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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.002
§ 9034.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.004
§ 180.004. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY; RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory official has broad authority to administer, interpret, and enforce this chapter.

(b) The finance commission may implement rules necessary to comply with this chapter and as required to carry out the intentions of the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-289).

(c) This chapter does not limit the authority of a regulatory official to take disciplinary action against a license holder for a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted by the regulatory official under this chapter. A regulatory official has broad authority to investigate, revoke a license, and inform the proper authority when fraudulent conduct or a violation of this chapter occurs.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.102
§ 1371.102. USE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds from the sale of an obligation may be deposited or invested in any manner and in any obligation specified in the obligation authorization.

(b) A project cost incurred before the issuance of an obligation issued to finance the related eligible project may be reimbursed from the proceeds from the sale of the obligation.
Tex. Estates Code § 1357.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.001
§ 1357.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.007
§ 63.007. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter preempts and supersedes any ordinance, order, or rule adopted by a political subdivision of this state relating to the regulation, registration, packaging, labeling, sale, distribution, use, or application of commercial fertilizer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0101
§ 7961.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Maxwell Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0312
§ 549.0312. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or the commission's agent shall publicly disclose, immediately after the board's deliberations conclude, each specific drug recommended for or against preferred drug list status for each drug class included in the preferred drug list for the Medicaid vendor drug program. The disclosure must include:

(1) the general basis for the recommendation for each drug class; and

(2) for each recommendation, whether a supplemental rebate agreement or program benefit agreement was reached under Subchapter C.

(b) The disclosure must be posted on the commission's Internet website not later than the 10th business day after the date of conclusion of board deliberations that result in recommendations made to the executive commissioner regarding the placement of drugs on the preferred drug list.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.021
§ 215.021. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.202
§ 1102.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued under Section 1102.201 as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax imposed for the district may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.123 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.123
§ 43.123. REPORT REGARDING PLANNING STUDY AND REGULATORY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the 10th day before the date the first hearing required by Section 43.124 is held, the municipality must prepare a report regarding the proposed annexation of an area for limited purposes and make the report available to the public. The report must contain the results of the planning study conducted for the area in accordance with Subsection (c) and must contain the regulatory plan prepared for the area in accordance with Subsection (d).

(b) Notice of the availability of the report shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed. The notice may not be smaller than one-quarter page of a standard-size or tabloid-size newspaper, and the headline on the notice must be in 18-point or larger type.

(c) The planning study must:

(1) project the kinds and levels of development that will occur in the area in the next 10 years if the area is not annexed for limited purposes and also if the area is annexed for limited purposes;

(2) describe the issues the municipality considers to give rise to the need for the annexation of the area for limited purposes and the public benefits to result from the limited-purpose annexation;

(3) analyze the economic, environmental, and other impacts the annexation of the area for limited purposes will have on the residents, landowners, and businesses in the area; and

(4) identify the proposed zoning of the area on annexation and inform the public that any comments regarding the proposed zoning will be considered at the public hearings for the proposed limited-purpose annexation.

(d) The regulatory plan must:

(1) identify the kinds of land use and other regulations that will be imposed in the area if it is annexed for limited purposes; and

(2) state the date on or before which the municipality shall annex the area for full purposes, which date must be within three years after the date the area is annexed for limited purposes.

(e) The deadline imposed by Subsection (d)(2) does not apply to an area that:

(1) is owned by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state;

(2) is located outside the boundaries of a water control and improvement district or a municipal utility district; and

(3) is annexed for limited purposes in connection with a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.106
§ 1026.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.055
§ 1054.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond for $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The board may pay for a director's bond with district money.

(c) Each director's bond shall be kept in the district's permanent records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0302
§ 7816.0302. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain in Cameron County to acquire the fee simple title to or an easement or right-of-way to, over, or through any land, water, or land under water inside or outside the district that has a direct effect on the accomplishment of the purposes for which the district is created and is necessary for constructing and maintaining all levees and other improvements for the improvement of rivers, creeks, streams, or drainage courses in the district or bordering the district and to prevent overflows.

(b) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (a) to acquire land or other property that is used for cemetery purposes.

(c) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(d) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain within the corporate limits of a municipality without the prior approval by resolution of the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.112
§ 1062.112. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

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

(1) the patient; and

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or relative cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or relative can pay for all or part of the costs of the care and treatment provided to the patient by the district, the patient or relative shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally responsible 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) The board may institute a suit to collect an amount owed to the district by a patient who is not able to pay under this section.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator concerning the ability to pay, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(g) A final order of the board may be appealed to the district court.
Tex. Property Code § 181.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.051
§ 181.051. AUTHORITY OF DONEE TO RELEASE POWER.
Status: in_force

Unless the instrument creating the power specifically provides to the contrary, a donee may at any time:

(1) completely release the power;

(2) release the power as to any property subject to the power;

(3) release the power as to a person in whose favor a power may be exercised; or

(4) limit in any respect the extent to which the power may be exercised.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.048
§ 246.048.
Status: in_force

Sec. 246.048. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: CONTRACTS AND FEES. The disclosure statement must describe:

(1) the services provided under a continuing care contract, including:

(A) the extent to which medical care is furnished; and

(B) those services that are included for specified basic fees for continuing care and those services that are made available at extra charge;

(2) all fees required of residents, including the entrance fee and any periodic charges;

(3) the conditions under which a continuing care contract may be canceled by the provider or the resident;

(4) any conditions under which all or part of the entrance fee is refundable on cancellation of the contract by the provider or the resident, or by the death of the resident before or during the occupancy of a living unit or otherwise before or during the term of the contract; and

(5) the manner by which the provider may adjust periodic charges or other recurring fees and any limitations on those adjustments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.202
§ 3882.202. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.106 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.106
§ 245.106. TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING, MONEY.
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure that each child it releases under supervision has:

(1) suitable clothing;

(2) transportation to his or her home or to the county in which a suitable home or employment has been found; and

(3) money in an amount authorized by the rules of the department.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.003
§ 40.003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Department of Family and Protective Services is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Government Code § 844.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.504
§ 844.504. RETIREE OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

If a retiree dies who was receiving a retirement annuity based on service for a subdivision that has elected to provide, and continues to provide, postretirement optional group term life coverage, a lump-sum death benefit is payable from the optional group term life fund in the amount of $5,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0105
§ 7974A.0105. 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. Health and Safety Code § 242.268 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.268
§ 242.268. NO ARBITRATION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ORDER OR CLOSING ORDER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an order issued under Section 242.062 or 242.072, and neither the department nor the institution may elect to arbitrate a dispute if the subject matter of the dispute is part of the basis for:

(1) revocation, denial, or suspension of an institution's license;

(2) issuance of a closing order under Section 242.062; or

(3) suspension of admissions under Section 242.072.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.169 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.169
§ 1702.169. FIREARM RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

A commissioned security officer other than a person acting as a personal protection officer may not carry a firearm unless:

(1) the security officer is:

(A) engaged in the performance of duties as a security officer; or

(B) traveling to or from the place of assignment;

(2) the security officer wears a distinctive uniform indicating that the individual is a security officer; and

(3) the firearm is in plain view.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.005
§ 8311.005. 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. Water Code § 11.1405 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1405
§ 11.1405. DESALINATION OF SEAWATER FOR USE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a permit under this section to authorize a diversion of state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for desalination and use for industrial purposes if:

(1) the point of diversion is located less than three miles seaward of any point located on the coast of this state; or

(2) the seawater contains a total dissolved solids concentration based on a yearly average of samples taken monthly at the water source of less than 20,000 milligrams per liter.

(b) A person may divert state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for desalination and use for industrial purposes without obtaining a permit if Subsection (a) does not apply.

(c) A person who diverts and uses state water that consists of marine seawater under a permit issued under Subsection (a) or as authorized by Subsection (b) must determine the total dissolved solids concentration of the seawater at the water source by monthly sampling and analysis and provide the data collected to the commission. A person may not begin construction of a facility for the diversion of marine seawater for the purposes provided by this section without obtaining a permit until the person has provided data to the commission based on the analysis of samples taken at the water source over a period of at least one year demonstrating that Subsection (a)(2) does not apply. A person who has begun construction of a facility for the diversion of marine seawater for the purposes provided by this section without obtaining a permit because the person has demonstrated that Subsection (a)(2) does not apply is not required to obtain a permit for the facility if the total dissolved solids concentration of the seawater at the water source subsequently changes so that Subsection (a)(2) applies.

(d) A permit application under this section must be submitted as required by commission rule.

(e) The commission is not required to make a finding of water availability for an application under this section.

(f) The commission shall evaluate whether any proposed diversion under this section is consistent with any applicable environmental flow standards established under Section 11.1471.

(g) The commission may include any provision in a permit issued under this section that the commission considers necessary to comply with the environmental flow standards established under Section 11.1471.

(h) The commission shall adopt rules providing an expedited procedure for acting on an application for a permit under Subsection (a). The rules must provide for notice, an opportunity for the submission of written comment, and an opportunity for a contested case hearing regarding commission actions relating to an application for a permit.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.003
§ 161.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed. The enumeration of a purpose, power, method, or thing does not exclude similar purposes, powers, methods, or things.
Tex. Education Code § 51.218 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.218
§ 51.218. EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Each institution of higher education and private or independent institution of higher education shall establish an emergency alert system for the institution's students and staff, including faculty. The emergency alert system must use e-mail or telephone notifications in addition to any other alert method the institution considers appropriate to provide timely notification of emergencies affecting the institution or its students and staff.

(c) At the time a student initially enrolls or registers for courses or a staff member begins employment, the institution shall:

(1) obtain a personal telephone number or e-mail address from the student or staff member to be used to notify the individual in the event of an emergency; and

(2) register the student or staff member in the institution's emergency alert system.

(d) A student or staff member may elect not to participate in an emergency alert system established under this section. An election under this subsection may be submitted electronically or in writing, as chosen by the institution, and must be renewed at the start of each academic year.

(e) The personal identifying information obtained from an individual for the purpose of the emergency alert system of an institution of higher education, including an e-mail address or telephone number, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.021, Government Code.

(f) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.151
§ 8337.151. 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 8337.153.

(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 § 3895.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.057
§ 3895.057. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS; REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.
Tex. Education Code § 39.036 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.036
§ 39.036. VERTICAL SCALE FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop a vertical scale for assessing student performance on assessment instruments administered under Sections 39.023(a)(1) and (2) in a manner that allows the agency to compare the performance of a student on the assessment instruments from one grade level to the next.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(c) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.102
§ 1030.102. RESTRICTION ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Frio County or another governmental entity located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.102
§ 3799.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 21.032 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.032
§ 21.032. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "board" means the State Board for Educator Certification.