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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.016
§ 260A.016. REPORTS RELATING TO DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF AN INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 242.002.

(b) An institution shall submit a report to the department concerning deaths of residents of the institution. The report must be submitted not later than the 10th day after the last day of each month in which a resident of the institution dies. The report must also include the death of a resident occurring within 24 hours after the resident is transferred from the institution to a hospital.

(c) The institution must make the report on a form prescribed by the department. The report must contain the name and social security number of the deceased.

(d) The department shall correlate reports under this section with death certificate information to develop data relating to the:

(1) name and age of the deceased;

(2) official cause of death listed on the death certificate;

(3) date, time, and place of death; and

(4) name and address of the institution in which the deceased resided.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a record under this section is confidential and not subject to the provisions of Chapter 552, Government Code.

(f) The department shall develop statistical information on official causes of death to determine patterns and trends of incidents of death among residents and in specific institutions. Information developed under this subsection is public.

(g) A licensed institution shall make available historical statistics on all required information on request of an applicant or applicant's representative.
Tex. Election Code § 16.0332 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.0332
§ 16.0332. CANCELLATION BECAUSE OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the registrar receives notification under Subsection (a-1) of this section, Section 18.068 of this code, or Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified from jury service because of citizenship status or notification of persons who indicate a lack of citizenship status in connection with a motor vehicle or Department of Public Safety record as provided by Subsection (a-1), the registrar shall deliver to each registered voter whose name appears on the list a written notice requiring the voter to submit to the registrar proof of United States citizenship in the form of a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate, United States passport, or certificate of naturalization or any other form prescribed by the secretary of state. The notice shall be delivered by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the voter's registration application and to any new address of the voter known to the registrar.

(a-1) The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety under which information in the existing statewide computerized voter registration list is compared against information in the database of the Department of Public Safety on a monthly basis to verify the accuracy of citizenship status information previously provided on voter registration applications. In comparing information under this subsection, the secretary of state shall consider only a voter's information in the database of the Department of Public Safety that was derived from documents presented by the voter to the department after the person's current voter registration became effective, and may not consider information derived from documents presented by the voter to the department before the person's current voter registration became effective.

(b) If a voter fails to submit to the registrar proof of citizenship on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is mailed, the registrar shall cancel the voter's registration.

(c) The registrar shall retain a copy of the notice mailed to a voter under this section on file with the voter's registration application. The registrar shall also retain any proof of citizenship received under this section on file with the application.

(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the administration of this section.

(e) Not later than December 31 of each year, the secretary of state shall provide a report to the legislature of the number of voter registrations canceled under this section during the calendar year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.014
§ 552.014. CONTRACTS WITH WATER DISTRICTS OR NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Project" means a water supply or treatment system, a water distribution system, a sanitary sewage collection or treatment system, works or improvements necessary for drainage of land, recreational facilities, roads and improvements in aid of roads, or facilities to provide firefighting services.

(2) "Water district" means a district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) A municipality may enter into a contract with a water district or with a corporation organized to be operated without profit under which the district or corporation will acquire for the benefit of and convey to the municipality, either separately or together, one or more projects. In connection with the acquisition, the district or corporation shall improve, enlarge, or extend the existing municipal facilities as provided by the contract.

(c) If the contract provides that the municipality assumes ownership of the project on completion of construction or at the time that all debt incurred by the district or corporation in the acquisition, construction, improvement, or extension of the project is paid in full, the municipality may make payments to the district or corporation for project services to part or all of the residents of the municipality. The contract may provide for purchase of the project by the municipality through periodic payments to the district or corporation in amounts that, together with the net income of the district or corporation, are sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the district or corporation as they become due. The contract may provide:

(1) that any payments due under this section are payable from and are secured by a pledge of a specified part of the revenues of the municipality, including revenues from municipal sales and use taxes;

(2) for the levying of a tax to make payments due under this section; or

(3) that the payments due under this section be made from a combination of revenues and taxes.

(d) The contract may provide that the district or corporation may use the streets, alleys, and other public ways and places of the municipality for project purposes for a period that ends at the time the indebtedness of the district or corporation is paid in full and the municipality acquires title to the project in accordance with this section.

(e) The contract may provide for the operation of the project by the municipality, and, if so authorized, the municipality may operate the project.

(f) A contract under this section must be authorized by a majority vote of the governing body of the municipality.

(g) This section does not authorize a water district or corporation described by Subsection (b) to participate in a project that the water district or corporation is not authorized to participate in under other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.152
§ 1014.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) The board must approve the budget.
Tex. Government Code § 482.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.103
§ 482.103. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2033.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.101
§ 8369.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0102
§ 7971A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2158.241 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2158 / Section 2158.241
§ 2158.241. INTERSTATE COMPACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR PROCURING RECYCLED PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may enter into compacts and cooperative agreements with other states and government entities for procuring products made of recycled materials when the comptroller determines it is in the best interest of the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 171.021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 171 / Section 171.021
§ 171.021. WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state. A member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law.

(b) Withdrawal from the compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same, but shall not take effect until one year after the effective date of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the governor of each other member state.

(c) The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing the compact in the withdrawing state.

(d) The interstate commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within 60 days of its receipt of notice provided under Subsection (c).

(e) The withdrawing state is responsible for all dues, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including obligations, the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal.

(f) Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the interstate commission.

(g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address the impact of the withdrawal of a member state on licenses granted in other member states to physicians who designated the withdrawing member state as the state of principal license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.003
§ 3825.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 183.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 183 / Section 183.001
§ 183.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

(2) "Utility" means a person, firm, company, corporation, receiver, or trustee who furnishes water, electric, gas, or telephone service.
Tex. Penal Code § 28.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 28 / Section 28.02
§ 28.02. ARSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person starts a fire, regardless of whether the fire continues after ignition, or causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage:

(1) any vegetation, fence, or structure on open-space land; or

(2) any building, habitation, or vehicle:

(A) knowing that it is within the limits of an incorporated city or town;

(B) knowing that it is insured against damage or destruction;

(C) knowing that it is subject to a mortgage or other security interest;

(D) knowing that it is located on property belonging to another;

(E) knowing that it has located within it property belonging to another; or

(F) when the person is reckless about whether the burning or explosion will endanger the life of some individual or the safety of the property of another.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance and the fire or explosion damages any building, habitation, or vehicle.

(a-2) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally starts a fire or causes an explosion and in so doing:

(1) recklessly damages or destroys a building belonging to another; or

(2) recklessly causes another person to suffer bodily injury or death.

(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(1) that the fire or explosion was a part of the controlled burning of open-space land.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2)(A) that prior to starting the fire or causing the explosion, the actor obtained a permit or other written authorization granted in accordance with a city ordinance, if any, regulating fires and explosions.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:

(1) bodily injury or death was suffered by any person by reason of the commission of the offense; or

(2) the property intended to be damaged or destroyed by the actor was a habitation or a place of assembly or worship.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a-1) is a state jail felony, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that bodily injury or death was suffered by any person by reason of the commission of the offense.

(f) An offense under Subsection (a-2) is a state jail felony.

(g) If conduct that constitutes an offense under Subsection (a-1) or that constitutes an offense under Subsection (a-2) also constitutes an offense under another subsection of this section or another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under Subsection (a-1) or Subsection (a-2), under the other subsection of this section, or under the other section of this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.053
§ 379H.053. MEETINGS; ATTENDANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall meet in regular session according to a schedule adopted by the board.

(b) The board may meet in a special session:

(1) convened by the president of the board in accordance with the bylaws of the board; or

(2) on written notice signed by a majority of the board members.

(c) The presence of a majority of the board's total membership constitutes a quorum for any regular or special session.

(d) The board shall establish rules related to the attendance and participation of members in regular or special meetings of the board. Rules adopted under this subsection may provide for the removal from office of a member for failure to comply with the rules if a majority of the remaining members of the board vote for the removal. Removal under this subsection takes effect the first day of the calendar month following the date of the vote. A person removed under this subsection is ineligible for reappointment to the board unless reappointment is confirmed unanimously by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.005
§ 1101.005. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an attorney licensed in this state;

(2) an attorney-in-fact authorized under a power of attorney to conduct not more than three real estate transactions annually;

(3) a public official while engaged in official duties;

(4) an auctioneer licensed under Chapter 1802 while conducting the sale of real estate by auction if the auctioneer does not perform another act of a broker;

(5) a person conducting a real estate transaction under a court order or the authority of a will or written trust instrument;

(6) a person employed by an owner in the sale of structures and land on which structures are located if the structures are erected by the owner in the course of the owner's business;

(7) an on-site manager of an apartment complex;

(8) an owner or the owner's employee who leases the owner's improved or unimproved real estate;

(9) a transaction involving:

(A) the sale, lease, or transfer of a real property interest in:

(i) minerals, mining, or a quarry;

(ii) standing timber; or

(iii) other energy sources;

(B) the sale, lease, or transfer of a cemetery lot;

(C) the lease or management of a hotel or motel; or

(D) the sale of real property under a power of sale conferred by a deed of trust or other contract lien;

(10) the sale, lease, or transfer of real estate owned or leased by or being acquired by or leased to a limited partnership by:

(A) a general partner of the limited partnership;

(B) an employee of a general partner of the limited partnership who negotiates the transaction in the course of employment; or

(C) an employee of the limited partnership who negotiates the transaction in the course of employment;

(11) the sale, lease, or transfer of real estate owned or leased by or being acquired by or leased to a limited liability company by:

(A) a manager or managing member of the limited liability company;

(B) an employee of a manager or managing member of the limited liability company who negotiates the transaction in the course of employment; or

(C) an employee or member of the limited liability company who negotiates the transaction in the course of employment; or

(12) a person conducting a real estate transaction on behalf of a commercial signage entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.106
§ 1083.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.084 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.084
§ 131.084. SALE OF HONEY MIXTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not label, sell, or keep, expose, or offer for sale a product that consists of honey mixed with another ingredient unless:

(1) the product bears a label with a list of ingredients; and

(2) "honey" appears in the list of ingredients in the same size type of print as the other ingredients.

(b) A person may not label, sell, or keep, expose, or offer for sale a product that contains honey mixed with another ingredient and contains in the product name "honey" in a larger size of type or print or in a more prominent position than the other words in the product name.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.155
§ 9013.155. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary the relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a telephone or telegraph property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.204
§ 8150.204. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7208.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7208 / Section 7208.0201
§ 7208.0201. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The district shall be governed by a board of not fewer than 5 and not more than 11 directors, elected in accordance with Section 65.103, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.001
§ 8306.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the XS Ranch Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.109
§ 3956.109. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.202
§ 3863.202. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.041
§ 252.041. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensing period, the commission shall conduct at least three unannounced inspections of each facility.

(b) In order to ensure continuous compliance, the commission shall randomly select a sufficient percentage of facilities for unannounced inspections to be conducted between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. Those inspections must be cursory to avoid to the greatest extent feasible any disruption of the residents.

(c) The commission may require additional inspections.

(d) As considered appropriate and necessary by the commission, the commission may invite at least one person as a citizen advocate to participate in inspections. The invited advocate must be an individual who has an interest in or who is employed by or affiliated with an organization or entity that represents, advocates for, or serves individuals with an intellectual disability or a related condition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.075
§ 683.075. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedures for the abatement and removal of a public nuisance under this subchapter must provide not less than 10 days' notice of the nature of the nuisance. The notice must be personally delivered, sent by certified mail with a five-day return requested, or delivered by the United States Postal Service with signature confirmation service to:

(1) the last known registered owner of the nuisance;

(2) each lienholder of record of the nuisance; and

(3) the owner or occupant of:

(A) the property on which the nuisance is located; or

(B) if the nuisance is located on a public right-of-way, the property adjacent to the right-of-way.

(b) The notice must state that:

(1) the nuisance must be abated and removed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the notice was personally delivered or mailed; and

(2) any request for a hearing must be made before that 10-day period expires.

(c) If the post office address of the last known registered owner of the nuisance is unknown, notice may be placed on the nuisance or, if the owner is located, personally delivered.

(d) If notice is returned undelivered, action to abate the nuisance shall be continued to a date not earlier than the 11th day after the date of the return.