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Tex. Water Code § 58.457 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.457
§ 58.457. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN VALIDATION SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall examine all the proceedings and shall require any further evidence and make any further examination which he considers advisable.

(b) The attorney general then shall file an answer to the suit, submitting the issue of whether the proceedings are valid and the bonds are legal and binding obligations of the district, or whether the contract with the United States is legal and binding on the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0501
§ 3973.0501. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes or sales and use taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3973.0503.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Education Code § 53.352 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.352
§ 53.352. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A director, officer, or employee of the nonprofit corporation established by the Texas Public Finance Authority under Section 53.351 is not personally liable:

(1) for damage, loss, or injury resulting from the performance of the person's duties under Section 53.351; or

(2) on any commitment or agreement executed on behalf of the corporation under Section 53.351.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.203
§ 289.203. USE OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue generated by a district from a tax imposed under this subchapter may be used only to:

(1) provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program;

(2) subsidize indigent programs; and

(3) pay administrative expenses of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.116 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.116
§ 101.116. MEMBER IN ARMED FORCES.
Status: in_force

A union member who, because of service with the United States armed forces, has been unable to pay any dues or assessment levied by a union to which the member belonged may not be required to make the back payments as a condition to reinstatement in good standing as a member.
Tex. Water Code § 55.401 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.401
§ 55.401. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICTS WITH MILITARY BASE TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

Any district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, which contains all or part of a United States military camp or base may issue negotiable revenue bonds to provide funds for acquiring or constructing filtration and pumping equipment, pipelines, and other facilities for supplying water to military camps or bases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0505
§ 9305.0505. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for the payment of interest to accrue during construction and for one year after construction and a reserve interest and sinking fund.

(b) The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense incurred in accomplishing the purpose for which the district is created, including:

(1) the cost of printing and issuing the bonds; and

(2) payment of fees associated with attorneys, fiscal agents, and engineers.

(c) Pending the use of bond proceeds for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, the board may invest the proceeds in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8480.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8480 / Section 8480.201
§ 8480.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 614.212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.212
§ 614.212. SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a state agency or political subdivision may enter into a contract with a person for the transfer of a law enforcement dog, horse, or other animal that has been determined by the applicable head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee to be:

(1) suitable for transfer, after consulting with the animal's veterinarian, handlers, and other caretakers; and

(2) surplus to the needs of the state agency or political subdivision because the animal is:

(A) at the end of the animal's working life; or

(B) subject to circumstances that justify making the animal available for transfer before the end of the animal's working life, including:

(i) the death of the animal's handler in the line of duty or as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty; or

(ii) the medical retirement of the animal's handler as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty.

(b) The head of a state law enforcement agency may execute a contract under this subchapter on behalf of the state agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.084 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.084
§ 116.084. INADEQUATE SECURITY.
Status: in_force

If for any reason the county funds on deposit with the county depository exceed the amount of security pledged, the depository shall immediately pledge additional security with the commissioners court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.519 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.519
§ 451.519.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.519. BOARD MEMBERS: EXPENSES; PER DIEM. (a) An authority shall reimburse a board member for all necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official authority duties.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.1 million shall pay a member $50 for each meeting of the board attended by the member not exceeding five meetings in a calendar month.

(c) A board member in an authority created by an alternate municipality receives no compensation for attending a board meeting.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 29.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 29 / Section 29.004
§ 29.004. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Section 29.003 does not apply to a person that is:

(1) acting on behalf of the United States, any state, or a political subdivision of the United States or any state;

(2) participating in a search and rescue operation under the authority or direction of a search and rescue or law enforcement agency; or

(3) exempt under a rule adopted by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.001
§ 3911.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Midlothian, Texas.

(3) "County" means Ellis County, Texas.

(4) "Development agreement" means the development agreement between the city and ECOM Real Estate Management, Inc., Trustee.

(5) "Director" means a board member.

(6) "District" means the Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2.

(7) "Improvement project" means a project authorized by Subchapter C-1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0104
§ 7923A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7923A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0103
§ 7972A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 158.211 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.211
§ 158.211. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an obligor terminates employment with an employer who has been withholding income, both the obligor and the employer shall notify the court or the Title IV-D agency and the obligee of that fact not later than the seventh day after the date employment terminated and shall provide the obligor's last known address and the name and address of the obligor's new employer, if known.

(b) The obligor has a continuing duty to inform any subsequent employer of the order or writ of withholding after obtaining employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0104
§ 7971A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7971A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.053
§ 843.053. LAWS RELATING TO RESTRAINT OF TRADE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization that contracts with a health facility or enters into an independent contractual arrangement with physicians or providers practicing individually or as a group is not, because of the contract or arrangement, considered to have entered into a conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of Sections 15.01-15.26, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a physician who contracts with one or more physicians in the process of conducting activities that are permitted by law but that do not require a certificate of authority under this chapter is not, because of the contract, considered to have entered into a conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of Sections 15.01-15.26, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Education Code § 45.256 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.256
§ 45.256. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Following receipt of an application under Section 45.255, the commissioner shall conduct an investigation of the applicant school district as provided for an investigation under Section 45.056(a).

(b) If following the investigation under Subsection (a) the commissioner is satisfied that the school district's bonds should be guaranteed under Subchapter C or provided credit enhancement under this subchapter, as applicable, the commissioner shall endorse the bonds.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.27 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.27
§ 44.27. MANDATE TO BE FILED.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.388 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.388
§ 2054.388. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, subject to the governor's approval, may require a state agency that enters into an interagency contract under Section 2054.386 to transfer to the department ownership, custody, or control of resources that the department, in consultation with the agency, determines are used to support the operations or services selected under Section 2054.385. These resources may include:

(1) information resources;

(2) information resources technologies;

(3) full-time equivalent positions; and

(4) any other resources determined necessary by the department to support the selected operations or services.

(b) The department shall advise the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, and state auditor's office regarding the expected savings to be received for each state agency from which ownership, custody, or control is transferred under this section.

(c) The department and the state agency shall work to reconcile any federal funding issues that arise out of a transfer under this section. The department, subject to the governor's approval, shall exclude applicable resources from the transfer if the federal funding issues cannot be reconciled.

(d) Chapter 2175 does not apply to information resources or information resources technologies transferred under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 855.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.107
§ 855.107. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Audit" means an internal or independent external audit authorized or required by this section or initiated or commissioned by the board of trustees or a committee of the board of trustees. The term includes a financial audit, compliance audit, economy and efficiency audit, effectiveness audit, performance audit, security or risk audit, attestation, management-directed engagement, or investigation.

(2) "Audit working paper" includes all information, documentary or otherwise, prepared or maintained in conducting an audit or preparing an audit report, including:

(A) internal or external communications relating to the audit that are made or received in the course of the audit;

(B) drafts of an audit report or portions of those drafts;

(C) drafts of audit plans; and

(D) records of risk assessments.

(b) Annually, or more often, the board of trustees shall have the accounts of the retirement system audited by a certified public accountant.

(c) In addition to the financial audit required by Subsection (b), the board of trustees may initiate or commission an audit or investigation of activities, functions, or operations of the retirement system as the board determines appropriate.

(d) Audit working papers prepared, maintained, or assembled by the retirement system or an agent of the retirement system are not a record of the board of trustees for purposes of Section 855.112, and are confidential and excepted from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 552.

(e) Unless made confidential under other law, an audit report, when received by the board of trustees in its final form, is public information not excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.
Tex. Education Code § 61.8231 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.8231
§ 61.8231. TRANSFER LIAISON.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education, using existing resources, shall designate at least one employee of the institution to serve as a single point of contact for other institutions of higher education and the board regarding transfer issues and to act as a liaison officer for current or incoming students at the institution who will transfer into or out of the institution.

(b) On a transfer or request to transfer to or from an institution of higher education, the institution's transfer liaison shall provide a current, former, or prospective student, as applicable, with:

(1) a complete and current list of the institution's core curriculum applicable to the student;

(2) a complete and current list of the institution's field of study curricula that may be applicable to the student;

(3) for a receiving institution, a list of courses completed by the student:

(A) for which the institution will accept academic credit; and

(B) for which the institution proposes to deny academic credit in accordance with Section 61.826, including the procedures for credit transfer dispute required by that section; and

(4) any other information required by board rule.

(c) On the admission of a transfer student, the receiving institution of higher education's transfer liaison shall assist the student in obtaining a degree audit to determine whether the student's completed coursework satisfies the institution's core curriculum, satisfies a field of study curriculum of the institution, or qualifies the student to be awarded a Texas Direct associate degree under Section 61.834 or any other degree or certificate offered by the institution.

(d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 3107.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3107 / Section 3107.001
§ 3107.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Preservation Board.

(2) "Capitol Complex" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.0071.

(3) "Monument" means a Texas Police Service Animals Memorial Monument established under Section 3107.002.

(4) "Police service animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.151, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.051
§ 3842.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with three or four directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The governing body of the City of Nassau Bay may change the number of voting directors on the board. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.009
§ 395.009. USE OF GRANT MONEY.
Status: in_force

A grant recipient when using money from a grant under the program shall prioritize:

(1) the purchase or lease of new motor vehicles, including new motor vehicles that are converted to operate on an alternative fuel, when replacing vehicles or adding vehicles to the fleet;

(2) the purchase of new motor vehicles, including new motor vehicles that are converted to operate on an alternative fuel, to replace vehicles that have the highest total mileage and do not use an alternative fuel; and

(3) to the extent feasible, obtaining, whether by purchase, purchase and conversion, or lease, motor vehicles that use compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.207
§ 201.207. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, during reasonable business hours, may:

(1) conduct an on-site inspection of a chiropractic facility to investigate a complaint filed with the board; and

(2) examine and copy records of the chiropractic facility pertinent to the inspection or investigation.

(b) The board is not required to provide notice before conducting an inspection under this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.181 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.181
§ 18.181. DISPOSITION OF EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS AND CHEMICAL DISPENSING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) After seizure of an explosive weapon or chemical dispensing device, as these terms are defined in Section 46.01, Penal Code, a peace officer or a person acting at the direction of a peace officer shall:

(1) photograph the weapon in the position where it is recovered before touching or moving it;

(2) record the identification designations printed on a weapon if the markings are intact;

(3) if the weapon can be moved, move it to an isolated area in order to lessen the danger to the public;

(4) if possible, retain a portion of a wrapper or other packaging materials connected to the weapon;

(5) retain a small portion of the explosive material and submit the material to a laboratory for chemical analysis;

(6) separate and retain components associated with the weapon such as fusing and triggering mechanisms if those mechanisms are not hazardous in themselves;

(7) destroy the remainder of the weapon in a safe manner;

(8) at the time of destruction, photograph the destruction process and make careful observations of the characteristics of the destruction;

(9) after destruction, inspect the disposal site and photograph the site to record the destructive characteristics of the weapon; and

(10) retain components of the weapon and records of the destruction for use as evidence in court proceedings.

(b) Representative samples, photographs, and records made pursuant to this article are admissible in civil or criminal proceedings in the same manner and to the same extent as if the explosive weapon were offered in evidence, regardless of whether or not the remainder of the weapon has been destroyed. No inference or presumption of spoliation applies to weapons destroyed pursuant to this article.
Tex. Water Code § 17.951 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.951
§ 17.951. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Fund" means the Texas Water Development Fund II.

(2) "Resolution" means any resolution or order approved by the board authorizing the issuance of water financial assistance bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 441.189 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.189
§ 441.189. ELECTRONIC STATE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any state record may be created or stored electronically in accordance with standards and procedures adopted as administrative rules of the commission.

(b) Certified output from electronically digitized images or other electronic data compilations created and stored in accordance with the rules of the commission shall be accepted as original state records by any court or administrative agency of this state unless barred by a federal law, regulation, or rule of court.

(c) Certified output from electronically digitized images or other data compilations created before September 1, 1997, in accordance with any applicable prior law shall be accepted as original state records or, in the absence of an applicable prior law, at the discretion of the court or administrative agency.
Tex. Government Code § 434.00791 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.00791
§ 434.00791. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO MONITOR TUITION EXEMPTIONS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) The commission shall ensure a system to electronically monitor the use of tuition and fee exemptions at institutions of higher education under Section 54.341, Education Code, is developed. The system must allow the commission to electronically receive, for each semester, the following information from institutions of higher education:

(1) the name of the institution;

(2) the name, identification number, and date of birth of each individual attending the institution and receiving benefits for the semester under Section 54.341, Education Code;

(3) for each individual receiving benefits, the number of credit hours for which the individual received an exemption for the semester;

(4) for each individual receiving benefits at the institution during the semester, the total cumulative number of credit hours for which the individual has received an exemption at the institution; and

(5) any other information required by the commission.