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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.105
§ 8377.105. COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT AGREEMENT, ORDINANCE, OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Any agreement between the district and a municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the district is valid and enforceable.

(c) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of an agreement described by this section.
Tex. Election Code § 83.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.001
§ 83.001. EARLY VOTING CLERK GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting clerk shall conduct the early voting in each election.

(b) The clerk is an officer of the election in which the clerk serves.

(c) The clerk has the same duties and authority with respect to early voting as a presiding election judge has with respect to regular voting, except as otherwise provided by this title.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1031 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1031
§ 152.1031. HAMILTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Hamilton County is included in the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties juvenile board. The juvenile board is composed of:

(1) the county judge in Bosque County;

(2) the county judge in Comanche County;

(3) the county judge in Hamilton County; and

(4) the 220th Judicial District judge.

(b) The 220th Judicial District judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court of Hamilton County shall pay the county judge in Hamilton County and the 220th Judicial Disrict judge additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this section on October 1, 1998. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Hamilton County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.104
§ 7969.104. 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. Water Code § 15.978 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.978
§ 15.978. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell or dispose of political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that the board determines to be reasonable.

(b) The board may sell political subdivision bonds without making a previous offer to the political subdivision that issued the bonds and without advertising, soliciting, or receiving bids for sale.

(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the board may sell to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority or to the state water implementation revenue fund for Texas any political subdivision bonds purchased with money in the water infrastructure fund and may apply the proceeds of a sale in the manner provided by this section.

(d) Proceeds from the sale of political subdivision bonds under this section shall be deposited in the fund for use as provided by Section 15.974.

(e) As part of a sales agreement with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority, the board by contract may agree to perform the functions required to ensure that the political subdivision pays the debt service on political subdivision bonds sold and observes the conditions and requirements stated in those bonds.

(f) The board may exercise any powers necessary to carry out the authority granted by this section, including the authority to contract with any person to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Tex. Water Code § 15.439 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.439
§ 15.439. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules providing for the use of money in the fund that are consistent with this subchapter, including rules:

(1) establishing standards for determining whether projects meet the criteria provided by Section 15.434(b); and

(2) specifying the manner for prioritizing projects for purposes of Section 15.437.

(b) The board shall give full consideration to the recommendations of the advisory committee before adopting rules under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 550.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 550 / Section 550.021
§ 550.021. COLLISION INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in a collision that results or is reasonably likely to result in injury to or death of a person shall:

(1) immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the collision or as close to the scene as possible;

(2) immediately return to the scene of the collision if the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the collision;

(3) immediately determine whether a person is involved in the collision, and if a person is involved in the collision, whether that person requires aid; and

(4) remain at the scene of the collision until the operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023.

(b) An operator of a vehicle required to stop the vehicle by Subsection (a) shall do so without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person does not stop or does not comply with the requirements of this section. An offense under this section:

(1) involving a collision resulting in:

(A) death of a person is a felony of the second degree; or

(B) serious bodily injury, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, to a person is a felony of the third degree; and

(2) involving a collision resulting in injury to which Subdivision (1) does not apply is punishable by:

(A) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year;

(B) a fine not to exceed $5,000; or

(C) both the fine and the imprisonment or confinement.
Tex. Property Code § 11.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.001
§ 11.001. PLACE OF RECORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) To be effectively recorded, an instrument relating to real property must be eligible for recording and must be recorded in the county in which a part of the property is located. However, if such an instrument grants a security interest by a utility as defined in Section 261.001, Business & Commerce Code, the instrument may be recorded as required by Sections 261.004 and 261.006 of that code, and if such instrument is so recorded, the lien and the secured interest created by such instrument shall be deemed perfected for all purposes.

(b) If an instrument has been recorded in a proper county, the subsequent creation of a new county containing property conveyed or encumbered by the instrument does not affect the recording's validity or effect as notice. The county court of the new county shall at its own expense:

(1) obtain a certified transcript of the record of all instruments conveying or encumbering property in the new county;

(2) deposit the transcript for public inspection in the recorder's office of the new county; and

(3) make an index of the transcript.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.103
§ 8806.103. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) provide for the spacing of wells producing from groundwater reservoirs; and

(2) regulate the production from those wells to minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of the artesian pressure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.004
§ 8468.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8468.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.354 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.354
§ 131.354. COMMISSION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission has jurisdiction over uranium exploration holes and cased exploration wells completed under an exploration permit issued under this subchapter until:

(1) exploration holes and cased exploration wells are properly plugged and abandoned; or

(2) cased exploration wells are:

(A) registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or

(B) included in an area permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapter 27, Water Code.

(b) A well described by Section 131.353(c) is subject to a groundwater conservation district's rules regarding registration of wells if:

(1) the well is located in the groundwater conservation district and the well is used for monitoring purposes; and

(2) the cumulative amount of water produced from the wells located inside the area subject to the exploration permit and completed under the exploration permit issued under this subchapter exceeds 40 acre feet in one year.

(c) A well described by Section 131.353(c) is subject to a groundwater conservation district's rules for registration, production, and reporting if:

(1) the well is located in the groundwater conservation district and the well is used for rig supply purposes; and

(2) the cumulative amount of water produced from the wells located inside the area subject to the exploration permit and completed under the exploration permit issued under this subchapter exceeds 40 acre feet in one year.

(d) Each month, the holder of an exploration permit governing a well described by Section 131.353(c) and located in a groundwater conservation district shall report to the district the total amount of water produced from each well described by Section 131.353(c) and located inside the area subject to the exploration permit.

(e) Each groundwater conservation district shall use the number of acres described in the exploration permit in determining any district production requirements.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.48 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.48
§ 5.48. PRIVATE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) "Private records," as used in this section, means all records of a permittee, licensee, or other person other than the name, proposed location, and type of permit or license sought in an application for an original or renewal permit or license, or in a periodic report relating to the importation, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages required by the commission to be regularly filed by a permittee or licensee.

(b) The private records of a permittee, licensee, or other person that are required or obtained by the commission or its agents, in connection with an investigation or otherwise, are privileged unless introduced in evidence in a hearing before the commission or before a court in this state or the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8238.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8238 / Section 8238.101
§ 8238.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the district may not act as a retail provider of water or wastewater service.

(d) The district shall make the district's water and wastewater facilities available to an entity holding the applicable certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.1055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.1055
§ 1702.1055. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

A person acts as an electronic access control device company for the purposes of this chapter if the person installs or maintains an electronic access control device.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.109
§ 8348.109. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8348.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8348.003.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8348.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.112
§ 1108.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide mobile emergency medical services and investigatory or other services as to facilities for the medical care, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.407 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.407
§ 452.407. PROPERTY TAXES.
Status: in_force

An authority may not impose an ad valorem property tax.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1101
§ 25.1101. HIDALGO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Hidalgo County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County;

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County;

(3) County Court at Law No. 4 of Hidalgo County;

(4) County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County;

(5) County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County;

(6) County Court at Law No. 7 of Hidalgo County;

(7) County Court at Law No. 8 of Hidalgo County;

(8) County Court at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County; and

(9) County Court at Law No. 10 of Hidalgo County.

(b) Hidalgo County has the following statutory probate courts:

(1) Probate Court No. 1 of Hidalgo County; and

(2) Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County.

(c) The county courts at law of Hidalgo County sit in the county seat.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.124 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.124
§ 756.124. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A constuctor who violates this subchapter is liable to the owner or operator of a pipeline facility for damages to the facility proximately caused by the violation, including any liability the owner or operator of the pipeline facility incurs as a result of the violation. This section does not affect the right of a surface owner to recover for any damages to the owner's property.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00266 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00266
§ 30.00266. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk shall perform the duties in accordance with statutes, the city charter, and city ordinances.

(b) Sections 30.00009(c) and (d) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.113 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.113
§ 11.113. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission may appoint advisory committees to assist the finance commission in performing its duties.

(b) The finance commission shall specify each committee's purpose, powers, and duties and shall require each committee to report to the finance commission in the manner specified by the finance commission concerning the committee's activities and the results of its work.
Tex. Education Code § 33.093 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.093
§ 33.093. RECOGNITION OF PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
Status: in_force

If a school district allows high school students to earn a letter for academic, athletic, or extracurricular achievements, the district must allow high school students in the district to earn a letter on the basis of a student's participation in a Special Olympics event.
Tex. Government Code § 2115.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2115 / Section 2115.002
§ 2115.002. CONTRACT CONSULTANTS FOR RECOVERY AUDITS FOR CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may contract with one or more consultants to conduct recovery audits of payments made by state agencies to vendors. The audits must be designed to detect and recover overpayments to the vendors and to recommend improved state agency accounting operations.

(b) A contract under this section:

(1) may provide for reasonable compensation for services provided under the contract, including compensation determined by the application of a specified percentage of the total amount recovered because of the consultant's audit activities or recommendations as a fee for services;

(2) may permit or require the consultant to pursue a judicial action in a court inside or outside this state to recover an overpaid amount; and

(3) may not allow a recovery audit of a payment during the 180-day period after the date the payment was made in order to allow time for the performance of existing state payment auditing procedures.

(c) The comptroller or a state agency whose payments are being audited may provide a person acting under a contract authorized by this section with any confidential information in the custody of the comptroller or state agency that is necessary for the performance of the audit or the recovery of an overpayment, to the extent the comptroller and state agency are not prohibited from sharing the information under an agreement with another state or the federal government. A person acting under a contract authorized by this section, and each employee or agent of the person, is subject to all prohibitions against the disclosure of confidential information obtained from the state in connection with the contract that apply to the comptroller or applicable state agency or an employee of the comptroller or applicable state agency. A person acting under a contract authorized by this section or an employee or agent of the person who discloses confidential information in violation of a prohibition made applicable to the person under this subsection is subject to the same sanctions and penalties that would apply to the comptroller or applicable state agency or an employee of the comptroller or applicable state agency for that disclosure.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.0061 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.0061
§ 157.0061. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The registration of a mortgage banker expires on December 31 of the year in which the registration is approved and must be renewed annually.

(b) To renew a registration, a mortgage banker must comply with the requirements of Section 157.003 and pay a renewal fee in an amount not to exceed $500.
Tex. Education Code § 105.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.103
§ 105.103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.103. EMINENT DOMAIN: RESTRICTION. (a) The board may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land for the use of the system.

(b) The board must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the board is not required to provide a bond for appeal or a bond for costs.

(c) The board may not use the power of eminent domain to acquire land that is dedicated to a public use by another governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.109
§ 3911.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.152
§ 3954.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, maintain, or operate an improvement project or service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.409 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.409
§ 82.409. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.