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Tex. Water Code § 15.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.002
§ 15.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that it is in the public interest and to the benefit of the general public of the state to encourage and to assist in the planning and construction of projects to develop and conserve the storm water and floodwater as well as the ordinary flows of the rivers and streams of the state, to maintain and enhance the quality of the water of the state, to provide protection to the state's citizens from the floodwater of the rivers and streams of the state, to provide drainage, subsidence control, public beach nourishment, recharge, chloride control, brush control, weather modification, regionalization, and desalination, to provide for the management of aquatic vegetation, and other purposes as provided by law or board rule.

(b) The legislature finds that the conventional means of financing projects are inadequate to meet current and anticipated needs of the state. Therefore, it is the further intent of the legislature to provide a means of coordinating the development of projects through the board and to provide political subdivisions the maximum opportunity to finance projects through programs provided by this chapter. Projects may be in the state or outside the state, provided that out-of-state projects must be funded through a Texas political subdivision or an institution of higher education and must result in water being available for use in or for the benefit of Texas or maintain and enhance the quality of water in Texas.

(c) The legislature finds that serious health and sanitation problems face the citizens of this state from discharges of untreated and treated waste water into the Rio Grande. It is the intent of the legislature to provide a means of coordinating and financing the development of waste water treatment projects through cooperative efforts between this state, the United States, and the Republic of Mexico to improve the quality of water being discharged into the Rio Grande.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.023
§ 263.023. CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL TO AVOID INADEQUATE CARE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county shall provide for the construction of a county hospital if:

(1) the county has a municipality with more than 10,000 inhabitants as ascertained by the court in the manner determined by a resolution of the court; and

(2) the county does not have a county hospital or the county hospital is inadequate.

(b) The commissioners court shall provide for the construction of the hospital within six months after the date the number of inhabitants of the municipality exceeds 10,000 except that the executive commissioner may, for good cause, extend this period.

(c) The hospital must have a room or ward for the care of confinement cases and a room or ward for the temporary care of persons suffering from mental or nervous disease.

(d) The hospital must have separate buildings for persons suffering from tuberculosis and other communicable diseases.

(e) Sufficient accommodations shall be added to the hospital as needed to take care of persons in the county who are sick or injured.

(f) If adequate funds for the issuance of county warrants and scrip for the construction of the hospital are not available from the county, the commissioners court shall submit, either at a special election called for the purpose or at a regular election, the proposition of the issuance of county bonds for the construction of the hospital. If the proposition is not approved by a majority vote at the election, the court shall, on petition of 10 percent or more of the qualified voters of the county, resubmit the proposition.

(g) A petition may not be presented to the commissioners court if a petition has been presented to the court in the preceding 12 months.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.002
§ 111.002. COUNTY JUDGE AS BUDGET OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The county judge serves as the budget officer for the commissioners court of the county.
Tex. Government Code § 21.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 21 / Section 21.006
§ 21.006. JUDICIAL FUND.
Status: in_force

The judicial fund is created in a separate fund in the state treasury to be administered by the comptroller. The fund shall be used only for court-related purposes for the support of the judicial branch of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.053
§ 336.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

A person is eligible for appointment to the board if the person:

(1) resides in the district;

(2) is registered to vote in a county in which the district is located; and

(3) has recognized expertise in:

(A) library services;

(B) education;

(C) information technology;

(D) local or Texas history; or

(E) business management.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5001.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5001 / Section 5001.101
§ 5001.101. PURCHASE OR LEASE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase or lease property in the same manner as a county.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.144 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.144
§ 86.144. DEMANDING SECOND TEST.
Status: in_force

A person producing gas from the same common reservoir who is dissatisfied with the test as made and reported may demand that a second test be made in the manner provided in this subchapter and in the presence of the person making the demand or his representative.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.204
§ 2206.204. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board member and each board employee who has authority over money in the fund or money collected or invested by the pool shall execute a bond in an amount determined by the board. The bond must be payable to the pool and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties.

(b) The pool shall pay the cost of a bond executed under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.153
§ 8377.153. 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. Government Code § 29.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.004
§ 29.004. JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge and alternate judges of the municipal court in a home-rule city are selected under the municipality's charter provisions relating to the election or appointment of judges. The judge shall be known as the "judge of the municipal court" unless the municipality by charter provides for another title.

(b) In a general-law city, the mayor is ex officio judge of the municipal court unless the municipality by ordinance authorizes the election of the judge or provides for the appointment and qualifications of the judge. If the municipality authorizes an election, the judge shall be elected in the manner and for the same term as the mayor. If the municipality authorizes the appointment, the mayor ceases to be judge on the enactment of the ordinance. The first elected or appointed judge serves until the expiration of the mayor's term.

(c) If a general-law municipality changes the method of judicial selection from election to appointment, the first appointee takes office on the expiration of the term of the previously elected judge.

(d) A reference in the laws of this state to a "recorder" means a "judge of the municipal court."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8424.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8424 / Section 8424.152
§ 8424.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8424.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0104
§ 8094.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8094.0103 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. Estates Code § 1355.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.102
§ 1355.102. CUSTODIAN OF RESIDENT CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The following may serve as custodian of a resident creditor under this section:

(1) a parent of the creditor;

(2) the unestranged spouse of the creditor; or

(3) if there is no spouse and both of the creditor's parents are dead or nonresidents of this state, the person who:

(A) resides in this state; and

(B) has actual custody of the creditor.

(b) An unestranged spouse residing in this state shall be given priority over a creditor's parent to serve as custodian under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 13.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.152
§ 13.152. RESOLUTION OR PETITION.
Status: in_force

Consolidation is initiated in each district proposed to be consolidated by either a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the district or a petition requesting an election on the question that is signed by the required number of registered voters of the district. Each district is not required to use the same method to initiate consolidation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.711 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.711
§ 201.711. PURCHASE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES OR DISASTERS.
Status: in_force

The department, using appropriated funds, may purchase food and beverages for a department employee who is:

(1) providing services in response to an emergency situation, an incident that endangers the health or safety of a person, or a disaster; and

(2) unable to leave or required to remain at the employee's assignment area due to the emergency situation, incident, or disaster.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.115 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.115
§ 822.115. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

Any person who is directly harmed or threatened with harm by a violation of this subchapter or a failure to enforce this subchapter may sue an owner of a dangerous wild animal to enjoin a violation of this subchapter or to enforce this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.139 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.139
§ 501.139. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A county assessor-collector that transfers money to the department under this chapter shall transfer the money electronically.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.341 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.341
§ 361.341. COST RECOVERY BY STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable costs to prepare and provide witnesses, and reasonable costs of investigating and assessing the facility or site if it prevails in:

(1) an appeal of an administrative order issued under Section 361.272 or Section 361.188;

(2) an action to enforce such an administrative order;

(3) a civil suit seeking injunctive relief under Section 361.273; or

(4) a cost recovery suit under Section 361.197.

(b) The court shall apportion the costs among liable parties as it determines is equitable and just.

(c) All such costs recovered by the state under Subchapter F shall be remitted to the commission and deposited to the credit of a separate account of the hazardous waste disposal fee fund. All other costs recovered by the state under Sections 361.271 through 361.277 shall be remitted to the commission and deposited to the credit of a separate account of the hazardous waste generation and facility fees fund.

(d) If an appeal or third party claim is found by the court to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation, the court may assess damages against the party bringing the appeal or third party claim in an amount not to exceed triple the costs incurred by the state or the third party defendant, including reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable costs of preparing and providing witnesses, and reasonable costs of studies, analyses, engineering reports, tests, or other projects the court finds were necessary for the preparation of the party's case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.051
§ 3871.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine directors composed of:

(1) six directors appointed by the governing body of the city; and

(2) three city employees appointed by the governing body of the city.

(b) Directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring July 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0102
§ 478.0102. DETERMINATION OF INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN CERTAIN TAX RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a site selection organization selects a site for an event in this state in accordance with an application by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county and on request of a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county, the office shall determine the incremental increases in the following tax receipts that the office determines are directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the event for a one-year period that begins two months before the date on which the event will begin:

(1) the receipts to this state from taxes imposed under Chapters 151, 152, 156, and 183, Tax Code, and under Title 5, Alcoholic Beverage Code, in the market areas designated under Section 478.0105;

(2) the receipts collected by this state for each endorsing municipality in the market area from the sales and use tax imposed by each endorsing municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by each endorsing municipality under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code;

(3) the receipts collected by this state for each endorsing county in the market area from the sales and use tax imposed by each endorsing county under Section 323.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by each endorsing county under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code;

(4) the receipts collected by each endorsing municipality in the market area from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 351, Tax Code; and

(5) the receipts collected by each endorsing county in the market area from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 352, Tax Code.

(b) The office shall make the determination required by Subsection (a) in accordance with procedures the office develops and shall base that determination on information submitted by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county.

(c) For an event scheduled to be held each year for a period of years under an event contract or event support contract, the office shall calculate the incremental increase in the tax receipts specified by Subsection (a) as if the event did not occur in the prior year for purposes of Section 478.0051(b)(4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.119 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.119
§ 8878.119. ACTION AGAINST PERSON, DISTRICT, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may bring an action in a district court against a person, including a district or other political subdivision located in the authority's territory or included in the authority's groundwater reduction plan, to:

(1) recover any fees, rates, charges, collection expenses, attorney's fees, interest, penalties, or administrative penalties due the authority; or

(2) enforce the authority's rules or orders.

(b) Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes of an action under this section.
Tex. Property Code § 71.104 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.104
§ 71.104. APPEARANCE OF CLAIMANTS.
Status: in_force

Any person, whether named in the escheat petition or not, who claims an interest in property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding may appear, enter a pleading, and oppose the facts stated in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.006
§ 383.006. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not limit the authority of the commission, a district, or a local government in performing a power or duty provided by other law. This chapter does not limit the authority of the commission or a local government to adopt and enforce rules or carry out duties under Chapter 382 (Texas Clean Air Act).

(b) Chapter 382 (Texas Clean Air Act) shall be enforced without regard to ownership of a control facility financed under this chapter.

(c) This chapter does not affect the right of a private person to pursue, against a person who contracts with an issuer under this chapter, a common-law remedy to abate or recover damages for a condition of pollution or other nuisance. A person purchasing or using a control facility under contract with an issuer may not assert the defense of sovereign immunity because of the issuer's ownership of the control facility.

(d) An issuer may use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out a power or authority expressly or impliedly granted by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 153.192 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.192
§ 153.192. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as possessory conservator of a child has the rights and duties provided by Subchapter B and any other right or duty expressly granted to the possessory conservator in the order.

(b) In ordering the terms and conditions for possession of a child by a parent appointed possessory conservator, the court shall be guided by the guidelines in Subchapter E.
Tex. Election Code § 247.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 247 / Section 247.005
§ 247.005. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

In an action under this chapter, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.109
§ 1081.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.041
§ 1231.041. APPROVAL OF STATE SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an entity, including a state agency, may not issue a state security unless:

(1) the board approves the issuance; or

(2) the security is exempted under law, including a board rule adopted under Section 1231.022(2).

(b) A state security issued by an institution of higher education, or issued at the request of or for the benefit of an institution of higher education, is not subject to board approval if:

(1) the institution or the university system of which the institution is a component has an unenhanced long-term debt rating of at least AA- or its equivalent; and

(2) the general revenue of this state is not pledged to the payment of the security.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.053
§ 522.053. LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person applying for renewal of a commercial driver's license must complete the application form required by the department, including updated information and required certifications.

(b) To retain a hazardous materials endorsement, an applicant must pass the written test for that endorsement.

(c) The department may require an examination, including a vision test, for the renewal of a commercial driver's license.

(d) Before renewing a commercial driver's license, the department shall check the applicant's driving record as required by 49 C.F.R. Section 383.73.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 759.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 759 / Section 759.003
§ 759.003. DUTIES OF ROLLER SKATERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A roller skater:

(1) shall comply with each posted sign or warning that relates to the behavior and responsibility of the roller skater in the roller-skating center;

(2) shall obey instructions given by the operator, floor guard, or other roller-skating center personnel;

(3) shall maintain reasonable control over the speed and direction of the roller skater's skating at all times;

(4) shall be reasonably aware of other roller skaters or objects in the roller-skating center to avoid colliding with other roller skaters or objects;

(5) shall know the roller skater's ability to control the intended direction of skating and shall skate within the limits of that ability; and

(6) may not act in a manner that may cause injury to others.

(b) The conduct of a child shall be evaluated based on the child's experience, intelligence, capacity, and age to determine if the child violated this section or Section 757.004.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.002
§ 1501.002. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality by ordinance may issue bonds to finance the purchase or construction of an additional sewage disposal facility.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.054
§ 1151.054. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "psychoactive medication" has the meaning assigned by Section 574.101, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The guardian of the person of a ward who is not a minor and who is under a protective custody order as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code, may consent to the administration of psychoactive medication as prescribed by the ward's treating physician regardless of the ward's expressed preferences regarding treatment with psychoactive medication.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 201.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.011
§ 201.011. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

No person may excavate, remove, destroy, injure, alter in any significant manner, or deface any part of a cave owned by the State of Texas, unless the person possesses a valid permit under Section 201.012.
Tex. Election Code § 42.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 42 / Section 42.063
§ 42.063. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

Each election precinct established under this subchapter must be described by natural or artificial boundaries, by survey lines, or if the precinct is coterminous with one or more county election precincts, by use of the county election precinct number or numbers.