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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.081
§ 85.081. MODEL PROTOCOLS FOR COUNSELING AND TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop, and the executive commissioner shall adopt, model protocols for counseling and testing related to HIV infection. The protocols shall be made available to health care providers on request.

(b) A testing program shall adopt and comply with the model protocols developed by the department under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8184.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8184 / Section 8184.103
§ 8184.103. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8308.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8308 / Section 8308.003
§ 8308.003. 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 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 § 11005.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.154
§ 11005.154. DISTRICT AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT TO SUPPLY WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with municipalities and others, including the city, to supply water to them. The district may sell water inside or outside the boundaries of the district.

(b) The district may contract with a public agency or political subdivision for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the water production, water supply, water filtration or purification, and water supply facilities of the entity on the consideration agreed to by the district and the entity.

(c) A contract under Subsection (a) or (b) may:

(1) be on terms and for the time agreed to by the parties; and

(2) provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified in it and refunding bonds issued in lieu of the bonds are paid.

(d) The district may contract with the city for the operation of the district's water facilities by the city. An election is not required in connection with the contract.
Tex. Tax Code § 22.28 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 22 / Section 22.28
§ 22.28. PENALTY FOR DELINQUENT REPORT; PENALTY COLLECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 22.30, the chief appraiser shall impose a penalty on a person who fails to timely file a rendition statement or property report required by this chapter in an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount of taxes imposed on the property for that year by taxing units participating in the appraisal district. Not later than June 1, the chief appraiser shall deliver a notice of the imposition of the penalty to the person. The notice must be delivered by first-class mail, except that the notice must be delivered by certified mail if the property was not listed on the appraisal roll in the preceding tax year. The notice must also be delivered with a notice of appraised value provided under Section 25.19.

(b) The chief appraiser shall certify to the assessor for each taxing unit participating in the appraisal district that imposes taxes on the property that a penalty imposed under this chapter has become final. The assessor shall add the amount of the penalty to the original amount of tax imposed on the property and shall include that amount in the tax bill for that year. The tax bill must state the amount of tax due and the amount of the penalty due as separate line items. The penalty becomes part of the tax on the property and is secured by the tax lien that attaches to the property under Section 32.01.

(c) A penalty under this chapter becomes final if:

(1) the property owner does not protest under Section 22.30 the imposition of the penalty before the appraisal review board;

(2) the appraisal review board determines a protest brought by the property owner under Section 22.30 by denying a waiver of the penalty and the property owner does not bring an appeal under Chapter 42 or the judgment of the district court sustaining the determination subsequently becomes final; or

(3) a court imposes the penalty under Section 22.29 and the order of the court imposing the penalty subsequently becomes final.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 1951), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2026.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.201
§ 2154.201. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is younger than 18 years of age may not be issued a permit under this subchapter.

(b) A person may not:

(1) transfer a permit issued under this subchapter; or

(2) obtain or attempt to obtain a permit under this subchapter by fraudulent representation.

(c) A person may not alter or deface a permit. An altered or defaced permit is void.
Tex. Election Code § 42.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 42 / Section 42.006
§ 42.006. POPULATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by this section and Section 42.0051, a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters.

(b) For an election precinct in a county with a population under 100,000, the minimum number of registered voters the precinct may contain is 50, except as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) In a county with a population under 50,000, a county election precinct may contain fewer than 50 registered voters if the commissioners court receives a written petition, signed by at least 25 registered voters of the county, requesting establishment or continuation of the precinct.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007.

(e) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.206
§ 1040.206. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar amount of the outstanding bonds and the unpaid matured interest on those bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.156 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.156
§ 81.156. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The person's attorney may request information from the attorney general or the municipal, county, or district attorney, as appropriate, in accordance with this section if the attorney cannot otherwise obtain the information. The attorney must request the information at least 48 hours before the time set for the hearing.

(b) If the person's attorney requests the information in accordance with Subsection (a), the attorney general or the municipal, county, or district attorney shall, within a reasonable time before the hearing, provide the attorney with a statement that includes:

(1) the provisions of this chapter that will be relied on at the hearing to establish that the person requires a court order for the temporary or extended management of a person with a communicable disease;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of each witness who may testify at the hearing;

(3) a brief description of the reasons why temporary or extended management is required; and

(4) a list of any acts committed by the person that the applicant will attempt to prove at the hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the judge may admit evidence or testimony that relates to matters not disclosed under this chapter if the admission would not deprive the person of a fair opportunity to contest the evidence or testimony.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.054 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.054
§ 18A.054. ALTERNATE JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for an interception order may be made to the judge of competent jurisdiction in an administrative judicial region adjacent to a region described by Article 18A.053 if:

(1) the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region described by Article 18A.053 is absent or unable to serve; or

(2) exigent circumstances exist.

(b) Exigent circumstances under Subsection (a)(2) do not include a denial of a previous application on the same facts and circumstances.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.175 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.175
§ 55.175. CHARGE FOR LOCAL CALLS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish the limit on the amount a provider may charge for a pay telephone coin sent-paid call in the local exchange company's toll-free calling area.

(b) The commission may establish a statewide ceiling on the amount a provider may charge for a local pay telephone call that is:

(1) collect;

(2) operator assisted; or

(3) paid by credit card or calling card.

(c) The commission may not establish the ceiling under Subsection (b) at an amount that is less than the applicable local rates for such a call imposed by any of the four largest interexchange telecommunications carriers operating in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 9.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 9 / Section 9.005
§ 9.005. ADOPTION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A proposed charter for a municipality or a proposed amendment to a municipality's charter is adopted if it is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality who vote at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A charter or an amendment does not take effect until the governing body of the municipality enters an order in the records of the municipality declaring that the charter or amendment is adopted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8835.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8835 / Section 8835.151
§ 8835.151. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may impose a reasonable fee on each well that is not exempt from regulation by the district and for which a permit is issued by the district. The fee may be based on:

(1) the size of column pipe used by the well; or

(2) the actual, authorized, or anticipated amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.

(b) The board shall base the amount of the initial fee on the amount of water to be withdrawn from the well. The initial fee:

(1) may not exceed:

(A) $0.25 for each acre-foot for water used to irrigate agricultural crops or operate existing steam electric stations; or

(B) $0.0425 for each thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose; and

(2) may be increased at a cumulative rate not to exceed three percent for each year.

(c) In addition to the fee authorized under Subsection (b), the district may impose a reasonable fee or surcharge for an export fee using one of the following methods:

(1) a fee negotiated between the district and the transporter; or

(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed 17 cents for each thousand gallons for water used.

(d) Fees authorized by this section may be:

(1) assessed annually; and

(2) used to pay the cost of operating the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0102
§ 4017.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Montgomery County Management District No. 3 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0404
§ 3793.0404. 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 are:

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

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

(3) 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.

(e) The district may not impose an assessment on a municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 853.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.503
§ 853.503. CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

No person can receive credit for service under this subchapter unless:

(1) the person's military service was terminated by release from active duty or discharge on terms not dishonorable;

(2) the person does not receive and is not eligible to receive federal retirement payments based on 20 years or more of active military service or its equivalent; and

(3) the person does not have and does not receive credit for the service in any other public retirement system or program established under laws of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.251
§ 21.251. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with any person to construct, renovate, repair, or make improvements to any district works, improvements, waste disposal, treatment, or other facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.108
§ 1052.108. 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 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, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0706 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0706
§ 3979.0706. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for any district purpose that is an authorized use of hotel occupancy tax revenue under Chapter 351 or 352, Tax Code. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.001
§ 1024.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Ector County Hospital District.
Tex. Family Code § 157.320 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.320
§ 157.320. PRIORITY OF LIEN AS TO REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien created under this subchapter does not have priority over a lien or conveyance of an interest in the nonexempt real property recorded before the child support lien notice is recorded in the county where the real property is located.

(b) A lien created under this subchapter has priority over any lien or conveyance of an interest in the nonexempt real property recorded after the child support lien notice is recorded in the county clerk's office in the county where the property of the obligor is located.

(c) A conveyance of real property by the obligor after a lien notice has been recorded in the county where the real property is located is subject to the lien and may not impair the enforceability of the lien against the real property.

(d) A lien created under this subchapter is subordinate to a vendor's lien retained in a conveyance to the obligor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.111
§ 3935.111. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.011
§ 101.011. LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD NOT ASSIGNABLE.
Status: in_force

A license or identification card is not assignable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.055
§ 775.055. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After a vote to dissolve a district, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds are disposed of and all district debts are paid or settled.

(b) The board may not dispose of the district's assets except for due compensation unless the debts are transferred to another governmental entity or agency within or embracing the district and the transfer will benefit the district's residents.

(c) After the board issues the dissolution order, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(d) Each taxpayer may pay the tax imposed by the district under this section at once.

(e) The board may institute a suit to enforce payment of taxes and to foreclose liens to secure the payment of taxes due the district.

(f) When all outstanding debts and obligations of the district are paid, the board shall order the secretary to return the pro rata share of all unused tax money to each district taxpayer. A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the funds to the county tax assessor-collector.

(g) After the district pays all its debts and disposes of all its assets and funds as prescribed by this section, the board shall file a written report with the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located setting forth a summary of the board's actions in dissolving the district. Not later than the 10th day after the date it receives the report and determines that the requirements of this section have been fulfilled, the commissioners court of each county shall enter an order dissolving the district.

(h) Each emergency services commissioner is discharged from liability under the emergency services commissioner's bond on entry of the order prescribed by Subsection (g).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.060
§ 6902.060. OFFICER DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall preside at board meetings and perform other duties prescribed by the board.

(b) The board secretary is the official custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and shall perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board. An assistant board secretary may perform any duty or function of the board secretary.

(c) The board treasurer shall perform duties and functions prescribed by the board.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.207 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.207
§ 2.207. ADDITIONAL TERMS IN ACCEPTANCE OR CONFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A definite and seasonable expression of acceptance or a written confirmation which is sent within a reasonable time operates as an acceptance even though it states terms additional to or different from those offered or agreed upon, unless acceptance is expressly made conditional on assent to the additional or different terms.

(b) The additional terms are to be construed as proposals for addition to the contract. Between merchants such terms become part of the contract unless:

(1) the offer expressly limits acceptance to the terms of the offer;

(2) they materially alter it; or

(3) notification of objection to them has already been given or is given within a reasonable time after notice of them is received.

(c) Conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a contract is sufficient to establish a contract for sale although the writings of the parties do not otherwise establish a contract. In such case the terms of the particular contract consist of those terms on which the writings of the parties agree, together with any supplementary terms incorporated under any other provisions of this title.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.006
§ 1207.006. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A refunding bond issued under this chapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Water Code § 51.822 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.822
§ 51.822. AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

The trustee shall receive from the assessor and collector all proceeds from the assessments less the assessor and collector's charges and shall be the paying agent of the district for the bonds. The bonds shall be payable at the place of business of the trustee. The trustee shall be authorized by the order providing for the issuance of the bonds to institute suits in the name of the district for the use and benefit of the holders of the bonds and to apply all sums of money recovered in the suits to the payment of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.206 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.206
§ 431.206. CHANGE OF LOCATION OF PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not fewer than 30 days in advance of the change, the licensee shall notify the department in writing of the licensee's intent to change the location of a licensed place of business.

(b) The notice shall include the address of the new location, and the name and residence address of the individual in charge of the business at the new location.

(c) Not more than 10 days after the completion of the change of location, the licensee shall notify the department in writing to confirm the completion of the change of location and provide verification of the information previously provided or correct and confirm any information that has changed since providing the notice of intent.

(d) The notice and confirmation required by this section are deemed adequate if the licensee sends the notices by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the central office of the department or submits them electronically through the state electronic Internet portal.