previously authorized by the district do not have a proportionate relationship to the benefits received by the remainder of the district.

(b) An exclusion of territory does not become effective until ratified at an election under Section 9018.057.
Tex. Water Code § 49.215 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.215
§ 49.215. SERVICE TO AREAS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, repair, improve, or extend all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to provide any services or facilities authorized to be provided by the district to areas contiguous to or in the vicinity of the district provided the district does not duplicate a service or facility of another public entity. A district providing potable water and sewer utility services to household users shall not provide services or facilities to serve areas outside the district that are also within the corporate limits of a city without securing a resolution or ordinance of the city granting consent for the district to serve the area within the city.

(b) To secure money for this purpose, a district is authorized to issue and sell negotiable bonds and notes payable from the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the district or from all or any designated part of the revenues received from the operation of the district's works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances or from a combination of taxes and revenues.

(c) Any bonds and notes may be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in this code.

(d) A district shall not be required to hold a certificate of convenience and necessity as a precondition for providing retail water or sewer service to any customer or service area, notwithstanding the fact that such customer or service area may be located either within or outside the boundaries of the district or has previously received water or sewer service from an entity required by law to hold a certificate of convenience and necessity as a precondition for such service. This subsection does not authorize a district to provide services within an area for which a retail public utility holds a certificate of convenience and necessity or within the boundaries of another district without that district's consent, unless the district has a valid certificate of convenience and necessity to provide services to that area.

(e) A district is authorized to establish, maintain, revise, charge, and collect the rates, fees, rentals, tolls, or other charges for the use, services, and facilities that provide service to areas outside the district that are considered necessary and may be higher than those charged for comparable service to users within the district.

(f) The rates, fees, rentals, tolls, or other charges shall be at least sufficient to meet the expense of operating and maintaining the services and facilities for a water and sanitary sewer system serving areas outside the district and to pay the principal of and interest and redemption price on bonds issued to purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, repair, improve, or extend the services or facilities.
Tex. Water Code § 26.555 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.555
§ 26.555. INSPECTIONS OF AND SAMPLING OF WATER IN PILOT PROGRAM AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) To detect potential violations of this subchapter in the John Graves Scenic Riverway and the Coke Stevenson Scenic Riverway, the commission, the Brazos River Authority or the Lower Colorado River Authority, as appropriate, and the Parks and Wildlife Department shall coordinate efforts to conduct each calendar year:

(1) visual inspections of the riverways; and

(2) testing of water samples drawn from the Brazos River, the South Llano River, and their respective tributaries.

(b) The visual inspections and the drawing of water samples must be conducted at least once in a winter month and at least once in a summer month. The visual inspections must be conducted both from the surfaces of the John Graves Scenic Riverway and the Coke Stevenson Scenic Riverway and from an aircraft flying over the riverways.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8206.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8206 / Section 8206.101
§ 8206.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.