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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0101
§ 3964.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Conroe, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the City of Conroe Municipal Management District No. 3.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 75.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 75 / Section 75.054
§ 75.054. PARTICIPATION BY SMALL EMPLOYERS; SHARE OF COST.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 75.153, the governing body may establish criteria for participation in a regional or local health care program by small employers, the employees of the small employers, and their dependents. The criteria must require that participating employers and participating employees pay a share of the premium or other cost of the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.205
§ 1103.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District refunding bonds may, without an election, be issued to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.0355 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0355
§ 775.0355. DISQUALIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency services organization" means:

(1) a volunteer fire department;

(2) a career or combination fire department;

(3) a municipal fire department;

(4) an emergency medical services organization under the jurisdiction of the Department of State Health Services;

(5) any other agency under the jurisdiction of the state fire marshal's office; or

(6) any other organization or corporation that governs an emergency services organization.

(b) This section applies only to a district located wholly in a county:

(1) with a population of more than three million;

(2) with a population of more than 200,000 that borders Lake Palestine; or

(3) with a population of less than 200,000 that borders another state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

(c) A person is disqualified from serving as an emergency services commissioner if that person:

(1) is related within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity to:

(A) a person providing professional services to the district;

(B) a commissioner of the same district; or

(C) a person who is an employee or volunteer of an emergency services organization providing emergency services to the district;

(2) is an employee of a commissioner of the same district, attorney, or other person providing professional services to the district;

(3) is serving as an attorney, consultant, or architect or in some other professional capacity for the district or an emergency services organization providing emergency services to the district; or

(4) fails to maintain the qualifications required by law to serve as a commissioner.

(d) Any rights obtained by a third party through official action of a board covered by this section are not impaired or affected by the disqualification under this section of an emergency services commissioner to serve, provided that the third party had no knowledge, at the time the rights were obtained, of the fact that the commissioner was disqualified to serve.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8400.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8400 / Section 8400.101
§ 8400.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.106
§ 1120.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, facilities, and equipment for the district for use in the hospital system;

(2) mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or equipment as security for payment of the purchase price;

(3) sell or otherwise dispose of property, facilities, or equipment for the district; or

(4) lease hospital facilities for the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2182 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2182
§ 152.2182. SMITH COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Smith County Juvenile Board may establish a child support office in the district clerk's office to collect and disburse child support payments that are required by court order to be made to the county. The office shall receive and disburse the payments in the manner the court believes to be in the best interest of the parties in the case.

(b) The juvenile board may appoint an administrator and other necessary assistants to serve two-year terms. The administrator shall obtain a surety bond in an amount determined by the county auditor from a solvent surety company authorized to make the bonds in this state and approved by the county auditor. The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties and on the proper accounting of the money entrusted to the administrator. The county shall pay the premium for the bond from the general fund of the county, the child support fund, or any other available fund.

(c) The board shall determine the duties of the administrator and assistants and set their salaries. The salaries are payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county, the child support fund, or any other available fund. The board must approve a claim for expenses made by the administrator or an assistant or a claim for administrative expenses in operating the child support office, including a claim for payment of equipment and supplies.

(d) The office shall keep an accurate and complete record of money received and disbursed under this section. The county auditor or other authorized county officer or employee shall inspect and examine the records and audit the accounts quarterly. The record is open to the inspection by the public. The auditor shall report the results of the audit to the judges and include any recommendations the auditor may have.
Tex. Family Code § 233.015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.015
§ 233.015. ISSUANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER OR FINDING THAT NO ORDER SHOULD BE ISSUED; EFFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a negotiation conference does not result in agreement by all parties to the child support review order, the Title IV-D agency shall render a final decision in the form of a child support review order or a determination that the agency should not issue a child support review order not later than the fifth day after the date of the negotiation conference.

(b) If the Title IV-D agency determines that the agency should not issue a child support order, the agency shall immediately provide each party with notice of the determination by personal delivery or by first class mail.

(c) A determination that a child support order should not be issued must include a statement of the reasons that an order is not being issued and a statement that the agency's determination does not affect the right of the Title IV-D agency or a party to request any other remedy provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975 / Section 7975.002
§ 7975.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.208
§ 1551.208. DETERMINATION TO SELF-FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees, in the board's sole discretion, shall determine those coverage plans that the board does not intend to purchase but intends to provide directly from the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund.

(b) The board of trustees, in the board's sole discretion and under conditions the board approves, may reinsure any coverage the board determines will be provided directly from the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 54.808 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.808
§ 54.808. CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Status: in_force

A judge may refer to a master any civil case or portion of a civil case brought:

(1) under Title 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, Family Code; or

(2) in connection with Rule 308a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Election Code § 174.065 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.065
§ 174.065. ORGANIZING THE CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state executive committee of a political party may adopt a rule requiring the county chair to be the permanent chair of the county convention or requiring the senatorial district executive committee member or chair of the district executive committee, as applicable, to be the permanent chair of the senatorial district convention, unless the person is absent or declines the position. If a rule is not adopted under this subsection, the county chair is the temporary chair of a county convention held under this subchapter. If a senatorial district is situated in more than one county, the senatorial district executive committee member from each county is the temporary chair of the senatorial district convention held in the territory that the committee member represents unless the state executive committee has adopted a rule under this subsection. If a senatorial district is not situated in more than one county, the chair of the district executive committee is the temporary chair of the senatorial district convention unless the state executive committee has adopted a rule under this subsection.

(b) If the person designated as chair by Subsection (a) is absent or declines the position, a delegate to the convention may act as temporary chair.

(c) The chair shall call the convention to order and deliver the lists of delegates prepared under Section 174.027 to the convention.

(d) The convention shall select a convention chair, if the person listed in Subsection (a) is not the permanent chair, is not present, or has declined the position, and a convention secretary from among the delegates present. The convention may select any other officers considered necessary to conduct the convention's business.
Tex. Government Code § 487.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.601
§ 487.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(2) "Relief services" means the temporary coverage of a physician's practice by another physician for a predetermined time during the physician's absence and before the physician's return.

(3) "Rural" means:

(A) a community located in a county with a population not greater than 50,000;

(B) an area designated under state or federal law as:

(i) a health professional shortage area; or

(ii) a medically underserved area; or

(C) a medically underserved community designated by the department.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.105 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.105
§ 203.105. UNEMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An unemployment obligation assessment shall be imposed as provided by this section if after January 1 of a year:

(1) an interest payment on an advance from the federal trust fund will be due and the estimated amount necessary to make the interest payment is not available in the obligation trust fund or available otherwise; or

(2) bond obligations are due and the amount necessary to pay in full those obligations, including bond administrative expenses, is not available in the obligation trust fund or available otherwise.

(b) The unemployment obligation assessment rate is the total of the amounts required to make the payments necessary under Subsections (a)(1) and (2). The commission shall set the unemployment obligation assessment rate in an amount sufficient to ensure timely payment of interest under Subsection (a)(1), but not exceeding two-tenths of one percent. The commission shall set the unemployment obligation assessment rate in an amount sufficient to ensure timely payment of the bond obligations, including administrative expenses, and to provide an amount necessary in the commission's judgment to enhance investor acceptance of the bonds. The rate shall be based on a formula prescribed by commission rule, using the employer's experience rating from the previous year. The unemployment obligation assessment rate applies to the same wage base to which the employer's unemployment tax applies for the year.

(c) The unemployment obligation assessment is due at the same time, collected in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties and interest as other contributions assessed under this subtitle.

(d) Revenue from the unemployment obligation assessment under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the obligation trust fund under Section 203.102.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0541 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0541
§ 2054.0541. STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The department shall assist the Texas Health Care Information Council and the Texas Department of Health with planning, analyses, and management functions relating to the procurement, use, and implementation of a statewide health care data collection system under Chapter 108, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.104
§ 122.104. NET WORTH RESERVE ALLOCATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require a credit union to contribute to and maintain net worth reserves necessary to protect the interests of its members. The rule may:

(1) prescribe the purposes for which the net worth reserves may be used; and

(2) authorize the commissioner to approve other uses.

(b) The credit union's board may establish reserves in addition to the required net worth reserves.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.005
§ 828.005. CONFIRMATION OF STERILIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 828.006 or 828.007, each new owner who signs a sterilization agreement under Section 828.002 shall deliver to the releasing agency from which the animal was adopted a letter signed by the veterinarian who performed the sterilization.

(b) The letter must be delivered in person or by mail not later than the seventh day after the date on which the animal was sterilized.

(c) The letter must state that the animal has been sterilized, briefly describe the animal, and provide the date of sterilization.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.301
§ 1575.301. FUND; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The retired school employees group insurance fund is a trust fund with the comptroller, who is custodian of the fund.

(b) The trustee shall administer the fund.
Tex. Election Code § 87.022 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.022
§ 87.022.
Status: in_force

Sec. 87.022. TIME OF DELIVERY: GENERAL RULE. Except as provided by Section 87.0221, 87.0222, 87.023, or 87.024, the materials shall be delivered to the early voting ballot board under this subchapter during the time the polls are open on election day, or as soon after the polls close as practicable, at the time or times specified by the presiding judge of the board.Sec. 87.022. TIME OF DELIVERY: GENERAL RULE. Except as provided by Section 87.0221 or 87.0222, the materials shall be delivered to the early voting ballot board under this subchapter during the time the polls are open on election day, or as soon after the polls close as practicable, at the time or times specified by the presiding judge of the board.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.462 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.462
§ 151.462. REPORTS BY BREWERS, BREWPUBS, WHOLESALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall require each brewer, brewpub, wholesaler, distributor, or package store local distributor to file with the comptroller a report each month of alcoholic beverage sales to retailers in this state.

(b) Each brewer, brewpub, wholesaler, distributor, or package store local distributor shall file a separate report for each permit or license held on or before the 25th day of each month. The report must contain the following information for the preceding calendar month's sales in relation to each retailer:

(1) the brewer's, brewpub's, wholesaler's, distributor's, or package store local distributor's name, address, taxpayer number and outlet number assigned by the comptroller, and alphanumeric permit or license number issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;

(2) the retailer's:

(A) name and address, including street name and number, city, and zip code;

(B) taxpayer number assigned by the comptroller; and

(C) alphanumeric permit or license number issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for each separate retail location or outlet to which the brewer, brewpub, wholesaler, distributor, or package store local distributor sold the alcoholic beverages that are listed on the report; and

(3) the monthly net sales made by the brewer, brewpub, wholesaler, distributor, or package store local distributor to the retailer for each outlet or location covered by a separate retail permit or license issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including separate line items for:

(A) the number of units of alcoholic beverages;

(B) the individual container size and pack of each unit;

(C) the brand name;

(D) the type of beverage, such as distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverage;

(E) the universal product code of the alcoholic beverage; and

(F) the net selling price of the alcoholic beverage.

(c) Except as provided by this subsection, the brewer, brewpub, wholesaler, distributor, or package store local distributor shall file the report with the comptroller electronically. The comptroller may establish procedures to temporarily postpone the electronic reporting requirement for a brewer, brewpub, wholesaler, distributor, or package store local distributor who demonstrates to the comptroller an inability to comply because undue hardship would result if it were required to file the return electronically. If the comptroller determines that another technological method of filing the report is more efficient than electronic filing, the comptroller may establish procedures requiring its use by brewers, brewpubs, wholesalers, distributors, and package store local distributors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0501
§ 3943.0501. NO AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.051
§ 6905.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district boundaries are coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Beeville as those boundaries existed on June 6, 1979, and as the district territory may have been modified under:

(1) this subchapter or its predecessor statutes, Sections 2 and 8, Chapter 432, Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.253
§ 1120.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Penal Code § 49.065 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 49 / Section 49.065
§ 49.065. ASSEMBLING OR OPERATING AN AMUSEMENT RIDE WHILE INTOXICATED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating an amusement ride or while assembling a mobile amusement ride.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 49.09, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of 72 hours.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that at the time of the offense the person operating the amusement ride or assembling the mobile amusement ride had an open container of alcohol in the person's immediate possession, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of six days.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.102 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.102
§ 18A.102. JUDICIAL DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF INTERCEPTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

On receipt of an application under Subchapter B, the judge may issue an ex parte interception order, as requested or as modified, if the judge determines from the evidence submitted by the prosecutor that:

(1) there is probable cause to believe that a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a particular offense described by Article 18A.101;

(2) there is probable cause to believe that particular communications concerning that offense will be obtained through the interception;

(3) normal investigative procedures have been attempted and have failed or reasonably appear to be unlikely to succeed or to be too dangerous if attempted;

(4) there is probable cause to believe that the facilities from which or the place where the wire, oral, or electronic communications are to be intercepted is being used or is about to be used in connection with the commission of an offense or is leased to, listed in the name of, or commonly used by the person; and

(5) a covert entry is or is not necessary to properly and safely install the wiretapping, electronic surveillance, or eavesdropping equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0306
§ 8064.0306. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.251
§ 1051.251. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION; DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board. The information must include information for prospective applicants regarding the qualifications and requirements for registration under this subtitle.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(c) In each written contract in which a person registered under this subtitle agrees to practice the person's profession in this state, the person shall include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board and a statement that the board has jurisdiction over a person registered under this subtitle.

(d) A person registered under this subtitle shall prominently display the person's certificate of registration in the person's place of business.