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Tex. Education Code § 48.2553 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.2553
§ 48.2553.
Status: in_force

Sec. 48.2553. PERMITTED TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE OF 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR BASIC ALLOTMENT. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or Chapter 26, Tax Code, if the maximum amount of the basic allotment provided under Section 48.051(a) or (b) for a school year is less than the maximum amount provided for the 2020-2021 school year, subject to Subsection (b), a school district may adopt a maintenance and operations tax rate that exceeds the maximum compressed tax rate permitted under Section 48.2551, provided that:

(1) the rate adopted by the district was previously approved by voters for a tax year subsequent to the 2005 tax year; and

(2) the rate may not exceed the lesser of:

(A) $1.17; or

(B) the district's maximum compressed tax rate and the additional tax rate necessary to generate the amount of revenue equal to the difference in per student funding.

(b) Before adopting a maintenance and operations tax rate under Subsection (a), a school district must receive approval from the agency. To receive approval from the agency under this subsection the district must submit the following information:

(1) a statement detailing the loss of funding to the district that resulted from the decline in the maximum amount of the basic allotment provided under Section 48.051(a) or (b);

(2) the proposed additional tax effort and the amount of funding the proposed additional tax effort will generate;

(3) evidence that the proposed additional tax effort described by Subdivision (2) had been previously authorized by voters subsequent to the 2005 tax year; and

(4) any other information required by the commissioner.

(c) The agency's approval of a district's tax rate under Subsection (b) expires at the end of each tax year.

(d) Any additional tax effort by a school district authorized under this section is not:

(1) eligible for funding under Subchapter B, C, or D;

(2) eligible for the guaranteed yield amount of state funds under Section 48.202; or

(3) subject to the limit on local revenue under Section 48.257.

(e) The commissioner shall reduce state aid or adjust the limit on local revenue under Section 48.257 in an amount equal to the amount of revenue generated by a school district's tax effort that is not in compliance with this section or Section 48.2551.

(f) This section does not apply to a school district to which Section 45.003(f) applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.051
§ 8204.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1621 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1621
§ 351.1621. RECAPTURE OF LOST STATE TAX REVENUE FROM CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(5).

(b) On the 20th anniversary of the date a hotel designated as a qualified hotel by a municipality to which this section applies is open for initial occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:

(1) the total amount of state tax revenue received under Sections 351.156 and 351.157 by the municipality from the qualified project of which the qualified hotel was a part during the period for which the municipality was entitled to receive that revenue; and

(2) the total amount of state tax revenue described by Sections 351.156 and 351.157 received by the state during the period beginning on the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for initial occupancy and ending on the 20th anniversary of that date from the same sources from which the municipality received revenue under Section 351.156 or 351.157.

(c) If the amount determined under Subsection (b)(1) exceeds the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2), the comptroller shall promptly provide written notice to the municipality stating that the municipality must remit to the comptroller the difference between those two amounts in the manner provided by this subsection. The municipality shall, using money lawfully available to the municipality for the purpose, remit monthly payments to the comptroller in an amount equal to the total amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue received by the municipality from the qualified hotel in the preceding month until the amount remitted to the comptroller equals the total amount due as stated in the notice. The first payment required under this subsection must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality receives the notice from the comptroller. Subsequent payments are due on the 20th day of each month until the total amount stated in the notice is paid. The comptroller shall prescribe the procedure a municipality must use to remit a payment required by this subsection to the comptroller.

(d) The comptroller shall deposit revenue received under this section in the manner prescribed by Section 156.251.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.102
§ 393.102. UPDATE OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A credit services organization shall update information contained in the registration statement not later than the 90th day after the date on which the information changes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.153
§ 386.153. COMMISSION DUTIES REGARDING LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop a purchase or lease incentive program for new light-duty motor vehicles and shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program.

(b) The program shall authorize statewide incentives for the purchase or lease of new light-duty motor vehicles powered by compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen fuel cell or other electric drives for a purchaser or lessee who agrees to register and operate the vehicle in this state for a minimum period of time to be established by the commission.

(c) Only one incentive will be provided for each new light-duty motor vehicle. The incentive shall be provided to the lessee and not to the purchaser if the motor vehicle is purchased for the purpose of leasing the vehicle to another person.

(d) The commission by rule may revise the standards for the maximum unloaded vehicle weight rating and gross vehicle weight rating of an eligible vehicle to ensure that all of the vehicle weight configurations available under one general vehicle model may be eligible for an incentive.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.060 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.060
§ 202.060. EXEMPTION FOR OIL AND GAS FROM REACTIVATED ORPHANED WELLS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Orphaned well" has the meaning assigned by Section 89.047, Natural Resources Code.

(b) The commission shall issue a certificate to a person who is designated by the commission under Section 89.047, Natural Resources Code, as the operator of an orphaned well. The certificate must identify the operator to whom and the well for which the certificate is issued.

(c) Hydrocarbons produced from the well identified in the certificate qualify for a severance tax exemption.

(d) The commission shall adopt all rules necessary to administer this section.

(e) To qualify for the tax exemption provided by this section, the person responsible for paying the tax must apply to the comptroller. The application must include a copy of the certificate issued by the commission. The comptroller shall approve the application if the person demonstrates that the hydrocarbon production is eligible for a tax exemption. The comptroller may require a person applying for the tax exemption to provide any relevant information necessary to administer this section. The comptroller may establish procedures to comply with this section.

(f) The exemption takes effect on the first day of the month following the month in which the comptroller approves the application.

(g) If the person to whom the certificate is issued ceases to be the operator of the well as shown by the records of the commission, the commission shall notify the comptroller. The exemption expires on the date the notice is received.

(h) A person who makes or subscribes an application, report, or other document and submits it to the commission to form the basis for an application for a tax exemption under this section, knowing that the application, report, or other document is untrue in a material fact, is subject to the penalties imposed by Chapters 85 and 91, Natural Resources Code.

(i) A person is liable to the state for a civil penalty if the person applies or attempts to apply the tax exemption authorized by this section for a well after the person to whom the certificate for the well was issued ceases to be the operator of the well as shown by the records of the commission. The amount of the penalty may not exceed the sum of:

(1) $10,000; and

(2) the difference between the amount of taxes paid or attempted to be paid and the amount of taxes due.

(j) The attorney general may recover a penalty under Subsection (i) in a suit brought on behalf of the state. Venue for the suit is in Travis County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.04242 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.04242
§ 32.04242. PAYOR OF LAST RESORT.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that the Medicaid program:

(1) is the payor of last resort; and

(2) provides reimbursement for services, including long-term care services, only if, and to the extent, other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.
Tex. Election Code § 13.046 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.046
§ 13.046. HIGH SCHOOL DEPUTY REGISTRARS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each principal of a public or private high school or the principal's designee shall serve as a deputy registrar for the county in which the school is located.

(b) In this code, "high school deputy registrar" means a deputy registrar serving under this section.

(c) A high school deputy registrar may distribute registration application forms to and receive registration applications submitted to the deputy in person from students and employees of the school only.

(d) At least twice each school year, a high school deputy registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the secretary of state.

(e) Each application form distributed under this section must be accompanied by a notice informing the student or employee that the application may be submitted in person or by mail to the voter registrar of the county in which the applicant resides or in person to a high school deputy registrar or volunteer deputy registrar for delivery to the voter registrar of the county in which the applicant resides.

(f) Except as provided by this subsection, Sections 13.039, 13.041, and 13.042 apply to the submission and delivery of registration applications under this section, and for that purpose, "volunteer deputy registrar" in those sections includes a high school deputy registrar. A high school deputy registrar may review an application for completeness out of the applicant's presence. A deputy may deliver a group of applications to the registrar by mail in an envelope or package, and, for the purpose of determining compliance with the delivery deadline, an application delivered by mail is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the registrar.

(g) A high school deputy registrar commits an offense if the deputy fails to comply with Section 13.042. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless the deputy's failure to comply is intentional, in which case the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

(h) The secretary of state shall prescribe any additional procedures necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 101.004 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 101 / Section 101.004
§ 101.004. COMMON LAW.
Status: in_force

The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law shall be construed strictly does not apply to this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.205
§ 3952.205. NO FURTHER CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Any person, including the city, may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other kind of authorization.
Tex. Property Code § 115.012 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.012
§ 115.012. RULES OF PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, all actions instituted under this subtitle are governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the other statutes and rules that are applicable to civil actions generally.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.201
§ 1009.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings and improvements and to equip the buildings and improvements for a hospital and the hospital system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.154
§ 912.154. AMOUNT OF INSURANCE UNDER MULTIPLE HAZARDS POLICY.
Status: in_force

The amount of risk or insurance coverage in a policy that insures a risk against more than one hazard is the maximum loss the county mutual insurance company may sustain under the policy at any one time, regardless of the number of hazards against which the company insures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.101
§ 1047.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has full management and control of all district business. The board may negotiate and contract with any person to purchase or lease land, to construct and equip a hospital system, and to operate and maintain the hospital.

(b) The district has the powers of government and the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions concerning the purposes for which the district was created that are conferred by this chapter and any other law in this state from which the district is entitled to benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.152
§ 1066.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.506 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.506
§ 12.506. APPEAL FROM SUSPENSION, REFUSAL, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from an order of the department refusing to issue or transfer a license or permit or revoking or suspending a license or permit may be taken to a district court of Travis County.

(b) The appeal shall be under the substantial evidence rule and against the department alone as defendant.

(c) This section does not apply to the appeal of a decision by the department refusing to issue or renew a permit to which Subchapter G applies.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9741 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9741
§ 51.9741. INTERNET ACCESS TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, shall post on the institution's Internet website a copy of the institution's financial transactions to the extent necessary to provide, for each payment drawn from money appropriated from the state general revenue fund or received as student tuition or fee payments:

(1) the amount of the payment;

(2) the date of the payment;

(3) a brief description of the purpose of the payment; and

(4) the name of the payee.

(b) An institution of higher education may comply with this section by providing on the institution's Internet website an easily noticeable direct link, the purpose of which is clearly identifiable, to an Internet website maintained by the comptroller that provides information concerning the institution that is similar to the information required under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.051
§ 8353.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8353.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8285.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8285 / Section 8285.001
§ 8285.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Malcomson Road Utility District.
Tex. Property Code § 215.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 215 / Section 215.001
§ 215.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Appraised value" means the property value determined by the appraisal district that establishes property values for taxing entities levying taxes on property in a mixed-use development.

(2) "Property owners' association" or "association" means, unless otherwise indicated, a master mixed-use property owners' association.

(3) "Dedicatory instrument" has the meaning assigned by Section 209.002.

(4) "Self-help" means the process by which a property owners' association takes remedial action with regard to property governed by the association.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.0341 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.0341
§ 225.0341. VETERANS OF THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following highways are collectively designated as the Veterans of the Korean War Memorial Highway:

(1) State Highway 359, between U.S. Highway 83 and State Highway 16;

(2) State Highway 16 between State Highway 359 and State Highway 285; and

(3) State Highway 285 between State Highway 16 and the eastern boundary of the city of Falfurrias.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Veterans of the Korean War Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.022
§ 2304.022. DEPOSITS TO FUND.
Status: in_force

The following money shall be credited to the fund:

(1) money appropriated by the legislature for housing rehabilitation loans;

(2) money received from other sources for the purpose of making housing rehabilitation loans;

(3) money received from borrowers as payments on their housing rehabilitation loans;

(4) income from the transfer of interests in property acquired in connection with housing rehabilitation loans; and

(5) interest earned on deposits and investments of the fund.
Tex. Water Code § 20.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.013
§ 20.013. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

The directors are not entitled to receive compensation for their service on the board but are entitled to be reimbursed for their expenses in performing their powers and duties under this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.207 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.207
§ 60.207. DIALING PARITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A telecommunications provider shall provide dialing parity to competing telecommunications providers of telephone exchange service and telephone toll service.

(b) A telecommunications provider shall provide nondiscriminatory access to telephone numbers, operator services, directory assistance, and directory listings and may not delay that access unreasonably.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.406 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.406
§ 201.406. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to authority granted by other law, the department may reimburse transferred employees for expenses or costs related to selling existing housing and purchasing and financing comparable replacement housing if the director determines that the transfer will enhance the department's ability to accomplish its goals and missions.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following expenses or costs related to the selling of existing housing and the leasing, purchasing, and financing of comparable replacement housing are reimbursable:

(1) any commissions and fees due to a broker or real estate agent;

(2) costs incurred as a purchaser to obtain a home loan, including loan application fees, credit report fees, and mortgage points;

(3) origination fees, title insurance, recording fees, and all other closing costs required to be paid by the employee;

(4) fees or charges, other than refundable deposits, necessary to establish telephone, gas, and electric service; and

(5) travel expenses incurred while looking for a new residence, reimbursed at the standard mileage rate, for travel to and from the new designated headquarters.

(c) Under this section, the department may not:

(1) provide reimbursement for more than five employees per fiscal year;

(2) pay a sum of more than $15,000 to any employee;

(3) purchase or pay any part of the purchase price of any employee's home;

(4) provide reimbursement for the purchase or financing of a house if the employee did not own and occupy existing housing at the time of transfer; or

(5) provide reimbursement when the distance between the two designated headquarters of a transferred employee is less than 25 miles.

(d) The department may pay the reasonable, necessary, and resulting costs of moving the household goods and effects of a transferred employee if:

(1) the director determines that the transfer will enhance the department's ability to accomplish its goals and missions; and

(2) the distance between the two designated headquarters of a transferred employee is at least 25 miles.
Tex. Education Code § 52.36 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.36
§ 52.36. LOAN INTEREST AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall from time to time fix the interest to be charged for any student loan at a rate sufficient to pay the interest on outstanding bonds, any expenses incident to their issuance, sale, and retirement, and all or a portion of the board's expenses related to the operation of the student loan program. Interest shall be postponed by the board as long as a student is enrolled at a participating institution and may be postponed at the board's discretion as long as a student is enrolled at any other higher educational institution, provided that the total interest paid is to be equal to that fixed at the time the note evidencing the loan is executed.

(b) The board may charge and collect loan origination fees from borrowers for use in offsetting in whole or in part the operating expenses for the loans.