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Tex. Education Code § 44.0411 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.0411
§ 44.0411. CHANGE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a change in plans or specifications is necessary after the performance of a contract is begun or if it is necessary to decrease or increase the quantity of work to be performed or of materials, equipment, or supplies to be furnished, the district may approve change orders making the changes.

(b) The total contract price may not be increased because of the changes unless additional money for increased costs is approved for that purpose from available money or is provided for by the authorization of the issuance of time warrants.

(c) The district may grant general authority to an administrative official to approve the change orders.

(d) A contract with an original contract price of $1 million or more may not be increased under this section by more than 25 percent. If a change order for a contract with an original contract price of less than $1 million increases the contract amount to $1 million or more, the total of the subsequent change orders may not increase the revised contract amount by more than 25 percent of the original contract price.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.083 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.083
§ 43.083. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES THAT OPERATE MUNICIPALLY OWNED WATER UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:

(1) operates a municipally owned water utility; and

(2) is a party to a strategic partnership agreement:

(A) with a municipal utility district; and

(B) under which the municipality contemplates annexing 400 or more water or wastewater connections that are not located in the district.

(b) A municipality authorized or required to annex a district for full purposes under a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751:

(1) may not annex the district without also annexing all of the unincorporated area served by the district that is located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and

(2) must receive approval for the annexations under the agreement and Subdivision (1) as required by Subchapter C-3, C-4, or C-5, as applicable, before annexation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.001
§ 174.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7811 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7811
§ 7811. PETITION.
Status: in_force

Upon the presentation to the commissioners court of a petition signed by twenty-five of the resident property taxpayers of any proposed district praying for the establishment thereof within the county, and setting forth the boundaries, and accompanied by a map thereof, the general nature of the improvements proposed, and an estimate of the probable cost thereof, and praying for the issuance of bonds and levy of a tax in payment thereof, and designating a name for such district which shall include the name of the county; and accompanied by the affidavit of the petitioners stating that they are resident property taxpayers of such county; the court shall set the same down for a hearing at a regular or called session, not less than thirty nor more than sixty days thereafter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.006
§ 3912.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.070 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.070
§ 2210.070. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to the payment of losses and operating expenses of the association for a catastrophe year that occurs before January 1, 2026, and results in excess losses and operating expenses incurred by the association before January 1, 2026.

(b) Payment of excess losses and operating expenses of the association incurred after December 31, 2025, shall be paid as provided by Subchapter B-2.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.107
§ 3922.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.101
§ 11002.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 615.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.104
§ 615.104. BENEFITS ADDITIONAL.
Status: in_force

The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.201
§ 3952.201. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.104
§ 3823.104. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Tarrant County or the City of Arlington to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.059
§ 3894.059. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Government Code § 490E.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490E / Section 490E.006
§ 490E.006. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The task force shall work in coordination with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, institutions of higher education, and agriculture and conservation organizations in performing its functions and duties.

(b) The Texas A&M University System shall, within its expertise:

(1) assist in the analysis of biological and economic impacts of proposed actions; and

(2) direct programs recommended by the task force.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0313 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0313
§ 3967.0313. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may add land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The district may include and exclude land as provided by Sections 54.739-54.747, Water Code. A reference in those sections to a "tax" means an ad valorem tax for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3967.0602 and subsequently includes new territory in the district under this section, the district:

(1) is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and

(2) shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.

(e) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3967.0602 and subsequently excludes territory in the district under this section, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.042 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.042
§ 31.042. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER; GROUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of number may be cancelled and the identification number voided by the department even though the action occurs before the expiration date on the certificate and even though the certificate is not surrendered to the department.

(b) Causes for cancellation of certificates and voiding of numbers include:

(1) surrender of the certificate for cancellation;

(2) issuance of a new number for the same vessel;

(3) false or fraudulent certification in an application for number;

(4) failure to pay the prescribed fee; and

(5) dismantling, destruction, or other change in the form or character of the vessel or outboard motor so that it is no longer correctly described in the certificate or it no longer meets the definition of a vessel or outboard motor.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.208 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.208
§ 4A.208. MISDESCRIPTION OF INTERMEDIARY BANK OR BENEFICIARY'S BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) This subsection applies to a payment order identifying an intermediary bank or the beneficiary's bank only by an identifying number.

(1) The receiving bank may rely on the number as the proper identification of the intermediary or beneficiary's bank and does not need to determine whether the number identifies a bank.

(2) The sender is obliged to compensate the receiving bank for any loss and expenses incurred by the receiving bank as a result of its reliance on the number in executing or attempting to execute the order.

(b) This subsection applies to a payment order identifying an intermediary bank or the beneficiary's bank both by name and an identifying number if the name and number identify different persons.

(1) If the sender is a bank, the receiving bank may rely on the number as the proper identification of the intermediary or beneficiary's bank if the receiving bank, when it executes the sender's order, does not know that the name and number identify different persons. The receiving bank need not determine whether the name and number refer to the same person or whether the number refers to a bank. The sender is obliged to compensate the receiving bank for any loss and expenses incurred by the receiving bank as a result of its reliance on the number in executing or attempting to execute the order.

(2) If the sender is not a bank and the receiving bank proves that the sender, before the payment order was accepted, had notice that the receiving bank might rely on the number as the proper identification of the intermediary or beneficiary's bank even if it identifies a person different from the bank identified by name, the rights and obligations of the sender and the receiving bank are governed by Subsection (b)(1), as though the sender were a bank. Proof of notice may be made by any admissible evidence. The receiving bank satisfies the burden of proof if it proves that the sender, before the payment order was accepted, signed a writing stating the information to which the notice relates.

(3) Regardless of whether the sender is a bank, the receiving bank may rely on the name as the proper identification of the intermediary or beneficiary's bank if the receiving bank, at the time it executes the sender's order, does not know that the name and number identify different persons. The receiving bank need not determine whether the name and number refer to the same person.

(4) If the receiving bank knows that the name and number identify different persons, reliance on either the name or the number in executing the sender's payment order is a breach of the obligation stated in Section 4A.302(a)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0506
§ 8512.0506. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of sale of authority bonds shall be deposited in one or more banks or trust companies, and shall be paid out according to the terms, on which the authority and the purchasers of the bonds agree.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.036
§ 365.036. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue refunding bonds to refund its bonds under this chapter as provided by Chapter 1371, Government Code, and Chapter 441.

(b) Refunding bonds may be payable from taxes, revenues, or a combination of taxes and revenues.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0207
§ 3976.0207. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may receive each year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.061 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.061
§ 16.061. ASSIGNMENT OF MARK AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A mark and its registration under this chapter are assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, the mark.

(b) An assignment must be made by a properly executed written instrument and may be recorded with the secretary of state by:

(1) filing the assignment; and

(2) paying a recording fee to the secretary of state.

(c) If an assignment has been properly filed for record under Subsection (b), the secretary of state shall issue in the assignee's name a new certificate of registration for the remainder of the term of the mark's registration or last renewal.

(d) The assignment of a mark registered under this chapter is void against a purchaser who purchases the mark for valuable consideration after the assignment is made and without notice of it unless the assignment is recorded by the secretary of state:

(1) not later than the 90th day after the date of the assignment; or

(2) before the mark is purchased.

(e) An acknowledgment is prima facie evidence of the execution of an assignment, and when recorded by the secretary of state, the record is prima facie evidence of execution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 62.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 62 / Section 62.061
§ 62.061. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "pilot" means a branch or deputy pilot appointed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.055
§ 1111.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Each manager shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is:

(1) approved by the board;

(2) payable to the district; and

(3) conditioned on the faithful performance of the manager's duties.

(b) Each manager's bond and constitutional oath of office must be kept in the district's permanent records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.120 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.120
§ 1018.120. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.064 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.064
§ 503.064. EXAMINING PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The institution shall designate a convenient number of licensed practicing physicians to perform physical examinations of individuals employed or to be employed by the institution to determine if an individual is physically fit to be classified as an employee.

(b) A physician designated under Subsection (a) who conducts an examination shall file with the institution a complete transcript of the examination. The transcript must be sworn to on a form provided by the institution.

(c) The institution shall maintain all reports under this section as part of the institution's permanent records.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.053
§ 964.053. FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A captive insurance company, other than a captive exchange, or an attorney in fact must be formed for the purpose of engaging in the business of insurance under this chapter by filing an appropriate application with the secretary of state.

(b) A captive insurance company may be formed and operated in any form of business organization authorized under the Business Organizations Code except a risk retention group or general partnership. A captive insurance company may only be formed as a nonprofit corporation if it is controlled by a nonprofit corporation.

(c) The certificate of formation of a captive insurance company, other than a captive exchange, or an attorney in fact must comply with the applicable requirements of the Business Organizations Code. The name of the company or attorney in fact in the certificate of formation may include the words "insurance," "company," or similar words indicating that the purpose of the company or attorney in fact is to operate as an insurance company or attorney in fact under this chapter.

(d) The board of directors or governing body of a captive insurance company formed in this state must have at least three members, and at least one of the members must be a resident of this state. If the captive insurance company is a captive exchange, the principal office of the attorney in fact must be in this state.

(e) The certificate of formation, bylaws, or governing document of a captive insurance company must authorize a quorum of the board of directors or governing body to consist of not fewer than one-third of the fixed number of directors or members of the governing body.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 502 / Section 502.016
§ 502.016. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

An employer who is required to disclose hazard information under this chapter and who proximately causes an occupational disease or injury to an individual by knowingly disclosing false hazard information or knowingly failing to disclose hazard information provided on an MSDS commits an offense that is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense, except that the fine may not exceed $100,000 for that violation. This section does not affect any other right of an employee or any other employer to receive compensation for damages under other law.
Tex. Government Code § 774.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 774 / Section 774.001
§ 774.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Health care provider" means a person who has been issued a license by a health care regulatory agency.

(2) "Health care regulatory agency" means a regulatory agency that:

(A) appoints a member of the Health Professions Council; or

(B) is supervised by the health licensing division of the Texas Department of Health.

(3) "License" includes a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization, required by law or state agency rule, that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business or occupation.

(4) "Regulatory agency" means an agency, including a department, commission, board, or office, that:

(A) is created by the constitution or by statute;

(B) is in the executive branch of state government;

(C) has statewide authority; and

(D) has authority to deny, grant, renew, revoke, or suspend a license.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.006
§ 302.006. PROFESSIONAL CHILD-CARE TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS, BONUSES, AND WAGE SUPPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may develop and administer a program under which the commission awards scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each for professional child-care training to eligible recipients.

(b) A recipient may use a scholarship awarded under this section only to pay expenses associated with obtaining:

(1) Child Development Associate (CDA) national credentials;

(2) Certified Child-Care Professional (CCP) credentials; or

(3) a level one certificate or associate's degree in the area of child development or early childhood education from a public or private institution of higher education.

(c) To be eligible to receive a scholarship awarded under this section, a person must:

(1) be employed in a child-care facility, as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code;

(2) intend to obtain a credential, certificate, or degree specified in Subsection (b);

(3) agree to work for at least 18 additional months in a child-care facility, as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, that accepts federal Child Care and Development Fund subsidies and that, at the time the person begins to fulfill the work requirement imposed by this subdivision, is located:

(A) within the attendance zone of a public school campus considered low-performing under Chapter 39A, Education Code; or

(B) in an economically disadvantaged community, as determined by the commission; and

(4) satisfy any other requirements adopted by the commission.

(d) A person may not receive more than one scholarship awarded under this section.

(e) In addition, the commission may provide for payment of a bonus or wage supplementation to a scholarship recipient who for 18 months after the date of receiving the scholarship provides care for children younger than six years of age while remaining in the employment of the child-care facility that employed the person when the scholarship was awarded and that meets the requirements of Subsection (c)(3). Any bonus or wage supplementation provided under this subsection shall be paid in equal shares by the scholarship recipient's employer and the commission. The commission shall determine the amount of any bonus and the amount and duration of any wage supplementation provided under this subsection.

(f) The commission shall fund scholarships and any bonuses or wage supplementation provided under this section through federal Child Care Development funds or other funding sources available to the commission. Total funding may not exceed $2 million per state biennium.

(g) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. The rules must include provisions that:

(1) address the computation of the 18-month service requirement prescribed by Subsection (c); and

(2) ensure that the commission may recover scholarship money from a recipient who fails to comply with that service requirement or any other requirement imposed by the commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.083
§ 601.083. CERTIFICATE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may provide evidence of financial responsibility by filing with the department the certificate of an insurance company authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state certifying that a motor vehicle liability insurance policy for the benefit of the person required to provide evidence of financial responsibility is in effect.

(b) The certificate must state the effective date of the policy, which must be the same date as the effective date of the certificate.

(c) The certificate must cover each motor vehicle owned by the person required to provide the evidence of financial responsibility, unless the policy is issued to a person who does not own a motor vehicle.

(d) A motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of a person required to provide evidence of financial responsibility unless the vehicle is covered by a certificate.

(e) If a person files a certificate of insurance to establish financial responsibility under Section 601.153, the certificate must state that the requirements of Section 601.153(b) are satisfied.