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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8041.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8041 / Section 8041.0306
§ 8041.0306. 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 enacting 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 8041.0103 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 commission 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 8041.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8041.0104 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 § 4017.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0304
§ 4017.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, the City of Conroe, or the City of Willis, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.062 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.062
§ 91.062. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of Sections 91.058 through 91.061 of this code affect or apply to purchases or sales made on any basis other than a volume basis.
Tex. Property Code § 26.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.004
§ 26.004. TRANSFERABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The property right is freely transferable, in whole or in part, by contract or by means of trust or testamentary documents.

(b) The property right may be transferred before or after the death of the individual.
Tex. Water Code § 67.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.017
§ 67.017. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may as part of its billing process collect from its customers a voluntary contribution, including a voluntary membership or subscription fee, on behalf of a volunteer fire department or an emergency medical service.

(b) A corporation that collects contributions under this section shall provide each customer at the time that the customer first subscribes to the water or sewer service, and at least annually thereafter, a written statement:

(1) describing the procedure by which the customer may make a contribution with the customer's bill payment;

(2) designating the volunteer fire department or emergency medical service to which the corporation will deliver the contribution;

(3) informing the customer that a contribution is voluntary; and

(4) describing the deductibility status of the contribution under federal income tax law.

(c) A billing by the corporation that includes a voluntary contribution under this section must clearly state that the contribution is voluntary and that it may be deducted from the billed amount.

(d) The corporation shall promptly deliver contributions that it collects under this section to the designated volunteer fire department or emergency medical service, except that the corporation may keep from the contributions an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) the corporation's expenses in administering the contribution program; or

(2) five percent of the amount collected as contributions.
Tex. Estates Code § 1156.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1156 / Section 1156.003
§ 1156.003. COURT ORDER SETTING ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court's order setting a monthly allowance must specify the types of expenditures the guardian may make on a monthly basis for the ward or the ward's property.

(b) If different persons have the guardianship of the person and of the estate of a ward, the court's order setting a monthly allowance must specify:

(1) the amount, if any, set by the court for the ward's education and maintenance that the guardian of the estate shall pay; and

(2) the amount, if any, that the guardian of the estate shall pay to the guardian of the person, at a time specified by the court, for the ward's education and maintenance.

(c) If the guardian of the estate fails to pay to the guardian of the person the monthly allowance set by the court, the guardian of the estate shall be compelled by court order to make the payment after the guardian is cited to appear.

(d) An order setting a monthly allowance does not affect the guardian's duty to account for expenditures of the allowance in the annual account required by Subchapter A, Chapter 1163.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.005
§ 3869.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under Section 3869.107 or other law.

(b) A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to contract, including the right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;

(3) the district's right to impose or collect an assessment, tax, or any other revenue; or

(4) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1504.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.054
§ 1504.054. CONTINUATION OR CONVERSION OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a child's eligibility for dependent health or dental coverage ends because the parent ceases to be eligible for the coverage and the coverage provides for the continuation or conversion of the coverage for the child, the benefit plan issuer shall notify the custodial parent and the child support agency of the costs and other requirements for continuing or converting the coverage.

(b) The benefit plan issuer shall, on application of a parent of the child, a child support agency, or the child, enroll or continue enrollment of a child whose eligibility for coverage ended under Subsection (a).
Tex. Local Government Code § 308.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 308 / Section 308.002
§ 308.002. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may establish and maintain a band and appropriate municipal funds for the maintenance and operation of the band as determined by the municipal governing body.

(b) The total appropriation for the band for a year may not exceed the equivalent of three-tenths of a cent for each one dollar of taxable value of property within the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 24.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.504
§ 24.504.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.504. 358TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). The 358th Judicial District is composed of Ector County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 71 / Section 71.003
§ 71.003. APPLICATION; CERTAIN CONDUCT EXCEPTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only if the individual injured would have been entitled to bring an action for the injury if the individual had lived or had been born alive.

(b) This subchapter applies whether the injury occurs inside or outside this state.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to a claim for the death of an individual who is an unborn child that is brought against:

(1) the mother of the unborn child;

(2) a physician or other licensed health care provider, if the death is the intended result of a lawful medical procedure performed by the physician or health care provider with the requisite consent;

(3) a person who dispenses or administers a drug in accordance with law, if the death is the result of the dispensation or administration of the drug; or

(4) a physician or other health care provider licensed in this state, if the death directly or indirectly is caused by, associated with, arises out of, or relates to a lawful medical or health care practice or procedure of the physician or the health care provider.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.0021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 502 / Section 502.0021
§ 502.0021. FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, a reference to a federal law or regulation means a reference to the most current version of that law or regulation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.107
§ 3929.107. CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with a governmental or private entity, on terms determined by the board, to carry out a power or duty authorized by this chapter or to accomplish a purpose for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.1055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.1055
§ 438.1055. PROHIBITED REQUIREMENT OF LOCAL FOOD MANAGER CARD OR LOCAL FEE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a local health jurisdiction may not require a food manager who holds a food manager certificate issued under this subchapter to pay a fee for or to hold a local food manager card, license, permit, or certification or any other credential or paperwork.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0103
§ 7948A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 153.138 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.138
§ 153.138. CHILD SUPPORT ORDER AFFECTING JOINT CONSERVATORS.
Status: in_force

The appointment of joint managing conservators does not impair or limit the authority of the court to order a joint managing conservator to pay child support to another joint managing conservator.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.316 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.316
§ 2001.316. DELIVERY OF COMMISSION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

If notice under this chapter is required to be given to an authorized organization, the commission shall send the notice to the bingo chairperson of the authorized organization and to the appropriate commercial lessor, if applicable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.209
§ 453.209. PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant licensed in another state that maintains professional standards considered by the board to be equivalent to and has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter. An applicant for a provisional license under this section must:

(1) present proof to the board that the applicant is licensed in good standing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in that state;

(2) have passed a national examination or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of physical therapy; and

(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice.

(b) The board may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the board determines that compliance with that requirement constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license.

(d) The board shall issue a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license to the provisional license holder if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes a jurisprudence examination, if required;

(2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license; and

(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other requirements for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license.

(e) The board must complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The board may extend that deadline if the results on an examination have not been received by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.011
§ 1501.011. DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYER STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) For an employer that did not exist throughout the calendar year preceding the year in which the determination of whether the employer is a small employer is made, the determination is based on the average number of employees the employer reasonably expects to employ on business days in the calendar year in which the determination is made.

(b) For an employer that did not exist throughout the calendar year preceding the year in which the determination of whether the employer is a large employer is made, the determination is based on the average number of employees the employer reasonably expects to employ on business days in the calendar year in which the determination is made.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.102
§ 1153.102. REVISION OF SCHEDULE OF RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may revise its schedules of premium rates for various classes of business.

(b) The insurer shall file the revised schedules and classes of business with the commissioner.

(c) An insurer may not issue a credit life insurance policy or credit accident and health insurance policy for which the premium rate exceeds the rate determined by using the appropriate schedule for that class of business that the insurer has on file with the commissioner.
Tex. Water Code § 68.162 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.162
§ 68.162. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

The board may remove an appointed director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's duties on receiving a written petition signed by a majority of the remaining directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.503 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.503
§ 651.503. WARNING; REPORT BY LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue a written warning to a license holder if the commission:

(1) conducts an investigation that identifies a violation of this chapter by the license holder; and

(2) does not issue a reprimand, assess an administrative penalty, or impose any other penalty against the license holder.

(b) The warning must:

(1) describe the identified violation; and

(2) state the date by which the license holder must file with the commission a written report that describes:

(A) the measures implemented by the license holder to correct the violation; and

(B) the dates those measures were implemented.

(c) The commission shall assess an administrative penalty against a license holder who fails to timely file the report.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.003
§ 2304.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Borrower" means a household whose application for a housing rehabilitation loan is approved under this chapter by a local government.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(3) "Fund" means the Texas housing rehabilitation loan fund.

(4) "Household" means one or more persons owning housing.

(5) "Housing" means a structure that is on a permanent foundation and that consists of one to four family units used only for residential purposes.

(6) "Housing rehabilitation" means the repair, renovation, or other improvement of housing to make the housing decent, safe, sanitary, and more habitable.

(7) "Housing rehabilitation loan" means a loan made under this chapter.

(8) "Local agency" means a:

(A) nonprofit organization whose principal purpose is to improve housing conditions; or

(B) local housing authority, urban renewal agency, or other public entity.

(9) "Local government" means a county or municipality.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 110.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 110 / Section 110.006
§ 110.006. NOTICE; RIGHT TO ACCOMMODATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not bring an action to assert a claim under this chapter unless, 60 days before bringing the action, the person gives written notice to the government agency by certified mail, return receipt requested:

(1) that the person's free exercise of religion is substantially burdened by an exercise of the government agency's governmental authority;

(2) of the particular act or refusal to act that is burdened; and

(3) of the manner in which the exercise of governmental authority burdens the act or refusal to act.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a claimant may, within the 60-day period established by Subsection (a), bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief and associated attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses, if:

(1) the exercise of governmental authority that threatens to substantially burden the person's free exercise of religion is imminent; and

(2) the person was not informed and did not otherwise have knowledge of the exercise of the governmental authority in time to reasonably provide the notice.

(c) A government agency that receives a notice under Subsection (a) may remedy the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion.

(d) A remedy implemented by a government agency under this section:

(1) may be designed to reasonably remove the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion;

(2) need not be implemented in a manner that results in an exercise of governmental authority that is the least restrictive means of furthering the governmental interest, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter; and

(3) must be narrowly tailored to remove the particular burden for which the remedy is implemented.

(e) A person with respect to whom a substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion has been cured by a remedy implemented under this section may not bring an action under Section 110.005.

(f) A person who complies with an inmate grievance system as required under Section 501.008, Government Code, is not required to provide a separate written notice under Subsection (a). In conjunction with the inmate grievance system, the government agency may remedy a substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion in the manner described by, and subject to, Subsections (c), (d), and (e).

(g) In dealing with a claim that a person's free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of this chapter, an inmate grievance system, including an inmate grievance system required under Section 501.008, Government Code, must provide to the person making the claim a statement of the government agency's rationale for imposing the burden, if any exists, in connection with any adverse determination made in connection with the claim.
Tex. Education Code § 66.71 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.71
§ 66.71. LEASE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An oil and gas lease issued by the board shall provide for payment of a delay rental. During the primary term of the lease, the lease shall terminate on the anniversary date of the lease unless:

(1) oil or gas is being produced in paying quantities from the leased premises;

(2) drilling operations are being conducted on the leased premises; or

(3) the lessee pays timely in the manner provided in the lease the amount of delay rental stated in the lease.

(b) If oil or gas is discovered in paying quantities on any tract covered by a lease, the lease as to that tract shall remain in force as long as oil and gas is produced in paying quantities from the tract, provided that the other provisions of this subchapter are complied with by the lessee.

(c) An oil and gas lease issued by the board shall provide that royalty may be taken in kind at any time and from time to time at the discretion of the board in the manner provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.009
§ 285.009. TAXES TO SECURE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may pay and secure the principal of and interest on bonds issued under this subchapter with annual ad valorem taxes imposed by the hospital district as required by the bonds and any relevant revenue anticipation agreement if:

(1) the hospital district is created under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution and the creation of the district is approved at an election held in the district as required by that constitutional provision; or

(2) the hospital district is created under another constitutional provision that permits the imposition and pledge of taxes.

(b) The commissioners court shall set the tax rate of the hospital district at a rate sufficient to pay the bond principal and interest when due if taxes are pledged in accordance with this section. In setting the tax rate, the commissioners court shall give consideration to the amount of money estimated to be received from revenues pledged under a revenue anticipation agreement that may be available for the payment of bond principal and interest as provided by the revenue anticipation agreement, making allowance for tax delinquencies and the cost of tax collection.

(c) The sum of all annual ad valorem taxes imposed by the hospital district may not exceed 75 cents on $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 5.221 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.221
§ 5.221. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall manage the administrative affairs of the commission subject to this code and other laws and under the general supervision and direction of the commission.