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Tex. Local Government Code § 61.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 61 / Section 61.004
§ 61.004. SEQUENCE OF ELECTIONS; ELECTION DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality having the smallest population among the municipalities voting on the consolidation issue shall hold the first consolidation election. The governing body of a municipality holding an election shall order the election within 45 days after the date the petition is filed.

(b) If a majority of the votes received in an election are in favor of consolidation, each larger municipality in turn, in inverse order of their size of population, may or shall, as provided by Section 61.003, order a consolidation election. The governing body of a municipality holding an election shall order the election within 45 days after the date the election returns from the next smaller municipality are canvassed.

(c) If a majority of the votes received in a consolidation election in any municipality are not in favor of consolidation, a larger municipality that has not held an election on the consolidation issue may not order a consolidation election.

(d) If an election contest is timely filed in a consolidation election, the governing body of each larger municipality that has not held its consolidation election may delay holding the election until the election contest is finally determined.

(e) In the alternative to the procedures provided in Subsections (a)-(d), the governing body of each municipality holding a consolidation election may order the election to be held on the same election date.

(f) A consolidation election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that occurs after the period required by Section 3.005, Election Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.010
§ 74.010. REGULATION OF COTTON PESTS; QUARANTINES.
Status: in_force

(a) If, under prior law, the department proclaimed a quarantine against infested territory, no person may import into Texas from the quarantined territory a substance susceptible to cotton pest infestation.

(b) The department shall maintain a rigid inspection of substances susceptible to cotton pest contamination that are being carried from quarantined territory into, through, or within this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0106
§ 8064.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8212.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8212 / Section 8212.002
§ 8212.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8212.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8166.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8166 / Section 8166.001
§ 8166.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 402.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 402 / Section 402.006
§ 402.006. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN ACTS, CONTRACTS, AND TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided by this title, all of the provisions of this code govern acts, contracts, or other transactions by an entity subject to this code or its managerial officials, owners, or members that occur on or after the mandatory application date. The prior law governs the acts, contracts, or transactions of the entity or its managerial officials, owners, or members that occur before the mandatory application date.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.109 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.109
§ 322.109. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXEMPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) There are exempted from the taxes imposed by a taxing entity under this chapter the sales within the entity area of telecommunications services unless the application of the exemption is repealed under this section. A taxing entity may not repeal the application of this exemption as it applies to interstate long-distance telecommunications services, but if a taxing entity has repealed the exemption before the effective date of Part 4, Article 1, H.B. No. 61, Acts of the 70th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1987, interstate long-distance telecommunications services in that taxing entity are not subject to taxes imposed under this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the board of a taxing entity may, by a majority vote of the board in the manner required for the adoption of other orders, repeal the application of the exemption provided by Subsection (a) for telecommunications services sold within the city.

(c) A taxing entity board that has repealed the application of the exemption may in the same manner reinstate the exemption.

(d) The governing board of a taxing entity created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, may not repeal the application of the exemption provided by Subsection (a) unless the repeal is first approved by a majority of the members of the governing body of each municipality that created the taxing entity. A reinstatement of the exemption must be approved in the same manner.

(e) A vote of a taxing entity board repealing the application of or reinstating the exemption must be entered in the minutes of the entity. The entity board chairman or secretary shall send to the comptroller by United States certified or registered mail a copy of each order adopted under this section. The repeal of the application of the exemption or a reinstated exemption takes effect within the entity on the first day of the first calendar quarter after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter after the date on which the comptroller receives a copy of the order.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.002
§ 222.002. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DETENTION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for appointment as a detention officer, a person who was not employed as a detention officer before September 1, 2005, must:

(1) be at least 21 years of age;

(2) have acquired a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(3) have satisfactorily completed the course of preservice training or instruction required by the department;

(4) have passed the tests or examinations required by the department; and

(5) possess the level of certification required by the department.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.181 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.181
§ 155.181. COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller has reason to believe that a person has failed to pay a tax or penalty in the proper manner when due or otherwise failed to comply with this chapter, the comptroller may employ auditors and investigators to determine compliance and any amount due. If the comptroller determines that the person has not paid the tax or penalty or has failed to comply with this chapter, the comptroller may require the person to pay the reasonable expenses incurred in the compliance investigation and audit as an additional penalty.

(b) The comptroller shall deposit funds paid under this section to the credit of the general revenue fund in the treasury to be used for making audits, conducting investigations, or as otherwise appropriated. The comptroller may use other funds available for audits as appropriated by the legislature.
Tex. Transportation Code § 730.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 730 / Section 730.010
§ 730.010. DISCLOSURE OF THUMB OR FINGER IMAGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if an agency obtains an image of an individual's thumb or finger in connection with the issuance of a license, permit, or certificate to the individual, the agency may:

(1) use the image only:

(A) in connection with the issuance of the license, permit, or certificate; or

(B) to verify the identity of an individual as provided by Section 521.059; and

(2) disclose the image only if disclosure is expressly authorized by law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.404
§ 453.404.
Status: in_force

Sec. 453.404. SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) A transit department's sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives a copy of the order required to be sent under Section 453.154.

(b) An increase or decrease in the rate of a transit department's sales and use tax takes effect on:

(1) the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice provided under Section 453.403(c); or

(2) the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement tax collection and reporting procedures.

(c) The presiding officer of the board of a transit department that imposes a sales and use tax under this chapter shall send to the comptroller by United States registered or certified mail a certified copy of each order of the municipality that created the transit department that adds territory to, or removes territory from, the municipality unless notice of the boundary change is given under Chapter 321, Tax Code. The order must give the effective date of the change and be accompanied by a map of the municipality clearly showing the territory added or removed. The tax is effective in the added territory or is excluded from the removed territory in the same manner as provided for a change of tax rate in Subsection (b).

(d) If the notice of a boundary change is given as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, the tax imposed under this chapter takes effect at the same time that the municipal tax takes effect under that notice.
Tex. Water Code § 5.133 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.133
§ 5.133. ACTIONS IN MEXICO.
Status: in_force

The commission may take and finance any action in Mexico, in cooperation with governmental authorities of Mexico, that in the opinion of the commission:

(1) is necessary or convenient to accomplish a duty of the commission imposed by law; and

(2) will yield benefits to the environment in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.032
§ 366.032. ORDER OR RESOLUTION; REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The local governmental entity's order or resolution must:

(1) incorporate the commission's rules on abatement or prevention of pollution and the prevention of injury to the public health;

(2) meet the commission's minimum requirements for on-site sewage disposal systems; and

(3) include a written enforcement plan.

(b) If the order or resolution adopts more stringent standards for on-site sewage disposal systems than this chapter or the commission's standards and provides greater public health and safety protection, the authorized agent's order or resolution prevails over this chapter or the standards.

(c) An authorized agent must obtain commission approval of substantive amendments to the agent's order or resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.052
§ 8353.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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 8353.003; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8353.003 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 earliest of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8353.003;

(2) the date the requirements of Section 8353.003(b)(1) are fulfilled; or

(3) September 1, 2016.

(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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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. Agriculture Code § 44.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 44 / Section 44.010
§ 44.010. LIMITATIONS IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) At any one time, not more than $30 million may be placed in linked deposits under this chapter.

(b) The maximum amount of a loan under this chapter is $500,000.

(c) A loan granted pursuant to this chapter may be used for any agriculture-related operating expense, including the purchase or lease of land or fixed assets acquisition or improvement, as identified in the application.

(d) A loan granted pursuant to this chapter may be applied to existing debt as described in Section 44.007.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.901
§ 394.901. DESIGNATION OF AREA AS ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED OR BLIGHTED; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To designate an area as economically depressed or blighted under the meaning provided by Section 394.003(3)(B) or (C), the governing body of the affected municipality must hold a public hearing and must find that the area substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality or that it constitutes an economic or social liability and is, in its current condition and use, a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare.

(b) The governing body shall give notice of the hearing as provided by Chapter 551, Government Code, except that the notice must be published at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide financial assistance and services to families with dependent children in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall give first priority in administering this chapter to assisting an adult recipient of or unemployed applicant for the financial assistance and services in finding and retaining a job.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.072 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.072
§ 8364.072. PETITION TO JOIN AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality, county, or other political subdivision may petition the board to add that municipality, county, or other political subdivision as a member entity.

(b) Before a new member entity may be added to the authority, the petition must be approved by a joint resolution or ordinance of the governing body of each member entity.
Tex. Government Code § 323.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.014
§ 323.014. COMPUTER ACCESS, INFORMATION, AND USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall consider each application for direct access to a computer under its control in which confidential information is stored or processed or that is connected with another computer in which confidential information is stored or processed and solely shall determine whether or not to permit direct access by the applicant. Direct access to such a computer may not be permitted unless protection of confidential information is ensured.

(b) If public information of the council is stored in a computer-readable form, the council has exclusive authority to determine the form in which the information will be reproduced for the requestor of the information.

(c) Notwithstanding Subchapter F, Chapter 552, the council has exclusive authority to determine the charge for direct access to a computer under its control and the charge for information reproduced for a requestor.

(d) The council may consider the needs of persons with disabilities when making decisions regarding the formats in which information is made available under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.106
§ 228.106. INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may, before issuing definitive bonds, issue interim bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds.

(b) An order authorizing interim bonds may provide that the interim bonds recite that the bonds are issued under this subchapter. The recital is conclusive evidence of the validity and the regularity of the bonds' issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0102
§ 7900.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 308.009 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 308 / Section 308.009
§ 308.009. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTICIPATING TRAINEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each trainee who participates in the program shall work during the training course not less than the minimum number of hours required under applicable federal law for work participation for recipients of public assistance.

(b) Each trainee is entitled to:

(1) the rights provided under Chapters 21 and 101 as if the trainee were a regular employee; and

(2) participation in an administrative dispute resolution procedure conducted by the commission to resolve grievances involving participation in the program.

(c) Each trainee shall receive a skill standards certification on successful completion of a training course offered under the program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.504
§ 1701.504. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1701.502 and 1701.503, if the commission proposes to suspend or revoke a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) If the commission proposes to refuse to renew a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Government Code § 411.198 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.198
§ 411.198. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ALIAS HANDGUN LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) On written approval of the director, the department may issue to a law enforcement officer an alias license to carry a handgun to be used in supervised activities involving criminal investigations.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 26(5), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Government Code § 493.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.014
§ 493.014. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

A grievance procedure of the department or a division of the department, including the procedure established under Section 501.008, applies to a grievance of an inmate or other person under the custody or control of the department relating to a rule or internal procedure of the board or department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.155
§ 3840.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Water Code § 15.539 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.539
§ 15.539. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Participation in cooperative flood planning to obtain money under this subchapter does not subject the state or an eligible political subdivision to civil liability in regard to a flood project.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.014 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.014
§ 353.014. APPLICABILITY OF INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Chapter 651, Insurance Code, does not apply to a retail installment transaction.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.076 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.076
§ 11.076. UNLAWFUL ENCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governor is credibly informed that any portion of the public land or the land which belongs to any of the special land funds has been enclosed or that fences have been erected on the land in violation of law, he may direct the attorney general to institute suit in the name of the state for the recovery of the land, damages, and fees.

(b) The fee for the attorney general may not be less than $10 if the amount recovered is less than $100, but if the amount of recovery is over $100, the fee shall be 10 percent paid by the defendant for the use and occupancy of the land and the removal of the enclosure and fences.

(c) The damages may not be less than five cents an acre a year for the period of occupancy.

(d) In a suit brought under this section, the court shall issue a writ of sequestration directed to any sheriff in the state requiring him to take into actual custody the land and any property on the land which belongs to the person who is unlawfully occupying the land and to hold the land and other property until the court issues further orders. The writ may be executed by the sheriff to whom it is delivered, and he shall proceed to execute the writ.

(e) The defendant in the suit may replevy the property as provided in other cases by executing the bond required by law.

(f) An appeal from a suit brought under this section has precedence over other cases.

(g) If judgment is recovered by the state in the suit, the court shall order the enclosure or fences removed and shall charge the costs of the suit to the defendant. Property on the land which belongs to the defendant and which is not exempt from execution may be used to pay costs and damages in addition to the personal liability of the defendant.