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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3810.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.005
§ 3810.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Chapter 1324, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, enacting former Section 376.304, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3810.107, or its predecessor statutes, former Section 376.316, Local Government Code, as added by Chapter 1324, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, and former Section 376.416, Local Government Code;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Chapter 1324, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, enacting former Section 376.304, Local Government Code, 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 bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

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

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.055
§ 2267.055. AFFECTED JURISDICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A private entity whose proposal, other than a proposal for a service contract, is accepted for conceptual stage evaluation under Section 2267.053 shall notify each affected jurisdiction by providing a copy of its proposal to the affected jurisdiction.

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date an affected jurisdiction receives the notice required by Subsection (a), the affected jurisdiction that is not the responsible governmental entity for the respective qualifying project shall submit in writing to the responsible governmental entity any comments the affected jurisdiction has on the proposed qualifying project and indicate whether the facility or project is compatible with the local comprehensive plan, local infrastructure development plans, the capital improvements budget, or other government spending plan. The responsible governmental entity shall consider the submitted comments before entering into a comprehensive agreement with a contracting person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.112 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.112
§ 1131.112. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS ON DEATH OF INSURED BEFORE INDIVIDUAL POLICY BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A group life insurance policy must provide that if an individual insured under the group policy dies during the period within which the individual would have been entitled to have an individual policy issued as provided by Section 1131.110 or 1131.111 and before such an individual policy takes effect, the amount of life insurance that the individual would have been entitled to have issued to the individual under the individual policy is payable as a claim under the group policy.

(b) This section applies without regard to whether:

(1) the application for the individual policy has been made; or

(2) the first premium for the individual policy has been paid.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a policy issued to a creditor to insure the creditor's debtors; or

(2) a policy to which Section 1131.703 applies.
Tex. Water Code § 58.433 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.433
§ 58.433. AMOUNT OF DEBT LIMITED BY CONSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

No district may issue bonds or create indebtedness in an amount which is more than that authorized by the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.302
§ 3885.302. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city succeeds to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 179.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 179 / Section 179.001
§ 179.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

(2) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.

(3) "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.
Tex. Education Code § 7.109 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.109
§ 7.109. DESIGNATION AS STATE BOARD FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is also the State Board for Career and Technology Education.

(b) The commissioner is the executive officer through whom the State Board for Career and Technology Education shall carry out its policies and enforce its rules.

(c) The State Board for Career and Technology Education may contract with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or any other state agency to assume the leadership role and administrative responsibility of the State Board for Career and Technology Education for state level administration of technical-vocational education programs in public community colleges, public technical institutes, and other eligible public postsecondary institutions in this state.

(d) The State Board for Career and Technology Education may allocate funds appropriated to the board by the legislature or federal funds received by the board under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 2301 et seq.) or other federal law to an institution or program approved by the State Board of Education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or another state agency specified by law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.110 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.110
§ 622.110. PROVIDING NAMES OR ADDRESSES USED IN PROHIBITED SWEEPSTAKES.
Status: in_force

A person may not provide names or addresses of residents of this state that are used in conducting a sweepstakes that the person knows violates this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2) "Land office" means the General Land Office.

(3) "Board" means the School Land Board.

(4) "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas.

(5) "Board of regents" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

(6) "Public school land" means all land of the state that is dedicated to the permanent school fund.

(7) "Appraiser" means a state certified or state licensed real estate appraiser who is employed by or contracts with the land office and who performs professional valuation services competently and in a manner that is independent, impartial, and objective.

(8) "Surveyed land" means all or part of any tract of land surveyed either on the ground or by protraction and dedicated to or acquired on behalf of the public school fund which is unsold and for which field notes are on file in the land office or that may be delineated on the maps of that office as such.

(9) "Unsurveyed land" means any land that is not included in surveys on file in the land office or surveys delineated on maps of that office.

(10) "Land" or "real property" means any interest in the physical land and appurtenances attached to the land, including improvements.

(11) "Market value" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Tax Code.

(12) "Sovereign land" means land that has not been sold and severed by the sovereign.

(13) "Real property holding" means any direct or indirect interest in real property located in the state or any interest in a joint venture whose primary purpose is the acquisition, development, holding, and disposing of real property located in the state. The term does not include an interest in an investment vehicle.

(14) "Investment vehicle" means:

(A) a multi-investment separately managed account or similar investment fund;

(B) a multi-asset closed-end or open-end investment fund sponsored and managed by a third party;

(C) a real estate investment trust;

(D) an investment managed by a third party alongside a multi-asset closed-end or open-end investment fund that is also managed by the third party or by any of the third party's related persons or affiliates; or

(E) a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity whose primary purpose is to:

(i) sponsor and manage investments on behalf of third parties, including institutional investors; or

(ii) operate assets or provide brokerage or other services to third parties under circumstances in which the entity does not directly or indirectly own the underlying assets.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.260
§ 2054.260. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, the department shall report on the status, progress, benefits, and efficiency gains of the project. The department shall provide the report to:

(1) the presiding officer of each house of the legislature;

(2) the chair of each committee in the legislature that has primary jurisdiction over the department;

(3) the governor; and

(4) each state agency or local government participating in the project.

(b) Not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, the department shall report on financial matters, including project costs and revenues, and on any significant issues regarding contract performance on the project.

(c) The department shall provide the report to:

(1) the presiding officer of each house of the legislature; and

(2) the chair of each committee in the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.253
§ 1023.253. 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. Occupations Code § 505.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.104
§ 505.104. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of one-third of the members expire February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A person who is appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall serve as a board member for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.305
§ 1018.305. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Dallam County or Hartley County or another governmental entity in Dallam County or Hartley County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the district makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.043
§ 1201.043. USE OF INVESTMENT INCOME.
Status: in_force

An issuer authorized to invest proceeds from the sale of a public security, including by placing the proceeds on time deposit, may use money earned from the investment for the purpose for which the public security was issued.
Tex. Family Code § 52.032 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 52 / Section 52.032
§ 52.032. INFORMAL DISPOSITION GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of each county, in cooperation with each law enforcement agency in the county, shall adopt guidelines for the disposition of a child under Section 52.03 or 52.031. The guidelines adopted under this section shall not be considered mandatory.

(b) The guidelines adopted under Subsection (a) may not allow for the case of a child to be disposed of under Section 52.03 or 52.031 if there is probable cause to believe that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and cause to believe that the child may be the victim of conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.201
§ 1056.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.104
§ 3837.104. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:

(1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(2) performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.102
§ 8477.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3827.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3827 / Section 3827.156
§ 3827.156. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.154
§ 110.154. DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The council shall distribute money appropriated to the council by the legislature for that purpose to political subdivisions, private organizations, or other persons to be used for the development, operation, or evaluation of sex offender treatment programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929 / Section 7929.153
§ 7929.153. 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 § 1054.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.062
§ 1054.062. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors and employ any technicians, nurses, and other employees the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

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

(c) The board may provide that the district administrator has the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.

(d) The board may define the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.336 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.336
§ 504.336. OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served in the United States armed services and participated in Operation Freedom's Sentinel. The license plates must include the words "Freedom's Sentinel."
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.435 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.435
§ 2001.435. UNIT ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A unit:

(1) shall establish and maintain one checking account designated as the unit's bingo account;

(2) shall maintain one inventory of bingo supplies and equipment for use in the bingo operations of members of the unit; and

(3) may maintain an interest-bearing savings account designated as the unit's bingo savings account.

(b) Each member of a unit shall deposit into the unit's bingo account all funds derived from the conduct of bingo, less the amount awarded as cash prizes. The deposit shall be made not later than the third business day after the day of the bingo occasion on which the receipts were obtained.

(c) All authorized expenses and distributions of the unit and its members shall be paid from the unit's bingo checking account.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 241.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 241 / Section 241.002
§ 241.002. NO FORFEITURE OF CERTAIN CIVIL RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

Commitment of a child to the custody of the department does not disqualify the child in any future examination, appointment, or application for public service under the government of the state or of any political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.154
§ 334.154. COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality by ordinance or the county by order may require the owner or lessee of an approved venue project in the municipality or county to collect the tax for the benefit of the municipality or county.

(b) An owner or lessee required to collect the tax under this section shall add the tax to the admissions price, and the tax is a part of the admissions price, a debt owed to the owner or lessee of the approved venue project by the person admitted, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the admissions charge.

(c) The tax imposed by this subchapter is not an occupation tax imposed on the owner or lessee of the approved venue project.
Tex. Government Code § 403.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.036
§ 403.036. APPROPRIATION LEDGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall keep an account for each legislative appropriation and shall credit the account with the appropriation and charge the account with all warrants issued under the authority of the appropriation. Each account must show the law authorizing the appropriation.

(b) The comptroller shall credit the total of all appropriations to a control account. The comptroller shall charge the total of warrants issued to this account so that the balance represents the amount of unused appropriations. The comptroller shall balance the individual appropriation accounts against the control account.

(c) The head of each state agency or institution shall keep accounts of the appropriations as they apply to the agency or institution and shall balance the accounts against the similar accounts kept by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.010 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.010
§ 3924.010. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.008
§ 542.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 542.008. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: PRIVATE SUBDIVISIONS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a subdivision in which the roads are privately owned or maintained that is located in a municipality with a population of 300 or more.

(b) On petition of 25 percent of the property owners residing in the subdivision or on the request of the governing body of the entity that maintains the roads, the governing body of the municipality may extend by ordinance any traffic rules that apply to a road owned by the municipality, or by the county in which the municipality is located, to the roads in the subdivision so that the roads of the subdivision are under the same traffic rules, if the governing body of the municipality finds the ordinance in the interest of the municipality generally. A petition under this subsection must specify the traffic rules that are sought to be extended. The ordinance may extend any or all of the requested rules.

(c) As a condition of extending a traffic rule under Subsection (b), the governing body of the municipality may require that owners of property in the subdivision pay all or part of the cost of extending and enforcing the traffic rules in the subdivision, including the costs associated with the placement of necessary official traffic control devices. The governing body of the municipality shall consult with the appropriate law enforcement entity to determine the cost of enforcing traffic rules in the subdivision.

(d) On issuance of an order under this section, the private roads in the subdivision are considered to be public highways or streets for purposes of the application and enforcement of the specified traffic rules. The governing body of the municipality may place official traffic control devices on property abutting the private roads if:

(1) those devices relate to the specified traffic rule; and

(2) the consent of the owner of that property is obtained or an easement is available for the placement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 396.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 396 / Section 396.042
§ 396.042. PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before adopting an ordinance under Section 396.041, the commissioners court must hold a public hearing.

(b) Any interested member of the public may appear and testify at the hearing about the subject of the proposed ordinance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.108
§ 1038.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021, Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.