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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.002
§ 7803.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district and a flood control district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 21.042 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.042
§ 21.042. APPROVAL OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The State Board for Educator Certification must submit a written copy of each rule it proposes to adopt to the State Board of Education for review. The State Board of Education may reject a proposed rule by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the board present and voting. If the State Board of Education fails to reject a proposal before the 90th day after the date on which it receives the proposal, the proposal takes effect as a rule of the State Board for Educator Certification as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. The State Board of Education may not modify a rule proposed by the State Board for Educator Certification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.008
§ 3901.008. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in one or more of the following:

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

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

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0202
§ 3973.0202. 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; or

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.004
§ 1029.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 668, Acts of the 64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.018 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.018
§ 67.018. PILOT REVIEW BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall establish a pilot review board, consisting of two branch pilots and three members of the marine industry who reside in Galveston County, to hear and review complaints against pilots and to make recommendations to the board concerning the complaints.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.008
§ 284.008. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) provide for and contribute toward the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, maintenance, or pooling of a project under this chapter and under terms to which the commission and the local government corporation or county agree that are consistent with the rights of bondholders or a person operating the project under a lease or other contract;

(2) lease a project under terms:

(A) to which the county or local government corporation acting under this chapter and the commission agree; and

(B) that are consistent with the bond instrument; and

(3) declare any part of a project under this chapter to be a part of the state highway system and operate any part of a project as part of the state highway system, to the extent that property and contract rights in the project and bonds are not affected unfavorably.

(b) Sections 222.031 and 284.003 do not limit the commission's authority to:

(1) operate or maintain a project under this chapter; or

(2) contribute to the cost of acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, or pooling of a project as provided by Subsection (a).

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a project becomes a part of the state highway system and the commission shall maintain the project without tolls when:

(1) all of the bonds and interest on the bonds that are payable from or secured by revenues of the project have been paid by the issuer of the bonds or another person with the consent or approval of the issuer; or

(2) a sufficient amount for the payment of all bonds and the interest on the bonds to maturity has been set aside by the issuer of the bonds or another person with the consent or approval of the issuer in a trust fund held for the benefit of the bondholders.

(d) A county may request that the commission adopt an order stating that a project will not become part of the state highway system under Subsection (c). If the commission adopts the order:

(1) Section 362.051 does not apply to the project;

(2) the project must be maintained by the county; and

(3) the project will not become part of the state highway system unless the county transfers the project under Section 284.011.
Tex. Government Code § 432.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.156
§ 432.156. DRUNK ON DUTY; SLEEPING ON POST; LEAVING POST BEFORE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who is found under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs while on duty, or found sleeping on his post, or who leaves his post before he is regularly relieved, shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0501
§ 7956A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.103
§ 3503.103. WATER, SEWER, AND NATURAL GAS PROJECTS; EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may undertake a project under Section 3503.003(a)(3) to develop water, sewer, and natural gas projects to benefit the authority.

(b) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain for a project under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0408 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0408
§ 8510.0408. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL CHANGES TO RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "affected person" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.

(b) The authority shall notify affected persons of their right to appeal changes to rates:

(1) in notices related to changes to rates;

(2) in utility bills sent before the deadline for initiating an appeal under Chapter 13, Water Code; and

(3) on the authority's website.

(c) The notice required by Subsection (b) must include descriptions of:

(1) the appeals process;

(2) the requirements for an appeal, including the number of signatures needed on a petition; and

(3) the methods available for obtaining additional information related to rates.
Tex. Education Code § 66.73 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.73
§ 66.73. SHUT-IN ROYALTY.
Status: in_force

An oil and gas lease issued under this subchapter shall provide for the extension of the lease by the payment of shut-in royalties on terms as the board may adopt.
Tex. Estates Code § 32.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 32 / Section 32.007
§ 32.007. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

A statutory probate court has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) a personal injury, survival, or wrongful death action by or against a person in the person's capacity as a personal representative;

(2) an action by or against a trustee;

(3) an action involving an inter vivos trust, testamentary trust, or charitable trust, including a charitable trust as defined by Section 123.001, Property Code;

(4) an action involving a personal representative of an estate in which each other party aligned with the personal representative is not an interested person in that estate;

(5) an action against an agent or former agent under a power of attorney arising out of the agent's performance of the duties of an agent; and

(6) an action to determine the validity of a power of attorney or to determine an agent's rights, powers, or duties under a power of attorney.
Tex. Water Code § 62.206 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.206
§ 62.206. TAX LEVY FOR REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district issues refunding bonds, the district shall annually levy taxes on all taxable property in the district sufficient to pay interest on the bonds as it becomes due and to pay the principal of the bonds at maturity.

(b) In making the annual levies, the district may take into consideration estimated delinquencies based on tax collection experience over the preceding years and levy the taxes in an amount, after deduction of estimated delinquencies, sufficient to pay principal and interest requirements and the cost of tax collection.

(c) In its discretion and so far as consistent with the rights of the holders of the bonds refunded, a district may pledge to the payment of the refunding bonds the proceeds of taxes levied for payment of the bonds refunded and delinquent at the time of the authorization of the refunding bonds, cash or securities in the sinking fund maintained for payment of the bonds refunded, or both.
Tex. Family Code § 159.505 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.505
§ 159.505. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

An employer who wilfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued by another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.402 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.402
§ 460.402. FINANCIAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall have an annual audit of the affairs of the authority prepared by an independent certified public accountant.

(b) The audit is a public record as defined by Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) On receipt of the audit prescribed by Subsection (a), the board of directors shall address on the record any deficiencies noted in the report at a regular meeting of the board of directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 201.041 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.041
§ 201.041. VANDALISM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not, without express, prior, written permission of the owner, knowingly:

(1) break, break off, crack, carve upon, write, burn, or otherwise mark upon, remove, or in any manner destroy, deface, mar, or harm the surfaces of any cave or any natural material in a cave, including speleothems;

(2) deface, mar, or harm in any manner the natural condition of any cave; or

(3) break, force, tamper with, or otherwise disturb a lock, gate, door, or other obstruction designed to control or prevent access to any cave, even though entrance to the cave may not be gained.

(b) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a state jail felony, unless the person has previously been convicted of violating this section, in which case the person is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8463.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8463 / Section 8463.103
§ 8463.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.106
§ 1152.106. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACTION.
Status: in_force

A decision of the board is not effective unless it receives the affirmative vote of at least four members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8034.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8034 / Section 8034.0301
§ 8034.0301. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.154 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.154
§ 202.154. PRODUCER TO PAY TAX ON OIL NOT SOLD.
Status: in_force

If the producer does not sell oil produced in the same month it is produced, the producer shall pay the tax imposed by this chapter as if the oil were sold that month. In such a case, the working interest operator may pay the tax and deduct it from the interest of other interest holders.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 24.060 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 24 / Section 24.060
§ 24.060. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction against a county, municipality, or nonprofit corporation that fails to comply with the requirements of this subchapter to recover the full amount of the grant plus interest on that amount of five percent a year accruing from the time of noncompliance or for injunctive relief to require compliance with this subchapter. If the court finds that the county, municipality, or nonprofit corporation has not complied with the requirements of this subchapter, it is not eligible for further participation in the program for three years following the finding for noncompliance.
Tex. Water Code § 53.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.107
§ 53.107. DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND USE OF REVENUES OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) prescribe the terms on which water will be furnished;

(2) fix the rate to be paid by users of water from the district; and

(3) make rules and regulations governing the distribution and use of water.

(b) The board shall apply any revenue obtained from the sale of water to operation and maintenance expenses. Any revenue left after paying these expenses shall be used to pay interest on bonds and other indebtedness incurred by the district with the remainder to be placed in the sinking fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.220 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.220
§ 225.220. TROOPER ERNESTO ALANIS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 2 in the municipal limits of McAllen is designated as the Trooper Ernesto Alanis Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Ernesto Alanis Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Education Code § 59.27 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.27
§ 59.27. EXEMPTION FROM INSURANCE CODE; REPORT.
Status: in_force

The establishment and administration of the fund under this subchapter and the rules of the board do not constitute the business of insurance as defined and regulated in the Insurance Code. However, the board shall annually report to the State Board of Insurance information appropriate for carrying out the functions of the State Board of Insurance.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 54.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 54 / Section 54.002
§ 54.002. CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract between a principal and a sales representative under which the sales representative is to solicit wholesale orders within this state must:

(1) be in writing or in a computer-based medium; and

(2) state the method by which the sales representative's commission is to be computed and paid.

(b) The principal shall provide the sales representative with a copy of the contract.

(c) A provision in the contract establishing venue for an action arising under the contract in a state other than this state is void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.263 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.263
§ 3846.263. AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and the governing body each may enter into any agreement considered necessary or convenient to implement a project plan and development zone financing plan and achieve their purposes.

(b) An agreement may provide for the regulation or restriction of the use of land by imposing conditions, restrictions, or covenants that run with the land.

(c) An agreement may provide that a restriction adopted by the governing body continues in effect after the termination of the development zone.

(d) The district and the development zone may agree that the district will provide administration, management, investment, accounting, and other services for the zone in consideration for an administrative fee not to exceed five percent of the gross revenue of the development zone and for the benefits received by the district through the implementation of the project plan for the zone. The district may pledge all or part of the proceeds of its sales and use tax to secure and pay any bonds or other financial obligations of a development zone on approval of the board subject to Section 3846.164.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.554
§ 1101.554. COPY OF SALES AGENT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall deliver a copy of each sales agent license to the broker that is sponsoring the sales agent.
Tex. Election Code § 172.0222 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.0222
§ 172.0222. REVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE TO CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the application of this section conflicts with the application of Section 141.032, this section prevails.

(b) On the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot, the authority with whom the application is filed shall review the application to determine whether it complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the general primary election ballot.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or (e), the review shall be completed not later than the fifth business day after the date the application is received by the authority.

(d) If an application is submitted fewer than five business days before the regular filing deadline, the review shall be completed not later than the first Friday after the regular filing deadline.

(e) If an application is accompanied by a petition, the petition is considered part of the application, and the review shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date the application is received by the authority. However, the petition is not considered part of the application for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements applicable to each document, and a deficiency in the requirements for one document may not be remedied by the contents of the other document. Unless the petition is challenged, the authority is only required to review the petition for facial compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure.

(f) A determination under this section that an application complies with the applicable requirements does not preclude a subsequent determination that the application does not comply, subject to Section 172.0223.

(g) If an application does not comply with the applicable requirements, the authority shall reject the application and immediately deliver to the candidate written notice of the reason for the rejection.

(h) This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.

(i) After the filing deadline:

(1) a candidate may not amend an application filed under Section 172.021; and

(2) the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section 172.021.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0053
§ 300C.0053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules relating to the administration of the health care provider participation program in the district, including collection of the mandatory payments, expenditures, audits, and any other administrative aspects of the program.
Tex. Family Code § 153.254 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.254
§ 153.254. CHILD LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF AGE.
Status: repealed

(a) The court shall render an order appropriate under the circumstances for possession of a child less than three years of age. In rendering the order, the court shall consider evidence of all relevant factors, including:

(1) the caregiving provided to the child before and during the current suit;

(2) the effect on the child that may result from separation from either party;

(3) the availability of the parties as caregivers and the willingness of the parties to personally care for the child;

(4) the physical, medical, behavioral, and developmental needs of the child;

(5) the physical, medical, emotional, economic, and social conditions of the parties;

(6) the impact and influence of individuals, other than the parties, who will be present during periods of possession;

(7) the presence of siblings during periods of possession;

(8) the child's need to develop healthy attachments to both parents;

(9) the child's need for continuity of routine;

(10) the location and proximity of the residences of the parties;

(11) the need for a temporary possession schedule that incrementally shifts to the schedule provided in the prospective order under Subsection (d) based on:

(A) the age of the child; or

(B) minimal or inconsistent contact with the child by a party;

(12) the ability of the parties to share in the responsibilities, rights, and duties of parenting; and

(13) any other evidence of the best interest of the child.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) The court shall render a prospective order to take effect on the child's third birthday, which presumptively will be the standard possession order.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.081
§ 117.081. LIABILITY OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERKS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county clerk or a district clerk is not responsible for a loss of registry funds resulting from the failure or negligence of a depository.

(b) This section does not release a county clerk or a district clerk from:

(1) liability for a loss of registry funds resulting from the clerk's official misconduct, negligence, or misappropriation of the funds; or

(2) responsibility for keeping the registry funds safe until the clerk deposits them in a depository selected under Subchapter B.

(c) After a county clerk or a district clerk deposits in a depository selected under Subchapter B the registry funds held by the clerk, the clerk is relieved of the responsibility for keeping the funds secure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8261.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8261 / Section 8261.053
§ 8261.053. NO ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.