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Tex. Labor Code § 302.152 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.152
§ 302.152. PRIORITY OF SERVICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered person is entitled to priority in obtaining services or resources under this subchapter. In the implementation of this section, a covered person may take precedence in obtaining services or resources under this subchapter over persons who are not covered persons.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "taking precedence" may mean that:

(1) the covered person receives access to a service or resource before a person who is not a covered person; or

(2) if the service or resource is limited, the covered person receives access to the service or resource instead of a person who is not a covered person.
Tex. Election Code § 83.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.034
§ 83.034. EMPLOYEE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SERVING AS DEPUTY.
Status: in_force

An employee of a political subdivision may serve as deputy early voting clerk in an election affecting the political subdivision if the political subdivision's governing body approves the appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0106
§ 7892.0106. 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 made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.002
§ 8270.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.356 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.356
§ 621.356. FORM OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules prescribing the method for payment of a fee for a permit issued by the department that authorizes the operation of a vehicle and its load or a combination of vehicles and load exceeding size or weight limitations. The rules may:

(1) authorize the use of electronic funds transfer or a credit card issued by:

(A) a financial institution chartered by a state or the federal government; or

(B) a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the board; and

(2) require the payment of a discount or service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.253
§ 3890.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and by order shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Government Code § 761.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 761 / Section 761.004
§ 761.004. MEMBERSHIP DUES.
Status: in_force

Membership dues to the board shall be paid from appropriations made to the office of the governor.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 23.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 23 / Section 23.03
§ 23.03. ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commission or the administrator may issue a local distributor's permit only to a holder of a package store permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8414.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8414 / Section 8414.202
§ 8414.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 442.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.053
§ 442.053. REVENUE BONDS FOR MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by resolution may request the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue revenue bonds or other revenue obligations to finance the repair, renovation, improvement, expansion, and equipping of the museum for one or more projects not to exceed an aggregated estimated cost of $9 million.

(b) On receipt of a request by the commission under this section, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall promptly issue the bonds or other revenue obligations under and in accordance with Chapter 1232.

(c) The commission shall deposit the proceeds of revenue bonds or other revenue obligations issued under this section in accordance with Chapter 1232 and may use the proceeds only to finance the repair, renovation, improvement, expansion, and equipping of the museum.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may contract with the Admiral Nimitz Foundation for the administration and operation of the museum, including any necessary renovation, improvement, or expansion of the museum.

(e) The commission may accept contributions from the Admiral Nimitz Foundation and other sources in connection with the repair, renovation, improvement, expansion, equipping, or operation of the museum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.103
§ 9033.103. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.050 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.050
§ 133.050. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after inspection, the department determines that the barriers described in an approved application conform with the plan and comply with this subchapter, and the rules or orders adopted under this subchapter, the department must issue a safety certificate to the person responsible for the pit.

(b) If, after inspection, the department determines that a barrier does not comply with this subchapter or a rule or order adopted under this subchapter, the department shall give the applicant written notice of any defects in that barrier and shall allow the applicant a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days from the day notice is received, to cure the defects.
Tex. Water Code § 63.257 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.257
§ 63.257. BOND RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) After bonds are issued, the board shall procure and deliver to the secretary of the district a well-bound book for recording the bonds.

(b) The record kept in the book shall include:

(1) the bonds and their numbers;

(2) the amount of the bonds;

(3) the interest rate;

(4) the date of issuance;

(5) the date the bonds become due;

(6) the place where the bonds are payable;

(7) the amount received for each bond; and

(8) the tax levy to pay interest and provide a sinking fund.

(c) The bond record shall be available for public inspection by all interested parties in the district.

(d) On payment of a bond, an entry of the payment shall be made in the bond record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.052
§ 8298.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall give a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) approved by the county judge and the board;

(2) filed in the office of the county clerk of the county or counties in which the district is located; and

(3) recorded in a record book kept for that purpose in the district office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.022
§ 825.022. NOTICE CONCERNING POISON.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county acting under this subchapter shall determine the days on which the poison will be put out and shall give notice at least 20 days before the first day it is put out.

(b) The notice required by this section must be:

(1) published in at least one county newspaper, if one is available, for three successive issues; and

(2) posted in public places.

(c) The notice must state when the poison will be put out, the fact that it may be obtained from the commissioners court, and the terms on which it may be obtained.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.008
§ 142.008. BRANCH OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a branch office license to a person who holds a license to provide home health or personal assistance services.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish eligibility requirements for a branch office license.

(c) A branch office license expires on the same date as the license to provide home health or personal assistance services held by the applicant for the branch office license.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.041 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.041
§ 44.041. CONDITIONS IN LIEU OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant is confined in county jail pending appeal and is eligible for release on bond pending appeal but is financially unable to make bond, the court may release the defendant without bond pending the conclusion of the appeal only if the court determines that release under this article is reasonable given the circumstances of the defendant's offense and the sentence imposed.

(b) A court that releases a defendant under this article must require the defendant to participate in a program under Article 42.033, 42.034, 42.035, or 42.036 during the pendency of the appeal. A defendant required to participate in a program may receive credit toward completion of the defendant's sentence while participating in the program in the same manner and to the same extent provided by Article 42.033, 42.034, 42.035, or 42.036, as applicable.
Tex. Election Code § 65.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.010
§ 65.010. BALLOTS NOT COUNTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The following ballots may not be counted:

(1) a ballot that is not provided to the voter at the polling place;

(2) two or more ballots that are folded together in a manner indicating that they were folded together when deposited in the ballot box;

(3) a write-in envelope containing a write-in vote without an attached ballot;

(4) a ballot that has not been deposited in the ballot box used for the deposit of marked ballots; or

(5) a provisional ballot that is not accepted under Subchapter B.

(b) If a ballot is unnumbered or the signature of the presiding judge does not appear on the back of a ballot, the presiding judge shall examine it to determine whether the ballot is not to be counted under Subsection (a)(1).

(c) If a ballot is not counted, an election officer shall indicate on the back of the ballot the reason for not counting it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.001
§ 1087.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Rankin County Hospital District.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.257
§ 801.257. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Status: repealed

(a) The board may grant a provisional license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who presents proof that the applicant:

(1) is licensed in good standing as a veterinarian in another state that:

(A) has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; and

(B) maintains professional standards the board considers equivalent to the professional standards of this chapter; and

(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to veterinary medicine.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2005.

(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes the licensing examination under Section 801.253;

(2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements to qualify for a license; and

(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirement under this chapter.

(d) The board shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.
Tex. Education Code § 132.157 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.157
§ 132.157. PENALTY FOR SMALL PROPRIETARY SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a career school or college fails to timely comply with the requirements of Section 132.064, in addition to any other penalties authorized by law, the commission may assess a penalty in an amount not greater than two times the amount that the school or college would have paid in fees and other charges if the school or college had complied with the requirements of Section 132.064 or may assess a penalty in the amount of the tuition or fee charge to any students whose tuition or fees were contracted to be funded by a prepaid federal or state source.

(b) If the commission finds that the career school or college acted intentionally, the commission may, in addition to any other remedy available under law, assess a penalty against the owner in an amount not greater than four times the amount of the fees and charges that the school or college should have paid or four times the amount of the student tuition that was contracted to be funded from a prepaid federal or state source.

(c) The failure to notify the commission within four months after the career school's or college's earnings exceed that of a small career school or college gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of intent for purposes of assessment of a penalty.

(d) The failure to notify the commission within 10 days after a career school or college has enrolled a student whose tuition or fees are paid in whole or in part from a prepaid federal or state source gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of intent for purposes of assessment of a penalty.

(e) A penalty under this section shall be assessed in accordance with the procedures stated in Section 132.152.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2252.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.002
§ 2252.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit in any manner the kinds or classes of insurance that an insurer may write under an appropriate statute or the insurer's charter or certificate of authority.
Tex. Water Code § 5.708 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.708
§ 5.708. PERMIT FEE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RESEARCH PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(2) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 572.002, Government Code.

(b) If a permit issued by the commission is required for a research project by an institution of higher education or a state agency, payment of a fee is not required for the permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0307
§ 8512.0307. PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority may prevent or aid in the prevention of damage to persons or property from the water of the Guadalupe and Blanco Rivers and their tributaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5001.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5001 / Section 5001.053
§ 5001.053. LIMITATION ON DEPOSITS TO FUND.
Status: in_force

The district may deposit to the credit of the fund not more than five percent of its gross income from operations in a calendar year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.108
§ 3870.108. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for the county in which the district is located, may adopt an order dividing the district. An order dividing the district may be adopted before or after an election to confirm the district as required by Section 3870.003.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 3870.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between each new district.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order dividing the district with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of the county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 3870.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 437.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.006
§ 437.006. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint and commission officers of the Texas National Guard. To be eligible for appointment, a service member must be qualified under United States law and regulations.

(b) The adjutant general shall appoint and commission officers, other than a general officer, in the Texas State Guard. To be eligible for appointment, a service member must be qualified under state guard regulations and be recommended for appointment by the commander of the state guard.

(c) An officer appointed under this section shall take and subscribe the official oath.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 252.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 252 / Section 252.004
§ 252.004. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY; NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION AS BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit association in its name may acquire, hold, encumber, or transfer an estate or interest in real or personal property.

(b) A nonprofit association may be a beneficiary of a trust, contract, or will.
Tex. Education Code § 155.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 155 / Section 155.005
§ 155.005. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may receive state-appropriated funds for the purpose of supporting the activities of the center.

(b) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 40.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 40 / Section 40.059
§ 40.059. MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY; RECOVERY OF STRANDED COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "member city" means a municipality that participated in the creation of a municipal power agency formed under Chapter 163 by the adoption of a concurrent resolution by the municipality on or before August 1, 1975.

(b) After a member city adopts a resolution choosing to participate in customer choice under Section 40.051(b), a member city may include stranded costs described in Subsection (c) in its distribution costs and may recover those costs through a nonbypassable charge. The nonbypassable charge shall be as determined by the member city's governing body and may be spread over 16 years.

(c) The stranded costs that may be recovered under this section are those costs that were determined by the commission and stated in the commission's April 1998 Report to the Texas Senate Interim Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring entitled "Potentially Strandable Investment (ECOM) Report: 1998 Update" and specifically stated in the report at Appendix A (ECOM Estimates Including the Effects of Transition Plans) under the commission base case benchmark base market price for the year 2002.

(d) The stranded cost amounts described in this section may not be included in the generation costs used in setting rates by the member city's governing body.

(e) The provisions of this section are cumulative of all other provisions of this chapter, and nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict the application of any provision of this chapter to the member cities.

(f) The municipal power agency shall extinguish the agency's indebtedness by sale of the electric facility to one or more purchasers, by way of a sale through the issuance of taxable or tax-exempt debt to the member cities, or by any other method. The agency shall set as an objective the extinguishment of the agency's debt by September 1, 2000. In the event this objective is not met, the agency shall provide detailed reasons to the electric utility restructuring legislative oversight committee by November 1, 2000, why the agency was not able to meet this objective.

(g) The municipal power agency or its successor in interest may, at its option, use the rate of return method for calculating its transmission cost of service. If the rate of return method is used, the return component for the transmission cost of service revenue requirement shall be sufficient to meet the transmission function's pro rata share of levelized debt service and debt service coverage ratio (1.50) and other annual debt obligations; provided, however, that the total levelized debt service may not exceed the total debt service under the current payment schedule. Any additional revenue generated by the methodology described in this subsection shall be applied to reduce the agency's outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Education Code § 21.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.204
§ 21.204. TERM CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A term contract must be in writing and must include the terms of employment prescribed by this subchapter.

(b) The board of trustees may include in the contract other provisions that are consistent with this subchapter.

(c) Each contract under this subchapter is subject to approval by the board of trustees.

(d) The board of trustees shall provide each teacher with a copy of the teacher's contract with the school district and, on the teacher's request, a copy of the board's employment policies. If the district has an Internet website, the district shall place the board's employment policies on that website. At each school in the district, the board shall make a copy of the board's employment policies available for inspection at a reasonable time on request.

(e) A teacher does not have a property interest in a contract beyond its term.