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Tex. Local Government Code § 501.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.105
§ 501.105. CAREER CENTER PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "project" includes the land, buildings, equipment, facilities, improvements, and expenditures found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for use for a career center, if the area to be benefited by the career center is not located in the taxing jurisdiction of a junior college district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.042
§ 21.042. SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The surveyor shall certify officially:

(1) to the correctness of the survey;

(2) that the survey was made according to law;

(3) that the survey was actually made in the field; and

(4) that the field notes are duly recorded, giving the book and page.

(b) If the survey was made by a deputy, the county surveyor shall certify officially that:

(1) he has examined the field notes;

(2) he finds them correct; and

(3) he has determined that the survey is duly recorded, giving the book and page of record.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.253 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.253
§ 113.253. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) affect the right of a financial institution to make payment on multiple-party accounts according to the terms of the account; or

(2) make the financial institution liable to the estate of a deceased party unless, before payment, the institution received written notice from the personal representative stating the amounts needed to pay debts, taxes, claims, and expenses of administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8430.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8430 / Section 8430.052
§ 8430.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.155
§ 3905.155. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate all or any part of the district as a tax increment reinvestment zone. The district may use tax increment financing under Chapter 311, Tax Code, in the manner provided by that chapter for a municipality, except as modified by this section.

(b) The district has all powers provided under Chapter 311, Tax Code.

(c) The district and an overlapping taxing unit may enter into an interlocal agreement for the payment of all or a portion of the tax increment of the unit to the district.

(d) For the purpose of tax increment financing under this section, the board functions as the board of directors of the reinvestment zone. Section 311.009, Tax Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 306.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 306 / Section 306.002
§ 306.002. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to records and communications collected and maintained by members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor on June 12, 1985, as well as to records made and communications received by those officials on or after that date.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.001
§ 271.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Public Property Finance Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997A / Section 7997A.0102
§ 7997A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.008
§ 551.008. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

An insurer may deliver notice or a written statement of a declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal required by this chapter electronically in accordance with Chapter 35.
Tex. Election Code § 61.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 61 / Section 61.011
§ 61.011. REMOVING WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOUND IN POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer shall periodically check each voting station and other areas of the polling place for sample ballots or other written communications used by voters that were left or discarded in the polling place.

(b) An election officer shall remove from the sight of the voters any written communication found under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0402
§ 7941A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7941A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.104
§ 3892.104. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) District elections must be held in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.304
§ 541.304. EVIDENTIARY USE OF COMPLIANCE OR ATTEMPT TO COMPLY.
Status: in_force

(a) Compliance or an attempt to comply with the department's requirement to refund premiums is:

(1) an offer to compromise;

(2) not admissible as evidence; and

(3) not an admission of engaging in an unlawful act or practice.

(b) A defendant may introduce evidence of compliance or an attempt to comply with the department's requirement for the purpose of:

(1) establishing good faith; or

(2) showing compliance with the department's requirement.
Tex. Education Code § 21.201 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.201
§ 21.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Teacher" means a superintendent, principal, supervisor, classroom teacher, school counselor, or other full-time professional employee who is required to hold a certificate issued under Subchapter B or a nurse. The term does not include a person who is not entitled to a probationary, continuing, or term contract under Section 21.002, an existing contract, or district policy.

(2) "School district" means any public school district in this state.

(3) "Term contract" means any contract of employment for a fixed term between a school district and a teacher.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.008
§ 62.008. PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL CONTROL.
Status: in_force

If an application to incorporate a new association that proposes to locate an office in a community is before the commissioner at the same time as an application to establish an additional office in the same community from an existing association and the principal office of the existing association is located in a county other than the county in which the community is located, the commissioner may give additional weight to the application of the applicant that has the greater degree of control vested in or held by residents of the community.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.112
§ 3910.112. APPROVAL BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:

(1) the issuance of bonds;

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds; and

(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(c) If the district obtains the approval of the city's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.

(d) The governing body of the city:

(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a); and

(2) may establish an administrative process to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the involvement of the governing body.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.155
§ 161.155. FILING OF COMPLAINT; CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may file with the commission a sworn complaint, on a form prescribed by the commission, alleging that a person subject to the ethics code has violated the ethics code. The commission shall make the complaint form available on the county website.

(b) A complaint filed under this section must be in writing and under oath and must set forth in simple, concise, and direct statements:

(1) the name of the complainant;

(2) the street or mailing address of the complainant;

(3) the name of each respondent;

(4) the position or title of each respondent;

(5) the nature of the alleged violation, including if possible the specific rule or provision of the ethics code alleged to have been violated;

(6) a statement of the facts constituting the alleged violation and the dates on which or period of time in which the alleged violation occurred; and

(7) all documents or other material available to the complainant that are relevant to the allegation, a list of all documents or other material within the knowledge of the complainant and available to the complainant that are relevant to the allegation but that are not in the possession of the complainant, including the location of the documents, if known, and a list of all documents or other material within the knowledge of the complainant that are unavailable to the complainant and that are relevant to the complaint, including the location of the documents, if known.

(c) The complaint must be accompanied by an affidavit stating either that the information contained in the complaint is correct or that the complainant has good reason to believe and does believe that the violation occurred. If the complaint is based on information and belief, the complaint shall state the source and basis of the information and belief. The complainant may swear to the facts by oath before a notary public or other authorized official.

(d) The complaint must state on its face an allegation that, if true, constitutes a violation of the ethics code.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.059
§ 39A.059. EXECUTING TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

In executing the targeted improvement plan, the campus intervention team shall, if appropriate:

(1) assist the campus in implementing research-based practices for curriculum development and classroom instruction, including bilingual education and special education programs, and financial management;

(2) provide research-based technical assistance, including data analysis, academic deficiency identification, intervention implementation, and budget analysis, to strengthen and improve the instructional programs at the campus; and

(3) require the school district to develop a teacher recruitment and retention plan to address the qualifications and retention of the teachers at the campus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8120.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8120 / Section 8120.001
§ 8120.001. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 101.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.152
§ 3856.152. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes an ad valorem tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.153
§ 1012.153. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.154
§ 1059.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Property Code § 112.104 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.104
§ 112.104. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PURCHASERS OR RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS, BENEFITS, OR PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A bona fide purchaser of property from a divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual or a person who receives from the former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual a payment, benefit, or property in partial or full satisfaction of an enforceable obligation:

(1) is not required by this subchapter to return the payment, benefit, or property; and

(2) is not liable under this subchapter for the amount of the payment or the value of the property or benefit.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0454 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0454
§ 532.0454. HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that it is cost-effective and feasible, the commission shall develop and implement a Medicaid health savings account pilot program that is consistent with federal law to:

(1) encourage adult recipients' health care cost awareness and sensitivity; and

(2) promote adult recipients' appropriate use of Medicaid services.

(b) If the commission implements the pilot program, the commission:

(1) may include only adult recipients as program participants; and

(2) shall ensure that:

(A) participation in the pilot program is voluntary; and

(B) a recipient who participates in the pilot program may, at the recipient's option and subject to Subsection (c), discontinue participating and resume receiving benefits and services under the traditional Medicaid delivery model.

(c) A recipient who chooses to discontinue participating in the pilot program and resume receiving benefits and services under the traditional Medicaid delivery model before completion of the health savings account enrollment period forfeits any funds remaining in the recipient's health savings account.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.122 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.122
§ 62.122. TAXES.
Status: in_force

A receiver for an abolished municipality shall collect all unpaid taxes levied before the date of abolition for municipal or school purposes, together with any penalties or interest that is due. The receiver shall pay the part of the taxes levied for maintaining the public schools to the trustees of the school district, who shall use the taxes for the purpose for which they were levied.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.124 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.124
§ 552.124. EFFECT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or an existing board of trustees may not exercise a power provided by this subchapter in relation to an obligation issued before June 14, 1989, unless the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the obligation or the deed of trust or trust indenture securing payment of the obligation specifically allows the municipality or board to exercise the power. The authority of the municipality or board in relation to that obligation is subject to any restriction or covenant contained in the ordinance, deed of trust, or trust indenture.

(b) The board of trustees may authorize, issue, and sell additional obligations on a parity with an obligation issued before June 14, 1989, if the ordinance, deed of trust, or trust indenture provides for the issuance of the obligations. The obligations must be payable from the revenue pledged to pay the previous obligation and must be secured by pledges and liens on a parity with the pledge securing the previous obligation.
Tex. Government Code § 25.00161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.00161
§ 25.00161. PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The regular judge of a statutory county court shall diligently discharge the duties of the office on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999A / Section 7999A.0502
§ 7999A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.022
§ 91.022. BUSHEL BASKET.
Status: in_force

A bushel basket must contain at least 2,150.4 cubic inches in the basket proper, regardless of the construction of the lid.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.255
§ 1103.255. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BEFORE TAKING EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

An applicant for the examination must fulfill the applicable experience requirement for a certificate or license before taking the examination.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.0125 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0125
§ 62.0125. HARASSMENT OF HUNTERS, TRAPPERS, AND FISHERMEN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section may be cited as the Sportsman's Rights Act.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Wildlife" means all species of wild mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians.

(2) "Process of hunting or catching" means any act directed at the lawful hunting or catching of wildlife, including camping or other acts preparatory to hunting or catching of wildlife that occur on land or water on which the affected person has the right or privilege of hunting or catching that wildlife.

(c) No person may intentionally interfere with another person lawfully engaged in the process of hunting or catching wildlife.

(d) No person may intentionally harass, drive, or disturb any wildlife for the purpose of disrupting a person lawfully engaged in the process of hunting or catching wildlife.

(e) No person may enter or remain on public land or enter or remain on private land without the landowner's or his agent's consent if the person intends to disrupt another person lawfully engaged in the process of hunting or catching wildlife.

(f) This section does not apply to a peace officer of this state, a law enforcement officer of the United States, a member of the armed forces of the United States or of this state, or employees of the department or other state or federal agencies having statutory responsibility to manage wildlife or land during the time that the officer, member, or employee is in the actual discharge of official duties.

(g) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(h) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the defendant's conduct is protected by the right to freedom of speech under the constitution of this state or the United States.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.557 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.557
§ 801.557. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The equine dental provider advisory committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the board.

(b) A meeting may be held by telephone conference call.
Tex. Government Code § 801.2012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.2012
§ 801.2012. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.30 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.30
§ 11.30. HOW RETURN IS MADE.
Status: in_force

The return is made by stating in plain language on the copy of the writ or some paper connected with it:

1. Whether it is true or not, according to the statement of the application, that the person has in the person's custody, or under the person's restraint, the applicant named or described in the application;

2. By virtue of what authority, or for what cause, the person took and detains the applicant;

3. If the person had the applicant in the person's custody or under restraint at any time before the service of the writ, and has transferred the applicant to the custody of another, the person shall state particularly to whom, at what time, for what reason or by what authority the person made the transfer;

4. The person shall annex to the person's return the writ or warrant, if any, by virtue of which the person holds the applicant in custody; and

5. The return must be signed and sworn to by the person making it.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.057
§ 454.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) After the appointment of members every two years, the members of the board shall elect from among its members a secretary and other officers required to conduct the business of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.054
§ 8860.054. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy until the next regularly scheduled election of directors. If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 661.903 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.903
§ 661.903. NATIONAL GUARD EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

A state employee who is called to state active duty as a member of the Texas military forces by the governor because of an emergency is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary in accordance with Section 437.254. A state employee who is called to federal active duty as a member of the Texas military forces may not receive the employee's state salary except as provided by Sections 661.904(d) and (f) and 661.9041.