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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.052
§ 8008.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8008.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8008.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8008.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Election Code § 31.152 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.152
§ 31.152. CREATION OF POSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision seeking to create the position of joint elections administrator shall send notice requesting creation of that position to:

(1) if the political subdivision seeking creation is a county:

(A) at least one political subdivision located wholly or partly in the county; or

(B) at least one adjacent county; or

(2) if the political subdivision seeking creation is not a county, the commissioners court of a county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partly located.

(b) Notice under Subsection (a)(2) may also be sent to any other political subdivision wholly or partly located in the same county.

(c) A county receiving notice under Subsection (a)(1)(B) may provide a copy of the notice to any political subdivision wholly or partly located in that county.

(d) The position of joint elections administrator is created for a single county if the commissioners court of a county and the governing body of one or more political subdivisions located in that county separately adopt a written order creating the position in the manner in which that body approves orders.

(e) The position of joint elections administrator is created for multiple counties if the commissioners courts of two or more adjacent counties and, if applicable, the governing body of one or more political subdivisions located in either county separately adopt a written order creating the position in the manner in which that body approves orders. A political subdivision may not adopt a written order creating the position of joint elections administrator unless a county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partly located adopts a written order creating the position.

(f) An order adopted under Subsection (d) or (e) must state the date the creation of the position of joint elections administrator is effective. The effective date may not be later than 12 months after the date the required orders are adopted.

(g) To facilitate the orderly transfer of duties on the effective date, the order may authorize the employment of the joint elections administrator-designate not earlier than the 90th day before the effective date of the creation of the position, at a salary not to exceed that to be paid to the county clerk of the most populous county sharing the joint elections administrator.

(h) Not later than the third day after the date the order is adopted, the chair of the joint elections commission shall deliver a certified copy of the order to:

(1) the secretary of state;

(2) each member of the county election commission, if any; and

(3) a representative from each participating entity.

(i) A political subdivision located in more than one county may not create a joint elections administrator with more than one county if the counties do not share a joint elections administrator.
Tex. Government Code § 419.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.042
§ 419.042. PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fire department shall purchase, provide, and maintain a personal alert safety system for each of its fire protection personnel who would be exposed to hazardous conditions from fire or other emergencies or where the potential for such exposure exists.

(b) The personal alert safety system must comply with minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.

(c) The fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure covering the proper use, selection, care, and maintenance of all of its personal alert safety systems.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0302
§ 7961.0302. 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 § 1031.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.307
§ 1031.307. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

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

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

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7912.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7912 / Section 7912.052
§ 7912.052. 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. Water Code § 37.010 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 37 / Section 37.010
§ 37.010. ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license or registration holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the commission may not include a rule that restricts:

(1) the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) the use of a license or registration holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) the use or duration of an advertisement by the license or registration holder; or

(4) the license or registration holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Local Government Code § 101.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 101 / Section 101.002
§ 101.002. CONTROL OF FINANCES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may manage and control the finances of the municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.052
§ 1507.052. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "standard health benefit plan" means a group or individual evidence of coverage that, in whole or in part, does not offer or provide state-mandated health benefits but that provides creditable coverage as defined by Section 1205.004(a) or 1501.102(a).

(b) In this subchapter, terms defined by Section 843.002 have the meanings assigned by that section.
Tex. Property Code § 62.141 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.141
§ 62.141. OWNER'S OR TENANT'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or tenant may file suit against a broker under this chapter.

(b) In an action filed under this section, the court shall discharge a broker's lien if the broker:

(1) failed to mail a copy of the notice of lien within the period prescribed by Section 62.026;

(2) failed to execute, acknowledge, and return a subordination agreement within the period prescribed by Section 62.029(d);

(3) failed to record the notice of lien within the period prescribed by Section 62.041; or

(4) failed to release a lien within the period prescribed by Section 62.081.

(c) A broker is liable to an owner or tenant for damages as provided by Subsection (d) if:

(1) the broker recorded a lien on the commercial real estate interest of the owner or tenant;

(2) the broker failed to:

(A) execute, acknowledge, and return a subordination agreement within the period prescribed by Section 62.029(d); or

(B) release a lien within the period prescribed by Section 62.081;

(3) the owner, tenant, or escrow agent mailed to the broker by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of this section and a notice requesting the broker to execute, acknowledge, and return the subordination agreement or release the lien not later than the 10th day after the date the broker receives the notice; and

(4) the broker failed to comply with the owner's, tenant's, or escrow agent's written notice within the prescribed period.

(d) If the court finds that a broker is liable to an owner or tenant under Subsection (c), the court may award the owner or tenant:

(1) actual damages, including attorney's fees and court costs, incurred by the owner or tenant that are proximately caused by the broker's failure to execute, acknowledge, and return the subordination agreement or release the lien; and

(2) a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of the claimed commission if the court finds that the broker acted with gross negligence or acted in bad faith in violation of Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.

(e) This section does not prevent:

(1) a person from filing a complaint with the Texas Real Estate Commission against a broker who fails to comply with this chapter; or

(2) the Texas Real Estate Commission at any time from investigating or initiating a disciplinary proceeding against a broker who fails to comply with this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.454 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.454
§ 51.454.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.454. TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS: AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO FACULTY CONCERNING TEXTBOOK PRICES, REVISIONS, AND COPYRIGHTS. (a) When a textbook publisher provides information regarding a textbook or supplemental material other than an open educational resource to a faculty member or other person in charge of selecting course materials at an institution of higher education, the publisher shall also provide to the faculty member or other person written information that includes:

(1) the price at which the publisher would make the textbook or supplemental material available to a college bookstore or other bookstore that generally serves the students of the institution and, if applicable, to the public;

(2) the copyright dates of the current and three preceding editions of the textbook;

(3) a description of any substantial content revisions made between the current edition of the textbook or supplemental material and the most recent preceding edition of the textbook or material, including the addition of new chapters, new material covering additional time periods, new themes, or new subject matter;

(4) information as to whether the textbook or supplemental material is available in other formats, such as a paperback or unbound version; and

(5) the price at which the publisher would make the textbook or supplemental material in any alternative format available to a bookstore described by Subdivision (1) and, if applicable, to the public.

(b) A textbook publisher shall comply with this section with respect to a custom textbook only to the extent reasonably practicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.056
§ 1122.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment by the person or governing body that appointed the vacating director.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.053
§ 203.053. LOCATION OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED; PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authorization under this subchapter to purchase or exercise the power of eminent domain is not affected by the location of the real property, the location of the real property right, or the location of the material. This subsection applies without regard to whether the location is in or outside a municipality.

(b) Under this subchapter, the commission may purchase or condemn real property, property rights, and materials that belong to the public, whether under the jurisdiction of the state, a state agency, a county, a municipality, including a home-rule municipality, or an entity or subdivision of a county or municipality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 373.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 373 / Section 373.104
§ 373.104. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission and the department are not liable for any damages that result from a local toll project entity's use of state highway right-of-way or access to the state highway system under this subchapter, regardless of the legal theory, statute, or cause of action under which liability is asserted.

(b) An agreement entered into by a local toll project entity and the department in connection with a toll project that is developed, financed, constructed, or operated by the local toll project entity and that is on or directly connected to a highway in the state highway system does not create a joint enterprise for liability purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 44.350 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.350
§ 44.350. WOOD COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Wood County must be at least 25 years old and must have been a practicing attorney in this state for five years. However, if no person meeting those qualifications files as a candidate for the office on or before the 30th day before the last day on which a person may file as a candidate in an election to that office, the qualifications imposed by this subsection do not apply to that election.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Wood County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(d) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(e) The criminal district attorney, for the purpose of conducting the affairs of the office, may appoint a staff composed of assistant criminal district attorneys, investigators, stenographers, clerks, and other personnel as the Commissioners Court of Wood County may authorize. The commissioners court shall pay the salaries of the staff in equal monthly or bimonthly installments from the officers' salary fund of the county.

(f) The legislature may provide for additional staff members to be paid from state funds if it considers supplementation of the criminal district attorney's staff to be necessary.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.144 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.144
§ 167.144. REFUSAL TO PERMIT SEARCH.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a person to whom a search warrant is issued under Section 167.102 of this code, that person's assistant, or a peace officer, to enter the property described in the warrant or to perform a duty under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.201
§ 3909.201. 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

(2) contract payments described by Section 3909.203.

(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. Human Resources Code § 117.093 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.093
§ 117.093. DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM MONITORING.
Status: in_force

(a) Department personnel not employed to perform functions directly under a direct services program must be designated to monitor those programs from a statewide perspective. The designated personnel shall collect, monitor, and analyze data relating to direct services programs and report outcomes and trends to program managers and, as necessary, the commissioner or other appropriate executive management.

(b) The monitoring function under Subsection (a) must include monitoring of:

(1) performance data from all regions and all direct services programs to identify trends; and

(2) case review data to ensure compliance with the case review system under Section 117.092.

(c) Personnel designated to perform the monitoring function required by this section shall work with direct services program staff to develop objective and detailed outcome measures for the programs.

(d) The department may conduct internal peer reviews of the department's field offices at regular intervals to assess the field offices' compliance with federal regulations and department policies and to compare each field office's compliance with the compliance of the other field offices. The department may use personnel designated to perform the monitoring function required by this section to facilitate the internal peer reviews.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.355 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.355
§ 9015.355. BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "net revenue" means the gross revenue and income of the authority pledged under this section less the amount necessary to pay the cost of:

(1) performing any contract, the revenue of which is pledged under this section; and

(2) maintaining and operating the authority and its property.

(b) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured under board resolution by a pledge of:

(1) all or part of the net revenue of the authority other than revenue from taxation;

(2) the net revenue of one or more contracts made before or after the issuance of the bonds; or

(3) other revenue or income specified by resolution of the board or in the trust indenture or other instrument securing the bonds.

(c) The pledge may reserve the right to issue additional bonds on a parity with, or subordinate to, the bonds being issued, subject to the conditions specified in the pledge.

(d) Bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may be issued without an election.
Tex. Government Code § 855.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.401
§ 855.401. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipality that has one or more departments participating in the retirement system by ordinance shall designate the rate of member contributions for employees. The municipality shall elect a rate of five, six, seven, or eight percent of the employees' compensation. All departments of a participating municipality must have the same employee contribution rate, except that any municipality that before September 1, 1991, has elected to have different rates of member contributions in different departments may continue member contributions in accordance with its existing ordinances until the municipality elects to equalize the rates.

(b) A participating municipality by ordinance may increase the rate of member contributions.

(c) A participating municipality may reduce the rate of member contributions if:

(1) at an election by secret ballot conducted under rules adopted by the board of trustees, the proposal to reduce the rate is passed by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members employed by the municipality; and

(2) the municipality by ordinance provides for the reduction.

(d) A reduction in a member contribution rate may become effective only on the first day of a calendar month. The effective date of the reduction must be after the 90th day after the day on which the election required by Subsection (c) is held or the day on which the ordinance required by Subsection (c) is adopted, whichever is later. The municipality shall give written notice of a reduction in the deposit rate to the director before the 60th day preceding the effective date of the reduction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.177 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.177
§ 231.177. PROCEDURES GOVERNING ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall establish procedures for adopting and enforcing regulations and district boundaries. A regulation or district boundary is not effective until it is adopted by the commissioners court after a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard. Before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, the commissioners court must publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(b) The commissioners court by a majority vote may amend or reject a regulation or boundary proposed by the commission.

(c) If a proposed change to a regulation or boundary is protested in accordance with this subsection, the proposed change must receive, in order to take effect, the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of all members of the commissioners court. The protest must be written and signed by the owners of at least 20 percent of either:

(1) the area of the lots covered by the proposed change; or

(2) the lots immediately adjacent to the rear of the lots covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from those lots or from the street frontage of the opposite lots.

(d) After the commissioners court receives the protest, the court shall hold a public hearing. The court shall publish notice in the manner provided by Subsection (a).