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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0105
§ 8009A.0105. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.003
§ 8845.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) the organization of the district is feasible and practicable;

(2) the land to be included in and the residents of the district will benefit from the creation of the district;

(3) there is a public necessity for the district; and

(4) the creation of the district will further the public welfare.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.301
§ 1008.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9079.0003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9079 / Section 9079.0003
§ 9079.0003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 5, Chapter 78, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 155.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 155 / Section 155.006
§ 155.006. FUNDING; COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The administrative judge may use any available funding from funds regularly used for court administration to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter. The administrative judge shall cooperate with the director of any established mediation or alternative dispute resolution center, the local bar, and other organizations to encourage participation and to develop public awareness of settlement weeks.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0307
§ 7917A.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.408 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.408
§ 545.408. CROSSING FIRE HOSE.
Status: in_force

An operator may not, without the consent of the fire department official in command, drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department if the hose is on a street or private driveway and is intended for use at a fire or alarm of fire.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442A.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.101
§ 442A.101. PILOT PROGRAM INCENTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall assist each pharmacy participating in the pilot program, including by paying the costs of:

(1) maintaining one collection receptacle at each participating pharmacy location and destroying through incineration of the receptacle's full inner liner the prescription drugs deposited in the receptacle;

(2) ordering and distributing pre-addressed, return postage paid mail-back envelopes from a third-party mail-back program and destroying through incineration the returned mail-back envelopes containing the collected prescription drugs; and

(3) other operational needs the board determines appropriate.

(b) The board:

(1) shall directly reimburse a participating pharmacy for costs the pharmacy incurs under Subsection (a); and

(2) may not reimburse a participating pharmacy for the cost of using a third-party incineration facility unless the facility is appropriately registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(c) Subject to money available for purposes of this chapter, the board may provide financial incentives to a pharmacy to continue providing prescription drug collection services or expand those services to accommodate controlled substance prescriptions. The board may provide financial incentives to a chain retail pharmacy for not more than 15 locations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.158
§ 8888.158. WATER SUPPLY AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.
Status: in_force

As needed but not less frequently than every five years, the authority by rule shall develop, prepare, revise, and adopt comprehensive water supply and drought contingency plans for various areas of the authority. The plans must:

(1) be consistent with regional planning; and

(2) include 10-year, 20-year, and 50-year projections of water needs in the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014 / Section 8014.152
§ 8014.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8014.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.254 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.254
§ 161.254. COMMITTEE POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall:

(1) meet at least biannually at the call of the presiding officer;

(2) conduct a continuing study of issues relating to the aging population, including issues that are affected by the demographic and geographic diversity of the aging population in this state;

(3) analyze the availability of, and unmet needs for, state and local services for the aging population; and

(4) request reports and other information relating to the aging population as necessary from the executive commissioner, the department, other health and human services agencies, the attorney general, and any other state agency.

(b) The executive commissioner, the department, other health and human services agencies, the attorney general, and any other applicable state agency shall fully cooperate with the committee in performing the committee's duties under this subchapter.

(c) The committee may issue process, in accordance with Section 301.024, Government Code, to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents, and instruments required by the committee.

(d) The committee shall use the existing staff resources of the senate and the house of representatives to assist the committee in performing its duties under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.061
§ 826.061. ALTERNATE CONVERSION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors may adopt a conversion plan that does not rely in whole or in part on the issuance of nontransferable subscription rights to members to purchase stock of the resulting company if the commissioner determines that the plan:

(1) complies with this chapter;

(2) is fair and equitable; and

(3) permits the resulting company to satisfy the requirements in effect on the date of the determination for a certificate of authority applicable to a domestic stock insurance company.

(b) The conversion plan may:

(1) include the merger of a domestic mutual insurance company with a domestic or foreign stock insurance company;

(2) provide for issuing stock, cash, or other consideration to members instead of subscription rights;

(3) provide for the formation of a mutual holding company under Subchapter E; or

(4) establish another plan containing other provisions approved by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may retain, at the converting company's expense, a qualified expert who is not a member of the commissioner's staff to assist in reviewing whether the conversion plan meets the requirements for approval by the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 25A.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.012
§ 25A.012. REMOVAL; DISQUALIFICATION AND RECUSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A business court judge may be removed from office in the same manner and for the same reasons as a district judge.

(b) A business court judge is disqualified and subject to mandatory recusal for the same reasons a district judge is subject to disqualification or recusal in a pending case. Disqualification or recusal of a business court judge shall be governed by the same procedure as disqualification or recusal of a district judge.

(c) If a business court judge determines on the judge's own motion the judge should not hear a case pending in the judge's court because the judge is disqualified or subject to recusal, the judge shall:

(1) enter a recusal order;

(2) request the administrative presiding judge of the business court to assign another judge of the business court to hear the case; and

(3) take no further action in the case except for good cause as stated in the order in which the action is taken.

(d) The administrative presiding judge is not required to assign a case described by Subsection (c) to a different division of the business court.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.093 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.093
§ 58.093. AMOUNT OF GRANTS.
Status: in_force

A grant under the agriculture grant program may not be less than $5,000 or more than $500,000.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.303
§ 604.303. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If, after investigation of a possible violation and the facts surrounding the possible violation, the advisory board determines that a violation occurred, the advisory board shall give written notice of the violation to the person alleged to have committed the violation. The notice must:

(1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) state the amount of the proposed administrative penalty based on the factors set forth in Section 604.302(b); and

(3) inform the person of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.063
§ 1101.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.105 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.105
§ 64.105. RECEIVER'S EXPENSES, ACCOUNT, AND COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) All necessary expenses incurred by a receiver appointed under Section 64.001(d) for a missing person in administering the property shall be reported to the court at intervals not longer than six months in length, as required by the court, and shall be reported in an annual report filed not later than the 60th day after the end of each calendar year if the court extends the receivership in accordance with Section 64.102(e). The report shall be made to the court by a sworn statement of account, including a report of:

(1) the receiver's acts;

(2) the condition of the property;

(3) the status of the threatened danger to the property; and

(4) the progress made toward abatement of the threatened danger.

(b) If the court is satisfied that the statement is correct and reasonable in all respects, the court shall promptly by order approve the report and authorize the reimbursement of the receiver from the funds under the receiver's control.

(c) For official services rendered, the receiver is entitled to be compensated in the same manner and amount as is provided by Title 3, Estates Code, for similar services rendered by guardians of estates.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.253
§ 2651.253. AUDIT OF UNUSED FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company shall periodically audit the unused forms in the possession of each of the company' s title insurance agents to determine that all used forms have been reported to the company.

(b) A title insurance company shall conduct an audit required by this section at least once every two years.

(c) A report of each audit conducted under this section shall be made to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.054
§ 1080.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.051
§ 9045.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.004
§ 2269.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.004. EXEMPTION: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; HIGHWAY PROJECTS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a contract entered into by the Texas Department of Transportation; or

(2) a project that receives money from a state or federal highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8368.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8368 / Section 8368.201
§ 8368.201. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 17.876 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.876
§ 17.876. SECURITY QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may take any action necessary to qualify the bonds for offer and sale under the securities laws and regulations of the United States, this state, and other states.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.064 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.064
§ 62.064. PROHIBITED LOCATION OF RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

A person subject to registration under this chapter may not reside on the campus of a public or private institution of higher education unless:

(1) the person is assigned a numeric risk level of one based on an assessment conducted using the sex offender screening tool developed or selected under Article 62.007; and

(2) the institution approves the person to reside on the institution's campus.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.001
§ 845.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Statewide Rural Health Care System Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.106
§ 289.106. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING; INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall require an institutional health care provider to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the department to implement those sections.

(b) A district may inspect the records of an institutional health care provider to the extent necessary to ensure that the provider has submitted all required data under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1955.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1955 / Section 1955.104
§ 1955.104. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted or certification issued under this chapter, the state may bring an action in the manner prescribed by Section 7.105(a), Water Code, for injunctive relief, to recover a civil penalty, or for both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

(b) Venue for an action brought under this section is in the county prescribed by Section 7.105(c), Water Code.

(c) The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not exceed:

(1) $2,000 for the first violation; or

(2) $10,000 for a subsequent violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8189.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8189 / Section 8189.151
§ 8189.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8189.201.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.042 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.042
§ 72.042. ENFORCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT ORDER; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person fails to comply with an order of the department under Section 72.025(c) of this code before the 11th day following the day on which the person received the order, the department shall file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to have the premises subject to the order declared a public nuisance. In addition, the department may petition the court to appoint a receiver for the premises.

(b) In an action under this section, it is presumed that the person on whom the order was served was the owner, part owner, or caretaker when the time for compliance expired, and the state is required only to allege and prove that, at the time the order was served, the person was the owner, part owner, or caretaker of the premises subject to the order.

(c) Venue for a suit under this section is in the county in which the premises subject to the order are located.

(d) A court may hear and dispose of all issues in an action under this section in term or during vacation.

(e) The department may not be required to post a cost bond in an action under this section.

(f) The owner of the premises shall give notice as the court determines necessary.

(g) If the court finds the premises to be a public nuisance, the department may enter the premises and place them in compliance with the order. The owner shall pay to the department an amount not to exceed twice the minimum wage established under state law a person, as allowed by the court, for each hour actually expended placing the premises in compliance with the order. In addition, the owner shall pay to the department the sum of $250, not as a penalty but as reasonable compensation for the time involved in the execution of the order.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0454 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0454
§ 549.0454. GENERIC EQUIVALENT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

In rules adopted for the state prescription drug program, the executive commissioner may require that, unless the practitioner's signature on a prescription clearly indicates that the prescription must be dispensed as written, a pharmacist may select a generic equivalent of the prescribed drug.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.115 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.115
§ 425.115.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.115. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: EQUITY INTERESTS. (a) In this section, "business entity" means a real estate investment trust, corporation, limited liability company, association, limited partnership, joint venture, mutual fund, trust, joint tenancy, or other similar form of business organization, regardless of whether organized for profit.

(b) Subject to this section, an insurance company may invest in an equity interest, including common stock, an equity investment in an investment company other than a money market fund described by Section 425.123, a real estate investment trust, a limited partnership interest, a warrant, another right to acquire an equity interest that is created by the person that owns or would issue the equity in which the interest is acquired, and an equity interest in a business entity that is organized under the laws of the United States, a state of the United States, Canada, or a province or territory of Canada.

(c) If a market value from a generally recognized source is not available for an equity interest, the business entity or other investment in which the interest is acquired must be subject to:

(1) an annual audit by an independent certified public accountant; or

(2) another method of valuation acceptable to the commissioner.

(d) An insurance company may not invest in a partnership as a general partner except through an investment subsidiary.

(e) An insurance company's investments under this section in a single business entity, other than a money market fund described by Section 425.123, may not exceed 15 percent of the company's capital and surplus.

(f) The aggregate amount of an insurance company's investments under this section may not exceed 25 percent of the company's assets.
Tex. Local Government Code § 506.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 506 / Section 506.001
§ 506.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "county alliance corporation" means the corporation authorized to be created by a county alliance.
Tex. Estates Code § 153.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 153 / Section 153.003
§ 153.003. COURT-ORDERED ACCESS TO INTESTATE'S ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "interested person" means an heir, spouse, creditor, or any other having a property right in or claim against the decedent's estate.

(b) On application of an interested person or on the court's own motion, a court may issue an order requiring a financial institution to release to the person named in the order information concerning the balance of each account that is maintained at the financial institution of a decedent who dies intestate if:

(1) 90 days have elapsed since the date of the decedent's death;

(2) no petition for the appointment of a personal representative for the decedent's estate is pending; and

(3) no letters testamentary or of administration have been granted with respect to the estate.
Tex. Government Code § 72.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.037
§ 72.037. TRANSFER CERTIFICATE AND INDEX OF TRANSFERRED DOCUMENTS FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall develop and make available a standardized transfer certificate and an index of transferred documents form to be used for the transfer of cases and proceedings under Sections 33.105 and 1023.006, Estates Code, Section 155.207, Family Code, and Sections 51.3071 and 51.403 of this code.

(b) In developing a form under this section, the office shall consult with representatives of county and district clerks.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.028
§ 431.028. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation must have a board in which the powers of the corporation reside.

(b) The board consists of three or more directors.

(c) The commission shall appoint each director for a term that may not exceed six years.

(d) The commission may remove a director for or without cause.

(e) A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement from the corporation for expenses incurred in the performance of the director's duties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.151
§ 58.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "victim" means a person who is the subject of:

(1) an offense that allegedly constitutes:

(A) stalking under Section 42.072, Penal Code;

(B) invasive visual recording under Section 21.15, Penal Code; or

(C) indecent assault under Section 22.012, Penal Code; or

(2) an offense that is part of the same criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, as an offense described by Subdivision (1).