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Tex. Government Code § 2306.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.092
§ 2306.092. DUTIES REGARDING CERTAIN PROGRAMS CREATED UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer, as appropriate under policies established by the board:

(1) state responsibilities for programs created under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.);

(2) programs assigned to the department under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub.L. No. 97-35); and

(3) other federal acts creating economic opportunity programs assigned to the department.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.255 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.255
§ 12.255. PERMISSION TO SUE.
Status: in_force

Before a petition may be filed by the attorney general or by a district or county attorney in a suit authorized by Section 12.252 or 12.253, leave must be granted by the judge of the court in which the proceeding is to be filed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 304.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 304 / Section 304.002
§ 304.002. AGGREGATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR CITIZENS.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision aggregator may negotiate for the purchase of electricity and energy services on behalf of the citizens of the political subdivision. The citizens must affirmatively request to be included in the aggregation services by the political subdivision aggregator.

(b) A political subdivision may contract with a third party or another aggregator to administer the aggregation of electricity and energy services purchased under Subsection (a).

(c) The political subdivision aggregator may use any mailing from the subdivision to invite participation by its citizens.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9206.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9206 / Section 9206.103
§ 9206.103. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt;

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and

(3) each new district is within the corporate limits of the City of Gunter.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code. Sections 51.748 through 51.753, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) At the time of creation, any new district created by the division of the district may not contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) At the time of creation, any new district created by the division of the district may not contain any land outside the area described by Section 1.02 of the article creating this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.201
§ 7933.201. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9052.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9052 / Section 9052.002
§ 9052.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district in Galveston County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

(2) a water control and improvement district; and

(3) a municipal corporation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.416 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.416
§ 451.416. EMISSIONS TAX YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle emissions tax year begins on April 1 of each year and is divided into quarters.

(b) A tax accruing during the second quarter of the tax year is three-fourths of the amount of the annual tax. A tax accruing during the third quarter is one-half of the amount of the annual tax. A tax accruing during the fourth quarter is one-fourth of the amount of the annual tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.040 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.040
§ 365.040. AUTHORITY FOR TOLLS AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

A district may impose tolls and other charges for the use of a toll road project and may use toll revenue to retire outstanding indebtedness issued to pay the costs of a road providing service to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.104
§ 8362.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.227 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.227
§ 431.227. FOOD SAFETY BEST PRACTICE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall approve food safety best practice education programs for places of business licensed under this chapter.

(b) A place of business that completes a food safety best practice education program approved by the department shall receive a certificate valid for five years from the date of completion of the program.

(c) When determining which places of business to inspect under Section 431.042, the appropriate inspecting authority shall consider whether the place of business holds a valid certificate from a food safety best practice education program under this section.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 153.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 153 / Section 153.060
§ 153.060. REISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may reissue a certificate, registration, or license that has been revoked or that the commissioner has refused to renew as a disciplinary sanction if the individual who was subject to the revocation or nonrenewal applies in writing to the commission and establishes good cause to justify reissuance of the certificate, registration, or license. The applicant has the burden of proving:

(1) the correction of the grounds for the revocation or the commission's refusal to renew the certificate, registration, or license;

(2) good faith efforts to correct, resolve, or otherwise cure the damages arising from the grounds for the revocation or the refusal to renew the certificate, registration, or license;

(3) that reissuance would not pose a threat to public health, safety, and welfare; and

(4) any other rehabilitative efforts.

(b) The commission may impose conditions on the revocation or refusal to renew a certificate, registration, or license that may include:

(1) prohibiting a person from applying for reissuance for a specified period; and

(2) imposing some or all prerequisites for initial certification, registration, or licensure as a prerequisite for reissuance.

(c) The commission may impose appropriate probationary conditions for a specified period on the practice of a person whose certificate, registration, or license is reissued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 100.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 100 / Section 100.004
§ 100.004. COOPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

Another state board, commission, agency, or governmental entity capable of assisting the department in carrying out the intent of this chapter shall cooperate with the department and furnish expertise, services, and facilities to the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.203
§ 2551.203. WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

A title insurance company may withdraw the deposit of securities made under Section 2551.201, or any portion of the deposit, after substituting other securities of a sufficient value to maintain the amount of deposit required under that section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.623 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.623
§ 101.623. FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED SERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) To establish a registered series of a limited liability company in accordance with Section 101.602, a certificate of registered series for the registered series must be filed in accordance with this section.

(b) A certificate of registered series must state:

(1) the name of the limited liability company;

(2) the name of the registered series being formed, which must conform with the requirements of Section 5.0561; and

(3) if the registered series is formed under a plan of conversion or merger, a statement to that effect.

(c) A certificate of registered series may include any other provisions not inconsistent with law relating to the organization, ownership, governance, business, or affairs of the registered series.

(d) A certificate of registered series shall be executed by the limited liability company in accordance with Section 101.0515 and filed with the secretary of state in accordance with and take effect as a filing instrument as specified by Chapter 4.

(e) A certificate of registered series is not an amendment to the certificate of formation of the limited liability company.

(f) If a new registered series is established under a plan of conversion or plan of merger, the certificate of registered series of the registered series must be filed simultaneously with the certificate of conversion or certificate of merger under Section 101.627(b) or 101.634(e). The certificate of registered series is not required to be filed separately under Subsection (a). The formation and existence of a registered series that results from a conversion or merger takes effect and commences on the effectiveness of the conversion or merger.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.203
§ 2252.203. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 2252.202 does not apply to a project for which the governing body of the governmental entity responsible for the project determines that:

(1) iron or steel products produced in the United States are not:

(A) produced in sufficient quantities;

(B) reasonably available; or

(C) of a satisfactory quality;

(2) use of iron or steel products produced in the United States will increase the total cost of the project by more than 20 percent; or

(3) complying with that section is inconsistent with the public interest.

(b) Electrical components, equipment, systems, and appurtenances, including supports, covers, shielding, and other appurtenances related to an electrical system, necessary for operation or concealment are not considered to be iron or steel products and are exempt from the requirements of Section 2252.202. An electrical system includes all equipment, facilities, and assets owned by an electric utility, as that term is defined in Section 31.002, Utilities Code.

(c) Section 2252.202 does not apply to a contract subject to Section 223.045, Transportation Code, or 23 C.F.R. Section 635.410.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.112 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.112
§ 186.112. APPLICATION FOR NEW CHARTER.
Status: in_force

After a state trust company's charter has been voluntarily surrendered and canceled, the state trust company may not resume business or reopen except on application for and approval of a new charter.
Tex. Government Code § 501.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.091
§ 501.091. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Correctional facility" means a facility operated by or under contract with the department.

(2) "Offender" means an inmate or state jail defendant confined in a correctional facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.202
§ 7990.202. 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. Health and Safety Code § 361.534 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.534
§ 361.534. PERMIT PUBLIC MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may hold a public meeting on an application under this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall hold a public meeting on an application under this subchapter:

(1) on the request of a member of the legislature who represents the general area in which the development is proposed to be located; or

(2) if the executive director determines that there is substantial public interest in the proposed development.

(c) The commission by mail shall notify the applicant of the date, time, and place of the public meeting. The commission shall require the applicant to publish notice of the public meeting in a newspaper that is generally circulated in each county in which the property proposed for development is located. The published notice must appear at least once a week for the two weeks before the date of the public meeting.
Tex. Water Code § 7.174 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.174
§ 7.174. VIOLATION OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM PERMIT PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person begins to construct, alter, repair, or extend an on-site sewage disposal system owned by another person before the owner of the system obtains a permit to construct, alter, repair, or extend the on-site sewage disposal system as required by Subchapter D, Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(A) or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.112 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.112
§ 202.112. ADVANCE ACQUISITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may acquire real property or an interest in real property or purchase an option to acquire real property for possible use in or in connection with a transportation facility before:

(1) a final decision has been made as to whether the transportation facility will be located on that property; or

(2) environmental clearance has been issued for the transportation facility by the appropriate federal or state authority.

(b) An advance acquisition shall be made by the commission using the procedures authorized under Subchapter D of Chapter 203 or other law authorizing the commission or the department to acquire real property or an interest in real property for a transportation facility. If the commission acquires real property or an interest in real property under Subchapter D of Chapter 203 or other law, the commission may make an advance acquisition in the manner provided by this subchapter.

(c) The commission may not make an advance acquisition by condemnation.

(d) An option to acquire real property purchased under this section may not expire later than the fifth anniversary of the date the option was purchased and may be renewed for subsequent periods that expire not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the option was renewed, by agreement of the commission and the grantor of the option or the grantor's heirs or assigns.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7947A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7947A / Section 7947A.0304
§ 7947A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0102
§ 8349.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.154
§ 3873.154. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into any contract that the board considers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers granted by this chapter, including a lease or other contract connected with, incident to, or affecting the acquisition, financing, construction, equipment, maintenance, renovation, repair, improvement, or operation of real property or facilities.

(b) If the contract is for an amount less than or equal to the amount provided by Section 262.023, Local Government Code, the board may enter into the contract without advertisement. If the contract is for more than that amount, the contract is subject to the bidding provisions for contracts applicable to a county under that section.

(c) To be effective, a contract must be:

(1) approved by resolution of the board;

(2) executed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary or treasurer.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.155 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.155
§ 57.155. NOTICE OF TERMINATION; CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a supplier must provide a dealer written notice of termination of a dealer agreement at least 180 days before the effective date of termination. The notice must state all reasons constituting good cause for the termination and that the dealer has 60 days in which to cure any claimed deficiency. If the deficiency is cured within 60 days, the notice will be void.

(b) A supplier, other than a specialty agricultural equipment supplier, may not terminate a dealer agreement for the reason stated in Section 57.154(a)(12) unless the supplier gives the dealer notice of the action at least two years before the effective date of the termination. If the dealer achieves the supplier's requirements for reasonable standards or performance objectives before the expiration of the two-year notice period, the notice will be void and the dealer agreement will continue in effect.

(c) The notice and right to cure provisions in this section do not apply if the reason for termination is for any reason stated in Sections 57.154(a)(2)-(11).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0207
§ 3793.0207. 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. Government Code § 306.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 306 / Section 306.008
§ 306.008. LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public's interest in the proper performance of the deliberative and policymaking responsibilities of the legislature and to preserve the legislative branch's independence under the fundamental principle of separation of powers, as guaranteed by Article II and Section 21, Article III, Texas Constitution, a communication is confidential and subject to legislative privilege if the communication:

(1) is given privately;

(2) concerns a legislative activity or function; and

(3) is among or between any of the following:

(A) a member of the house or senate;

(B) the lieutenant governor;

(C) an officer of the house or senate;

(D) a member of the governing body of a legislative agency; or

(E) a legislative employee.

(b) A communication described by Subsection (a) is subject to attorney-client privilege if:

(1) one of the parties to the communication is a legislative attorney or a legislative employee working at the direction of a legislative attorney; and

(2) the communication is made in connection with the legislative attorney's provision of legal advice or other legal services.

(c) A member of the house or senate, the lieutenant governor, or an officer of the house or senate may choose to disclose all or part of a communication to which Subsection (a) or (b) applies and to which the individual or a legislative employee acting on behalf of the individual was a party.

(d) This section does not affect the authority of a court to analyze and apply legislative or attorney-client privileges under the applicable rules of evidence governing a judicial proceeding.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Legislative agency" means a board, commission, committee, council, department, office, or any other agency in the legislative branch of state government. The term does not include the Texas Ethics Commission.

(2) "Legislative attorney" means an attorney employed or engaged by the house, the senate, a member of the house or senate, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, a house or senate committee, a joint committee, or a legislative agency.

(3) "Legislative employee" means:

(A) an employee of, assistant to, or credentialed intern for any part of the legislative branch of state government, including the house, the senate, a member of the house or senate, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, a house or senate committee, a joint committee, or a legislative agency; or

(B) a person performing services under a contract entered into with the house, the senate, a house or senate committee, or a legislative agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298G.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298G / Section 298G.053
§ 298G.053. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING.
Status: in_force

If the board authorizes the district to participate in a program under this chapter, the board shall require each institutional health care provider to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data reported in the provider's Medicare cost report submitted for the previous fiscal year or for the closest subsequent fiscal year for which the provider submitted the Medicare cost report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0301
§ 7900.0301. 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 § 51.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.311
§ 51.311. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN LUBBOCK AND NUECES COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In Lubbock and Nueces counties, the district clerk shall appoint, at the request of a district judge, a special deputy district clerk to serve that judge's court.

(b) The salary of a special deputy clerk appointed under this section shall be paid out of the general fund of the county.