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Tex. Election Code § 86.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 86 / Section 86.009
§ 86.009. PROVIDING CORRECTED BALLOT TO VOTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after a ballot to be voted by mail is provided to a voter, the official ballot is changed in a way that affects the choices available to the voter in the election or the validity of the ballot provided to the voter if cast, the early voting clerk shall mail a corrected ballot and corresponding balloting materials to the voter unless in the clerk's opinion there is not sufficient time for the voter to timely return the corrected ballot to the clerk.

(b) The clerk shall include with the balloting materials provided to the voter a written notice containing:

(1) a brief explanation of the reason for providing another ballot; and

(2) an instruction to destroy the defective ballot if it has not already been returned to the clerk.

(c) Before mailing the corrected ballot to the voter, the clerk shall place a notation on the carrier envelope indicating that the ballot is a corrected ballot being provided under this section. The clerk shall also indicate on the voter's application that the voter was provided a corrected ballot.

(d) The clerk shall prepare a list containing the name of each voter who is provided a corrected ballot under this section. The clerk shall preserve the list for the period for preserving the precinct election records.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a voter's defective ballot that is timely returned to the clerk as a marked ballot shall be treated as:

(1) a marked ballot not timely returned if the corrected ballot is timely returned as a marked ballot by the close of the polls on election day; or

(2) as the voter's ballot for the election if the corrected ballot is not timely returned by the close of the polls on election day.

(f) A ballot to be voted by mail under Chapter 101 corrected under this section may be counted if it is timely returned as required by Section 101.057.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.004
§ 777.004. STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) A poison control center established under this chapter shall use physicians, pharmacists, nurses, other professionals, and support personnel trained in various aspects of toxicology and poison control and prevention.

(b) A poison control center shall make available resources, if possible, to accommodate persons who do not speak English.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.151
§ 1015.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Utilities Code § 122.201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 122 / Section 122.201
§ 122.201. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT TAX.
Status: in_force

A person who is required to report a tax imposed by this chapter and fails to report as required by Sections 122.102 and 122.103 shall pay:

(1) a penalty of five percent of the amount of the tax due with the report; and

(2) if the report is not made before the 31st day after the date the report is initially required to be made, an additional penalty of five percent of the amount of the tax due with the report.
Tex. Water Code § 58.711 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.711
§ 58.711. LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED AND INCLUDED LAND.
Status: in_force

The land excluded from the district is free from any lien or liability created on the excluded land by reason of its having been included in the district. Land added to the district is subject to all laws, liens, and provisions governing the district and the land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292A.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292A / Section 292A.053
§ 292A.053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

After the commissioners court has voted to require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court may adopt rules relating to the administration of the mandatory payment.
Tex. Government Code § 551.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.023
§ 551.023. RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person in attendance may record all or any part of an open meeting of a governmental body by means of a recorder, video camera, or other means of aural or visual reproduction.

(b) A governmental body may adopt reasonable rules to maintain order at a meeting, including rules relating to:

(1) the location of recording equipment; and

(2) the manner in which the recording is conducted.

(c) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) may not prevent or unreasonably impair a person from exercising a right granted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.0112 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0112
§ 33.0112. DESTRUCTION OF GENETIC MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall destroy any genetic material obtained from a child under this chapter not later than the second anniversary of the date the department receives the genetic material unless a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the child consents to disclosure under Section 33.018(c-1).

(b) The department shall destroy any genetic material obtained from a child under this chapter not later than the second anniversary of the date the department receives the genetic material if:

(1) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the child consents to disclosure under Section 33.018(c-1);

(2) the parent, managing conservator, or guardian who consented to the disclosure revokes the consent under Section 33.018(i); and

(3) the department receives the written revocation of consent under Section 33.018(i) not later than the second anniversary of the date the department received the genetic material.

(c) The department shall destroy any genetic material obtained from a child under this chapter not later than the 60th day after the date the department receives a written revocation of consent under Section 33.018(i) if:

(1) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the child consented to disclosure under Section 33.018(c-1);

(2) the parent, managing conservator, or guardian who consented to the disclosure or the child revokes the consent under Section 33.018(i); and

(3) the department receives the written revocation of consent later than the second anniversary of the date the department received the genetic material.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.301
§ 6903.301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds to:

(1) provide a source of water supply for municipalities and other users for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes; or

(2) carry out any other power conferred by this chapter.

(b) The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.112
§ 3915.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0126 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0126
§ 8508.0126. LIMITATIONS ON POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITY; COMMISSION APPROVAL OF CERTAIN PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The powers granted and duties prescribed by this chapter are subject to all legislative declarations of public policy in the maximum use of the storm water, floodwater, and unappropriated flow water of the basin for the purposes for which the authority is created.

(b) The commission shall consider the adequacy of, and approve or refuse to approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:

(1) is devised by the authority to achieve a plan or purpose for which the authority was created; and

(2) contemplates improvements that are to be supervised by the commission under general law.
Tex. Education Code § 22.086 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.086
§ 22.086. LIABILITY FOR REPORTING OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

The State Board for Educator Certification, a school district, an open-enrollment charter school, a private school, a regional education service center, a shared services arrangement, or an employee of the board, district, school, service center, or shared services arrangement is not civilly or criminally liable for making a report required under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.113
§ 1048.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to the hospital or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 432.185 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.185
§ 432.185. REDRESS OF INJURIES TO PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If complaint is made to a commanding officer that wilful damage has been done to the property of any person or that a person's property has been wrongfully taken by members of the state military forces, the officer, subject to regulations the governor prescribes, may convene a board to investigate the complaint. The board shall consist of from one to three commissioned officers, and for the purpose of that investigation, it may summon witnesses, examine them on oath or affirmation, receive depositions or other documentary evidence, and assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties. The assessment of damages made by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the amount approved by him shall be charged against the pay of the offenders. The order of the commanding officer directing charges authorized by this section is conclusive, except as provided by Subsection (c), on any disbursing officer for the payment by him to the injured parties of the damages assessed and approved.

(b) If the offenders cannot be ascertained, but the organization or detachment to which they belong is known, charges totaling the amount of damages assessed and approved may be paid to the injured parties from the military funds of the units of the state military forces to which the offenders belong.

(c) A person subject to this chapter who is accused of causing wilful damage to property has the rights to be represented by counsel, to summon witnesses in his behalf, and to cross-examine those appearing against him. The counsel mentioned must be military counsel, provided by the commanding officer instituting this inquiry. The accused may also employ civilian counsel of his own choosing at his own expense. The accused has the right of appeal to the next higher commander.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 642.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 642 / Section 642.051
§ 642.051. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or operator of a website or online service that deals in substantial part in the electronic dissemination of third-party commercial recordings or audiovisual works, directly or indirectly, and that electronically disseminates those recordings or works to consumers in this state shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the website or online service in a location that is readily accessible to a consumer using or visiting the website or online service, the owner or operator's true and correct:

(1) name;

(2) physical address;

(3) telephone number; and

(4) e-mail address.

(b) For purposes of this section, a location is considered readily accessible on a website or online service if the location is:

(1) a landing or home web page or screen;

(2) an "about" or "about us" web page or screen;

(3) a "contact" or "contact us" web page or screen;

(4) an informational web page or screen; or

(5) another place on the website or online service commonly used to display information identifying the owner or operator of the website or online service.

(c) Subsection (a) applies regardless of whether another person has previously electronically disseminated the same recording or audiovisual work.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949A / Section 7949A.0303
§ 7949A.0303. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.052
§ 8819.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8819.052. METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS: COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS. (a) The directors of the district shall be elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director shall be elected by the voters of the entire district, and two directors shall be elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), to be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district. To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.

(d) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(e) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are redrawn after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or a director elected or appointed before the effective date of the change whose term of office begins on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve in the precinct to which elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected or appointed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.206
§ 3951.206. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 437.410 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.410
§ 437.410. CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:

(1) the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204; and

(2) the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through informal methods have been unsuccessful.

(b) The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.107
§ 1083.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0108
§ 3963.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 55.654 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.654
§ 55.654. DECISION AFTER HEARING.
Status: in_force

After the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not the tax is equitable and shall sustain, reduce, or increase the tax to an amount which in the board's judgment is equitable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.002
§ 7907.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 58.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 58 / Section 58.005
§ 58.005. WAIVER OF CHAPTER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person may not waive this chapter by contract or other means. A purported waiver of this chapter is void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8186.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8186 / Section 8186.003
§ 8186.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8116.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8116 / Section 8116.151
§ 8116.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8116.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 24.510 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.510
§ 24.510.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.510. 365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). The 365th Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.151
§ 8428.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8428.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.110
§ 3001.110. DESIGNATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate as an agricultural project a project that relates to:

(1) the development of agriculture in the district and surrounding areas; and

(2) the preservation and conservation of the soil in the district for agricultural purposes.

(b) A project designated under Subsection (a) is for a public purpose.

(c) The cost of a project, including interest during construction and the cost of issuing obligations, may be paid from any source.

(d) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.151
§ 9001.151. AD VALOREM PLAN OF TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation, subject to voter approval at an election held in the district for that purpose.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.021 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.021
§ 68.021. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates any provision of this chapter and who has been convicted on one previous occasion of a violation of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) A person who violates any provision of this chapter and who has been convicted on two or more previous occasions of a violation of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(d) A violation of a regulation of the department issued under the authority of this chapter is a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.056
§ 3862.056. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A vacant director position is not counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
Tex. Government Code § 863.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 863 / Section 863.005
§ 863.005. CHARGE FOR CERTAIN PAST DUE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The state board by rule may impose an interest charge on contributions due because of a correction of an error related to enrollment or qualified service. The charge must be based on the pension system's current assumed rate of return. Charges collected shall be deposited in the fund.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.053
§ 1157.053. CLAIM ENTERED ON CLAIM DOCKET.
Status: in_force

After a claim against a ward's estate has been presented to and allowed by the guardian of the estate, wholly or partly, the claim must be filed with the county clerk of the proper county. The clerk shall enter the claim on the claim docket.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.254
§ 507.254. FORM OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license issued by the executive council must include the name of the board applicable to the license holder.
Tex. Government Code § 662.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.151
§ 662.151. TRANSPORTATION WEEK.
Status: in_force

The week that includes the third Friday in May is Transportation Week in recognition of National Transportation Week and the contributions of the transportation industry to the State of Texas.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.104
§ 351.104. ADMINISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If a decedent was a partner in a general partnership and the partnership agreement or articles of partnership provide that, on the death of a partner, the partner's personal representative is entitled to that partner's place in the partnership, a personal representative accordingly contracting to enter the partnership under the partnership agreement or articles of partnership is, to the extent allowed by law, liable to a third person only to the extent of:

(1) the deceased partner's capital in the partnership; and

(2) the estate's assets held by the representative.

(b) This section does not exonerate a personal representative from liability for the representative's negligence.