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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.106
§ 1094.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.027
§ 2251.027. PAYMENT OF INTEREST BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision shall compute interest imposed on the political subdivision under this chapter.

(b) The political subdivision shall pay the interest at the time payment is made on the principal.

(c) The political subdivision shall submit the interest payment with the net amount due for the goods or service.

(d) The political subdivision may not require a vendor to petition, bill, or wait an additional day to receive the interest due.

(e) The political subdivision may not require a vendor or subcontractor to agree to waive the vendor's or subcontractor's right to interest under this chapter as a condition of the contract between the parties.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.411
§ 2269.411. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The contractor shall provide payment and performance bonds, if required by law, based on the amount or estimated amount of any order.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.401 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.401
§ 255.401. POSTHUMOUS CLASS GIFT MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A right to take as a member under a class gift does not accrue to any person unless the person is born before, or is in gestation at, the time of death of the person by which the class is measured and survives that person by at least 120 hours.

(a-1) For purposes of this section, a person is:

(1) considered to be in gestation if insemination or implantation occurs at or before the time of death of the person by which the class is measured; and

(2) presumed to be in gestation at the time of death of the person by which the class is measured if the person was born before the 301st day after the date of the person's death.

(b) A provision in the testator's will that is contrary to this section prevails over this section.
Tex. Property Code § 116.178 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.178
§ 116.178. ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "asset-backed security" means an asset whose value is based upon the right it gives the owner to receive distributions from the proceeds of financial assets that provide collateral for the security. The term includes an asset that gives the owner the right to receive from the collateral financial assets only the interest or other current return or only the proceeds other than interest or current return. The term does not include an asset to which Section 116.151 or 116.172 applies.

(b) If a trust receives a payment from interest or other current return and from other proceeds of the collateral financial assets, the trustee shall allocate to income the portion of the payment which the payer identifies as being from interest or other current return and shall allocate the balance of the payment to principal.

(c) If a trust receives one or more payments in exchange for the trust's entire interest in an asset-backed security in one accounting period, the trustee shall allocate the payments to principal. If a payment is one of a series of payments that will result in the liquidation of the trust's interest in the security over more than one accounting period, the trustee shall allocate 10 percent of the payment to income and the balance to principal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.304
§ 2602.304. ADVANCE AS LOAN.
Status: in_force

Money advanced by the association under this chapter is considered a special fund loan to the impaired title insurance company or agent for payment of covered claims and does not become an asset of the title insurance company or agent. The loan is repayable to the extent money from the title insurance company or agent is available.
Tex. Election Code § 125.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 125 / Section 125.007
§ 125.007. ASSISTING VOTER.
Status: in_force

If a voter who is voting with a voting machine is physically unable to operate the machine, the voter is entitled to assistance under the applicable provisions for assisting voters using regular paper ballots.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.032
§ 284.032. TAX BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Bonds wholly or partly supported by an ad valorem tax may not be issued without an election at which the issuance of the bonds is authorized.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.222 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.222
§ 232.222. SUIT BY PRIVATE PERSON IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA.
Status: in_force

A person who has purchased or is purchasing a lot after July 1, 1995, in a subdivision for residential purposes that does not have water and sewer services as required by this subchapter and is located in an economically distressed area, as defined by Section 17.921, Water Code, from a subdivider, may bring suit in the district court in which the property is located or in a district court in Travis County to:

(1) declare the sale of the property void, require the subdivider to return the purchase price of the property, and recover from the subdivider:

(A) the market value of any permanent improvements the person placed on the property;

(B) actual expenses incurred as a direct result of the failure to provide adequate water and sewer facilities;

(C) court costs; and

(D) reasonable attorney's fees; or

(2) enjoin a violation or threatened violation of Section 232.032, require the subdivider to plat or replat under Section 232.040, and recover from the subdivider:

(A) actual expenses incurred as a direct result of the failure to provide adequate water and sewer facilities;

(B) court costs; and

(C) reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.040 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.040
§ 502.040. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; GENERAL RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not more than 30 days after purchasing a vehicle or becoming a resident of this state, the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer shall apply for the registration of the vehicle for:

(1) each registration year in which the vehicle is used or to be used on a public highway; and

(2) if the vehicle is unregistered for a registration year that has begun and that applies to the vehicle and if the vehicle is used or to be used on a public highway, the remaining portion of that registration year.

(b) The application must be accompanied by personal identification as determined by department rule and made in a manner prescribed by the department through:

(1) the county assessor-collector of the county in which the owner resides; or

(2) any county assessor-collector who is willing to accept the application.

(c) A provision of this chapter that conflicts with this section prevails over this section to the extent of the conflict.

(d) A county assessor-collector, a deputy county assessor-collector, or a person acting on behalf of a county assessor-collector is not liable to any person for:

(1) refusing to register a vehicle because of the person's failure to submit evidence of residency that complies with the department's rules; or

(2) registering a vehicle under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.502
§ 202.502. REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF LICENSE FOR DRUG-RELATED FELONY CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or executive director shall suspend a person's license after an administrative hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, in which the commission or executive director determines that the license holder has been convicted of a felony under Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code.

(b) On the person's final conviction, the commission or executive director shall revoke the person's license.

(c) The department may not reinstate or reissue a license to a person whose license is suspended or revoked under this section except on an express determination based on substantial evidence contained in an investigative report indicating that the reinstatement or reissuance of the license is in the best interests of the public and of the person whose license has been suspended or revoked.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.087 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.087
§ 133.087. COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

Compliance with this Act shall be admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.004
§ 8369.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8369.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.7103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.7103
§ 151.7103. FAILURE TO PRODUCE FOR INSPECTION OR ALLOW INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is asked, by a person authorized by the comptroller, to produce or allow inspection of a record required to be kept under this chapter and the person fails to produce the record or allow the inspection after the allowed time.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Each day the person fails to allow inspection of records or produce records for inspection after receiving a request is a separate offense.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0003
§ 114.0003. EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not preempt a municipal ordinance, rule, or other regulation related to human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments, including training and certification requirements.

(b) If a municipal ordinance described by Subsection (a) conflicts with a provision of this chapter, the more stringent regulation controls to the extent of the conflict.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.024
§ 361.024. FINANCING OF JUSTICE CENTER.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality or county in this state that makes the contract may finance its share of the construction, operation, management, or other financing costs of the justice center by any means, including the use of available federal funds, that the governing body may use to finance the type of facilities that the municipality or county will use in or provide to the center.
Tex. Local Government Code § 362.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 362 / Section 362.004
§ 362.004. MULTICOUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A multicounty drug task force is composed of law enforcement agencies located in two or more counties in this state. A multicounty drug task force may be established and operated only after the Department of Public Safety confirms:

(1) a strategic need for the task force; and

(2) the composition of the task force.

(b) A multicounty drug task force, and any county or municipality participating in the task force, must comply with the policies and procedures established for the operation of a multicounty drug task force by the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.159
§ 1090.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more financial institutions to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Family Code § 162.601 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.601
§ 162.601. INCENTIVES FOR LICENSED CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall pay, in addition to any other amounts due, a monetary incentive to a licensed child-placing agency for the completion of an adoption:

(1) of a child, as defined by Section 162.301, receiving or entitled to receive foster care at department expense; and

(2) arranged with the assistance of the agency.

(b) The incentive may not exceed 25 percent of the amount the department would have spent to provide one year of foster care for the child, determined according to the child's level of care at the time the adoption is completed.

(c) For purposes of this section, an adoption is completed on the date on which the court issues the adoption order.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.260 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.260
§ 101A.260. ANALYSIS OF LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall analyze and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies relating to long-term care facilities and services and shall recommend any changes the office considers necessary.

(b) To the extent necessary to perform any duties under this subchapter, Section 556.006(a), Government Code, and Section 391.0116, Local Government Code, do not apply to the state long-term care ombudsman or a representative.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.056
§ 364.056. REFUNDING OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A county may refund bonds issued under this chapter on terms and conditions and bearing the rate of interest prescribed by the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.003
§ 3935.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The conversion and operation of the district are essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By converting the district to a municipal management district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The conversion and operation of the district are necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the conversion or operation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.305
§ 604.305. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing in a timely manner, the advisory board shall:

(1) set a hearing; and

(2) give written notice of the hearing to the person.

(b) The hearings examiner shall:

(1) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) promptly issue to the advisory board a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119 / Section 119.053
§ 119.053. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The network shall establish as its primary goals:

(1) evaluating and eliminating health disparities in this state, including racial, ethnic, geographic, and income-related or education-related disparities; and

(2) health care cost containment and the economic analysis of health policy.

(b) The network shall:

(1) function as an incubator and evaluator of health improvement practices; and

(2) support local communities in this state by offering leadership training, data analytics, community health assessments, and grant writing support to local communities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.101
§ 8807.101. PRODUCTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may assess reasonable fees on each well in the district. The fee:

(1) must be based on the amount of water withdrawn from the well; and

(2) may not exceed 5 cents per 1,000 gallons of groundwater withdrawn for any purpose.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a well used exclusively for agriculture, as defined by Section 36.001, Water Code; or

(2) an exempt well under Section 8807.102.
Tex. Property Code § 210.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 210 / Section 210.002
§ 210.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a residential real estate subdivision that is located in a county with a population of:

(1) more than 200,000 and less than 233,500; or

(2) more than 45,000 and less than 85,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000 and less than 233,500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0201
§ 11020.0201. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for the initial board of directors, the alliance is governed by a board of directors consisting of at least 5 and not more than 18 members.

(b) The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the alliance.

(c) The board by rule shall:

(1) establish the number of directors of the alliance; and

(2) apportion the directors for each sponsor based on the amount of water contracted to be supplied to the sponsor under the terms of the alliance's water supply contract with the sponsor, subject to Section 11020.0203(a).
Tex. Government Code § 54.2701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2701
§ 54.2701. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Grayson County may authorize the judges of the district and statutory county courts in Grayson County to appoint one or more part-time or full-time magistrates to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) The judges of the district and statutory county courts in Grayson County by a unanimous vote may appoint magistrates as authorized by the Commissioners Court of Grayson County.

(c) An order appointing a magistrate must be signed by the local presiding judge of the district courts serving Grayson County, and the order must state:

(1) the magistrate's name; and

(2) the date the magistrate's employment is to begin.

(d) An authorized magistrate's position may be eliminated on a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of Grayson County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0202
§ 9058.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9058.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 9058.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9058.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.146 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.146
§ 521.146. APPLICATION FOR DUPLICATE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a driver's license or certificate issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, or there is a change in pertinent information, the person to whom the license or certificate was issued may obtain a duplicate or corrected version.

(b) An applicant for a corrected driver's license or certificate must submit to the department the required fee, accompanied by the required information that has changed with proof satisfactory to the department that supports the change.

(c) The department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license or identification certificate issued by the department may apply for the issuance of a duplicate license or certificate by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means.

(d) A rule adopted under Subsection (c) may prescribe eligibility standards for issuance of a duplicate driver's license or identification certificate under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 41.313 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.313
§ 41.313. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall defend any person described by Section 41.312(a) in an action if:

(1) the unit requests the attorney general defend the person; and

(2) the action arises from a service performed under this chapter or Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The unit or the person described by Section 41.312(a) is not responsible for and may not pay any costs associated with the assistance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 252.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.003
§ 252.003. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.

(c) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.