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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0104
§ 8301.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8301.0103 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. Utilities Code § 164.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 164 / Section 164.004
§ 164.004. INCREASE IN OWNERSHIP SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement under this chapter may provide for a political subdivision to increase its present or future ownership share of the electric utility facilities by installment purchase payments and for another political subdivision that is a party to the agreement to transfer, in consideration of those payments, any portion of its present or future ownership share of the facilities to the purchasing political subdivision.

(b) A payment made by a political subdivision to acquire an ownership interest is not treated as a maintenance and operating expense but is treated as a capital cost as if the political subdivision had issued bonds to construct or acquire the ownership interest, unless otherwise specified in the agreement.
Tex. Government Code § 501.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.114
§ 501.114. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PREGNANT INMATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not place in administrative segregation an inmate who is pregnant or who gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless the director or director's designee determines that the placement is necessary based on a reasonable belief that the inmate will harm herself, her unborn child or infant, or any other person or will attempt escape.

(b) The department may not assign a pregnant inmate to any bed that is elevated more than three feet above the floor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 204.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 204 / Section 204.004
§ 204.004. STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules on or before April 1, 1990, establishing standards and procedures for the microfilming of local government records. The rules must be approved as required by Section 441.165, Government Code.

(b) The rules must prescribe:

(1) standards for film quality, resolution, density, definition, and chemical stability;

(2) tests and other methods of inspection required to establish that prescribed standards have been met;

(3) procedures for verifying that records have been filmed accurately;

(4) procedures for the certification of microfilmed records;

(5) standards for the use of editorial and technical targets on microfilm;

(6) standards for the production of use copies from and the storage of master microfilm negatives;

(7) procedures for the labeling and indexing of microfilmed records;

(8) procedures establishing the manner in which court case papers must be filmed;

(9) procedures for the expunction of criminal records on microfilm pursuant to court order;

(10) standards for computer-output microfilm; and

(11) standards for providing access by the members of the public to records on microfilm to which they are entitled under law.

(c) In rules adopted under this section, the commission may establish differing standards and procedures for the microfilming of:

(1) any permanent record;

(2) any record of a municipal, justice, county, or district court; or

(3) any record to which access is restricted under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other state law.
Tex. Government Code § 552.1101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.1101
§ 552.1101.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.1101. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by Section 552.0222, information submitted to a governmental body by a vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor in response to a request for a bid, proposal, or qualification is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor that the information relates to demonstrates based on specific factual evidence that disclosure of the information would:

(1) reveal an individual approach to:

(A) work;

(B) organizational structure;

(C) staffing;

(D) internal operations;

(E) processes; or

(F) discounts, pricing methodology, pricing per kilowatt hour, cost data, or other pricing information that will be used in future solicitation or bid documents; and

(2) give advantage to a competitor.

(b) The exception to disclosure provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) information in a voucher or contract relating to the receipt or expenditure of public funds by a governmental body; or

(2) communications and other information sent between a governmental body and a vendor or contractor related to the performance of a final contract with the governmental body or work performed on behalf of the governmental body.

(c) The exception to disclosure provided by Subsection (a) may be asserted only by a vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor in the manner described by Section 552.305(b) for the purpose of protecting the interests of the vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor. A governmental body shall decline to release information as provided by Section 552.305(a) to the extent necessary to allow a vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor to assert the exception to disclosure provided by Subsection (a).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.19 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.19
§ 15.19. NOTICE OF ARREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the arrested person fails or refuses to give bail, as provided in Article 15.18, the arrested person shall be committed to the jail of the county where the person was arrested. The magistrate committing the arrested person shall immediately provide notice to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed regarding:

(1) the arrest and commitment, which notice may be given by mail or other written means or by secure facsimile transmission or other secure electronic means; and

(2) whether the person was also arrested under a warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code.

(b) If a person is arrested and taken before a magistrate in a county other than the county in which the arrest is made and if the person is remanded to custody, the person may be confined in a jail in the county in which the magistrate serves for a period of not more than 72 hours after the arrest before being transferred to the county jail of the county in which the arrest occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.202
§ 1066.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1066.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.177 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.177
§ 225.177. DEPUTY SHERIFF RAYMOND BRADLEY JIMMERSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of United States Highway 259 in Nacogdoches County is designated as the Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.203
§ 7954.203. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7210.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7210 / Section 7210.001
§ 7210.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Griffin Special Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.002
§ 3898.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8235.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8235 / Section 8235.101
§ 8235.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 437.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.161
§ 437.161. TAX STATUS OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Property held by the department and rents, issues, and profits from the property are exempt from taxation by the state, a municipality, a county or other political subdivision, or a taxing district of this state.
Tex. Election Code § 20.061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.061
§ 20.061. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The other provisions of this chapter apply to the Department of Public Safety except provisions that conflict with this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.030 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.030
§ 31.030. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES AND DECALS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a certificate of number becomes lost, mutilated, or illegible, the owner of the vessel for which the certificate was issued may obtain a duplicate on application to the department and the payment of a fee of $2 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(b) If a registration decal becomes lost, mutilated, or illegible, the owner of the vessel for which the decal was issued may obtain a replacement decal on application to the department and the payment of a fee of $2 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.051
§ 8300.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8300.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.222 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.222
§ 225.222. TROOPER HOWARD JORDAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 67 in the municipal limits of Texarkana is designated as the Trooper Howard Jordan Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Howard Jordan Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9021.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9021 / Section 9021.004
§ 9021.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.101
§ 1014.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of the indigent persons in the district; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006A / Section 8006A.0202
§ 8006A.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 8006A.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 8006A.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 8006A.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. Education Code § 29.353 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.353
§ 29.353. PROGRAM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The program fund is an account in the general revenue fund to be administered by the comptroller.

(b) The fund is composed of:

(1) general revenue transferred to the fund;

(2) money appropriated to the fund;

(3) interest and other earnings attributable to the investment of money in the fund;

(4) gifts, grants, and donations received under Section 29.370; and

(5) any other money available for purposes of the program.

(c) Money in the fund may be used only for the purposes specified by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 418.131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.131
§ 418.131. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Center" means the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University.

(2) "Local government" means a county, municipality, or council of government that has jurisdiction in a first tier coastal county, as defined by Section 2210.003, Insurance Code.

(3) "Plan" means a local housing recovery plan developed under Section 418.133.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.201
§ 6906.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds payable from and secured by district revenue to carry out any purpose or power conferred on the district by this chapter. The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.

(b) The bonds must be issued in the manner and under the terms of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.104
§ 555.104. RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The department or a center may not retaliate against a department employee, a center employee, or any other person who in good faith cooperates with the inspector general under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.306 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.306
§ 401.306. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION AND PERPETUAL CARE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The environmental radiation and perpetual care account is an account in the general revenue fund to support the activities of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.

(b) The commission shall deposit to the credit of the environmental radiation and perpetual care account money and security it receives under this chapter, including fees collected under Section 401.301(d). Interest earned on money in the environmental radiation and perpetual care account shall be credited to the environmental radiation and perpetual care account.

(c) Money and security in the environmental radiation and perpetual care account may be administered by the commission only for the decontamination, decommissioning, stabilization, reclamation, maintenance, surveillance, control, storage, and disposal of radioactive substances for the protection of the public health and safety and the environment under this chapter and for refunds under Section 401.303.

(d) Money and security in the environmental radiation and perpetual care account may not be used for normal operating expenses of the commission.

(e) The commission may use money in the environmental radiation and perpetual care account to pay for measures:

(1) to prevent or mitigate the adverse effects of abandonment of radioactive substances, default on a lawful obligation, insolvency, or other inability by the holder of a license issued by the commission to meet the requirements of this chapter or of commission rules; and

(2) to ensure the protection of the public health and safety and the environment.

(f) The commission may provide, by the terms of a contract or lease entered into between the commission and any person, or by the terms of a license issued to any person, for the decontamination, closure, decommissioning, reclamation, surveillance, or other care of a site or facility subject to commission jurisdiction under this chapter as needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(g) The existence of the environmental radiation and perpetual care account does not make the commission liable for the costs of decontamination, transfer, transportation, reclamation, surveillance, or disposal of radioactive substances arising from a license holder's abandonment of radioactive substances, default on a lawful obligation, insolvency, or inability to meet the requirements of this chapter or of commission rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.102
§ 9018.102. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board shall hold an election under Section 49.102, Water Code, to elect permanent directors. The temporary board consists of:

(1) Brett Glenn;

(2) Steve Nelson;

(3) James Ezell;

(4) Theodore Rangel; and

(5) Bobby Charles.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected at an election held under Section 49.102, Water Code; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected at an election held under Section 49.102, Water Code, 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 at an election held under Section 49.102, Water Code; 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. Water Code § 6.156 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.156
§ 6.156. REPORTS TO GOVERNOR.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall make biennial reports in writing to the governor and the members of the legislature. Each report shall include a statement of the activities of the board and its recommendations for necessary and desirable legislation.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(32), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.102
§ 2254.102. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a contingent fee contract for legal services entered into by a state governmental entity or political subdivision.

(b) The legislature by this subchapter is providing, in accordance with Sections 44 and 53, Article III, Texas Constitution, for the manner in which and the situations under which a state governmental entity or political subdivision may compensate a public contractor under a contingent fee contract for legal services.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to a contract:

(1) with a state agency to collect an obligation under Section 2107.003(b), (c), or (c-1);

(2) for legal services entered into by an institution of higher education under Section 153.006, Education Code; or

(3) for legal services provided to a school district under Subchapter M, Chapter 403.

(d) This subchapter does not apply to a contract for legal services entered into by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas if the services are paid for from money that is not appropriated from the general revenue fund, including funds of a trust administered by the retirement system.

(e) This subchapter does not apply to a contract for legal services entered into by a political subdivision for the collection of an obligation, as defined by Section 2107.001, that is delinquent or for services under Section 1201.027, except that Sections 2254.1032, 2254.1034, 2254.1036, and 2254.1037 do apply to the contract. For purposes of this subsection, an obligation does not include a fine or penalty that results from an action by a political subdivision under Chapter 7, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 660.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.018
§ 660.018. MULTIPLE ADVANCES OR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR A TRAVEL EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

A state employee may not accept a reimbursement or advance for a travel expense from more than one source. A state employee who anticipates receiving or actually receives a reimbursement or advance for a travel expense from a person other than a state agency may seek an advance or reimbursement for the expense from a state agency only to the extent that the amount of the employee's advance or reimbursement from the other source is less than the amount of the total expense incurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8213.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8213 / Section 8213.101
§ 8213.101. 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.