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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8302.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8302 / Section 8302.004
§ 8302.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 634, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 24.577 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.577
§ 24.577.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.577. 433RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). The 433rd Judicial District is composed of Comal County.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.455 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.455
§ 2054.455. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop a process by which the public may provide information regarding compliance with this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292E.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292E / Section 292E.053
§ 292E.053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

After the commissioners court of a county has voted to require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court may adopt rules relating to the administration of the program, including the collection of a mandatory payment, expenditures, an audit, and any other administrative aspect of the program.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.141 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.141
§ 118.141. FEE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county treasurer, or another officer who receives revenue in place of the county treasurer, may collect the following fees for services rendered to any person:

(b) The county treasurer or another officer who receives revenue in place of the county treasurer may collect, from a person to whom the county issues a check, a fee for a stop-payment order as described by Section 118.143:

(1) in an amount equal to the stop-payment fee charged to the county by the county depositary bank; or

(2) in an amount not to exceed $20.00.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.070 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.070
§ 574.070. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from an order requiring court-ordered mental health services, or from a renewal or modification of an order, must be filed in the court of appeals for the county in which the order is entered.

(b) Notice of appeal must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the order is signed.

(c) When an appeal is filed, the clerk shall immediately send a certified transcript of the proceedings to the court of appeals.

(d) Pending the appeal, the trial judge in whose court the cause is pending may:

(1) stay the order and release the patient from custody before the appeal if the judge is satisfied that the patient does not meet the criteria for protective custody under Section 574.022; and

(2) if the proposed patient is at liberty, require an appearance bond in an amount set by the court.

(e) The court of appeals and supreme court shall give an appeal under this section preference over all other cases and shall advance the appeal on the docket. The courts may suspend all rules relating to the time for filing briefs and docketing cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.251
§ 1068.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.4011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 81 / Section 81.4011
§ 81.4011. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "public hunting land" means land:

(1) owned, leased, or managed by the department, including a wildlife management area; and

(2) designated by the director as public hunting land.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.206 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.206
§ 545.206. OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM.
Status: in_force

A passenger in a streetcar may not ride in a position that interferes with the operator's view ahead or to the side or with control over the driving mechanism of the streetcar.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.134 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.134
§ 87.134. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter are cumulative of existing laws relating to the uses of gas and do not restrict or affect the manufacture of carbon black from processed sour gas as authorized by Section 86.182 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.043
§ 462.043. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for emergency detention must present the application personally to a judge or magistrate. The judge or magistrate shall examine the application and may interview the applicant. Except as provided by Subsection (f), the judge of a court with probate jurisdiction by administrative order may provide that the application must be:

(1) presented personally to the court; or

(2) retained by court staff and presented to another judge or magistrate as soon as is practicable if the judge of the court is not available at the time the application is presented.

(b) The judge or magistrate shall deny the application unless the judge or magistrate finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that:

(1) the person who is the subject of the application is a person with a chemical dependency;

(2) the person evidences a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or others;

(3) the risk of harm is imminent unless the person is immediately restrained; and

(4) the necessary restraint cannot be accomplished without emergency detention.

(c) The judge or magistrate shall issue a warrant for the person's immediate apprehension if the judge or magistrate finds that each criteria under Subsection (b) is satisfied.

(d) A person apprehended under this section shall be transported for a preliminary examination in accordance with Section 462.044 to:

(1) a treatment facility; or

(2) another appropriate facility if a treatment facility is not readily available.

(e) The warrant and copies of the application for the warrant shall be served on the person as soon as possible and transmitted to the facility.

(f) If there is more than one court with probate jurisdiction in a county, an administrative order regarding presentation of an application must be jointly issued by all of the judges of those courts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.015
§ 32.015. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter or by other law, the department may seek, receive, and spend funds received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to administer this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding other law, the department's authority to spend funds appropriated for the program established by this chapter is not affected by the amount of federal funds the department receives.

(c) The department is not required to provide maternal and infant health improvement services unless funds are appropriated to the department to administer this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.404 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.404
§ 51.404. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Each institution shall submit all reports required by this subchapter to the coordinating board. The coordinating board shall furnish such summaries of these reports as the governor's budget office and legislative budget board may request, including an analysis of compliance by each institution of higher education with its adopted rules and regulations as filed with the coordinating board in compliance with Section 51.402(b) of this code. All such reports shall be public information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.262
§ 9011.262. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.176 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.176
§ 52.176. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

If any person, firm, or corporation operating under this law shall fail or refuse to make the payment of any sum within 30 days after it becomes due, or if such one or an authorized agent should knowingly make any false return or false report concerning production or drilling, or if such one should fail to file reports in the manner required by law or fail to comply with General Land Office rules and regulations or refuse the proper authority access to the records pertaining to the operations, or if such one or an authorized agent should knowingly fail or refuse to give correct information to the proper authority, or knowingly fail or refuse to furnish the land office a correct log of any well, or if any lease is assigned and the assignment is not filed in the General Land Office as required by law, the rights acquired under the permit or lease shall be subject to forfeiture by the commissioner, and he shall forfeit same when sufficiently informed of the facts which authorize a forfeiture, and the oil and gas shall be subject to sale in the manner provided for the sale of other forfeited rights hereunder, except that the owner of the soil shall not thereby forfeit his interest in the oil and gas. Such forfeiture may be set aside and all rights theretofore existing shall be reinstated at any time before the rights of another intervene, upon satisfactory evidence of future compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.054
§ 1001.054. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A manager serves without pay.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.085 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.085
§ 133.085. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the department, the attorney general shall bring suit for injunctive or other relief, to recover a civil penalty or costs as provided by Section 133.082 or 133.084 of this code, or for both injunctive or other relief and to recover a civil penalty or costs.

(b) The action may be brought in the county in which the offending action has occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides or has a place of business.

(c) The provisions of this Act supersede any other municipal ordinance or county regulation that seeks to accomplish the same ends as set out herein.
Tex. Property Code § 70.409 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.409
§ 70.409. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

An agricultural producer who prevails in an action brought to enforce a lien created under this subchapter is entitled to recover:

(1) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and court costs; and

(2) interest on funds subject to the lien at the judgment interest rate as provided by Chapter 304, Finance Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.099 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.099
§ 166.099. MERCY KILLING NOT CONDONED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or permit an affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life except to permit the natural process of dying as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.353 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.353
§ 18A.353. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An otherwise privileged wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, this chapter does not lose its privileged character.

(b) Evidence derived from a privileged communication described by Subsection (a) against a party to that communication is privileged.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.002
§ 286.002. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

A hospital district may be created and established and, if created, must be maintained, operated, and financed in the manner provided by Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution and by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 74.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.004
§ 74.004. SUPERVISION OF OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The chief justice shall direct and supervise the office of court administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.204
§ 1023.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8261.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8261 / Section 8261.052
§ 8261.052. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.006
§ 1088.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.102
§ 8852.102. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a contract with any person, public or private, for any purpose authorized by law.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.122 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.122
§ 147.122. DAMAGES NOT RECOVERABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 147.121, a claimant may not recover the following damages in an action:

(1) damages for mental anguish, loss of consortium, or loss of companionship;

(2) exemplary or punitive damages unless the claimant proves by clear and convincing evidence that the conduct of the defendant was committed with fraud or malice;

(3) additional damages under Section 17.50(b)(1), Business & Commerce Code, unless the trier of fact finds the conduct of the defendant was committed with fraud or malice; or

(4) consequential damages, unless they were reasonably foreseeable.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Fraud" means fraud other than constructive fraud.

(2) "Malice" means a specific intent by the defendant to cause substantial injury to the claimant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.102
§ 83.102. DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

In determining whether an order has been violated, the commissioner shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to ensure compliance with the order.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 73.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 73 / Section 73.01
§ 73.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations imposed in Section 73.011 or elsewhere in this code, a person acting as an employee or representative of a licensed brewer of malt beverages located inside or outside the state or as an employee or representative of a licensed distributor may:

(1) promote the sale of malt beverages through methods such as solicitation, display, advertising, and personal contact with licensed retailers of malt beverages and their agents, servants, and employees, and with consumers of malt beverages; and

(2) sell malt beverages and offer them for sale.

(b) A person acting as a malt beverage agent may represent only one permitted or licensed business at a time while soliciting or taking orders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.005
§ 8325.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.0023 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.0023
§ 751.0023. VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A durable power of attorney executed in this state is valid if the execution of the instrument complies with Section 751.0021(a).

(b) A durable power of attorney executed in a jurisdiction other than this state is valid in this state if, when executed, the execution of the durable power of attorney complied with:

(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the durable power of attorney as provided by Section 751.0024; or

(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney as provided by 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this subtitle or by the durable power of attorney, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original durable power of attorney has the same effect as the original instrument and may be relied on, without liability, by a person who is asked to accept the durable power of attorney to the same extent as the original.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.01 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.01
§ 11.01. REAL AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) All real and tangible personal property that this state has jurisdiction to tax is taxable unless exempt by law.

(b) This state has jurisdiction to tax real property if located in this state.

(c) This state has jurisdiction to tax tangible personal property if the property is:

(1) located in this state for longer than a temporary period;

(2) temporarily located outside this state and the owner resides in this state; or

(3) used continually, whether regularly or irregularly, in this state.

(d) Tangible personal property that is operated or located exclusively outside this state during the year preceding the tax year and on January 1 of the tax year is not taxable in this state.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3), property is considered to be used continually, whether regularly or irregularly, in this state if the property is used in this state three or more times on regular routes or for three or more completed assignments occurring in close succession throughout the year. For purposes of this subsection, a series of events are considered to occur in close succession throughout the year if they occur in sequence within a short period at intervals from the beginning to the end of the year.
Tex. Property Code § 123.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.003
§ 123.003. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any party initiating a proceeding involving a charitable trust shall give notice of the proceeding to the attorney general by sending to the attorney general, by registered or certified mail, a true copy of the petition or other instrument initiating the proceeding involving a charitable trust within 30 days of the filing of such petition or other instrument, but no less than 25 days prior to a hearing in such a proceeding. This subsection does not apply to a proceeding that is initiated by an application that exclusively seeks the admission of a will to probate, regardless of whether the application seeks the appointment of a personal representative, if the application:

(1) is uncontested; and

(2) is not subject to Subchapter C, Chapter 256, Estates Code.

(b) Notice shall be given to the attorney general of any pleading which adds new causes of action or additional parties to a proceeding involving a charitable trust in which the attorney general has previously waived participation or in which the attorney general has otherwise failed to intervene. Notice shall be given by sending to the attorney general by registered or certified mail a true copy of the pleading within 30 days of the filing of the pleading, but no less than 25 days prior to a hearing in the proceeding.

(c) The party or the party's attorney shall execute and file in the proceeding an affidavit stating the facts of the notice and shall attach to the affidavit the customary postal receipts signed by the attorney general or an assistant attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.151
§ 1099.151. TERRITORY THAT MAY BE ANNEXED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex territory that is not located in:

(1) Sherman County;

(2) the boundaries of another hospital district; or

(3) the proposed boundaries of another hospital district authorized by the legislature under Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.

(b) Territory may be annexed in one or more tracts. Each tract must be contiguous to:

(1) the district; or

(2) territory proposed to be annexed to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.051
§ 288.051. COMMISSION; DISTRICT GOVERNANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) Each district created under Section 288.002 is governed by a commission consisting of the commissioners court of the county in which the district is created.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1369, Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2013.

(c) Service on the commission by a county commissioner or county judge is an additional duty of that person's office.

(d) A district is a component of county government and is not a separate political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0111
§ 8508.0111. SERVICE CONTRACTS AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may enter into service contracts and may adopt resolutions and orders establishing rates and providing for the collection of fees and charges for:

(1) the sale or use of water;

(2) the services of water transmission, treatment, and storage facilities;

(3) liquid waste collection, treatment, and disposal services and facilities;

(4) the sale of power and electric energy; and

(5) any other services or facilities sold, furnished, or supplied by the authority.

(b) The fees and charges must be sufficient to produce revenues adequate to:

(1) pay expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the authority's property and facilities;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on any bonds or other obligations issued by the authority when due and payable;

(3) fulfill any reserve or other fund obligations of the authority in connection with the bonds or other obligations; and

(4) pay any other expenses the board may consider necessary and proper for the authority's operations.