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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0101
§ 3982.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Liberty County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Plum Creek Management District No. 1 of Liberty County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.076 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.076
§ 282.076. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

For recording services provided to the district, the county clerk is entitled to receive fees as provided by Chapter 118, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 51.035 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.035
§ 51.035. INCLUSION OF CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) No city, town, or municipal corporation may be included within any district created under this chapter unless the proposition for the creation of the district has been adopted by a majority of the electors in the city, town, or municipal corporation.

(b) Any municipal corporation included within a district shall be a separate voting district, and the ballots cast within the municipal corporation shall be counted and canvassed separately from the remainder of the district.

(c) No district which includes a city, town, or municipal corporation may include land outside of the municipal corporation unless the election to confirm and ratify the creation of the district favors the creation of the district independent of the vote within the municipal corporation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.153
§ 173.153. AGREEMENTS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

A district may make contracts, leases, and agreements with the United States, this state and its agencies and political subdivisions, public or private corporations, and any other person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.101
§ 1104.101. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Unless a person is registered under this chapter, a person may not:

(1) act or attempt to act as an appraisal management company;

(2) provide or attempt to provide appraisal management services; or

(3) advertise or represent or attempt to advertise or represent the person as an appraisal management company.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.114 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.114
§ 142.114. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement under this subchapter is enforceable and binding on the public employer, the recognized firefighters association, and the firefighters covered by the meet and confer agreement only if:

(1) the governing body of the municipality ratified the agreement by a majority vote; and

(2) the recognized firefighters association ratified the agreement by conducting a secret ballot election at which only the firefighters of the municipality in the association were eligible to vote, and a majority of the votes cast at the election favored ratifying the agreement.

(b) A meet and confer agreement ratified as described by Subsection (a) may establish a procedure by which the parties agree to resolve disputes related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by the agreement, including binding arbitration on a question involving interpretation of the agreement.

(c) A state district court of a judicial district in which the municipality is located has jurisdiction to hear and resolve a dispute under the ratified meet and confer agreement on the application of a party to the agreement aggrieved by an action or omission of the other party when the action or omission is related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by the agreement. The court may issue proper restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, or any other writ, order, or process, including contempt orders, that are appropriate to enforcing the agreement.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.152 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.152
§ 56.152. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner, after consulting with the department, by rule shall prescribe eligibility standards for individuals, including deaf individuals and individuals who have an impairment of hearing or speech, to receive an assistance voucher under the program. To be eligible, an individual must be a resident of this state with a disability that impairs the individual's ability to effectively access the telephone network.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.157 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.157
§ 112.157. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 112.152, 112.153, 112.154(d), 112.155, and 112.156 do not:

(1) limit the duty or liability of a railroad operator or impair the rights of an employee under the Revised Statutes of 1925; or

(2) affect a right of action under another law of this state.

(b) Except as provided by Section 112.151, a section listed in Subsection (a) controls over any other provision of the Revised Statutes of 1925 with which it conflicts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.051
§ 541.051. MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING POLICY OR INSURER.
Status: in_force

It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance to:

(1) make, issue, or circulate or cause to be made, issued, or circulated an estimate, illustration, circular, or statement misrepresenting with respect to a policy issued or to be issued:

(A) the terms of the policy;

(B) the benefits or advantages promised by the policy; or

(C) the dividends or share of surplus to be received on the policy;

(2) make a false or misleading statement regarding the dividends or share of surplus previously paid on a similar policy;

(3) make a misleading representation or misrepresentation regarding:

(A) the financial condition of an insurer; or

(B) the legal reserve system on which a life insurer operates;

(4) use a name or title of a policy or class of policies that misrepresents the true nature of the policy or class of policies; or

(5) make a misrepresentation to a policyholder insured by any insurer for the purpose of inducing or that tends to induce the policyholder to allow an existing policy to lapse or to forfeit or surrender the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.105
§ 1014.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8118.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8118 / Section 8118.203
§ 8118.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.253
§ 3855.253. AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district after an election in which a majority of the voters of the city voting in the election authorize the adoption of the tax.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the board by order may call an election to authorize a sales and use tax. The election may be held with any other district or city election.

(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that all qualified voters of the city may vote in the election to authorize a sales and use tax.

(d) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(e) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the League City Improvement District at a rate not to exceed _____ percent."
Tex. Transportation Code § 546.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 546 / Section 546.002
§ 546.002. WHEN CONDUCT PERMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "police escort" means facilitating the movement of a funeral, oversized or hazardous load, or other traffic disruption for public safety purposes by a peace officer described by Articles 2.12(1)-(4), (8), (12), (17)(B), and (22), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) Sections 546.001(2), (3), and (4) apply only when the operator is:

(1) responding to an emergency call;

(2) pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law;

(3) responding to but not returning from a fire alarm;

(4) directing or diverting traffic for public safety purposes; or

(5) conducting a police escort.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 83.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 83 / Section 83.006
§ 83.006. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to:

(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives; and

(2) the presiding officers of the appropriate standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues.
Tex. Government Code § 53.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.005
§ 53.005. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under this subchapter holds office at the will of the judge of the court that the bailiff or grand jury bailiff serves.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.805 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.805
§ 1131.805. CONVERSION RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

On termination of group life insurance coverage for a spouse insured under this subchapter because the insured's employment terminates, the insured's eligibility for insurance terminates, or the insured dies, or because the group life insurance policy terminates, the spouse has the same conversion rights as to the group life insurance on the spouse's life as the insured.
Tex. Penal Code § 20A.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.01
§ 20A.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Child" means a person younger than 18 years of age.

(1-a) "Coercion" as defined by Section 1.07 includes:

(A) destroying, concealing, confiscating, or withholding from a trafficked person, or threatening to destroy, conceal, confiscate, or withhold from a trafficked person, the person's actual or purported:

(i) government records; or

(ii) identifying information or documents;

(B) causing a trafficked person, without the person's consent, to become intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, to a degree that impairs the person's ability to appraise the nature of or resist engaging in any conduct, including performing or providing labor or services; or

(C) withholding alcohol or a controlled substance to a degree that impairs the ability of a trafficked person with a chemical dependency, as defined by Section 462.001, Health and Safety Code, to appraise the nature of or resist engaging in any conduct, including performing or providing labor or services.

(1-b) "Disabled individual" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.021(b).

(2) "Forced labor or services" means labor or services, other than labor or services that constitute sexual conduct, that are performed or provided by another person and obtained through an actor's use of force, fraud, or coercion.

(2-a) "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.

(2-b) "School" means a public or private primary or secondary school.

(3) "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.25.

(4) "Traffic" means to transport, entice, recruit, harbor, provide, or otherwise obtain another person by any means.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.058
§ 563.058. UTILITY SYSTEM'S BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The president of the board, with the assistance of the business manager, shall propose a budget for each utility system under the board's control that includes for the next fiscal year of the county:

(1) the anticipated revenue of that utility system by each source; and

(2) the expenses of that utility system and the board.

(b) The president shall submit the budget to the board not later than June 1 of each year.

(c) The board shall:

(1) schedule a public hearing to consider the budget not later than July 1 of each year;

(2) adopt a final budget not later than July 15 of each year; and

(3) submit the final budget to the commissioners court for consideration as a part of the county budget.

(d) Until the county budget is adopted, the budget for each utility system is the same as the budget for that system in the preceding fiscal year. If a system's preceding budget was for a period shorter than a complete fiscal year, the budget for that system is increased proportionally to cover a fiscal year.

(e) The board and the commissioners court shall include in the budget an amount sufficient to pay and secure any outstanding obligation under this chapter to the extent the obligation is payable from the revenue of a utility system.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98C.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98C / Section 98C.004
§ 98C.004. LIABILITY FOR ONLINE IMPERSONATION; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person is liable to another person injured by the person's online impersonation if:

(1) the person knowingly and with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate, or threaten the injured person used the online impersonation to create a false identity; and

(2) the online impersonation is, to a reasonable person, virtually indistinguishable from an actual person.

(b) A person is not liable for an online impersonation of which a purpose is satire or parody.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.008
§ 1305.008. ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person that performs the functions of an administrator under Chapter 4151 must hold a certificate of authority issued under that chapter to provide those functions under this chapter for an insurance carrier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8045.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8045 / Section 8045.0301
§ 8045.0301. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.305 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.305
§ 302.305. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

In addition to any money appropriated for the program, the commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7973.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7973 / Section 7973.055
§ 7973.055. FIREFIGHTING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 49.351(a), Water Code, the district may, as authorized by Section 59(f), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Section 49.351, Water Code:

(1) establish, operate, and maintain a fire department;

(2) contract with another political subdivision for the joint operation of a fire department; or

(3) contract with any other person to perform firefighting services in the district and may issue bonds and impose taxes to pay for the department and the activities.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0271 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0271
§ 11.0271. PUBLIC HUNTING DRAWING; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conduct public drawings to select applicants for public hunting privileges. The department may charge each person who participates in the drawing a nonrefundable participation fee in addition to any fee for issuing a hunting permit or license. The participation fee shall be set by the commission in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of operating the drawing.

(b) The commission may approve participation fees, not to exceed $25 per species for each participant on an application, in drawings for special hunting programs, packages, or events that exceed the costs of operating the drawing only if the fees charged are designated for use in the management and restoration efforts of the specific wildlife program implementing each special hunting program, package, or event.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0309
§ 3800.0309. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Water Code § 56.122 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.122
§ 56.122. CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If it is necessary to build a bridge or culvert across or over a state highway located in a county having a population of more than 350,000 inhabitants, according to the last preceding federal census, the board may construct or assist in constructing the bridge or culvert.

(b) After the bridge or culvert is constructed, the board may pay or may join with any county or other governmental agency or subdivision to pay the expenses of making necessary and needed repairs. The expenses shall be paid from the funds of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.215 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.215
§ 401.215. ACCEPTANCE OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
Status: in_force

Subject to limitations provided by Sections 401.207 and 401.248, the compact waste disposal facility shall accept for disposal all compact waste that is presented to it and that is properly processed and packaged.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.067 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.067
§ 431.067. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may make official presentations to the state and other affected agencies or groups concerning the development of a transportation project.

(b) A corporation may issue a press release or other material to promote the activities of a transportation project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.095 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.095
§ 623.095. PERMIT TYPES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a single-trip permit for the transportation of a manufactured house to:

(1) the owner of a manufactured house if:

(A) the title to the manufactured house and the title to the towing vehicle show that the owner of the manufactured house and the owner of the towing vehicle are the same person; or

(B) a lease shows that the owner of the manufactured house and the lessee of the towing vehicle are the same person;

(2) a person authorized to be issued permits by Section 623.094.

(b) A person or owner must have proof of the insurance coverage required by Section 623.103.

(c) In lieu of a single-trip permit, the department may issue an annual permit to any person authorized to be issued permits by Section 623.094 for the transportation of new manufactured homes from a manufacturing facility to a temporary storage location not to exceed 20 miles from the point of manufacture. A copy of the permit must be carried in the vehicle transporting a manufactured home from the manufacturer to temporary storage. The department may adopt rules concerning requirements for a permit issued under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.005
§ 3914.005. 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 and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 553.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 553 / Section 553.008
§ 553.008. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide, as often as necessary, to its members and employees information regarding their:

(1) qualifications for office or employment under this subtitle; and

(2) responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.165 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.165
§ 3849.165. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.253
§ 1092.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The Sabine County tax assessor-collector shall collect taxes for the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 37.07 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 37 / Section 37.07
§ 37.07. IRREGULARITIES NO DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) It is no defense to prosecution under Section 37.02 (Perjury) or 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner, or that there was some irregularity in the appointment or qualification of the person who administered the oath.

(b) It is no defense to prosecution under Section 37.02 (Perjury) or 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that a document was not sworn to if the document contains a recital that it was made under oath, the declarant was aware of the recital when he signed the document, and the document contains the signed jurat of a public servant authorized to administer oaths.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.064
§ 1110.064. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as warranted.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys as the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ technicians, nurses, and district employees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.554
§ 801.554. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the equine dental provider advisory committee that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 801.552;

(2) does not maintain during service on the advisory committee the qualifications required by Section 801.552; and

(3) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term.

(b) The validity of an action of the advisory committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of an advisory committee member exists.