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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.154
§ 1070.154. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The establishment of the Hansford County Hospital District with extended boundaries and establishment of a hospital district tax at a rate not to exceed 50 cents on the $100 valuation on all taxable property in the extended boundaries of the hospital district that is subject to hospital district taxation for hospital purposes."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.155
§ 3928.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9030.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9030 / Section 9030.201
§ 9030.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49, 51, and 54, Water Code, to finance:

(1) the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 9030.101 and 9030.102; or

(2) the district's contractual obligations under Section 9030.103.

(b) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money.

(c) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 9030.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 9030.101 or 9030.102 or contractual obligations under Section 9030.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.005
§ 111.005. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY COUNTY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In preparing the budget, the county judge may require any county officer to furnish existing information necessary for the judge to properly prepare the budget.

(b) If a county officer fails to provide the information as required by the county judge, the county judge may request the commissioners court to issue an order:

(1) directing the county officer to produce the required information; and

(2) prescribing the form in which the county officer must produce the information.
Tex. Water Code § 51.164 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.164
§ 51.164. DURATION OF ANNUAL LEVIES FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The board shall continue annual levies for payment of construction charges each year against each tract of land in the district even though construction charges apportioned against other tracts of land in the district may be paid sooner or later.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.101
§ 1701.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The commission may employ an executive director.
Tex. Water Code § 62.063 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.063
§ 62.063. ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Commissioners shall be elected on the second Saturday in July of each odd-numbered year at an election ordered by the commission.

(b) The secretary of the commission shall give notice of the election by posting at least three copies of the notice at three public places inside the district or by publishing the notice for 20 days before the election in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 68.304 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.304
§ 68.304. CONDUCTING HEARING; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing on a proposed security project or security service, whether conducted by the board or a hearing examiner, may be adjourned from time to time.

(b) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board by resolution shall make findings relating to:

(1) the advisability of the security project or security service;

(2) the nature of the security project or security service;

(3) the estimated cost;

(4) the facilities benefited;

(5) the method of assessment; and

(6) the method and time for payment of the assessment.

(c) If a hearing examiner is appointed to conduct the hearing, after conclusion of the hearing, the hearing examiner shall file with the board a report stating the examiner's findings and conclusions for the board's consideration.
Tex. Estates Code § 114.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.056
§ 114.056. NOTICE, DELIVERY, ACCEPTANCE, OR CONSIDERATION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A transfer on death deed is effective without:

(1) notice or delivery to or acceptance by the designated beneficiary during the transferor's life; or

(2) consideration.
Tex. Government Code § 123.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 123 / Section 123.003
§ 123.003. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties, or the governing bodies of two or more municipalities, may elect to establish a regional drug court program under this chapter for the participating counties or municipalities.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(29), eff. January 1, 2020.
Tex. Water Code § 58.440 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.440
§ 58.440. ENGINEER'S REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an election is held to authorize the issuance of bonds, an engineer's report, which includes the plans and improvements to be constructed together with maps, plats, profiles, and data showing and explaining the engineer's report, shall be filed in the office of the district and shall be available for public inspection.

(b) The engineer's report shall contain a detailed estimate of the cost of improvements, including the cost of any property to be purchased, and an estimate of the time required to complete the improvements to the degree to which they may provide service.

(c) The board shall consider the engineer's report and may make changes in the report and note them in the minutes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.107
§ 1102.107. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPRENTICE INSPECTOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for an apprentice inspector license, an applicant must:

(1) at the time of application be:

(A) at least 18 years of age; and

(B) a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien;

(2) be sponsored by a professional inspector; and

(3) satisfy the commission as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9705 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9705
§ 61.9705. SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS AND MEDIA AND TRAINING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell or contract for the sale of promotional items, including clothing, posters, and banners, designed to promote the public awareness campaign. The board may use its Internet website to advertise and sell the items.

(b) The board may sell, contract for the sale of, or otherwise transfer the board's rights in media and training materials developed for the public awareness campaign.

(c) Money received under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and used only by the board to further the purposes of the campaign.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0104
§ 9305.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 364, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The district includes all property and territory in the district's boundaries.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.107
§ 804.107. UNAUTHORIZED PERSON OR INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "personal representative" includes an executor or administrator.

(b) Any act of engaging in the business of insurance as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 101, by an unauthorized person or insurer:

(1) constitutes the irrevocable appointment of the commissioner by that person or insurer as agent for service of process arising from the person's or insurer's engaging in the business of insurance in this state, other than service of process for an action or proceeding by the department or state;

(2) constitutes the irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state by that person or insurer as agent for service of process for an action or proceeding described by Subsection (c) and arising from the person's or insurer's engaging in the business of insurance in this state; and

(3) signifies the agreement of the person or insurer that process served under this subsection and Subsection (d) has the same effect as personal service in this state on that person or insurer or the personal representative of that person or insurer or if a corporation, the corporation's successor in interest.

(c) The process may be served on the secretary of state only in an action or proceeding brought:

(1) in court by the department or the state against an unauthorized person or insurer; or

(2) before the department by a process against the unauthorized person or insurer.

(d) Service of process on an unauthorized person or insurer may be served on a person in this state that engages, on the behalf of the unauthorized person or insurer, in an act of engaging in the business of insurance in this state as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 101.

(e) In an action or proceeding in which process is served under Subsection (b) or (d), a plaintiff or complainant is not entitled to a default judgment or determination before the 30th day after the date on which the copy of the process is mailed to the defendant.

(f) This section does not apply to an entity that was an eligible surplus lines insurer under Chapter 981 on the date on which the applicable coverage was issued.

(g) This section does not limit or diminish the right to serve process on a person or insurer in any other manner provided by law.
Tex. Education Code § 29.172 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.172
§ 29.172. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.

(b) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.151
§ 36.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "records" includes books, accounts, documents, papers, correspondence, and other material.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00015
§ 30.00015. APPEAL BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the defendant is not in custody, the defendant may not take an appeal until the defendant files an appeal bond with the municipal court of record. The bond must be approved by the court and must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the motion for new trial is overruled. If the defendant is in custody, the defendant shall be committed to jail unless the defendant posts the appeal bond.

(b) The appeal bond must be in the amount of $100 or double the amount of the fines and costs adjudged against the defendant, whichever is greater.

(c) The bond must:

(1) state that the defendant was convicted in the case and has appealed; and

(2) be conditioned on the defendant's immediate and daily personal appearance in the court to which the appeal is taken.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.038
§ 791.038. WINDOWS.
Status: in_force

A window located beneath or within 10 feet of a fire escape must be glazed with wire glass.
Tex. Insurance Code § 828.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 828 / Section 828.003
§ 828.003. INVESTMENTS OF REINSURED COMPANY.
Status: in_force

The investments of a company reinsured under this chapter are subject to Section 824.102 as if the company had been merged or consolidated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9063.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9063 / Section 9063.052
§ 9063.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A director must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) a resident of the state and authority; and

(3) the owner of property subject to taxation in the authority.

(b) At least one director must reside in County Commissioners Precinct 1 of Jasper County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 158.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 158 / Section 158.001
§ 158.001. PROVISION OF DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician licensed under this subtitle may supply a patient with any drug, remedy, or clinical supply necessary to meet the patient's immediate needs.

(b) This section does not permit a physician to operate a retail pharmacy without complying with Chapter 558.

(c) This chapter does not prohibit a physician from supplying to a patient, free of charge, a drug provided to the physician by a drug manufacturer for an indigent pharmaceutical program if, in the physician's opinion, it is advantageous to the patient, in adhering to a course of treatment prescribed by the physician, to receive the drug.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0287 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0287
§ 32.0287. PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTER REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "center" means a prescribed pediatric extended care center licensed under Chapter 248A, Health and Safety Code.

(b) In adopting rules governing the reimbursement of a center for services provided under the medical assistance program, the executive commissioner shall clearly identify the documentation a center must obtain and maintain to be eligible for reimbursement. The rules may not:

(1) authorize a center to combine documentation for transportation with documentation for other services provided by the center; or

(2) condition reimbursement of non-transportation services on:

(A) a recipient's decision to use transportation services on a specific date or on an ongoing basis; or

(B) a center's obtaining and maintaining transportation documentation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.110
§ 257.110. DISTRICT TREASURER OR DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) At a joint meeting held for that purpose in the county having the greatest population, the commissioners of the counties included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter shall select a treasurer or depository for the district. The treasurer or depository must be a bank, banking corporation, or individual banker resident in the district.

(b) The treasurer or depository is governed by the laws and subject to the penalties applicable by law to a depository of county money.

(c) The selected treasurer or depository may not receive any road district money until the treasurer or depository gives a surety bond to the district:

(1) in an amount equal to the amount of district money deposited;

(2) made with a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state; and

(3) conditioned on the safekeeping and paying of the district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.104
§ 8143.104. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1211 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1211
§ 12.1211. NAMES OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY LISTED ON WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

An open-enrollment charter school shall list the names of the members of the governing body on the home page of the school's Internet website.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1151.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.005
§ 1151.005. CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EXCEPTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an order, society, association, or labor organization that:

(A) admits to membership only persons engaged in one or more crafts or hazardous occupations in the same or similar lines of business; and

(B) does not operate for profit;

(2) a ladies auxiliary to an order, society, association, or labor organization described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) a fraternal order, association, or society.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0203
§ 4012.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2027, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1, 2029.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.058
§ 1046.058. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, and secretary from among its members.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board may require an officer to execute a bond that is payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the officer's duties. The board may pay for the bond with district money.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.052
§ 1093.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district;

(2) a freeholder; and

(3) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) a member of the hospital staff.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.056
§ 401.056. RULES RELATED TO REPORTS AND HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall adopt:

(1) procedures governing the filing and adoption of an examination report;

(2) procedures governing a hearing to be held under this subchapter; and

(3) guidelines governing an order issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 141.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 141 / Section 141.002
§ 141.002. COMMISSION MEMBER FOR THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint the comptroller to represent this state on the Multistate Tax Commission created by Article VI of the compact. The comptroller may designate a principal deputy or assistant as an alternate representative on the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.063
§ 2161.063. ASSISTING STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall encourage state agencies to use historically underutilized businesses by:

(1) working with state agencies to establish a statewide policy for increasing the use of historically underutilized businesses;

(2) assisting state agencies in seeking historically underutilized businesses capable of supplying required goods or services;

(3) assisting state agencies in identifying and advising historically underutilized businesses on the types of goods and services the agencies need; and

(4) assisting state agencies in increasing the amount of business placed with historically underutilized businesses.

(b) The comptroller shall assist the Texas Department of Economic Development in performing the department's duties under Section 481.0068.
Tex. Water Code § 13.512 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.512
§ 13.512. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

Any eligible city is authorized to enter into privatization contracts if such action is recommended by the board of utility trustees and authorized by the governing body of the eligible city pursuant to an ordinance. Any privatization contract entered into prior to the effective date of this Act is validated, ratified, and approved. Each eligible city shall file a copy of its privatization contract with the utility commission, for information purposes only, within 60 days of execution or the effective date of this Act, whichever is later.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.107
§ 351.107. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 604.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.001
§ 604.001. DEFINITION OF STORED VALUE CARD.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "stored value card":

(1) means a record, as defined by Section 322.002, including a record that contains a microprocessor chip, magnetic strip, or other means of storing information:

(A) that evidences a promise made for monetary consideration by the seller or issuer of the record that goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record in the value shown in the record;

(B) that is prefunded; and

(C) the value of which is reduced on redemption; and

(2) includes a gift card or gift certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0207
§ 7816.0207. DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR TO ACT ON DISTRICT'S BEHALF.
Status: in_force

The board may designate one or more directors to execute on behalf of the district all contracts, including a construction contract, sign checks, or handle any other matter entered into by the board as shown in the district's official minutes.