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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.003
§ 9037.003. 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. Business & Commerce Code § 302.302 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.302
§ 302.302. CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(b) A person who violates an injunction issued under Section 302.301 is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not more than:

(1) $25,000 for each violation of the injunction; and

(2) $50,000 for all violations of the injunction.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty under Subsection (b) in the court that issued the original injunction.

(d) The party bringing the action also is entitled to recover all reasonable costs of prosecuting the action, including court costs and investigation costs, deposition expenses, witness fees, and attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8886.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8886 / Section 8886.001
§ 8886.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.035
§ 574.035. ORDER FOR EXTENDED INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: repealed

(a) The judge may order a proposed patient to receive court-ordered extended inpatient mental health services only if the jury, or the judge if the right to a jury is waived, finds, from clear and convincing evidence, that:

(1) the proposed patient is a person with mental illness;

(2) as a result of that mental illness the proposed patient:

(A) is likely to cause serious harm to the proposed patient;

(B) is likely to cause serious harm to others; or

(C) is:

(i) suffering severe and abnormal mental, emotional, or physical distress;

(ii) experiencing substantial mental or physical deterioration of the proposed patient's ability to function independently, which is exhibited by the proposed patient's inability, except for reasons of indigence, to provide for the proposed patient's basic needs, including food, clothing, health, or safety; and

(iii) unable to make a rational and informed decision as to whether or not to submit to treatment;

(3) the proposed patient's condition is expected to continue for more than 90 days; and

(4) the proposed patient has received court-ordered inpatient mental health services under this subtitle or under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, for at least 60 consecutive days during the preceding 12 months.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 362), Sec. 27(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) If the jury or judge finds that the proposed patient meets the commitment criteria prescribed by Subsection (a), the jury or judge must specify which criterion listed in Subsection (a)(2) forms the basis for the decision.

(d) The jury or judge is not required to make the finding under Subsection (a)(4) if the proposed patient has already been subject to an order for extended mental health services.

(e) To be clear and convincing under Subsection (a), the evidence must include expert testimony and evidence of a recent overt act or a continuing pattern of behavior that tends to confirm:

(1) the likelihood of serious harm to the proposed patient or others; or

(2) the proposed patient's distress and the deterioration of the proposed patient's ability to function.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 362), Sec. 27(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 362), Sec. 27(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(h) An order for extended inpatient mental health services must provide for a period of treatment not to exceed 12 months.

(i) A judge may not issue an order for extended inpatient mental health services for a proposed patient who is charged with a criminal offense that involves an act, attempt, or threat of serious bodily injury to another person.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1170, Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.042
§ 524.042. STAY OF SUSPENSION ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A suspension of a driver's license under this chapter is stayed on the filing of an appeal petition only if:

(1) the person's driver's license has not been suspended as a result of an alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact during the five years preceding the date of the person's arrest; and

(2) the person has not been convicted during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest of an offense under:

(A) Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed before September 1, 1994;

(B) Section 19.05(a)(2), Penal Code, as that law existed before September 1, 1994;

(C) Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, or 49.061, Penal Code;

(D) Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, if the offense involved the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft; or

(E) Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(b) A stay under this section is effective for not more than 90 days after the date the appeal petition is filed. On the expiration of the stay, the department shall impose the suspension. The department or court may not grant an extension of the stay or an additional stay.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8211.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8211 / Section 8211.002
§ 8211.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8211.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.084 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.084
§ 711.084. EXAMINATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For each examination conducted under Section 711.083, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall impose on the cemetery broker a fee in an amount set by the commission under Section 711.082.

(b) The amount of the fee must be sufficient to cover:

(1) the cost of the examination, including:

(A) salary and travel expenses for department employees, including travel to and from the place where the records are kept; and

(B) any other expense necessarily incurred in conducting the examination;

(2) the equitable or proportionate cost of maintaining and operating the department; and

(3) the cost of enforcing this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.001
§ 4201.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1) promote the delivery of quality health care in a cost-effective manner;

(2) ensure that a utilization review agent adheres to reasonable standards for conducting utilization review;

(3) foster greater coordination and cooperation between a health care provider and utilization review agent;

(4) improve communications and knowledge of benefits among all parties concerned before an expense is incurred; and

(5) ensure that a utilization review agent maintains the confidentiality of medical records in accordance with applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.103
§ 7968.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 53.32 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.32
§ 53.32. NO POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The authority does not have the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 559.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 559 / Section 559.004
§ 559.004. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue a license renewal certificate to an applicant after the board has received, in a time prescribed by Section 559.003:

(1) the completed application;

(2) the renewal fee; and

(3) proof of completion of the continuing education requirements prescribed by Subchapter B.

(b) The renewal certificate must contain:

(1) the pharmacist's license number;

(2) the period for which the license is renewed; and

(3) other information the board determines necessary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.553
§ 301.553. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 301.451 or Section 301.251 is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 a day.

(b) The civil penalty may be collected in a suit initiated by the board.
Tex. Family Code § 162.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.106
§ 162.106. COMPACT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services as compact administrator.

(b) The commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services shall designate a deputy compact administrator and staff necessary to execute the terms of the compact in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.008
§ 146.008. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES.
Status: in_force

A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio and each tattooist or person who performs body piercing who works in the studio or at a temporary location shall take precautions to prevent the spread of infection, including:

(1) using germicidal soap to clean the hands of the tattooist or person who performs body piercing and the skin area of the client to be tattooed or pierced;

(2) wearing clean apparel and rubber gloves;

(3) using sterile tools and equipment as provided by Section 146.011; and

(4) keeping the tattoo or body piercing studio or temporary location in a sanitary condition.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.005
§ 62.005. CORPORATE NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of an association must include the words "Savings Association," "Savings Institution," "Savings and Loan Association," or "Savings and Loan Institution," preceded by one or more appropriate descriptive words approved by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner may not approve the incorporation of an association that has the same name as another association authorized to do business in this state under this subtitle or a name so nearly resembling the name of another association as to be calculated to deceive unless the association is formed:

(1) by the reincorporation, reorganization, or consolidation of other associations; or

(2) on the sale of the property or franchise of an association.

(c) A person who is not an association authorized to do business under this subtitle may not do business under a name or title that:

(1) indicates or reasonably implies that the business being done is the type of business carried on or transacted by an association; or

(2) is calculated to lead a person to believe that the business being done is the type of business carried on or transacted by an association.

(d) On application by the commissioner or an association, a court may enjoin a violation of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.255
§ 8104.255. GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) apply for, accept, and administer a grant, loan, or other assistance from the United States, this state, or another state to carry out the purpose of this chapter; and

(2) enter into an agreement as provided by the authority in connection with the grant, loan, or other assistance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.2525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.2525
§ 351.2525. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.107 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.107
§ 137.107. PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION; ANNUAL COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) adopt performance indicators that are designed to measure a grant recipient's performance with respect to the partnership program standards adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 137.105;

(2) use the performance indicators to continuously monitor and formally evaluate on an annual basis the performance of each grant recipient; and

(3) prepare and submit an annual report, not later than December 1 of each year, to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, or its successor, and the House Human Services Committee, or its successor, regarding the performance of each grant recipient during the preceding state fiscal year with respect to providing partnership program services.

(b) The report required under Subsection (a)(3) must include:

(1) the number of:

(A) low-income, first-time mothers to whom each grant recipient provided partnership program services and, of that number, the number of mothers who established the paternity of an alleged father as a result of services provided under the program;

(B) mothers who married the father or reside in the same household with the father;

(C) mothers who have previous involvement with the child welfare system, the criminal justice system, or the juvenile justice system; and

(D) mothers who receive other services from the commission;

(2) the extent to which each grant recipient made regular visits to mothers during the period described by Section 137.103(4); and

(3) the extent to which each grant recipient adhered to the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office's program model, including the extent to which registered nurses:

(A) conducted home visitations comparable in frequency, duration, and content to those delivered in Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office clinical trials; and

(B) assessed the health and well-being of mothers and children participating in the partnership programs in accordance with indicators of maternal, child, and family health defined by the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office and required by the commission.

(c) On request, each grant recipient shall timely collect and provide data and any other information required by the commission to monitor and evaluate the recipient or to prepare the report required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6604.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6604 / Section 6604.051
§ 6604.051. GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court is the governing body of the district and the agency through which the management and control of the district is administered.

(b) The commissioners court may perform any act necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 51.806 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.806
§ 51.806. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CASH.
Status: in_force

The order issuing the bonds shall provide that a property owner may secure release of the entire amount of his taxable property as assessed on the rolls from the tax levied for the dissolution bonds by the payment in cash of the full amount of tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.162
§ 1021.162. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY IN EMERGENCY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1021.160, the board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:

(1) money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:

(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for which the pledged taxes were imposed or the pledged bonds were authorized.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.002
§ 545.002. OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, a reference to an operator includes a reference to the vehicle operated by the operator if the reference imposes a duty or provides a limitation on the movement or other operation of that vehicle.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.082
§ 225.082. VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County, between State Highway 198 and State Highway 64, is designated as the Veterans Memorial Parkway.

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

(1) design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Veterans Memorial Parkway, and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway.(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 81 from the Texas-Oklahoma border to the northern municipal boundary of Bowie is designated as the Corporal David Slaton Memorial Highway.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Corporal David Slaton 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.

(c) In this section, a reference to the municipal boundary of Bowie means that boundary as it exists on September 1, 2011.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.051
§ 2261.051. COMPETITIVE CONTRACTOR SELECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall assess its contractor selection procedures and use competitive selection procedures to the greatest extent possible when selecting contractors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.002
§ 8888.002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is a regional water authority in Harris County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0607 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0607
§ 3945.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3945.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.

(e) This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3945.0604(c)(2).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.254 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.254
§ 22.254. PLEDGE, MORTGAGE, DEED OF TRUST, OR TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b) or by the corporation's certificate of formation:

(1) the board of directors of a corporation may authorize a pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, or trust indenture; and

(2) an authorization or consent of members is not required for the validity of the transaction or for any sale under the terms of the transaction.

(b) If the management of the affairs of a corporation is vested in the corporation's members under Section 22.202:

(1) the members may authorize a pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, or trust indenture in the manner provided by Section 22.252(c) for a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation; and

(2) an authorization by the board of directors is not required for the validity of the transaction or for any sale under the terms of the transaction.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.811 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.811
§ 251.811. SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) If before September 1, 2021, the sale of beer was approved in an area by a local option election that approved the sale of beer only, an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder may not sell in that area malt beverages containing more than five percent alcohol by volume unless a subsequent local option election approves the sale of malt beverages or malt beverages and other alcoholic beverages.

(b) The commission shall, on the face of each retail license, indicate whether the holder may only sell malt beverages that do not exceed five percent alcohol by volume.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.006
§ 8377.006. 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.