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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.151
§ 1048.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

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

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

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

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

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year, with the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(5) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed expenditures and disbursements; and

(6) the estimated receipts and collections for the following fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.105
§ 1048.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.033
§ 293.033. PROVISION OF FACILITIES BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not alter the authority of the commissioners court to provide county facilities that the commissioners court considers necessary for the convenience of the people in populated areas.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.06
§ 28.06. POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE NOT COVERED BY INVOICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 14.07, 28.20, and 37.01(d), no holder of a mixed beverage permit, nor any officer, agent, or employee of a holder, may possess or permit to be possessed on the premises for which the permit is issued any alcoholic beverage which is not covered by an invoice from the supplier from whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) of this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by confinement in the county jail for no more than 30 days or by both.

(c) Except as provided by Sections 14.07, 28.20, and 37.01(d), no holder of a mixed beverage permit, nor any officer, agent, or employee of a holder, may knowingly possess or permit to be possessed on the licensed premises any alcoholic beverage which is not covered by an invoice from the supplier from whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased.

(d) A person who violates Subsection (c) of this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and by confinement in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than two years. The commission or administrator shall cancel the permit of any permittee found by the commission or administrator, after notice and hearing, to have violated or to have been convicted of violating Subsection (c) of this section.

(e) The commission by rule may allow the holder of a mixed beverage permit or an officer, agent, or employee of the permit holder to possess and use alcoholic beverages that are not covered by an invoice on the permitted premises for cooking purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.207
§ 172.207. COMPENSATION FOR USE OF SYSTEM FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall establish and maintain reasonable and nondiscriminatory rents or other compensation for the use of the facilities of the system acquired, constructed, operated, regulated, or maintained by the district.

(b) Together with grants received by the district, the rents or other compensation must be sufficient to produce revenue adequate to:

(1) pay all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the district's property and facilities;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by the district payable wholly or partly from the revenue, as they become due and payable; and

(3) fulfill the terms of agreements made with the holders of bonds or with any person on their behalf.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.336 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.336
§ 9.336. COMMINGLED GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "commingled goods" means goods that are physically united with other goods in such a manner that their identity is lost in a product or mass.

(b) A security interest does not exist in commingled goods as such. However, a security interest may attach to a product or mass that results when goods become commingled goods.

(c) If collateral becomes commingled goods, a security interest attaches to the product or mass.

(d) If a security interest in collateral is perfected before the collateral becomes commingled goods, the security interest that attaches to the product or mass under Subsection (c) is perfected.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (f), the other provisions of this subchapter determine the priority of a security interest that attaches to the product or mass under Subsection (c).

(f) If more than one security interest attaches to the product or mass under Subsection (c), the following rules determine priority:

(1) A security interest that is perfected under Subsection (d) has priority over a security interest that is unperfected at the time the collateral becomes commingled goods.

(2) If more than one security interest is perfected under Subsection (d), the security interests rank equally in proportion to the value of the collateral at the time it became commingled goods.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 369.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 369 / Section 369.002
§ 369.002. SYMBOLS FOR CERTAIN PLASTIC CONTAINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not manufacture or distribute a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the appropriate symbol indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container is molded into or imprinted on the bottom or near the bottom of the bottle or container.

(b) A plastic bottle or rigid plastic container with a base cup or other component of a material different from the basic material used in making the bottle or container shall bear the symbol indicating its basic material.

(c) The symbols used under this section must consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and of letters placed below the triangle of arrows. The triangle must be equilateral, formed by three arrows with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow, rounded with a short radius. The arrowhead of each arrow must be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the arrowhead from the base of the adjacent arrow. The triangle formed by the arrows must depict a clockwise path around the number.

(d) The numbers, letters of the symbols, and the plastic resins represented by the symbols are:

(1) 1 and PETE, representing polyethylene terephthalate;

(2) 2 and HDPE, representing high density polyethylene;

(3) 3 and V, representing vinyl;

(4) 4 and LDPE, representing low density polyethylene;

(5) 5 and PP, representing polypropylene;

(6) 6 and PS, representing polystyrene; and

(7) 7 and OTHER, representing all other resins, including layered plastics of a combination of materials.

(e) The commission may approve the use of another nationally or internationally recognized label coding system for special-purpose plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers which are components of motor vehicles in place of the symbols described by Subsections (c) and (d).

(f) The commission shall:

(1) maintain a list of the symbols; and

(2) provide a copy of that list to any person on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.105
§ 3853.105. APPROVAL BY CITY OF DICKINSON.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Dickinson's governing body for:

(1) the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;

(2) the imposition of a sales and use tax;

(3) the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bond; and

(4) the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Dickinson, an easement granted by the City of Dickinson, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) The approval obtained for the issuance of bonds or the imposition of a sales and use tax must be a resolution by the City of Dickinson. The approval obtained for plans and specifications must be a permit issued by the City of Dickinson.

(c) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Dickinson's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Dickinson.

(d) The City of Dickinson and the district may agree on conditions for obtaining the approval of the city under this section, including an agreement for the approval of a sales and use tax that requires the district to abolish or decrease the rate of the tax if the rate, when combined with other local sales and use taxes, results in a combined tax rate of more than two percent in any location in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.004
§ 243.004. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The following facilities need not be licensed under this chapter:

(1) an office or clinic of a licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist;

(2) a licensed nursing home; or

(3) a licensed hospital.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.036
§ 70.036. BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

(a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 70.038, the board shall certify to the governor that a person licensed as a branch pilot has qualified.

(b) On receipt of the board's certification, the governor shall issue to the person, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot to and from the Port of Corpus Christi.

(c) The governor shall appoint the number of branch pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for the Port of Corpus Christi.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.105
§ 8298.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract with a political subdivision for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an election by any contracting party.

(b) The district may pay for an obligation incurred by such a contract by issuing bonds that, if otherwise necessary, have been approved by the voters in the manner provided by this chapter.

(c) The district may deliver the district's bonds to any of the following parties that enters into such a contract with the district:

(1) the United States;

(2) an agency or instrumentality of the United States;

(3) this state; or

(4) an agency or instrumentality of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0403
§ 3792.0403. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.155
§ 1115.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that district revenue bonds are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in any 24-month period.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.001
§ 379B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a defense base development authority established under this chapter.

(2) "Base efficiency project" means a demonstration project between a municipality and the United States Department of Defense to evaluate and demonstrate methods for more efficient operation of military installations through improved capital asset management and greater reliance on the public or private sector for less costly base support services and to improve mission effectiveness and reduce the cost of providing quality installation support at military facilities under Pub. L. No. 106-246 or other applicable federal laws.

(3) "Base property" means land inside the boundaries of the defense base for which the authority is established and improvements and personal property on that land.

(4) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(5) "Bond" means an interest-bearing obligation issued by an authority under this chapter, including a bond, certificate, note, or other evidence of indebtedness.

(6) "Defense base" means a military installation or facility that is:

(A) closed or realigned under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687 note) and its subsequent amendments; or

(B) the subject of a base efficiency project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.151
§ 1058.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6907.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6907 / Section 6907.101
§ 6907.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.056
§ 8863.056. VOTE REQUIRED FOR BOARD ACTION.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of a quorum of the board is required for board action. If there is a tie vote, the proposed action fails.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.202
§ 551.202. REQUIRED NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR CHANGE TO POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, an insurer may terminate or change the terms and conditions of a policy of portable electronics insurance only after notice to the master or group policyholder and each enrolled customer. Notice under this section must be provided not later than the 30th day before the date of the termination or change.

(b) If the insurer changes the terms and conditions of the policy, the insurer shall:

(1) provide to the master or group policyholder a revised policy or endorsement; and

(2) provide to each enrolled customer:

(A) a revised certificate, revised endorsement, updated brochure, or other document indicating that a change in the terms and conditions has occurred;

(B) a summary of the material changes; and

(C) a disclosure, in a font that is capitalized, boldfaced, italicized, or underlined or is larger than or set off from the remainder of the document, that enrollment in coverage is optional and that provides information on how to discontinue enrollment.
Tex. Election Code § 145.065 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.065
§ 145.065. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.
Status: in_force

If a candidate dies or is declared ineligible after the 74th day before election day, the candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot.
Tex. Insurance Code § 824.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 824 / Section 824.005
§ 824.005. COMMISSIONER ACTION ON PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall hold a hearing on a proposed plan of merger or consolidation not later than the 15th day after the date on which the plan is filed with the commissioner as required by Section 824.004.

(b) Not later than the 15th day after the hearing date, the commissioner shall:

(1) give written approval of the plan to each insurance corporation that is a party to the proposed merger or consolidation; or

(2) disapprove the plan if the commissioner determines that the plan:

(A) is contrary to law; or

(B) would not be in the best interests of the policyholders affected by the plan and would substantially reduce the security of and service to be rendered to policyholders of the insurance corporation in this state or elsewhere.

(c) The commissioner may extend the period during which the commissioner may affirmatively approve or disapprove the proposed plan if representatives of the applicants for the proposed merger or consolidation concur in that extension.

(d) If the commissioner disapproves a proposed plan, the commissioner shall specify in detail the reasons for that disapproval.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 30.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 30 / Section 30.05
§ 30.05. PURCHASE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS.
Status: in_force

Distilled spirits sold by the holder of a nonprofit entity temporary event permit must be purchased from the holder of a local distributor's permit.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.257
§ 4004.257. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for a person who is registered under this chapter.

(b) A person who is registered under this chapter must participate in continuing education programs if the board requires participation as a condition of maintaining the person's certificate or evidence of registration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8871.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8871 / Section 8871.103
§ 8871.103. EXEMPT WELLS.
Status: in_force

(a) Groundwater withdrawals from the following wells may not be regulated, permitted, or metered by the district:

(1) a well used for domestic use by a single private residential household and incapable of producing more than 10,000 gallons per day; and

(2) a well used solely for domestic use or for providing water for livestock or poultry if the well is:

(A) located or to be located on a tract of land larger than 10 acres; and

(B) drilled, completed, or equipped so that it is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day.

(b) The district may not charge or collect a well construction fee for a well described by Subsection (a)(2).

(c) A well used for dewatering and monitoring in the production of coal or lignite is exempt from permit requirements, regulations, and fees imposed by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1683.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1683 / Section 1683.003
§ 1683.003. WAITING PERIOD FOR PREEXISTING CONDITION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a postsecondary educational institution that offers higher education health benefits may not require a waiting period of more than six months for treatment of a preexisting condition otherwise included in higher education health benefits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8192.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8192 / Section 8192.003
§ 8192.003. 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 boundaries of 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. Government Code § 659.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.003
§ 659.003. OFFICER MAY DECLINE REMUNERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Officer" means an elected officer or appointed officer, as those terms are defined by Chapter 572. The term includes a person who has received a certificate of election to such an office or who has been appointed or nominated to such an office but has not been confirmed.

(2) "Remuneration" includes salary, compensatory per diem, expense per diem, reimbursement for expenses, longevity pay, and fees.

(b) An officer may decline remuneration associated with the office. To decline remuneration, the officer shall execute a declination form prescribed by the secretary of state. The form shall be designed to permit the person to decline all remuneration or to decline particular remuneration from among various types associated with the office. The form shall be filed with the secretary of state.

(c) A declination is effective on the date it is filed with the secretary of state.

(d) A declination filed after an officer has qualified for office may be revoked at any time. A declination filed before a person has qualified for office may not be revoked during the term of office to which the person is appointed or elected.

(e) A person who has irrevocably declined remuneration under this section is not considered to be compensated directly or indirectly for purposes of state law, except that declination of remuneration under this section does not change the character of an office as an office of emolument or a lucrative office for purposes of a provision of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0014
§ 25.0014. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE.
Status: in_force

The judge of a statutory county court must:

(1) be at least 25 years of age;

(2) be a United States citizen and have resided in the county for at least two years before election or appointment; and

(3) be a licensed attorney in this state who has practiced law or served as a judge of a court in this state, or both combined, for the four years preceding election or appointment, unless otherwise provided for by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0173 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0173
§ 265.0173. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.