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Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0425 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0425
§ 42.0425. ADDITION OF LAND IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY TO CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision, one purpose of which is to supply fresh water for domestic or commercial use or to furnish sanitary sewer services, roadways, or drainage, may not add land that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality unless the governing body of the municipality gives its written consent by ordinance or resolution in accordance with this section and the Water Code. In giving its consent, the municipality may not place any conditions or other restrictions on the expansion of the political subdivision other than those expressly permitted by Section 54.016(e), Water Code.

(b) The procedures under Section 42.042 governing a municipality's refusal to consent to the creation of a political subdivision apply to a municipality that refuses to consent to the addition of land to a political subdivision under this section.

(c) An owner of land in the area proposed to be added to the political subdivision may not unreasonably refuse to enter into a contract for water or sanitary sewer services with the municipality under Section 42.042(c).

(d) This section does not apply to a political subdivision created by Chapter 289, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0501
§ 4013.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.151
§ 8860.151. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may impose a reasonable fee on each well for which a permit is issued by the district and that is not exempt from regulation by the district. The fee may be based on:

(1) the size of column pipe used by the well; or

(2) the actual, authorized, or anticipated amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.

(b) In addition to a fee imposed under Subsection (a), the district may impose a reasonable fee or surcharge for an export fee using one of the following methods:

(1) a fee negotiated between the district and the transporter; or

(2) a combined production and export fee.

(c) Fees authorized by this section may be assessed annually and may be used to fund the cost of district operations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.105
§ 379H.105. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A land bank shall keep accurate minutes of the land bank's meetings and shall keep accurate records and books of account that conform with generally accepted principles of accounting and that clearly reflect the income and expenses of the land bank and all transactions in relation to the land bank's real property.

(b) A land bank shall maintain and make available for public review and inspection:

(1) an inventory of all real property held by the land bank;

(2) a copy of the sale settlement statement for each real property sold or transferred to a third party; and

(3) a copy of the performance report filed under Subsection (e).

(c) Not later than the 90th day after the end of the fiscal year of the municipality that created the land bank, the land bank shall file with the municipality an annual audited financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant.

(d) Financial transactions of a land bank are subject to audit by the municipality that created the land bank.

(e) For purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of a land bank created under this chapter, a land bank shall submit an annual performance report to the municipality that created the land bank not later than November 1 of each year in which the land bank acquires or sells real property in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.002
§ 115.002. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor shall carefully examine and report on all reports that are about the collection of money for the county and that are required to be made to the commissioners court.

(b) At least once each quarter, the county auditor shall check the books and shall examine in detail the reports of the county tax assessor-collector, the county treasurer, and all other officers. The auditor shall verify the footings and the correctness of those books and reports. The auditor shall either stamp the books and reports approved or shall note any differences, errors, or discrepancies.

(c) The auditor shall carefully examine the report made under Section 114.026 by the county treasurer, together with the canceled orders for payment that have been paid. The auditor shall verify those orders with the register of orders issued as shown on the auditor's books.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0101
§ 3793.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Celina, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the TRR 243 Municipal Management District.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.0541 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0541
§ 522.0541. DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE OR LEARNER PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In the manner ordered by a court in another state in connection with a matter involving the violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control and on receipt of the necessary information from the other state, the department may deny renewal of the commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit issued to a person by the department for the person's:

(1) failure to appear in connection with a complaint or citation;

(2) failure to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment of a fine and costs; or

(3) failure to answer a citation or to pay fines, penalties, or costs related to the original violation.

(b) The information necessary under Subsection (a) may be transmitted through the commercial driver's license information system and must include:

(1) the name, date of birth, and the commercial driver's license number of the license held by the person;

(2) notice that the person failed to appear as required by law or failed to satisfy a judgment that ordered the payment of a fine and costs in the manner ordered by the court;

(3) the nature of the violation; and

(4) any other information required by the department.

(c) The department shall apply any notification received under Subsection (a) as a conviction to the person's driving record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.104
§ 8279.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade, or alteration of the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a telegraph or telephone property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.103
§ 3938.103. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An improvement project described by Section 3938.102 may be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
Tex. Local Government Code § 132.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 132 / Section 132.006
§ 132.006. DISPOSITION OF FEES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county or precinct officer collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall deposit the fee or charge in the general fund of the county.

(b) The municipal official collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall deposit the fee or charge in the general fund of the municipality.
Tex. Water Code § 5.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.001
§ 5.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Water Development Board.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Clean coal project" means the installation of one or more components of the coal-based integrated sequestration and hydrogen research project to be built in partnership with the United States Department of Energy, commonly referred to as the FutureGen project. The term includes the construction or modification of a facility for electric generation, industrial production, or the production of steam as a byproduct of coal gasification to the extent that the facility installs one or more components of the FutureGen project.

(5) "Coal" has the meaning assigned by Section 134.004, Natural Resources Code.

(6) "Component of the FutureGen project" means a process, technology, or piece of equipment that:

(A) is designed to employ coal gasification technology to generate electricity, hydrogen, or steam in a manner that meets the FutureGen project profile;

(B) is designed to employ fuel cells to generate electricity in a manner that meets the FutureGen project profile;

(C) is designed to employ a hydrogen-fueled turbine to generate electricity where the hydrogen is derived from coal in a manner that meets the FutureGen project profile;

(D) is designed to demonstrate the efficacy at an electric generation or industrial production facility of a carbon dioxide capture technology in a manner that meets the FutureGen project profile;

(E) is designed to sequester a portion of the carbon dioxide captured from an electric generation or industrial production facility in a manner that meets the FutureGen project profile in conjunction with appropriate remediation plans and appropriate techniques for reservoir characterization, injection control, and monitoring;

(F) is designed to sequester carbon dioxide as part of enhanced oil recovery in a manner that meets the FutureGen project profile in conjunction with appropriate techniques for reservoir characterization, injection control, and monitoring;

(G) qualifies for federal funds designated for the FutureGen project;

(H) is required to perform the sampling, analysis, or research necessary to submit a proposal to the United States Department of Energy for the FutureGen project; or

(I) is required in a final United States Department of Energy request for proposals for the FutureGen project or is described in a final United States Department of Energy request for proposals as a desirable element to be considered in the awarding of the project.

(7) "FutureGen project profile" means a standard or standards relevant to a component of the FutureGen project, as provided in a final or amended United States Department of Energy request for proposals or contract.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.1015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.1015
§ 248A.1015. TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for transportation services as required under Section 248A.101(b)(9). In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner:

(1) shall authorize a center to determine:

(A) in coordination with a minor client's parent, guardian, or other legally authorized representative, the schedule of transportation services; and

(B) in coordination with the client's prescribing physician, the necessary type of provider who must be present during transportation;

(2) shall permit a minor client's parent, guardian, or other legally authorized representative to decline a center's transportation services entirely or only on a specific date; and

(3) may not:

(A) require a plan of care or physician's order to document a client's need for transportation services to access a center's services; or

(B) consider transportation services as nursing services included in a client's plan of care.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0174 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0174
§ 11.0174. INTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall establish the office of internal affairs.

(b) The office of internal affairs has original departmental jurisdiction over all investigations of cases alleging criminal conduct:

(1) occurring on department property;

(2) engaged in by on-duty department employees; or

(3) engaged in by officers commissioned by the department performing off-duty work related to their official duties.

(c) The office of internal affairs shall oversee and review, but need not conduct, all investigations under this section.

(d) An investigation under this section may be initiated only by the executive director or the commission.

(e) The executive director shall appoint the head of the office of internal affairs. The head of the office of internal affairs serves until removed by the executive director.

(f) The head of the office of internal affairs shall:

(1) report directly to the executive director regarding performance of and activities related to investigations;

(2) report to the executive director for administrative purposes; and

(3) provide the executive director or commission with information regarding investigations as appropriate.

(g) The head of the office of internal affairs shall present at each regularly scheduled commission meeting and at other appropriate times a summary of information relating to investigations conducted under this section that includes analysis of the number, type, and outcome of investigations, trends in the investigations, and any recommendations to avoid future complaints.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2301.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.054
§ 2301.054. CERTAIN CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED; REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract or agreement that is not written into an application for personal automobile insurance coverage and the personal automobile insurance policy is void and violates this code.

(b) A contract or agreement described by Subsection (a) constitutes grounds for the revocation of an insurer's certificate of authority to write personal automobile insurance in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1734 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1734
§ 55.1734. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects specified as follows:

(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $21,792,096 to renovate and repair campus buildings;

(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $5,301,960 to renovate Gentry Hall and convert it to classroom and laboratory use;

(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $2,125,000 for campus landscaping, renovation of the old library for physical plant purposes, renovation of the Main Building and Electronics Commerce Resource Center, and demolition of the old physical plant building;

(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $7,650,000 to construct a performing arts and classroom building and to expand the Gates Memorial Library and develop an adjacent plaza;

(5) Sam Houston State University, $18 million to renovate and expand the Farrington Building;

(6) Texas State University, $18,436,500 to construct a business building; and

(7) Sul Ross State University, $15,175,000 to renovate and expand the range animal science facility and science building annex and to carry out other building renovations.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas State University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas State University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) Any portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for one or more specified projects at an institution that is not required for the specified projects may be used to renovate existing structures and facilities at the institution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.402
§ 463.402. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for an action against the association under this chapter is in Travis County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.030
§ 264.030. SALE OF PROPERTY; GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell, through sealed bids or at a public auction, real property acquired by gift or purchase that the board determines is not needed for hospital purposes if the sale does not violate:

(1) a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to outstanding bonds of the authority; or

(2) an agreement between the authority and a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 223.

(b) If the board conducts the sale by sealed bids, the board must provide notice of the sale under Section 272.001, Local Government Code.

(c) If the board conducts the sale by public auction, the board must publish a notice of the sale once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice must include a description of the property and the date, time, and place of the auction. The first notice must be published not later than the 21st day before the date of the auction.

(d) This section does not affect the authority's powers under Chapter 223.

(e) This section does not apply to the sale or closing of a hospital as provided in Section 264.031.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.053 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.053
§ 46B.053. PROCEDURE AFTER FINDING OF COMPETENCY.
Status: in_force

If the court or jury determines that the defendant is competent to stand trial, the court shall continue the trial on the merits. If a jury determines that the defendant is competent and the trial on the merits is to be held before a jury, the court shall continue the trial with another jury selected for that purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.153 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.153
§ 55A.153. ARREST FOR VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of Subchapter A, B, or C, a person may not expunge records and files relating to an arrest that occurs pursuant to a warrant issued under Article 42A.751(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0103
§ 8002A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0003
§ 9078.0003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is essential to the accomplishment of the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the state.

(b) All land and property in the district will benefit from the improvements to be constructed, acquired, and operated by the district and from the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the state.

(c) This chapter addresses a subject in which the state is interested.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0104
§ 8095.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8095.0103 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. Transportation Code § 463.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.152
§ 463.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 463.152. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: FACILITIES. A station or terminal complex of an authority:

(1) must include adequate provisions for the transfer of passengers among the various means of transportation available to the complex; and

(2) may include provisions for residential, institutional, recreational, commercial, and industrial facilities.