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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0304
§ 8079.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8367.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8367 / Section 8367.201
§ 8367.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.01010 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.01010
§ 81.01010. FEE FOR COPIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may charge a fee for copies of papers provided by the commission to a person other than a department of this state.

(b) The fee for a copy of a paper, document, or record in the commission's office, including the certificate and seal to be applied by the secretary, is 15 cents for each 100 words.

(c) This section does not authorize the commission to charge a person a fee for a tariff sheet for the person's own use if the tariff sheet is in effect.

(d) The fees charged and collected under this section shall be accounted for by the secretary of the commission and paid into the treasury as provided by Chapter 603, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.01008 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.01008
§ 81.01008. SESSIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may hold sessions at any place in this state when considered necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 809A.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.057
§ 809A.057. PROHIBITED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 809A.056, a state governmental entity may not acquire securities of a listed restricted entity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.2076 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.2076
§ 1201.2076. CONVERSION FROM REAL PROPERTY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue a statement of ownership for a manufactured home that is being converted from real property to personal property until the department has inspected the home and determined that it is habitable and:

(1) each lien, including a tax lien, on the home is released by the lienholder; or

(2) each lienholder, including a taxing unit, gives written consent, to be placed on file with the department.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may not require an inspection for habitability before issuing a statement of ownership with respect to a manufactured home if the home is being sold to or ownership is otherwise being transferred to a retailer. The department remains subject to the other requirements of Subsection (a).

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the department may rely on a commitment for title insurance, a title insurance policy, or a lawyer's title opinion to determine that any liens on real property have been released.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7860 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7860
§ 7860.
Status: in_force

Art. 7860. BONDS: REQUISITES. All bonds issued under this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 2 of this title governing the issuance, denomination, rate of interest, maturity dates, manner of payment, proceedings to test validity, and registration by the Comptroller, of bonds of water improvement districts.
Tex. Water Code § 5.119 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.119
§ 5.119. COMMISSION TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall be knowledgeable of the watercourses and natural resources of the state and of the needs of the state concerning the use, storage and conservation of water and the use and conservation of other natural resources and of the need to maintain the quality of the environment in the state.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.251 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.251
§ 42.251. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a general residential operation that:

(1) provides care for seven or more children or young adults; and

(2) provides treatment services for children or young adults with emotional disorders.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.254
§ 2166.254. REVIEW OF CERTAIN BIDS BY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a contract is awarded for the major repair or renovation of a state structure designated by the Texas Historical Commission as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, the commission shall forward to the Texas Historical Commission a copy of bids received and an evaluation of the bidders' qualifications.

(b) The Texas Historical Commission shall review the bids and qualifications and recommend to the commission the bidder to which the award should be made.

(c) The commission may award the contract to a bidder other than the lowest bidder based on the Texas Historical Commission's recommendation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.008
§ 3801.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 12.130 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.130
§ 12.130. NOTICE OF TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

Each open-enrollment charter school shall provide to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the school written notice of the qualifications of each teacher employed by the school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7806.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7806 / Section 7806.202
§ 7806.202. ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds, except refunding bonds, secured wholly or partly by the imposition of ad valorem taxes unless the issuance is authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.071 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.071
§ 201.071. SERVICE AS INSURANCE AGENT.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service as an insurance agent for which the only remuneration for the service is a commission.
Tex. Government Code § 24.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.034
§ 24.034. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN HIDALGO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) All civil and criminal cases in the district courts in Hidalgo County shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk using an automated system.

(b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B that a district court in Hidalgo County give preference to specific matters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.003
§ 1066.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Estates Code § 752.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 752 / Section 752.105
§ 752.105. COMMODITY AND OPTION TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The language conferring authority with respect to commodity and option transactions in a statutory durable power of attorney empowers the attorney in fact or agent to:

(1) buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call and put options on stocks and stock indexes traded on a regulated options exchange; and

(2) establish, continue, modify, or terminate option accounts with a broker.
Tex. Government Code § 557.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 557 / Section 557.004
§ 557.004. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district court may, on application by a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney, order injunctive or other equitable relief appropriate to enforce this subchapter.

(b) The procedure for relief sought under Subsection (a) of this section is the same as that for other similar relief in the district court except that the proceeding may not be instituted unless the director of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas or the director's assistant in charge is notified by telephone, telegraph, or in person that injunctive or other equitable relief will be sought.

(c) An affidavit that states that the notice described in Subsection (b) was given and that accompanies the application for relief is sufficient to permit filing of the application.

(d) Injunctive or other equitable relief sought to enforce this subchapter may not be granted in a labor dispute.

(e) The internal security section of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall assist in the enforcement of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.052
§ 3819.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the directors and the mayor vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.016
§ 245.016. ABORTION IN UNLICENSED ABORTION FACILITY TO PREVENT DEATH OR SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT.
Status: in_force

It is an exception to the application of Section 245.014 that the abortion was performed in an unlicensed abortion facility due to a medical emergency described by Section 170A.002(b)(2). In this section, the term "unlicensed abortion facility" does not include an individual or entity to which funds appropriated by the legislature in the general appropriations act are prohibited from being distributed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.0035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.0035
§ 467.0035. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An approved peer assistance program may provide services to impaired students. A program that elects to provide services to impaired students is not required to provide the same services to those students that it provides to impaired professionals.

(b) An approved peer assistance program that provides services to students shall comply with any criteria for those services that are adopted by the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.102
§ 8222.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.053
§ 3952.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from a list of names recommended by the board as provided by Section 375.064, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 490F.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490F / Section 490F.007
§ 490F.007. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall report to the legislature its assessment of the state's ability to meet the future higher education and workforce needs of this state and its recommendations for meeting those needs, including by achieving the goals prescribed by Section 490F.006(b)(2).
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.054
§ 4153.054. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 4153.055 and 4153.058, an applicant for a risk manager's license must personally take and pass an examination to the satisfaction of the commissioner under this chapter and department rules.

(b) The commissioner shall prescribe the examination for a risk manager's license. The examination must:

(1) be designed to test the qualifications and competency of the applicant to be a risk manager; and

(2) be of sufficient scope to reasonably test the applicant's knowledge of risk management and the duties and responsibilities of a risk manager under the laws of this state and department rules.

(c) The department shall:

(1) determine the times and places for examinations; and

(2) give reasonable public notice of the examinations in the manner provided by department rules.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.071
§ 2306.071. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may request, contract for, receive, and spend for its purposes an appropriation, grant, allocation, subsidy, rent supplement, guarantee, aid, contribution, gift, service, labor, or material from this state, the federal government, or another public or private source.

(b) The funds and revenues of the housing finance division shall be kept separate from the funds and revenues of the other divisions, and the other divisions may use funds and revenues of the housing finance division only to administer housing-related programs.

(c) Except for legislative appropriations, funds necessary for the operation of the housing finance division, and trustee-held funds of the department under a multifamily bond indenture, all funds and revenue received by the housing finance division are to be kept outside the state treasury.

(d) Legislative appropriations to the housing finance division and the operating funds of the division shall be kept in the state treasury. Trustee-held funds of the department under a multifamily bond indenture are held by the trustee as provided by the indenture.
Tex. Government Code § 493.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.010
§ 493.010. CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, for the temporary or permanent housing of inmates, may enter into leases or contract with:

(1) public or private jails; or

(2) operators of alternative housing facilities.

(b) The board may not enter into a lease or contract with an operator of an alternative housing facility that is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more unless the operator submits to the board a permit or other documentation showing that the facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 371.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 371 / Section 371.045
§ 371.045. CUMULATIVE EFFECT.
Status: in_force

Authority under this subchapter is cumulative of other authority that a municipality has to expend public funds from the municipal treasury for the purposes of municipal planning and does not limit that other authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0303
§ 11020.0303. WATER CONSERVATION OR DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.
Status: in_force

The alliance by rule may develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, and manage water conservation or drought contingency plans for the alliance or any portion of the alliance.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.038 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.038
§ 52.038. EXISTING CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any corporation or association organized under prior law before March 1, 1921, may elect, by a majority vote of its members or stockholders, to adopt this chapter and become subject to it by:

(1) adopting the restrictions provided by this chapter; and

(2) executing, in duplicate on forms supplied by the secretary of state, an instrument, signed and acknowledged by its directors, stating that the entity, by a majority vote of its members or stockholders, has decided to accept the benefits of and be bound by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.103
§ 1954.103. REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

An individual must be registered as an asbestos abatement worker if the individual:

(1) removes, encapsulates, encloses, loads, or unloads asbestos in the scope of employment; or

(2) performs maintenance, repair, installation, renovation, or cleaning activities that may dislodge, break, cut, abrade, or impinge on asbestos-containing materials.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0101
§ 7933A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Northwest Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.005
§ 3862.005. 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 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 the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.107
§ 1064.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may not exceed 25 years.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.154 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.154
§ 200.154. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER OF SHARES AND OTHER SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security may be imposed by:

(1) the real estate investment trust's certificate of formation;

(2) the real estate investment trust's bylaws;

(3) a written agreement among two or more holders of the securities; or

(4) a written agreement among one or more holders of the securities and the real estate investment trust if:

(A) the real estate investment trust files a copy of the agreement at the principal place of business or registered office of the real estate investment trust; and

(B) the copy of the agreement is subject to the same right of examination by a shareholder of the real estate investment trust, in person or by agent, attorney, or accountant, as the books and records of the real estate investment trust.

(b) A restriction imposed under Subsection (a) is not valid with respect to a security issued before the restriction has been adopted, unless the holder of the security voted in favor of the restriction or is a party to the agreement imposing the restriction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.116
§ 6906.116. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to:

(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation or other suit to which it is a party; or

(2) deposit double the amount of an award in a suit.

(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21, Property Code.

(d) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.004
§ 8300.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law.
Tex. Family Code § 264.404 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.404
§ 264.404. BOARD REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other persons appointed or elected to serve on the governing board of a center, the governing board must include an executive officer of, or an employee with decision-making authority selected by an executive officer of:

(1) the department responsible for child abuse and neglect investigations;

(2) a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction to investigate child abuse and neglect in the area served by the center; and

(3) the county or district attorney's office with jurisdiction to prosecute child abuse and neglect cases in the area served by the center.

(b) Service on a center's board by an executive officer or employee under Subsection (a) is an additional duty of the person's office or employment.

(c) The governing board members required under Subsection (a) may not constitute a majority of the membership of a center's governing board.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.073 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.073
§ 161.073. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules reasonably necessary for the department to administer this chapter, consistent with the memorandum of understanding under Section 524.0101(a), Government Code, between the commissioner and the executive commissioner, as adopted by rule.
Tex. Education Code § 54.506 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.506
§ 54.506. FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC; THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A schedule of minimum fees and charges shall be established by the board of regents of the University of Houston System for services performed by any department of a component institution for students and the public. The schedule shall conform to the fees and charges customarily made for like services in the community. By way of example, but not as a limitation, are services of the hearing clinic, optometry clinic, reading clinic, and data processing and computing center.
Tex. Education Code § 111.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.105
§ 111.105. GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The board may seek and accept gifts, grants, donations, and funds from federal agencies and private sources for the purposes of the center.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.110
§ 3916.110. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.109 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.109
§ 21.109. TRANSFERS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The state comptroller shall make any transfer required by this chapter.