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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.056
§ 1086.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.305
§ 2308.305. INDIVIDUAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN RESTRICTED AREA.
Status: reserved

(a) A parking facility owner who complies with Sections 2308.301 and 2308.302 may impose further specific parking restrictions in an area to which the signs apply for individual spaces by installing or painting a weather-resistant sign or notice on a curb, pole, post, permanent wall, or permanent barrier so that the sign is in front of a vehicle that is parked in the space and the rear of which is at the entrance of the space.

(b) The top of the sign or notice may not be higher than seven feet above the ground.

(c) The sign or notice must include an indication that the space is reserved for a particular unit number, person, or type of person.

(d) The letters on the sign or notice must be at least two inches in height and must contrast to the color of the curb, wall, or barrier so they can be read during the day and at night. The letters are not required to be illuminated or made of reflective material.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8811.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8811 / Section 8811.052
§ 8811.052. MUNICIPAL AQUIFER STORAGE AREAS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The district may not allow more water to be recovered from a municipal aquifer storage area in San Patricio County than the amount of water stored by the district at the municipal aquifer storage area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0401
§ 3963.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Family Code § 301.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.102
§ 301.102. DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a responding party shall provide the information requested under Section 301.052(a)(6) not later than the later of:

(1) the 30th day after the date the request is served; or

(2) either, as applicable:

(A) with respect to an expert testifying for a party seeking affirmative relief, the 90th day before the end of the discovery period; or

(B) with respect to an expert not described by Paragraph (A), the 60th day before the end of the discovery period.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.094
§ 252.094. FEE; RELEASE OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee appointed under this subchapter is entitled to a reasonable fee as determined by the court.

(b) The trustee may petition the court to order the release to the trustee of any payment owed the trustee for care and services provided to the residents if the payment has been withheld, including a payment withheld by a governmental agency or other entity during the appointment of the trustee, such as payments:

(1) for Medicaid or insurance;

(2) by a third party; or

(3) for medical expenses borne by the residents.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.503 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.503
§ 15.503. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
Status: in_force

A commission advisory committee must comply with Chapter 551, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.153
§ 7970.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.153
§ 1001.153. ORDER OF ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after a hearing under Section 1001.152, the board and the governing body determine that annexation of a defined territory into the district would benefit the district, the board and the governing body may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in their minutes.

(b) The board and the governing body are not required to include all territory described in the petition if the board and the governing body find that including only a portion of the territory is necessary or desirable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969A / Section 7969A.0304
§ 7969A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Water Code § 54.732 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.732
§ 54.732. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

After consolidation, the district shall assess and collect taxes on property in the original districts to pay debts created by the original districts unless each district has assumed the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness payable in whole or in part from taxation of the other consolidating districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.152
§ 3917.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8453.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8453 / Section 8453.002
§ 8453.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.101 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.101
§ 56B.101. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On approving an application for compensation under Article 56B.057, the attorney general shall determine the type of state assistance that will best aid the claimant or victim.

(b) The attorney general may:

(1) authorize a cash payment to or on behalf of a claimant or victim for pecuniary loss;

(2) refer a claimant or victim to a state agency for vocational or other rehabilitative services; or

(3) provide counseling services for a claimant or victim or contract with a private entity to provide counseling services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8484.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8484 / Section 8484.153
§ 8484.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.107
§ 3941.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.088 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.088
§ 152.088. MOTOR VEHICLES USED FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the sale or use of or the receipts from the rental of a motor vehicle that is used for religious purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.151
§ 3798.151. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district, including territory added to the district under Section 3798.106, may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district has no outstanding bonded debt. Territory previously added to the district under Section 3798.106 may be included in a new district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.094 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.094
§ 113.094. STAGGERED RENEWAL OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

The commission, by rule, may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which the license expiration date is changed, license fees payable on a specified date shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each licensee shall pay only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.159
§ 1305.159. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license as an electrical contractor must:

(1) be licensed under this chapter as a master electrician or employ a person licensed under this chapter as a master electrician;

(2) establish proof of financial responsibility in the manner prescribed by the executive director; and

(3) maintain workers' compensation coverage for the contractor's employees through an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state or through self-insurance, or elect not to obtain workers' compensation coverage, as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 406, Labor Code.

(b) A person who holds a master electrician license issued or recognized under this chapter may only be assigned to a single electrical contractor, unless the master electrician owns more than 50 percent of the electrical contracting business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0308
§ 4020.0308. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 4020.0309, the district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300.0155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300 / Section 300.0155
§ 300.0155. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority of a local government to administer and operate a program under this chapter expires on September 1 following the second anniversary of the date the governing body of the local government adopted the order or ordinance authorizing the local government to participate in the program as provided by Section 300.0004.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.472 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.472
§ 502.472. OPERATION OF VEHICLE UNDER IMPROPER REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle that has not been registered or registered for a class other than that to which the vehicle belongs as required by law.
Tex. Water Code § 46.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 46 / Section 46.002
§ 46.002. ORIGINAL COPY.
Status: in_force

An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.153
§ 463.153. AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the amount of a Class A assessment for each account under Section 463.105, considering with respect to member insurers one or more of the following as shown by annual statements for the year preceding the date of the assessment:

(1) annual premium receipts;

(2) admitted assets; or

(3) insurance in force.

(b) Class B assessments on a member insurer for each account under Section 463.105 shall be authorized and called in the proportion that the premiums received on business in this state by the member insurer on policies or contracts covered by each account for the three most recent calendar years for which information is available preceding the year in which the impaired or insolvent member insurer became impaired or insolvent bear to premiums received on business in this state for those calendar years by all assessed member insurers. Except for assessments related to long-term care insurance as described by Subsection (b-1), the amount of a Class B assessment shall be allocated among the separate accounts in accordance with an allocation formula that may be based on:

(1) the premiums or reserves of the impaired or insolvent insurer; or

(2) any other standard deemed by the board in the board's sole discretion as being fair and reasonable under the circumstances.

(b-1) The amount of a Class B assessment for long-term care insurance written by an impaired or insolvent member insurer shall be allocated according to a methodology included in the plan of operation and approved by the commissioner. The methodology must provide for 50 percent of the assessment to be allocated to accident and health member insurers and 50 percent to be allocated to life and annuity member insurers. This subsection does not apply to a rider to a member insurer's life insurance policy or annuity contract that provides long-term care benefits.

(c) The total amount of assessments on a member insurer for each account under Section 463.105 may not in one calendar year exceed two percent of the insurer's average annual premiums on the policies covered by the account during the three calendar years preceding the year in which the impaired or insolvent member insurer became an impaired or insolvent insurer. If two or more assessments are authorized in a calendar year with respect to member insurers that become impaired or insolvent in different calendar years, the average annual premiums for purposes of the aggregate assessment percentage limitation described by this subsection shall be equal to the higher of the three-year average annual premiums for the applicable subaccount or account as computed in accordance with this section. If the maximum assessment and the other assets of the association do not provide in a year an amount sufficient to carry out the association's responsibilities, the association shall make necessary additional assessments as soon as this chapter permits.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134A.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.008
§ 134A.008. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.323 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.323
§ 772.323. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the district and the rights appurtenant to those properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and all other powers necessary for the further security of the bonds.

(b) The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may include provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate and may make provisions for investment of funds of the district.

(c) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties and rights purchased and may maintain and operate them.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 342 / Section 342.004
§ 342.004. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING WEEDS OR CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may require the owner of real property in the municipality to keep the property free from weeds, brush, and a condition constituting a public nuisance as defined by Section 343.011(c)(1), (2), or (3).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.002
§ 23.002. APPLICABILITY OF FILING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by the special statute, a document to be filed with the secretary of state under a special statute shall be executed and filed in accordance with Chapter 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.106
§ 1060.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.404 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.404
§ 152.404. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TRANSFEREE.
Status: in_force

(a) A transferee of a partner's partnership interest is entitled to receive, to the extent transferred, distributions to which the transferor otherwise would be entitled.

(b) If an event requires a winding up of partnership business under Subchapter I, a transferee is entitled to receive, to the extent transferred, the net amount otherwise distributable to the transferor.

(c) Until a transferee becomes a partner, the transferee does not have liability as a partner solely as a result of the transfer.

(d) For a proper purpose the transferee may require reasonable information or an account of a partnership transaction and make reasonable inspection of the partnership books. In a winding up of partnership business, a transferee may require an accounting only from the date of the latest account agreed to by all of the partners.

(e) Until receipt of notice of a transfer, a partnership is not required to give effect to a transferee's rights under this section and Sections 152.401-152.403.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8082.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8082 / Section 8082.0503
§ 8082.0503. 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. Government Code § 4003.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.053
§ 4003.053. EXCEPTION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Financial statements filed as required by this subchapter are not required to be certified by an independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant if:

(1) the fiscal year of the issuer of the securities to be registered ended on a date earlier than the 90th day before the date of the filing; and

(2) financial statements in addition to those required by this subchapter are filed that:

(A) contain the information required by Section 4003.052; and

(B) are certified by an independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant as of the end of the issuer's preceding fiscal year.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.305 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.305
§ 11.305. JUDGMENT REQUIRING WINDING UP AND TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

If a district court finds in an action brought under this subchapter that proper grounds exist under Section 11.301(a) for a winding up of a filing entity's business and termination of the filing entity's existence, the court shall:

(1) make findings to that effect; and

(2) subject to Section 11.306, enter a judgment not earlier than the fifth day after the date the court makes its findings.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0261
§ 540.0261. PROVIDER NETWORK SUFFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

A contract to which this subchapter applies must require the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to demonstrate to the commission, before the organization begins providing health care services to recipients, that, subject to the provider access standards the commission establishes under Section 540.0652:

(1) the organization's provider network has the capacity to serve the number of recipients expected to enroll in a Medicaid managed care plan the organization offers;

(2) the organization's provider network includes:

(A) a sufficient number of primary care providers;

(B) a sufficient variety of provider types;

(C) a sufficient number of long-term services and supports providers and specialty pediatric care providers of home and community-based services; and

(D) providers located throughout the region in which the organization will provide health care services; and

(3) health care services will be accessible to recipients through the organization's provider network to a comparable extent that health care services would be available to recipients under a fee-for-service model or primary care case management Medicaid managed care model.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 100B.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 100B / Section 100B.001
§ 100B.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "fraudulent crowdfunding" means collecting donations on behalf of a donee with the intent to keep the donations instead of giving the donations to the donee on whose behalf the donations were made.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.320 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.320
§ 1501.320. ASSESSMENTS TO RECOVER NET LOSSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall recover any net loss of the system by assessing each reinsured health benefit plan issuer an amount determined annually by the board based on information in annual statements and other reports required by and filed with the board.

(b) The board shall establish, as part of the plan of operation, a formula by which to make assessments against reinsured health benefit plan issuers. With the approval of the commissioner, the board may periodically change the assessment formula as appropriate. The board shall base the assessment formula on each reinsured issuer's share of:

(1) the total premiums earned in the preceding calendar year from small employer health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery by reinsured health benefit plan issuers to small employer groups in this state; and

(2) the premiums earned in the preceding calendar year from newly issued small employer health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery during the calendar year by reinsured health benefit plan issuers to small employer groups in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 602.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 602 / Section 602.003
§ 602.003. OATH MADE OUTSIDE TEXAS BUT INSIDE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

An oath made outside this state but inside the United States or its territories may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by:

(1) a clerk of a court of record having a seal;

(2) a commissioner of deeds appointed under a law of this state; or

(3) a notary public.