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Tex. Water Code § 36.064 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.064
§ 36.064. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular meetings at least quarterly. It may hold meetings at other times as required for the business of the district.

(b) Meetings shall be conducted and notice of meetings shall be posted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code. A meeting of a committee of the board, or a committee composed of representatives of more than one board, where less than a quorum of any one board is present is not subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.154
§ 5004.154. BOND OF CERTAIN OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each officer, agent, or employee of the district who is charged with the collection, custody, or payment of district money shall give bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties and accounting for all money and property of the district coming into the person's hands.

(b) The bond must be in a form and manner and with a surety authorized to do business in this state approved by the board.

(c) The district shall pay the premium on the bond and charge the premium as an operating expense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.004
§ 1030.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Unless the district's boundaries are expanded under Subchapter H, the boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Frio County, Texas, except that a portion of the southern boundary follows the boundary of the Frio River beginning at the intersection of the south county line and the Frio River to the point at which the boundary intersects the Leona River and follows the Leona River to the west county line.
Tex. Government Code § 814.1082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.1082
§ 814.1082. PARTIAL LUMP-SUM OPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A member who is eligible for an unreduced service retirement annuity may select a standard retirement annuity or an optional retirement annuity described by Section 814.108 together with a partial lump-sum distribution.

(b) The amount of the lump-sum distribution under this section may not exceed the sum of 36 months of a standard service retirement annuity computed without regard to this section.

(c) The service retirement annuity selected by the member shall be actuarially reduced to reflect the lump-sum option selected by the member and shall be actuarially equivalent to a standard or optional service retirement annuity, as applicable, without the partial lump-sum distribution. The annuity and lump sum shall be computed to result in no actuarial loss to the retirement system.

(d) Unless otherwise specified in rules adopted by the board of trustees, the lump-sum distribution will be made as a single payment payable at the time that the first monthly annuity payment is paid to the retiree.

(e) The amount of the lump-sum distribution will be deducted from any amount otherwise payable under Section 814.505.

(f) The partial lump-sum option under this section may be elected only once by a member and may not be elected by a retiree. A member retiring under the proportionate retirement program under Chapter 803 is not eligible for the partial lump-sum option.

(g) Before a retiring member selects a partial lump-sum distribution under this section, the retirement system shall provide a written notice to the member of the amount by which the member's annuity will be reduced because of the selection. The member shall be asked to sign a copy of or a receipt for the notice, and the retirement system shall maintain the signed copy or receipt.

(h) The board of trustees may adopt rules for the implementation of this section and may authorize the option to be used for a death benefit annuity. This section does not apply to a disability retirement annuity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.1557 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.1557
§ 258.1557. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROTOCOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit holder shall develop emergency preparedness protocols, specific to the permit holder's practice setting, that establish a plan for the management of medical emergencies in each practice setting in which the dentist administers anesthesia.

(b) The board shall adopt rules prescribing the content that a permit holder must include in the emergency preparedness protocols developed under Subsection (a). The rules must require a permit holder to include in the permit holder's emergency preparedness protocols the written policies, procedures, and training requirements described by Section 258.1556(a)(4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8455.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8455 / Section 8455.105
§ 8455.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 66.021 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.021
§ 66.021. ASSEMBLING ELECTION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) On completing the election returns for the precinct, the presiding judge shall assemble the precinct election records and place them in the appropriate envelopes and ballot boxes for distribution.

(b) The judge shall seal envelopes no. 1, no. 2, and no. 4 and lock ballot boxes no. 3 and no. 4 as soon as they are ready for distribution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9079.0052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9079 / Section 9079.0052
§ 9079.0052. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall give bond in the amount of $1,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.033 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.033
§ 1958.033. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint one of the advisory board members to serve as presiding officer of the advisory board for a term of two years.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0204
§ 525.0204.
Status: in_force

Sec. 525.0204. HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE ONE: ENCOUNTER DATA. In stage one of implementing the health information exchange system and for purposes of the implementation, the commission shall require each managed care organization with which the commission contracts under Chapter 540 or 540A for the provision of Medicaid managed care services or under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, for the provision of child health plan program services to submit to the commission complete and accurate encounter data not later than the 30th day after the last day of the month in which the managed care organization adjudicated the claim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.104
§ 1096.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.75 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.75
§ 251.75. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS BREWER.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of malt beverages is prohibited in an area by a local option election, a holder of a brewer's license that was issued prior to the election may not be denied an original or renewal brewer's license for the same location on the ground that the local option status of the area prohibits the sale of malt beverages. Except for the right to sell malt beverages contrary to the local option status of the area, the licensee may engage in all activities authorized by the license, including the brewing, possessing, storing, and packaging of malt beverages, and transporting the malt beverages to an area where the sale of malt beverages is legal. The licensee may deliver malt beverages at the licensee's premises to a purchaser from outside the state, an authorized carrier, or distributor. The purchaser, carrier, or distributor may not receive the malt beverages for transportation unless there has first been an order, acceptance, and payment or legal satisfaction of payment in an area where the sale of malt beverages is legal.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.002
§ 386.002. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is considered to be in the jurisdiction of the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.494 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.494
§ 2306.494. BONDS NOT TAXABLE.
Status: in_force

The following are free from taxation or assessment by this state or a public agency:

(1) department bonds issued under this chapter;

(2) interest and income from department bonds, including a profit from the sale of the bonds; and

(3) all fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts, and other money received or pledged to pay or secure the payment of the department's bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 779.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 779 / Section 779.005
§ 779.005. NOTIFYING LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

When a person or entity acquires an automated external defibrillator, the person or entity shall notify the local emergency medical services provider of the existence, location, and type of automated external defibrillator.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.651 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.651
§ 1301.651. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "local workforce development board" means a board created under Subchapter F, Chapter 2308, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.156
§ 401.156. DEPOSIT AND USE OF ASSESSMENT AND FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall deposit any assessments or fees collected under this subchapter relating to the examination of insurers and other regulated entities by the financial examinations division or actuarial division, as those terms are defined by Section 401.251, to the credit of an account with the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company to be used exclusively to pay examination costs, as defined by Section 401.251, to reimburse administrative support costs for the Texas Department of Insurance operating account, and to reimburse premium tax credits for examination costs and examination overhead assessments.

(b) Money deposited under Subsection (a) accumulates and may be disbursed to the department in a manner consistent with that subsection and Subchapter F.

(c) Revenue that is not related to the examination of insurers or other regulated entities by the financial examinations division or actuarial division shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(d) To the extent that another provision of law conflicts with this section or a provision of this section, this section or the provision of this section controls.

(e) The department may transfer funds between the account described by Subsection (a) and the Texas Department of Insurance operating account as necessary to ensure that funds are deposited to the correct account and used for the correct purposes. This subsection does not authorize a disbursement or transfer of funds in a manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of Subchapter F and this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.104
§ 51.104. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The executive director may employ persons to perform the department's work and may prescribe their duties and compensation, subject to the personnel policies adopted by the commission and the commission's approval of the budget.
Tex. Water Code § 28.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.107
§ 28.107. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A recipient of a grant provided under the program may use the grant only to pay the cost of the project for which the grant is provided. A recipient may not use the grant to pay administrative costs associated with the project.

(b) A leaking water well plugged under the program must be permanently plugged. The commission, in consultation with the Railroad Commission of Texas, shall establish criteria for ensuring that a well is permanently plugged.

(c) The amount of a grant provided under the program that is not spent for the completion of a project must be returned to the commission for deposit to the credit of the fund.
Tex. Education Code § 61.09092 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.09092
§ 61.09092. COORDINATION OF CYBERSECURITY COURSEWORK DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute and the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University.

(b) The board, in consultation with the Department of Information Resources, shall coordinate with lower-division institutions of higher education and entities that administer or award postsecondary industry certifications or other workforce credentials in cybersecurity to develop certificate programs or other courses of instruction leading toward those certifications or credentials that may be offered by lower-division institutions of higher education.

(c) The board may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.197 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.197
§ 225.197. TROOPER TIMOTHY WADE MCDERMOTT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of United States Highway 80 in Gregg and Harrison Counties between its intersection with United States Highway 259 and its intersection with State Loop 281 is designated as the Trooper Timothy Wade McDermott Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Timothy Wade McDermott Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.105
§ 3863.105. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.014
§ 522.014. PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a commercial learner's permit to an individual who:

(1) has been issued a driver's license by the department; and

(2) has passed the vision and written tests required for the class of vehicle to be driven.

(b) A commercial learner's permit must be a separate document from a driver's license or a commercial driver's license.

(c) The issuance of a commercial learner's permit is required for:

(1) the initial issuance of a commercial driver's license; or

(2) the upgrade in classification of a commercial driver's license that requires a skills test.

(d) A commercial learner's permit holder may not take a commercial driver's license skills test before the 15th day after the date of the issuance of the permit.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.133 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.133
§ 11.133. RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD OF SURVIVING SPOUSE OF MEMBER OF ARMED SERVICES KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Residence homestead" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.13.

(2) "Surviving spouse" means the individual who was married to a member of the armed services of the United States at the time of the member's death.

(b) The surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the surviving spouse's residence homestead if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the member of the armed services.

(c) A surviving spouse who receives an exemption under Subsection (b) for a residence homestead is entitled to receive an exemption from taxation of a property that the surviving spouse subsequently qualifies as the surviving spouse's residence homestead in an amount equal to the dollar amount of the exemption from taxation of the first property for which the surviving spouse received the exemption under Subsection (b) in the last year in which the surviving spouse received that exemption if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the member of the armed services. The surviving spouse is entitled to receive from the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the first property for which the surviving spouse claimed the exemption was located a written certificate providing the information necessary to determine the amount of the exemption to which the surviving spouse is entitled on the subsequently qualified homestead.
Tex. Property Code § 92.0162 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.0162
§ 92.0162. RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING TENANT'S DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A representative of the estate of a tenant who dies before the expiration of the tenant's lease and was, at the time of the tenant's death, the sole occupant of a rental dwelling may terminate the tenant's rights and obligations under the lease and may vacate the leased premises and avoid liability for future rent and any other sums due under the lease for terminating the lease and vacating the leased premises before the end of the lease term if:

(1) the representative provides to the landlord or the landlord's agent written notice of the termination of the lease under this section;

(2) the deceased tenant's property is removed from the leased premises in accordance with Section 92.014(c) or (d); and

(3) the representative signs an inventory of the removed property, if required by the landlord or the landlord's agent.

(b) Termination of a lease under this section is effective on the later of:

(1) the 30th day after the date on which the notice under Subsection (a) was provided; or

(2) the date on which all of the conditions in Subsection (a) have been met.

(c) After receipt of the notice provided under Subsection (a), the landlord shall provide a copy of the written lease agreement to the person who provided the notice on written request of that person.

(d) This section does not affect the obligations or liability of the tenant or the tenant's estate under the lease before the lease is terminated under this section, including the liability of the tenant or the tenant's estate for:

(1) delinquent, unpaid rent; and

(2) damages to the leased premises not caused by normal wear and tear.

(e) A landlord or landlord's agent who lawfully permits a person described by Subsection (a) to enter or facilitates the person's entry into the leased premises under this section is not liable for an act or omission that arises in connection with permitting or facilitating the entry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.106
§ 8878.106. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COLLECTION EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the authority in enforcing its rules.

(b) The authority is entitled to collection expenses and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the authority in collecting any delinquent fees, user fees, rates, and charges and any related penalties and interest.
Tex. Property Code § 58.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.009
§ 58.009. PAYMENT OF WAGES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, wages are due weekly for work performed by the day or week and monthly for work performed by the month, and an employer shall pay wages in United States legal tender.
Tex. Education Code § 21.0541 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0541
§ 21.0541. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR INSTRUCTION RELATED TO USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules allowing an educator to receive credit towards the educator's continuing education requirements for completion of an instructional course on the use of an automated external defibrillator that meets any guidelines for automated external defibrillator training approved by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 362.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 362 / Section 362.005
§ 362.005. TEXAS TRANSNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The sheriff's department of a county with a population of at least 870,000 that borders the Texas-Mexico border and the police department of the municipality having the largest population in that county shall jointly establish and operate the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center as a central repository of real-time intelligence relating to:

(1) autopsies in which the person's death is likely connected to transnational criminal activity;

(2) criminal activity in the counties along the Texas-Mexico border and certain other counties; and

(3) other transnational criminal activity in the state.

(b) The Texas Department of Public Safety shall assist the county sheriff's department and the municipal police department in the establishment and operation of the center.

(c) Each law enforcement agency in a county located along the Texas-Mexico border or in a county that contains a federal checkpoint shall report to the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center intelligence regarding criminal activity in the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction, including details on kidnappings, home invasions, and incidents of impersonation of law enforcement officers. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Parks and Wildlife Department shall report to the center intelligence regarding transnational criminal activity in the agency's jurisdiction.

(d) The intelligence in the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center shall be made available to each law enforcement agency in the state and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Parks and Wildlife Department.

(e) The Texas Transnational Intelligence Center shall comply with Section 421.085, Government Code, and the rules relating to that section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.014
§ 72.014. DESIGNATED COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties are designated as quarantined for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7912.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7912 / Section 7912.002
§ 7912.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(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.