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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.160
§ 9055.160. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt reasonable rules to:

(1) secure, maintain, and preserve the sanitary condition of water in and water that flows into any reservoir owned by the district;

(2) prevent waste of or the unauthorized use of water; and

(3) regulate residence, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and any other recreational or business privilege along or around any district reservoir and the stream leading into the reservoir, and its tributaries, or any body of land, or easement owned or controlled by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.051
§ 1073.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve two-year terms; and

(2) a directors' election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year.

(c) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3827.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3827 / Section 3827.051
§ 3827.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors. Directors serve staggered terms of four years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.048
§ 462.048. RIGHTS OF PERSON APPREHENDED OR DETAINED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person apprehended or detained under this subchapter has the right:

(1) to be advised of the location of detention, the reasons for the detention, and the fact that detention could result in a longer period of involuntary commitment;

(2) to contact an attorney of the person's choice and to a reasonable opportunity to contact that attorney;

(3) to be transported to the location of apprehension or other suitable place if the person is not admitted for emergency detention, unless the person is arrested or objects to the return;

(4) to be released from a facility as provided by Section 462.047; and

(5) to be advised that communications to a chemical dependency treatment professional may be used in proceedings for further detention.

(b) Within 24 hours after the time of admission, a person apprehended or detained under this subchapter shall be advised, orally, in writing, and in simple, nontechnical terms, of the rights provided by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8177.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8177 / Section 8177.003
§ 8177.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542A.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542A / Section 542A.005
§ 542A.005. ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to taking any other act allowed by contract or by any other law, a person against whom an action to which this chapter applies is pending may file a plea in abatement not later than the 30th day after the date the person files an original answer in the court in which the action is pending if the person:

(1) did not receive a presuit notice complying with Section 542A.003; or

(2) requested under Section 542A.004 but was not provided a reasonable opportunity to inspect, photograph, or evaluate the property that is the subject of the claim.

(b) The court shall abate the action if the court finds that the person filing the plea in abatement:

(1) did not, for any reason, receive a presuit notice complying with Section 542A.003; or

(2) requested under Section 542A.004 but was not provided a reasonable opportunity to inspect, photograph, or evaluate the property that is the subject of the claim.

(c) An action is automatically abated without a court order beginning on the 11th day after the date a plea in abatement is filed if the plea:

(1) is verified and alleges that the person against whom the action is pending:

(A) did not receive a presuit notice complying with Section 542A.003; or

(B) requested under Section 542A.004 but was not provided a reasonable opportunity to inspect, photograph, or evaluate the property that is the subject of the claim; and

(2) is not controverted by an affidavit filed by the claimant before the 11th day after the date the plea in abatement is filed.

(d) An affidavit described by Subsection (c)(2) controverting whether the person against whom the action is pending received a presuit notice complying with Section 542A.003 must:

(1) include as an attachment a copy of the document the claimant sent to give notice of the claimant's action; and

(2) state the date on which the notice was given.

(e) An abatement under this section continues until the later of:

(1) the 60th day after the date a notice complying with Section 542A.003 is given; or

(2) the 15th day after the date of the requested inspection, photographing, or evaluating of the property is completed.

(f) If an action is abated under this section, a court may not compel participation in an alternative dispute resolution proceeding until after the abatement period provided by Subsection (e) has expired.
Tex. Election Code § 32.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.003
§ 32.003. JUDGES FOR CONSOLIDATED COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

If election precincts are consolidated in a special election in which the regular county election precincts are required to be used, the commissioners court shall appoint the election judges to serve in each consolidated precinct from among the judges appointed for the precincts comprising the consolidated precinct.
Tex. Government Code § 442.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.114
§ 442.114. HISTORIC SITE THEMES AND INTERPRETATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall approve historical themes and interpretive storylines for each historic site based on a framework that portrays a cohesive story of Texas as seen through its historic sites.

(b) Staff historians and interpretive planners employed by the commission shall develop the framework described by Subsection (a) and submit the framework to the commission for approval.

(c) The historical themes and interpretive storylines approved by the commission for each historic site shall be the basis for exhibits and interpretive plans produced for each historic site by commission staff or contractors.

(d) Staff and volunteer educators, interpreters, guides, and presenters must be trained by commission staff in a manner consistent with the framework described by Subsection (a) and approved by the commission.

(e) The commission shall ensure that visitors to each historic site are presented with exhibits and programs that are consistent with the framework described by Subsection (a) and approved by the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 62.108 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.108
§ 62.108. ENTRY ON PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners and the engineers of a district together with all necessary teams, help, tools, and instruments may go on any land inside the district to examine the land and to make plans, surveys, maps, and profiles without subjecting themselves to the action of trespass.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0202
§ 7945A.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 7945A.0103; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7945A.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 7945A.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. Natural Resources Code § 85.385 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.385
§ 85.385. PERSONS AIDING OR ABETTING VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

Any person who aids or abets any other person in violating Section 85.045 or 85.046 of this code, Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, or any rule or order adopted by the commission under those laws is subject to the same penalties as provided in Section 85.381 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0223 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0223
§ 61.0223. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 61.0222(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 61.0222(a);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 61.022 or 61.0222;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the commissioner of higher education has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the commissioner shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the commissioner shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.106 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.106
§ 112.106. CUSTODY OF ADJUDICATED AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An original community property survivorship agreement adjudicated under this subchapter, together with the order adjudging the agreement valid, shall be deposited in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the agreement was adjudicated and must remain at that office, except during a period when the agreement is moved to another location for inspection on order of the court in which the agreement was adjudicated.

(b) If the court orders an original community property survivorship agreement adjudicated under this subchapter to be moved to another location for inspection, the person moving the original agreement shall give a receipt for the agreement and the court clerk shall make and retain a copy of the original agreement.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.303 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.303
§ 161.303. DISSOLUTION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

If the proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election, the commissioners court shall declare the result and by order dissolve the ethics commission. A copy of the order dissolving the commission shall be placed in the minutes of the court's proceedings.
Tex. Election Code § 101.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 101 / Section 101.051
§ 101.051. FORM AND CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application for a ballot to be voted under this subchapter must:

(1) be submitted on an official federal postcard application form; and

(2) include the information necessary to indicate that the applicant is eligible to vote in the election for which the ballot is requested.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.154
§ 1012.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.203
§ 341.203. COMPUTATION OF REVISED CEILING OR BRACKET.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a revised ceiling or bracket is computed by:

(1) dividing the reference base index into the consumer price index at the end of the preceding year;

(2) computing the percentage of change under Subdivision (1) to the nearest whole percent;

(3) rounding the result computed under Subdivision (2) to the next lower multiple of 10 percent unless the result computed under Subdivision (2) is a multiple of 10 percent in which event that result is used; and

(4) multiplying the reference amount of the ceiling or bracket provided by this subtitle by the result under Subdivision (3).

(b) If the consumer price index is revised, the revised index shall be used to compute amounts under this section after that revision takes effect. If the revision changes the reference base index, a revised reference base index shall be used. The revised reference base index shall bear the same ratio to the reference base index as the revised consumer price index for the first month in which it is available bears to the consumer price index for the first month in which the revised consumer price index is available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0106
§ 7894.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.0031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.0031
§ 228.0031. AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "local government" means a:

(1) county, municipality, special district, or other political subdivision of this state;

(2) local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431; or

(3) combination of two or more entities described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) A local government may enter into an agreement with the department or a private entity under which the local government assists in the financing of the construction, maintenance, and operation of a turnpike project located in the government's jurisdiction in return for a percentage of the revenue from the project.

(c) A local government may use any revenue available for road purposes, including bond and tax proceeds, to provide financing under Subsection (b).

(d) An agreement under this section between a local government and a private entity must be approved by the department.

(e) Revenue received by a local government under an agreement under this section must be used for transportation purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.904 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.904
§ 374.904. COSTS OF RELOCATION.
Status: in_force

If the relocating, raising, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering the construction of a railroad, electric transmission line, pipeline, or telephone or telegraph property or facility is made necessary by the exercise of powers conferred under this chapter on a municipality, an urban renewal agency, or another public body, the necessary action shall be made at the expense of the public body that made the change necessary.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.556 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.556
§ 171.556. LENGTH OF CREDIT; LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A taxable entity entitled to a credit under this subchapter shall claim the credit in equal installments during each year of the credit period.

(b) The total credit claimed under this subchapter for a report, including any carry forward or backward under Section 171.557, may not exceed the amount of tax due for the report after any other applicable credit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 180.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 180 / Section 180.006
§ 180.006. SOVEREIGN OR GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY WAIVED FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a firefighter or police officer covered by:

(1) Chapter 141, 142, or 143 or this chapter;

(2) a municipal charter provision conferring civil service benefits of a municipality that has not adopted Chapter 143; or

(3) a municipal ordinance enacted under Chapter 142 or 143.

(b) A firefighter or police officer described by Subsection (a) who alleges the employing municipality's denial of monetary benefits associated with the recovery of back pay authorized under a provision listed in Subsection (a) or a firefighter described by Subsection (a) who alleges the denial of monetary civil penalties associated with recovery of back pay owed under Section 143.134(h) may seek judicial review of such denial only as provided in Subsections (e) and (f), provided that if there is no applicable grievance, administrative or contractual appeal procedure available under Subsection (e), the firefighter or police officer may file suit against the employing municipality directly in district court under the preponderance of the evidence standard of review.

(c) Sovereign and governmental immunity of the employing municipality from suit and liability is waived only to the extent of liability for the monetary benefits or monetary civil penalties described by Subsection (b). This section does not waive sovereign or governmental immunity from suit or liability for any other claim, including a claim involving negligence, an intentional tort, or a contract unless otherwise provided by the statute.

(d) This section does not:

(1) grant immunity from suit to a local governmental entity;

(2) waive a defense or a limitation on damages, attorney's fees, or costs available to a party to a suit under this chapter or another statute, including a statute listed in Subsection (a)(1); or

(3) modify an agreement under Chapter 142, 143, or 174.

(e) Before seeking judicial review as provided by Subsection (b), a firefighter or police officer must initiate action pursuant to any applicable grievance or administrative appeal procedures prescribed by state statute or agreement and must exhaust the grievance or administrative appeal procedure.

(f) If judicial review is authorized under statute, judicial review of the grievance or administrative appeal decision is under the substantial evidence rule, unless a different standard of review is provided by the provision establishing the grievance or administrative appeal procedure.

(g) This section does not apply to an action asserting a right or claim based wholly or partly, or directly or indirectly, on a referendum election held before January 1, 1980, or an ordinance or resolution implementing the referendum.
Tex. Election Code § 254.044 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.044
§ 254.044. REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution made using a credit card shall:

(1) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the political contribution amount:

(A) report as a political contribution the full amount, including the deducted amount; and

(B) report as a political expenditure the deducted amount; and

(2) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is paid by the person making the political contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of the political contribution amount.

(b) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person making the political contribution.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.027 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.027
§ 157.027. CIVIL ACTIONS AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A residential mortgage loan applicant injured by a violation of this chapter or Chapter 156 by a residential mortgage loan originator may bring an action for recovery of actual monetary damages and reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

(b) The commissioner, the attorney general, or a residential mortgage loan applicant may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter by a residential mortgage loan originator.

(c) A remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
Tex. Education Code § 39.232 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.232
§ 39.232. EXCELLENCE EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school campus or district that is rated exemplary under Subchapter G is exempt from requirements and prohibitions imposed under this code including rules adopted under this code.

(b) A school campus or district is not exempt under this section from:

(1) a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a criminal offense;

(2) requirements imposed by federal law or rule, including requirements for special education or bilingual education programs; or

(3) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition relating to:

(A) curriculum essential knowledge and skills under Section 28.002 or high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025;

(B) public school accountability as provided by Subchapters B, C, D, and J and Chapter 39A;

(C) extracurricular activities under Section 33.081;

(D) health and safety under Chapter 38;

(E) purchasing under Subchapter B, Chapter 44;

(F) elementary school class size limits, except as provided by Subsection (d) or Section 25.112;

(G) removal of a disruptive student from the classroom under Subchapter A, Chapter 37;

(H) at risk programs under Subchapter C, Chapter 29;

(I) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, Chapter 29;

(J) rights and benefits of school employees;

(K) special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; or

(L) bilingual education programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.

(c) The agency shall monitor and evaluate deregulation of a school campus or district under this section and Section 7.056.

(d) The commissioner may exempt an exemplary school campus under Subchapter G from elementary class size limits under this section if the school campus submits to the commissioner a written plan showing steps that will be taken to ensure that the exemption from the class size limits will not be harmful to the academic achievement of the students on the school campus. The commissioner shall review achievement levels annually. The exemption remains in effect until the commissioner determines that achievement levels of the campus have declined.