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Tex. Local Government Code § 342.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 342 / Section 342.005
§ 342.005. DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS; CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If a building in the municipality is on fire, the chief or acting chief engineer of the fire department with the concurrence of the mayor may order the burning building, or any other building determined to be hazardous and likely to transmit the fire to additional buildings, to be destroyed.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the municipality and the officers that act under Subsection (a) are not liable for damages resulting from the destruction.

(c) Within six months after the date a building is destroyed under this section, a person who has an interest in the building may apply in writing to the governing body of the municipality to request the governing body to assess and pay the damages of the person. If the governing body and the claimant cannot agree on the terms of adjustment, they shall refer the application to three commissioners, one appointed by the claimant, one appointed by the governing body, and one appointed jointly by both parties. The commissioners must be qualified voters and owners of real property in the municipality. The commissioners shall swear to faithfully execute their duty to the best of their ability. They may subpoena and swear witnesses. They shall give all parties a fair and impartial hearing and shall give notice of the time and place of each meeting. They shall take into account the probabilities of the destruction of the building by fire if the municipality had not destroyed the building and the loss of any insurance on the property caused by the destruction. They may report that no damages should equitably be allowed to the claimant. If a report is made and confirmed for the appraisal of the damages, compliance with the terms of that report by the governing body constitutes full satisfaction of those damages.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.088 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.088
§ 182.088. SUSPENSION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) If taxes due under this chapter are not paid before the expiration of 30 days after the due date, the comptroller shall mail a written notice to the delinquent taxpayer at the last known address stating that:

(1) the tax is unpaid; and

(2) the comptroller will suspend the permit to transact business if the tax is not paid within 10 days of the date of the notice.

(b) The mailing of the notice is sufficient compliance with this law.

(c) If the tax and accrued penalties are not paid before the expiration of 15 days after the mailing of the notice, the comptroller shall:

(1) Note on the records that the permit to transact business of the delinquent taxpayer has been suspended, giving the date of suspension;

(2) immediately certify the suspension to the attorney general; and

(3) have published a notice of suspension of the permit in a daily or weekly newspaper published in the county of the delinquent taxpayer's business or, if there is no newspaper published in that county, in a daily newspaper with statewide circulation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.153
§ 8288.153. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the depository for the district's money.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in the depository designated by the board, except that:

(1) bond proceeds and money pledged to pay bonds, to the extent provided in a resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing district bonds, may be deposited with another bank or trustee named in the bond resolution or trust indenture; and

(2) money shall be remitted to each paying agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank or the trustee bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of the county funds in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8879.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8879 / Section 8879.002
§ 8879.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Crockett County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0101
§ 3918.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means Leander.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Leander Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8173.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8173 / Section 8173.002
§ 8173.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Fort Bend County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.306 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.306
§ 775.306. BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall encourage and promote participation by all sectors of the business community, including small businesses and businesses owned by members of a minority group or by women, in the process by which the district enters into contracts. The board shall develop a plan for the district to identify and remove barriers that do not have a definite or objective relationship to quality or competence and that unfairly discriminate against small businesses and businesses owned by members of a minority group or by women. These barriers may include contracting procedures and contract specifications or conditions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.042
§ 265.042. PLEDGE OF SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The revenue bonds may be payable from, and secured by a pledge of, all or part of the revenues, income, or resources of the board or the board's hospital facilities. Additionally, the bonds may be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real or personal property, and the board may authorize the execution and delivery of trust indentures or other encumbrances to evidence the security.

(b) The bonds must contain substantially the following statement: "The owner hereof shall never have the right to demand payment of this obligation from taxes levied by the hospital board."
Tex. Property Code § 221.108 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.108
§ 221.108. RELIANCE.
Status: in_force

In making disclosures required by this subchapter, a person facilitating the transfer or termination of a timeshare interest may rely on written information provided by the timeshare interest owner, the developer, the association, or the managing entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.001
§ 11010.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Alliance Regional Water Authority.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means any district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of the manner of creation.

(5) "Local government" means:

(A) a municipality, county, district, or other political subdivision of this state;

(B) a local government corporation;

(C) a nonprofit corporation created to act on behalf of a local government; or

(D) a combination of two or more of the entities described by this subdivision.

(6) "Private entity" includes an individual, corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association and any other legal entity that is not a governmental body or agency.

(7) "Sponsor" means:

(A) the City of Kyle;

(B) the City of San Marcos;

(C) the City of Buda;

(D) the Canyon Regional Water Authority; and

(E) any other local government or private entity added to the authority as a sponsor under Section 11010.005.

(8) "Water" includes:

(A) groundwater, percolating or otherwise, notwithstanding the quality of the groundwater;

(B) any surface water, naturally or artificially impounded or in a navigable or nonnavigable watercourse; and

(C) municipal wastewater or industrial wastewater, including municipal wastewater or industrial wastewater that has been treated to a quality suitable for reuse for a beneficial use.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.202
§ 441.202. COSTS OF SUPERVISION AND CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall determine the costs related to services provided by a supervisor or conservator under this chapter. Subject to Section 442.551, the costs shall be charged against the insurer's assets and paid as determined by the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.304
§ 4004.304. RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

A federal covered investment adviser or a representative of a federal covered investment adviser may renew a notice filing on or before the filing's expiration date if the commissioner receives:

(1) a renewal notice filing submitted by the adviser or representative; and

(2) a renewal fee in the amount determined under Chapter 4006.
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.005
§ 256.005. USE OF FARM-TO-MARKET AND LATERAL ROAD FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The farm-to-market and lateral road fund of a county is under the jurisdiction and control of the commissioners court. Money in the fund may be used only for the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market and lateral roads in the county.

(b) All or part of the money in the fund may be used in cooperation with the department in acquiring rights-of-way and in constructing and maintaining farm-to-market and lateral roads.

(c) Money in the fund shall be spent to equitably distribute as nearly as possible the benefits derived from the expenditures to the commissioners' precincts in accordance with the taxable value of property in each precinct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8304.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8304 / Section 8304.006
§ 8304.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 556.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 556 / Section 556.001
§ 556.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "facility" means a place:

(1) for which an application has been made for a pharmacy license under this subtitle;

(2) at which a pharmacy licensed under this subtitle is located;

(3) at which a pharmacy is being operated in violation of this subtitle; or

(4) where the practice of pharmacy occurs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.161
§ 901.161. PRIVILEGE FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any statement or record prepared or an opinion formed in connection with a positive enforcement or peer review is privileged and is not:

(1) subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to a person other than the board; or

(2) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than a board hearing.

(b) The privilege provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to information involved in a dispute between a reviewer and the person, including an entity, who is the subject of the review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0606
§ 3943.0606. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The board by order and without an election may abolish the sales and use tax imposed by the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.027
§ 281.027. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If the administrator is incapacitated, absent, or unable to perform the administrator's duties, the board may designate an assistant administrator to perform any of the administrator's powers or duties, subject to limitations prescribed by board order.

(b) The assistant administrator or other persons shall execute a bond as required by board order.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.023
§ 164.023. METHOD OF TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall prescribe the methods of treatment available for the treatment of scabies under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.136 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.136
§ 283.136. LIMITATION ON FURTHER ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the proposition fails to carry at the conversion election, the district may not hold another election on the proposition for two years after the date of the election.

(b) A district that has converted under this subchapter may hold an election for reconversion after five years after the date of the conversion. The election for reconversion must be held in the same manner as provided in this subchapter for the conversion.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.209
§ 2001.209. DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall set the annual distributor's license fee in an amount reasonable to defray administrative costs.

(b) In addition to the annual license fee, the commission may require an additional fee in an amount necessary to defray the cost of a background investigation of the applicant, including the inspection of storage, distribution, or operating locations. The commission by rule may establish the conditions and procedure for payment of the additional fee.

(c) The commission shall refund the fee for an initial or renewal distributor's license if the applicant requests withdrawal of the application before the license is issued or if the commission denies the application, except the commission may retain an amount not to exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the license fee or $150 to defray any administrative cost incurred by the commission in processing the application. The commission shall issue the refund not later than the 30th day after the date the commission receives the withdrawal request or denies the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.111
§ 3938.111. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate all or any part of the area of the district, as if the district were a municipality, as:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an industrial district under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) Section 311.006(b), Tax Code, does not apply to a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the district.

(c) The district may submit to the Texas Economic Development Bank a request for designation of a project or activity in the district as an enterprise project in the manner provided for a municipality to submit a request under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(d) If the county creates a tax increment reinvestment zone under Chapter 311, Tax Code, the county, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3958.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3958 / Section 3958.054
§ 3958.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0105
§ 7896.0105. 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. Finance Code § 94.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.051
§ 94.051. BORROWER PAYMENT OF LOAN EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 94.052, a savings bank may require a borrower to pay all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with making, closing, disbursing, extending, readjusting, or renewing a loan.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.0032 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.0032
§ 981.0032. QUALIFIED RISK MANAGER DEFINED.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "qualified risk manager" means, with respect to a policyholder of commercial insurance, a person who:

(1) is an employee of, or third-party consultant retained by, a commercial policyholder;

(2) provides skilled services in loss prevention, loss reduction, or risk and insurance coverage analysis and the purchase of insurance; and

(3) satisfies the requirements of one of the following paragraphs:

(A) has:

(i) a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in risk management, business administration, finance, economics, or another field determined by a state insurance commissioner or other state regulatory official or entity to demonstrate competence in risk management; and

(ii) either:

(a) at least three years of experience in risk financing, claims administration, loss prevention, risk and insurance analysis, or purchasing of commercial lines of insurance; or

(b) a designation, certification, or license:

(1) as a chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU), issued by the American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America;

(2) as an associate in risk management (ARM) issued by the American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America;

(3) as a Certified Risk Manager (CRM) issued by the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research;

(4) as a RIMS Fellow (RF) issued by the Global Risk Management Institute; or

(5) that is determined by a state insurance commissioner or other state insurance regulatory official or entity to demonstrate minimum competence in risk management;

(B) has at least seven years of experience in risk financing, claims administration, loss prevention, risk and insurance coverage analysis, or purchasing of commercial lines of insurance and one of the designations, certifications, or licenses described by Paragraph (A)(ii)(b);

(C) has at least 10 years of experience in risk financing, claims administration, loss prevention, risk and insurance coverage analysis, or purchasing commercial lines of insurance; or

(D) has a graduate degree from an accredited college or university in risk management, business administration, finance, economics, or another field determined by a state insurance commissioner or other state regulatory official or entity to demonstrate competence in risk management.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.0735 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.0735
§ 215.0735. OPERATORS OF VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

The municipality may prescribe the qualifications of an operator of a vehicle that uses the public streets in the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.104
§ 7936.104. 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. Government Code § 791.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.022
§ 791.022. CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL JAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Facility" means a regional jail facility constructed or acquired under this section.

(2) "Jailer" means a person with authority to supervise the operation and maintenance of a facility as provided by this section.

(b) A political subdivision of the state, by resolution of its governing body, may contract with one or more political subdivisions of the state to participate in the ownership, construction, and operation of a regional jail facility.

(c) The facility must be located within the geographic boundaries of one of the participating political subdivisions. The facility is not required to be located in a county seat.

(d) Before acquiring and constructing the facility, the participating political subdivisions shall issue bonds to finance the facility's acquisition and construction. The bonds must be issued in the manner prescribed by law for issuance of permanent improvement bonds.

(e) To supervise the operation and maintenance of a facility, the participating political subdivisions may agree to:

(1) appoint as jailer of the facility the police chief or sheriff of the political subdivision in which the facility is located;

(2) form a committee composed of the sheriff or police chief of each participating political subdivision to appoint a jailer of the facility; or

(3) authorize the police chief or sheriff of each participating political subdivision to continue to supervise and manage those prisoners incarcerated in the facility under the authority of that officer.

(f) If participating political subdivisions provide for facility supervision under Subsection (e), the person designated to supervise operation and maintenance of the facility shall supervise the prisoners incarcerated in the facility.

(g) When a prisoner is transferred from the facility to the originating political subdivision, the appropriate law enforcement officer of the originating political subdivision shall assume supervision and responsibility for the prisoner.

(h) While a prisoner is incarcerated in a facility, a police chief or sheriff not assigned to supervise the facility is not liable for the escape of the prisoner or for any injury or damage caused by or to the prisoner unless the escape, injury, or damage is directly caused by the police chief or sheriff.

(i) The political subdivisions may employ or authorize the jailer of the facility to employ personnel necessary to operate and maintain the facility.

(j) The jailer of the facility and any assistant jailers must be commissioned peace officers.