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Tex. Local Government Code § 561.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 561 / Section 561.002
§ 561.002. JOINT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract with a governmental unit, including a county, municipality, or other political subdivision, to jointly acquire a right-of-way or to jointly construct or maintain a canal, drain, levee, or other improvement for the purpose of providing flood control or drainage as it relates to flood control or for the purpose of providing and maintaining necessary outlets.

(b) The contract may contain any provisions that the governing bodies of the contracting entities consider necessary.

(c) The contracting entities may provide by contract, on mutually agreeable terms, that they shall jointly maintain the project or that one of them shall maintain the project under its exclusive direction and control while the other entity contributes to the expense of maintenance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.053
§ 826.053. SALE OF CAPITAL STOCK.
Status: in_force

A conversion plan must provide that shares of capital stock of the resulting company shall be sold in a private placement, public offering, or an alternative method approved by the commissioner unless the shares are:

(1) sold or distributed to a holder of surplus notes of the converting company; or

(2) subscribed to by:

(A) a tax-qualified employee benefit plan under Section 826.059;

(B) a director or officer under Section 826.056(b); or

(C) an eligible member exercising subscription rights under Section 826.058.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.159 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.159
§ 102.159. ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an administrative committee is authorized to collect an assessment, for each marketing season or year in which the marketing agreement or license is effective the committee shall collect from each handler an assessment representing the handler's pro rata share of the estimated expenses incurred by the department in conducting hearings and incurred by the administrative committee in administering the agreement or license during the marketing season or year. The department shall estimate those expenses after each administrative committee submits to the department a proposed budget.

(b) An assessment levied under this section is a personal debt of each person assessed and is immediately due and payable to the administrative committee charged with collection. With the approval of the department, an administrative committee may sue in its own name in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of an assessment.

(c) In accordance with the rules of the department, each administrative committee charged with the collection of assessments shall collect, report, and pay monthly to the department the amount of the assessments that the department determines will be necessary to defray the department's cost of administering the marketing agreement or license during the subsequent month.

(d) The department shall submit to each administrative committee charged with collecting assessments quarterly statements reporting the receipts and expenditures during the quarter in connection with the administration of the appropriate marketing agreement or license.

(e) An administrative committee may expend assessments for the purposes set forth in the marketing agreement or license under which the assessment is collected. The committee shall keep a full and complete record of those expenditures and the department is entitled to access to that record at any time.

(f) An administrative committee shall retain custody of assessments that are not paid to the department or expended under Subsection (e) of this section. At the close of the marketing season or year for which an assessment is collected, the committee shall return to each handler a pro rata share of assessments that are not paid to the department or expended by the committee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.055
§ 284.055. USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND APPLICABLE RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A network provider that wants to connect a network node to the network using the public right-of-way may:

(1) install its own transport facilities subject to Subsection (b); or

(2) obtain transport service from a person that is paying municipal fees to occupy the public right-of-way that are the equivalent of not less than $28 per node per month.

(b) A network provider may not install its own transport facilities unless the provider:

(1) has a permit to use the public right-of-way; and

(2) pays to the municipality a monthly public right-of-way rate for transport facilities in an amount equal to $28 multiplied by the number of the network provider's network nodes located in the public right-of-way for which the installed transport facilities provide backhaul unless or until the time the network provider's payment of municipal fees to the municipality exceeds its monthly aggregate per-node compensation to the municipality.

(c) A public right-of-way rate required by Subsection (b) is in addition to any public right-of-way rate required by Section 284.053.
Tex. Government Code § 436.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.153
§ 436.153. LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may provide a loan of financial assistance to a defense community for a project that will enhance the military or defense value of a military base or defense facility located in, near, or adjacent to the defense community. The loan shall be made from the Texas military value revolving loan account established under Section 436.156.

(b) On receiving an application for a loan under this section, the commission shall confirm that the project adds military or defense value to the military base or defense facility.

(c) If the commission determines that a project will enhance the military or defense value of the military base or defense facility, the commission shall, in accordance with the criteria adopted by the commission under Section 436.154(a):

(1) analyze the creditworthiness of the defense community to determine the defense community's ability to repay the loan; and

(2) evaluate the feasibility of the project to be financed to ensure that the defense community has pledged a source of revenue or taxes sufficient to repay the loan for the project.

(d) If the commission confirms that the funds will be used to enhance the military or defense value of the military base or defense facility based on the base realignment and closure criteria, to overcome an action of the United States Department of Defense that will negatively impact the military base or defense facility, or for the recruitment or retention of a defense facility and the commission determines that the project is financially feasible, the commission may award a loan to the defense community for the project. The commission shall enter into a written agreement with a defense community that is awarded a loan. The agreement must contain the terms and conditions of the loan, including the loan repayment requirements.

(e) The commission shall notify the Texas Public Finance Authority of the amount of the loan and the recipient of the loan and request the authority to issue general obligation bonds in an amount necessary to fund the loan. The commission and the authority shall determine the amount and time of a bond issue to best provide funds for one or multiple loans.

(f) The commission shall administer the loans to ensure full repayment of the general obligation bonds issued to finance the project.

(g) The commission may provide a loan only for a project that is included in the political subdivision's statement under Section 397.002, Local Government Code, or to prepare a comprehensive defense installation and community strategic impact plan under Section 397.003, Local Government Code.

(h) A project financed with a loan under this section must be completed on or before the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is awarded.

(i) The amount of a loan under this section may not exceed the total cost of the project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.427 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.427
§ 623.427. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules governing the application for a permit under this subchapter.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules requiring additional safety and driver training for permits issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0204
§ 3980.0204. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Matt Edgemon;

(2) Mike Brady;

(3) David Davidson Jr.;

(4) Amanda Green;

(5) Alan Hoffman; and

(6) a temporary director appointed by the city if the city appoints a temporary director under Section 3980.0201(c).

(b) The temporary or successor temporary directors shall hold an election as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code, to elect the five permanent elected directors.

(c) Except for a temporary director appointed by the city, temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date the permanent elected directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) If the permanent elected directors have not been elected under Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors, other than a temporary director appointed by the city, shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date the permanent elected directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(f) A temporary director appointed by the city serves until the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.051
§ 643.051. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor carrier may not operate a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 548.001, on a road or highway of this state unless the carrier registers with the department under this subchapter.

(b) A motor carrier may not operate a vehicle, regardless of size of the vehicle, to transport household goods for compensation unless the carrier registers with the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 322.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 322 / Section 322.015
§ 322.015. REVIEW OF INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION.
Status: in_force

The board may periodically review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies, management, fiscal affairs, and operations of an organization that is a component or part of a state agency or institution and that sanctions or conducts interscholastic competition. The board shall report the findings to the governor and the legislature. The legislature may consider the board's reports in connection with the legislative appropriations process.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.109 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.109
§ 232.109. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

In a subdivision that is not served by fire hydrants as part of a centralized water system certified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as meeting minimum standards for water utility service, the commissioners court may require a limited fire suppression system that requires a developer to construct:

(1) for a subdivision of fewer than 50 houses, 2,500 gallons of storage; or

(2) for a subdivision of 50 or more houses, 2,500 gallons of storage with a centralized water system or 5,000 gallons of storage.
Tex. Water Code § 51.302 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.302
§ 51.302. CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may require each person who desires to use irrigation water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be irrigated, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.

(b) If a person irrigates more acreage than the person's contract specifies, the person shall pay for the additional service.

(c) The directors also may require a person using irrigation water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.

(d) The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 51.309 against the crops of a person using irrigation water for the service furnished to the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.103
§ 7921.103. 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. Transportation Code § 601.078 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.078
§ 601.078. ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance policy that provides the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability insurance policy may also provide lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the required coverage.

(b) The excess or additional coverage is not subject to this chapter.

(c) In the case of a policy that provides excess or additional coverage, the term "motor vehicle liability insurance policy" applies only to that part of the coverage that is required under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 437.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.204
§ 437.204. REEMPLOYMENT OF SERVICE MEMBER CALLED TO TRAINING OR DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may not terminate the employment of an employee who is a member of the state military forces of this state or any other state because the employee is ordered to authorized training or duty by a proper authority. The employee is entitled to return to the same employment held when ordered to training or duty and may not be subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, vacation time, or any benefit of employment during or because of the absence. The employee, as soon as practicable after release from duty, must give written or actual notice of intent to return to employment.

(b) A violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice. A person injured by a violation of this section may file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division under Subchapter I.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.457
§ 205.457. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If on appeal the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.022
§ 192.022.
Status: in_force

Sec. 192.022. DELAY OF ONE YEAR OR MORE: APPLICATION FILED WITH STATE REGISTRAR. Subject to department rules, an application to file a delayed birth certificate for a birth in this state not registered before the one-year anniversary of the date of birth shall be made to the state registrar.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.030 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.030
§ 62.030. POSSESSION OF GAME IN COLD STORAGE OR PROCESSING FACILITY.
Status: in_force

A person may place and maintain, or possess, in a cold storage or processing facility lawfully killed game birds and game animals not in excess of the number permitted to be possessed by law.
Tex. Government Code § 508.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.081
§ 508.081. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Compensation" has the meaning assigned by Section 305.002.

(2) "Inmate" includes:

(A) an administrative releasee;

(B) an inmate imprisoned in the institutional division; and

(C) a person confined in a county jail awaiting:

(i) transfer to the institutional division; or

(ii) a revocation hearing.

(3) "Represent" means to directly or indirectly contact in person or by telephone, facsimile transmission, or correspondence a member or employee of the board or an employee of the department on behalf of an inmate.
Tex. Government Code § 24.351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.351
§ 24.351.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.351. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). (a) Judicial District 1-A is composed of Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties.

(b) The jurisdiction of the court of Judicial District 1-A is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.151 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.151
§ 62.151. PERSON COVERED BY FEDERAL ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter and a municipal ordinance or charter provision governing wages in private employment, other than wages under a public contract, do not apply to a person covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.).
Tex. Tax Code § 162.213 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.213
§ 162.213. LICENSE HOLDER STATUS LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller, on or before December 20 of each year, shall make available to all license holders an alphabetical list of licensed suppliers, permissive suppliers, distributors, aviation fuel dealers, importers, exporters, blenders, terminal operators, and dyed diesel fuel bonded users. A supplemental list of additions and deletions shall be made available to the license holders each month. A current and effective license or the list furnished by the comptroller is evidence of the validity of the license until the comptroller notifies license holders of a change in the status of a license holder.

(b) A licensed supplier or permissive supplier who sells diesel fuel tax-free to a supplier, permissive supplier, or aviation fuel dealer whose license has been canceled or revoked under this chapter, or who sells dyed diesel fuel to a distributor or dyed diesel fuel bonded user whose license has been canceled or revoked under this chapter, is liable for any tax due on diesel fuel sold after receiving notice of the cancellation or revocation.

(c) The comptroller shall notify all license holders under this chapter when a canceled or revoked license is subsequently reinstated and include in the notice the effective date of the reinstatement. Sales to a supplier, permissive supplier, distributor, aviation fuel dealer, or dyed diesel fuel bonded user after the effective date of the reinstatement may be made tax-free.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.202
§ 81.202. EFFECT ON GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

This subchapter, or an action taken or a determination made under this subchapter, does not affect a guardianship established under law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 222.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 222 / Section 222.027
§ 222.027. PHYSICIAN ON SURVEY TEAM.
Status: in_force

The Department of State Health Services shall ensure that a licensed physician involved in direct patient care as defined by the Texas Medical Board is included on a survey team sent under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.) when surveying the quality of services provided by physicians in hospitals.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.08
§ 201.08. EXEMPTION FROM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) No tax may be collected on liquor:

(1) shipped out of state for consumption outside the state;

(2) sold aboard a ship for ship's supplies; or

(3) sold as vintage distilled spirits.

(b) The commission shall provide forms for claiming the exemption prescribed by this section.

(c) A tax credit shall be allowed for payment of any unintended or excess tax.
Tex. Water Code § 57.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.021
§ 57.021. NOTICE OF APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the appeal shall be given by announcement at the time the order of the commissioners court is recorded or by written notice within the two-day period immediately following the entry of the order.

(b) If the notice is announced at the time the order is entered, the notice shall be entered in the minutes of the commissioners court.

(c) Written notice given under this section shall include a simple statement that the undersigned is appealing the order of the commissioners court and shall be filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.206
§ 463.206. ASSOCIATION DISCRETION IN MANNER OF PROVIDING BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have discretion and may exercise reasonable business judgment to determine the means by which the association is to provide the benefits of this chapter in an economical and efficient manner.

(b) If the association arranges or offers to provide the benefits of this chapter to a covered person under a plan or arrangement that fulfills the association's obligations under this chapter, the person is not entitled to benefits from the association in addition to or other than those provided under the plan or arrangement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.002
§ 1046.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.007
§ 3869.007. CONSTRUCTION OF "AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

" In this chapter, a reference in law to an ad valorem tax refers to an ad valorem tax imposed by the district and not an ad valorem tax imposed by the city.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.205 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.205
§ 131.205. SECURITY FOR BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The bond shall be executed by the operator and a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state, or the operator may elect to deposit cash or negotiable securities acceptable to the commission, or an assignment of a savings account in a Texas bank on an assignment deposit form prescribed by the commission's rules.

(b) A cash deposit or market value of the substitute collateral shall be equal to or greater than the amount of the bond required for the bonded area.

(c) Cash or other substitute collateral shall be deposited on the same terms as the terms on which surety bonds may be deposited.