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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.1017
§ 91.1017. LOCATION OF CERTAIN PITS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall establish standards governing permissible locations for pits used by commercial oil and gas disposal facilities. The rules must include a history of flooding in the 10 years preceding the construction of the pit as a factor in determining whether a proposed location of a pit is permissible.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.405 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.405
§ 303.405. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS; INSPECTIONS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 342.552 applies to a transaction:

(1) that is made by a person who holds a license under Chapter 342;

(2) that is subject to Chapter 342 or 346; and

(3) the rate of which is authorized by this chapter.

(b) Subchapter L, Chapter 342, applies to a loan:

(1) that is subject to Chapter 342; and

(2) the rate of which is authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 34.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 34 / Section 34.008
§ 34.008. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an authorization agreement under this chapter terminates if, after the execution of the authorization agreement, a court enters an order:

(1) affecting the parent-child relationship;

(2) concerning custody, possession, or placement of the child;

(3) concerning access to or visitation with the child; or

(4) regarding the appointment of a guardian for the child under Subchapter B, Chapter 1104, Estates Code.

(b) An authorization agreement may continue after a court order described by Subsection (a) is entered if the court entering the order gives written permission.

(c) An authorization agreement under this chapter terminates on written revocation by a party to the authorization agreement if the party:

(1) gives each party written notice of the revocation;

(2) files the written revocation with the clerk of the county in which:

(A) the child resides;

(B) the child resided at the time the authorization agreement was executed; or

(C) the adult caregiver resides; and

(3) files the written revocation with the clerk of each court:

(A) that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the child;

(B) in which there is a court order or pending suit affecting the parent-child relationship concerning the child;

(C) in which there is pending litigation concerning:

(i) custody, possession, or placement of the child; or

(ii) access to or visitation with the child; or

(D) that has entered an order regarding the appointment of a guardian for the child under Subchapter B, Chapter 1104, Estates Code.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 244 (H.B. 871), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.

(e) If both parents have signed the authorization agreement, either parent may revoke the authorization agreement without the other parent's consent.

(f) Execution of a subsequent authorization agreement does not by itself supersede, invalidate, or terminate a prior authorization agreement.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.104 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.104
§ 10.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.104. PLAN OF CONVERSION: PERMISSIVE PROVISIONS. (a) A plan of conversion may include other provisions relating to the conversion that are not inconsistent with law.

(b) An action to be taken by the converted entity in connection with the conversion of the converting entity that is provided by the plan of conversion adopted in the manner required by Section 10.101 or 10.102, as applicable, and that is within the power of the converted entity under the law of its jurisdiction of formation:

(1) is considered authorized, adopted, and approved, as applicable, by:

(A) the converted entity; and

(B) the governing authority and owners or members of the converted entity, as applicable; and

(2) does not require any further action of the governing authority, owners, or members of the converted entity for purposes of this code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.103
§ 251.103. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A notification center shall maintain for not less than four years a record to document:

(1) the receipt of a notice of:

(A) intent to excavate;

(B) damage to an underground facility;

(C) an emergency excavation; and

(D) an extraordinary circumstance;

(2) the information the excavator is required to provide to the notification center under this chapter;

(3) contact with operators and other notification centers; and

(4) the information the notification center provided to the excavator.

(b) A notification center may not destroy records that relate to any matter that is involved in litigation if the notification center is placed on notice that the litigation has not been finally resolved.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1108.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.001
§ 1108.001. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The exemptions under this chapter are in addition to the exemptions from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure under Chapter 42, Property Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0402
§ 7900.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7900.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 24.266 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.266
§ 24.266.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.266. 171ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 171st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.

(b) The terms of the 171st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 171st District Court.
Tex. Government Code § 838.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 838 / Section 838.106
§ 838.106. CREDIT FOR YEAR IN WHICH ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may establish service credit in the retirement system for any calendar year during which the member held an office included in the membership of the retirement system.

(b) A member may establish service credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed for each month of credit claimed at the rate of six percent of the member's current monthly salary, plus, if the member does not establish credit before the first anniversary of the date of first eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.

(c) For the purpose of Subsection (a), the term of a member leaving judicial office ends not later than December 31 regardless of the date on which the member's successor takes the oath of office.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.062 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.062
§ 301.062. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

Both the commission and the executive director may make findings and determine issues under this title as necessary to administer this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0208
§ 9092.0208. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The president has the same right to vote as any other director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1365.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1365 / Section 1365.004
§ 1365.004. RIGHT TO REJECT COVERAGE OR SELECT ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An offer of coverage required under Section 1365.003 is subject to the right of the group contract holder to reject the coverage or to select an alternative level of benefits that is offered by or negotiated with the group health benefit plan issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8315.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8315 / Section 8315.002
§ 8315.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.107
§ 3898.107. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.610 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.610
§ 201.610. HIGHWAY SOUND BARRIERS.
Status: in_force

The department may erect a sound barrier to reduce the noise from a road or highway in the state highway system at any location the department determines is appropriate, including along the right-of-way of a railroad that runs parallel or adjacent to a road or highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.158
§ 1068.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a sworn statement of the amount of district money; and

(2) an account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.101
§ 361.101. PROHIBITION ON PERMIT FOR FACILITY ON RECHARGE ZONE OF SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall prohibit the issuance of a permit for a new hazardous waste landfill, land treatment facility, surface impoundment, or waste pile, or areal expansion of such a facility, if the facility is to be located on the recharge zone of a sole source aquifer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.103
§ 7987.103. 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. Finance Code § 14.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.251
§ 14.251. ASSESSMENT OF PENALTY; RESTITUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may assess an administrative penalty against a person who knowingly and wilfully violates or causes a violation of this chapter, Chapter 394, or Subtitle B, Title 4, or a rule adopted under this chapter, Chapter 394, or Subtitle B, Title 4.

(a-1) The commissioner shall assess an administrative penalty against a credit access business who knowingly and wilfully violates or causes a violation of Chapter 393, or a rule adopted under Chapter 393.

(b) The commissioner may order the following businesses or other persons to pay restitution to an identifiable person:

(1) a person who violates or causes a violation of this chapter, Chapter 394, or Subtitle B, Title 4, or a rule adopted under this chapter, Chapter 394, or Subtitle B, Title 4;

(2) a credit access business who violates or causes a violation of Chapter 393 or a rule adopted under Chapter 393; or

(3) a person who violates or causes a violation of Subchapter B, Chapter 1956, Occupations Code, or a rule adopted under that subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 495.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 495 / Section 495.001
§ 495.001. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a private vendor or with the commissioners court of a county for the financing, construction, operation, maintenance, or management of a secure correctional facility.

(b) A facility operated, maintained, and managed under this subchapter by a private vendor or county must:

(1) hold not more than an average daily population of 1,150 inmates;

(2) comply with federal constitutional standards and applicable court orders; and

(3) receive and retain, as an individual facility, accreditation from the American Correctional Association.

(c) A facility authorized by this subchapter may be located on private land or on land owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state. The board may accept land donated for that purpose.

(d) The population requirements imposed by Subsection (b)(1) do not apply to a facility that is under construction or completed before April 14, 1987.

(e) The board shall give priority to entering contracts under this subchapter that will provide the institutional division with secure regionally based correctional facilities designed to successfully reintegrate inmates into society through preparole, prerelease, work release, and prison industries programs.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1), a facility that before December 1, 1991, was operated, maintained, and managed under this subchapter by a private vendor or county may not hold more than an average daily population of 500 inmates, unless the commissioners court of the county in which the facility is located expresses in a resolution on the subject that the limit on population imposed by this subsection should not apply to the facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.05716 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.05716
§ 773.05716. NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency medical services provider must own or hold a long-term lease for all equipment necessary for the safe operation of an emergency medical services provider, including emergency medical services vehicles, heart rate monitors, defibrillators, stretchers, and any other equipment the department determines is required.

(b) An applicant for an emergency medical services provider license must demonstrate proof of compliance with this section in the manner required by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.153
§ 8382.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.054
§ 520.054. GENERAL LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a motor vehicle title service license must apply on a form prescribed by the county tax assessor-collector. The application form must be signed by the applicant and accompanied by the application fee.

(b) An application must include:

(1) the applicant's name, business address, and business telephone number;

(2) the name under which the applicant will do business;

(3) the physical address of each office from which the applicant will conduct business;

(4) a statement indicating whether the applicant has previously applied for a license under this subchapter, the result of the previous application, and whether the applicant has ever been the holder of a license under this subchapter that was revoked or suspended;

(5) information from the applicant as required by the county tax assessor-collector to establish the business reputation and character of the applicant;

(6) the applicant's federal tax identification number;

(7) the applicant's state sales tax number; and

(8) any other information required by rules adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.205
§ 3903.205. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax in the manner that Chapter 351, Tax Code, provides for a municipality.

(b) The district may use revenue from the tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101, Tax Code.

(c) The amount of the hotel occupancy tax may not exceed a rate that, when added to the rates of all hotel occupancy taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, does not exceed the rate prescribed by Section 351.003(a), Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.158
§ 1091.158. SHORT-TERM FINANCING.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money through short-term financing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0114
§ 8509.0114. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of district rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the district's jurisdiction.

(b) The district's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The district shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Election Code § 203.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 203 / Section 203.010
§ 203.010. TIME FOR CERTIFICATION OF RUNOFF CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

The certification of the names of the runoff candidates for placement on a runoff ballot shall be delivered not later than the fifth day after the date the final canvass is completed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.03
§ 37.03. IN COUNTY COURT.
Status: in_force

In the county court the verdict must be concurred in by each juror.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0403
§ 7981A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8448.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8448 / Section 8448.005
§ 8448.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.058
§ 1118.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may authorize the appointment, engagement, or employment of a district administrator to manage the operations of the district.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is subject to rules adopted by the board.

(c) The board may require that a person, before assuming the duties of district administrator, execute a bond in an amount determined by the board of not less than $10,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties as district administrator under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 810.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 810 / Section 810.002
§ 810.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to the following state agencies:

(1) the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(2) the Health and Human Services Commission;

(3) the Texas Education Agency;

(4) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and

(5) the comptroller of public accounts.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.002
§ 154.002. POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child relationship, including the mediation of issues involving conservatorship, possession, and support of children, and the early settlement of pending litigation through voluntary settlement procedures.
Tex. Education Code § 142.0025 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0025
§ 142.0025. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) It is essential to the state's economic growth that the state exploit the potential of technology to advance the development and growth of technology and that industry be promoted and expanded. The advanced technology program is established as a means to accomplish this purpose.

(b) Providing appropriated funds to faculty members of institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education to conduct applied research is important to the state's welfare and, consequently, is an important public purpose for the expenditure of public funds because the applied research will enhance the state's economic growth by:

(1) educating the state's scientists and engineers;

(2) creating new products and production processes; and

(3) contributing to the application of science and technology to state businesses.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.364 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.364
§ 22.364. FAILURE TO REVIVE; TERMINATION OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The failure of a corporation that has forfeited its right to conduct affairs in this state to revive that right under Section 22.363 is grounds for:

(1) the involuntary termination of the domestic corporation; or

(2) the revocation of the foreign corporation's registration to transact business in this state.

(b) The termination or revocation takes effect, without judicial action, when the secretary of state enters on the record of the corporation filed in the office of the secretary of state the word "forfeited" and the date of forfeiture and cites this chapter as authority for that forfeiture.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.107 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.107
§ 143.107. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), Section 143.029, before the 90th day before the date a promotional examination in a fire department is held, the commission shall post a notice of the examination in plain view on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall and in the commission's office. The notice must show the position to be filled or for which the examination is to be held and the date, time, and place of the examination. The commission shall also furnish sufficient copies of the notice for posting in the stations or subdepartments in which the position will be filled.

(b) Before the 30th day before the date a promotional examination is held, the municipality shall post a notice of the number of newly created positions. The notice must be posted in plain view on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall and in the commission's office. The municipality shall also distribute the notice to all stations and subdepartments.