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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0107
§ 3975.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.154
§ 8845.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board shall annually have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8397.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8397 / Section 8397.151
§ 8397.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that plans to annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts:

(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;

(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;

(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;

(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;

(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;

(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9; and

(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19.

(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.

(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation.

(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.254
§ 1508.254. FUND AVAILABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall compute the total claims reimbursement amount for all health benefit plan issuers participating in the program for the calendar year for which claims are reported and reimbursement requested.

(b) If the total amount requested by health benefit plan issuers participating in the program for reimbursement for a calendar year exceeds the amount of funds available for distribution for claims paid during that same calendar year, the commissioner shall provide for the pro rata distribution of any available funds. A health benefit plan issuer participating in the program is eligible to receive a proportional amount of any available funds that is equal to the proportion of total eligible claims paid by all participating health benefit plan issuers that the requesting health benefit plan issuer paid.

(c) If the amount of funds available for distribution for claims paid by all health benefit plan issuers participating in the program during a calendar year exceeds the total amount requested for reimbursement by all participating health benefit plan issuers during that calendar year, the commissioner shall carry forward any excess funds and make those excess funds available for distribution in the next calendar year. Excess funds carried over under this section are added to the fund in addition to any other money appropriated for the fund for the calendar year into which the funds are carried forward.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.201
§ 7968.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 54.239 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.239
§ 54.239. APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION OF DECISION OF BOARD REGARDING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by a decision of a board involving the cost, purchase, or use of facilities may appeal the decision to the commission by filing a petition with the commission seeking appropriate relief within 30 days after the date of the decision. The commission may require a petitioner to include with a petition under this subchapter a deposit in an amount estimated to be sufficient to pay the costs of notice under V.T.C.A., Water Code Sec. 54.240 and to hold the hearing on the dispute.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.001
§ 2602.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.107
§ 1050.107. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If an agent designated by the district to handle the inquiry determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the board determines that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district's treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district's designated agent, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue an appropriate order.

(f) Either party to the dispute may appeal the order to the district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8333.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8333 / Section 8333.103
§ 8333.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 561.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 561 / Section 561.004
§ 561.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 561.004. SURVEY BY COUNTY WITH TAX VALUATION OF $290 MILLION OR MORE. In a county with a tax valuation of $290 million or more according to the most recently approved county tax roll, the commissioners court of the county may spend not more than $15,000 in any one year out of the general fund of the county to make a preliminary engineering survey relating to drainage, reclamation, conservation, levee improvement, or water control.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.032 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.032
§ 15.032. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Suit against fire, marine, or inland insurance companies may also be commenced in any county in which the insured property was situated. A suit on a policy may be brought against any life insurance company, or accident insurance company, or life and accident, or health and accident, or life, health, and accident insurance company in the county in which the company's principal office in this state is located or in the county in which the loss has occurred or in which the policyholder or beneficiary instituting the suit resided at the time the cause of action accrued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.030
§ 593.030. WITHDRAWAL FROM SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A resident voluntarily admitted to a residential care facility may not be detained more than 96 hours after the time the resident, the resident's parents if the resident is a minor, or the guardian of the resident's person requests discharge of the resident as provided by department rules, unless:

(1) the facility director determines that the resident's condition or other circumstances are such that the resident cannot be discharged without endangering the safety of the resident or the general public;

(2) the facility director files an application for judicial commitment under Section 593.041; and

(3) a court issues a protective custody order under Section 593.044 pending a final determination on the application.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0030
§ 300C.0030. ACCOUNTING AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

After the district has paid or settled all its debts and has disposed of all its property and assets, including money, as prescribed by Section 300C.0029, the board shall provide an accounting to each local government that created the district. The accounting must show the manner in which the property, assets, and debts of the district were distributed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0304
§ 4019.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or a municipality with territory in the district, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.205 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.205
§ 43.205. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 43.201 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person hunting a species covered by this chapter during an open archery season who fails or refuses on the demand of any game warden or other peace officer to exhibit an archery hunting stamp or proof that the person is eligible for any exemptions provided by Section 43.201(c) is presumed to be in violation of Section 43.201 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.055
§ 1065.055. BOND NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A director is not required to post a public official's bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.102
§ 7968.102. 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.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.131 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.131
§ 55A.131. CERTAIN DNA RECORDS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Subchapters A, B, and C, records and files relating to an arrest include:

(1) a DNA record created under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code;

(2) any record of the collection of the specimen from which the DNA record was created; and

(3) any record of the transfer of the specimen to the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8826.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8826 / Section 8826.102
§ 8826.102. LIMITATIONS ON DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may not:

(1) impose a tax of any type;

(2) exercise the power of eminent domain;

(3) acquire land;

(4) issue or sell bonds; or

(5) purchase, sell, transport, or distribute surface water or groundwater.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.022
§ 15.022. CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

The commission may file a court action for contempt against a person who:

(1) fails to comply with a lawful order of the commission;

(2) fails to comply with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum; or

(3) refuses to testify about a matter on which the person may be lawfully interrogated.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9806 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9806
§ 61.9806. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the Texas emergency and trauma care education partnership program. The rules must include:

(1) provisions relating to applying for a grant under this subchapter; and

(2) standards of accountability consistent with other graduate professional nursing and graduate medical education programs to be met by any emergency and trauma care education partnership awarded a grant under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0306
§ 11020.0306. COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The alliance may enter into an interlocal contract with a local government under Chapter 791, Government Code, to carry out a power of the alliance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0252
§ 8509.0252. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; LIMITATION ON TAX RATE; TAX ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tax is authorized at an election under Section 49.107, Water Code, the district annually may impose an ad valorem tax on the taxable property in the district to provide money:

(1) necessary to construct or acquire, maintain, and operate dams, works, plants, and facilities considered essential or beneficial to the district and the district's purposes; or

(2) adequate to defray the cost of the district's maintenance, operation, and administration.

(b) The district may not impose an ad valorem tax for the district's maintenance, operation, and administration that exceeds 50 cents on the $100 assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district.

(c) An election for the imposition of taxes authorized by this section must be:

(1) ordered by the board; and

(2) held and conducted in the manner provided by this chapter relating to elections for the authorization of bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.054
§ 1100.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) a member of the hospital staff.
Tex. Education Code § 29.556 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.556
§ 29.556. P-TECH SCHOOL DESIGNATION AND GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that implements or seeks to implement the P-TECH program at a campus may apply to the commissioner for designation of the campus as a P-TECH school in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner.

(b) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner by rule shall establish a grant program to assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in implementing the P-TECH program at a campus designated as a P-TECH school under Subsection (a). The commissioner may use not more than three percent of the funds appropriated for the grant program to cover the cost of administering the grant program and to provide technical assistance and support to P-TECH schools.

(c) The commissioner shall establish the criteria for a campus's designation as a P-TECH school and for participation in the grant program under this section. The criteria must require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to:

(1) enter into an articulation agreement under Section 29.553 only with institutions of higher education that are accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(2) review and, as necessary, update each memorandum of understanding with a regional industry or business partner under Section 29.553 at least once every two years; and

(3) explain how the district's or school's P-TECH program will address regional workforce needs.
Tex. Government Code § 661.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.154
§ 661.154. VACATION LEAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Vacation leave for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, is determined as follows:

(1) for employees of either house of the legislature, a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature; and

(2) for employees of a legislative agency, by the administrative head of the agency.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 17 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 17
§ 17. ANNUAL STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall file with the board a statement that includes information with respect to its transactions, condition, operations, and affairs during the preceding calendar year. This statement must be filed each year on or before March 1.

(b) The statement shall include those matters and that information that is required by the board and shall be in the form approved by the board.

(c) The board may require the association to furnish additional information with regard to the association's transactions, condition, or any matter connected with its transactions and condition considered to be material and of assistance in evaluating the scope, operation, and experience of the association.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.053 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.053
§ 101.053. CONTRACT REQUIRING OR PROHIBITING LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP VOID.
Status: in_force

A contract is void if it requires that, to work for an employer, employees or applicants for employment:

(1) must be or may not be members of a labor union; or

(2) must remain or may not remain members of a labor union.
Tex. Government Code § 2157.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.069
§ 2157.069. CLEARING FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall establish in the state treasury the clearing fund account. The account is a revolving fund account for the administration of Section 2157.068. The account is the depository for all money received from entities served under that section. Money in the account may be used only to administer that section or for any other purpose specified by the legislature.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.027
§ 593.027. EMERGENCY ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency admission to a residential care facility is permitted without a determination of an intellectual disability and an interdisciplinary team recommendation if:

(1) there is persuasive evidence that the proposed resident is a person with an intellectual disability;

(2) space is available at the facility for which placement is requested;

(3) the proposed resident has an urgent need for services that the facility director determines the facility provides; and

(4) the facility can provide relief for the urgent need within a year after admission.

(b) A determination of an intellectual disability and an interdisciplinary team recommendation for the person admitted under this section shall be performed within 30 days after the date of admission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.157
§ 452.157. REVIEW OF BOARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall routinely examine and evaluate the operations of the boards represented on the executive council.

(b) The executive council may structure the examination in a manner that the executive council considers appropriate to produce an efficient and thorough review.

(c) Each board represented on the executive council shall cooperate with the examination conducted by the executive council under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 358.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 358 / Section 358.101
§ 358.101. AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASING OF MINERALS AT PRIVATE SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the mandatory requirements of Subchapter B for setting a time and place for hearing of a lease application filed under Section 358.052 and the issuance, service, and return of notice, the court may authorize the making of oil, gas, and mineral leases at private sale without public notice or advertising if, in the court's opinion, facts are set out in the application required by Subchapter B sufficient to show that it would be more advantageous to the estate that a lease be made privately and without compliance with those mandatory requirements.

(b) Leases authorized by this section may include pooling provisions or unitization clauses as in other cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7925.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7925 / Section 7925.051
§ 7925.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7925.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.111
§ 401.111. CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN UNSUITABLE NEW SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in adopting rules for the issuance of licenses under the commission's jurisdiction for new sites for processing or disposal of radioactive substances from other persons, shall adopt criteria for the designation of unsuitable sites, including:

(1) flood hazard areas;

(2) areas with characteristics of discharge from or recharge of a groundwater aquifer system; or

(3) areas in which soil conditions make spill cleanup impracticable.

(b) The commission shall consult with the Texas Water Development Board, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Bureau of Economic Geology, and other appropriate state agencies in developing proposed rules. The commission by rule shall:

(1) require selection of sites in areas in which natural conditions minimize potential contamination of surface water and groundwater; and

(2) prohibit issuance of licenses for unsuitable sites as defined by the rules.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.358 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.358
§ 1551.358. NEGOTIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the board of trustees and a person who has standing to pursue an administrative appeal under this subchapter may at any time informally negotiate an award of benefits.

(b) Negotiated benefits may not exceed the maximum benefits otherwise available or required by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.104
§ 8863.104. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Penal Code § 33.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 33 / Section 33.03
§ 33.03. DEFENSES.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 33.02 or 33.022 that the actor was an officer, employee, or agent of a communication common carrier or electric utility and committed the proscribed act or acts in the course of employment while engaged in an activity that is a necessary incident to the rendition of service or to the protection of the rights or property of the communication common carrier or electric utility.