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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.002
§ 8331.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2302.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.041
§ 2302.041. COOPERATION WITH COGENERATING STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision, municipality, or agency of the state that operates, maintains, or controls a facility that provides retail electric utility service:

(1) shall cooperate with a cogenerating state agency that attempts to sell firm or nonfirm power; and

(2) may not adopt rates, pricing policies, access restrictions, or other rules inconsistent with the intent of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 471.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 471 / Section 471.010
§ 471.010. GRANT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of increasing public safety, enhancing economic development, and reducing traffic, the department shall establish and administer a program to award grants to political subdivisions of this state to fund:

(1) rail-roadway grade separation projects that are located at intersections of railroads and public roadways that are not part of the state highway system; and

(2) rail-pedestrian grade separation projects that are located at intersections of railroads and public pedestrian crossings.

(b) Each grant awarded under this section must be approved by the commission. The commission may not approve a grant under this section unless the commission determines that at least 10 percent of the total project costs will be provided by a source other than the state.

(c) The department may fund the grant program under this section only from money appropriated by the legislature for that purpose and from gifts and grants, including grants from the federal government. The department may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any source for the purposes of this section. Money deposited to the credit of the state highway fund may not be used to fund a grant awarded under this section.

(d) A political subdivision that receives a grant under this section shall designate the department to manage contracting for, in accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter 223, and supervision of the planning and construction of a project for which the grant was awarded. A political subdivision shall enter into an agreement with the department prescribing the terms of a designation under this subsection in accordance with applicable state or federal law. The department, acting as the designee of a political subdivision under this section, shall make each contract in accordance with the law governing the making of contracts by or on behalf of the state.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1218.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1218 / Section 1218.005
§ 1218.005. CALCULATION OF PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer that provides coverage for elective abortion shall calculate the premium for the coverage so that the premium fully covers the estimated cost of elective abortion per enrollee, determined on an actuarial basis.

(b) In calculating a premium under Subsection (a), the health benefit plan issuer may not take into account any cost savings in other health benefit plan coverage offered by the health benefit plan issuer that is estimated to result from coverage for elective abortion.

(c) A health benefit plan issuer may not provide a premium discount to or reduce the premium for an enrollee for other health benefit plan coverage on the basis that the enrollee has coverage for elective abortion.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.205 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.205
§ 173.205. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may purchase any interest in real property to acquire, construct, or operate a commuter rail facility on terms and at a price to which the district and the owner agree.

(b) The governing body of a municipality, a county, any other political subdivision, or a public agency may convey the title or the rights and easements to property needed by the district for its purposes in connection with the acquisition, construction, or operation of the system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.051
§ 7952.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7952.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.754 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.754
§ 2306.754. AMOUNT OF LOAN; LOAN TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish the minimum amount of a loan under this subchapter, but a loan made by the department may not exceed $45,000.

(b) If it is not possible for an owner-builder to purchase necessary real property and build or rehabilitate adequate housing for $45,000, the owner-builder must obtain the amount necessary that exceeds $45,000 from other sources of funds.

(c) A loan made by the department under this subchapter:

(1) may not exceed a term of 30 years;

(2) may bear interest at a fixed rate of not more than three percent or bear interest in the following manner:

(A) no interest for the first two years of the loan;

(B) beginning with the second anniversary of the date the loan was made, interest at the rate of one percent a year;

(C) beginning on the third anniversary of the date the loan was made and ending on the sixth anniversary of the date the loan was made, interest at a rate that is one percent greater than the rate borne in the preceding year; and

(D) beginning on the sixth anniversary of the date the loan was made and continuing through the remainder of the loan term, interest at the rate of five percent; and

(3) shall be secured by:

(A) a first lien by the department on the real property if the loan is the largest amortized, repayable loan secured by the real property; or

(B) a co-first lien or subordinate lien as determined by department rule, if the loan is not the largest loan as described by Paragraph (A).

(d) If an owner-builder is purchasing real property under a contract for deed, the department may not disburse any portion of a loan made under this subchapter until the owner-builder:

(1) fully completes the owner-builder's obligation under the contract and receives a deed to the property; or

(2) refinances the owner-builder's obligation under the contract and converts the obligation to a note secured by a deed of trust.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.254
§ 541.254. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS TOLLED.
Status: in_force

The filing of a class action under this subchapter tolls the statute of limitations for bringing an action by an individual under Section 541.162.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.106 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.106
§ 39.106. PROVIDER OF LAST RESORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall designate retail electric providers in areas of the state in which customer choice is in effect to serve as providers of last resort.

(b) A provider of last resort shall offer a standard retail service package for each class of customers designated by the commission at a fixed, nondiscountable rate approved by the commission.

(c) A provider of last resort shall provide the standard retail service package to any requesting customer in the territory for which it is the provider of last resort.

(d) The commission shall designate the provider or providers of last resort not later than June 1, 2001.

(e) The commission shall determine the procedures and criteria, which may include the solicitation of bids, for designating a provider or providers of last resort. The commission may redesignate the provider of last resort according to a schedule it considers appropriate.

(f) In the event that no retail electric provider applies to be the provider of last resort for a given area of the state on reasonable terms and conditions, the commission may require a retail electric provider to become the provider of last resort as a condition of receiving or maintaining a certificate under Section 39.352.

(g) In the event that a retail electric provider fails to serve any or all of its customers, the provider of last resort shall offer that customer the standard retail service package for that customer class with no interruption of service to any customer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0104
§ 7940A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7940A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.151
§ 8136.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

Each district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued to finance projects under Section 8136.102.
Tex. Government Code § 26.167 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.167
§ 26.167. EASTLAND COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Eastland County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court but has no other civil jurisdiction except juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b) and concurrent with the district court the criminal jurisdiction of a county court.
Tex. Government Code § 840.209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.209
§ 840.209. INTEREST IN INVESTMENT PROFITS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except for an interest in retirement funds as a member of the retirement system, a trustee or employee of the board of trustees may not have a direct or indirect interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the board and may not receive any pay or emolument for services other than the person's designated compensation and authorized expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.031
§ 683.031.
Status: in_force

Sec. 683.031. GARAGEKEEPER'S DUTY: ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) A motor vehicle is abandoned if the vehicle is left in a storage facility operated for commercial purposes after the 10th day after the date on which:

(1) the garagekeeper gives notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known registered owner of the vehicle and to each lienholder of record of the vehicle under Chapter 501 to remove the vehicle;

(2) a contract for the vehicle to remain on the premises of the facility expires; or

(3) the vehicle was left in the facility, if the vehicle was left by a person other than the registered owner or a person authorized to have possession of the vehicle under a contract of use, service, storage, or repair.

(b) If notice sent under Subsection (a)(1) is returned unclaimed by the post office, substituted notice is sufficient if published in one newspaper of general circulation in the area where the vehicle was left.

(c) The garagekeeper shall report the abandonment of the motor vehicle to a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction where the vehicle is located and shall pay a $10 fee to be used by the law enforcement agency for the cost of the notice required by this subchapter or other cost incurred in disposing of the vehicle.

(d) The garagekeeper shall retain custody of an abandoned motor vehicle until the law enforcement agency takes the vehicle into custody under Section 683.034.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.153
§ 8868.153. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by rule may impose a reasonable fee on each well that is not exempt from regulation by the district and for which a permit is issued by the district.

(b) The fee must be based on the amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.

(c) The fee may not exceed seven cents per thousand gallons of groundwater withdrawn for any purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 3A — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 3A
§ 3A.
Status: repealed

Sec. 3A. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.037 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.037
§ 22.037. MAYOR AS PRESIDING OFFICER; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the governing body of the municipality and, except in elections, may vote only if there is a tie.

(b) At each new governing body's first meeting or as soon as practicable, the governing body shall elect one alderman to serve as president pro tempore for a term of one year.

(c) If the mayor fails, is unable, or refuses to act, the president pro tempore shall perform the mayor's duties and is entitled to receive the fees and compensation prescribed for the mayor.

(d) If the mayor and the president pro tempore are absent, any alderman may be appointed to preside at the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.203
§ 1008.203. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.107
§ 274.107. HEARING ON AGREEMENT TO SUBSTITUTE FIDUCIARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may deny the substitution if the court, after notice and hearing, determines:

(1) if the substitution will not cause a change in the situs of administration of a fiduciary account, that the substitution is materially detrimental to the account or to its beneficiaries; or

(2) if the substitution will cause a change in the situs of administration of a fiduciary account, that the substitution is not in the best interests of the account or its beneficiaries.

(b) The court shall allow a substitution that will cause the situs of administration of a fiduciary account to change if the court, after notice and hearing, determines that the substitution is in the best interests of the account and its beneficiaries.

(c) In a proceeding under this section, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as the court considers equitable and just.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8424.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8424 / Section 8424.102
§ 8424.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.007
§ 593.007. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall inform the person who filed an application for a determination of an intellectual disability of the person's right to:

(1) an independent determination of an intellectual disability under Section 592.020; and

(2) an administrative hearing under Section 593.008 by the agency that conducted the determination of an intellectual disability to contest the findings.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.054
§ 302.054.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.054. EXEMPTION: PERSONS SELLING MEDIA SUBSCRIPTIONS, CERTAIN MERCHANDISE, OR ITEMS FROM CERTAIN CATALOGS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a person soliciting the sale of a subscription to:

(A) a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation;

(B) a magazine or other periodical of general circulation; or

(C) a cable television service;

(2) a person selling merchandise under an arrangement in which the seller periodically ships the merchandise to a consumer who has consented in advance to receive the merchandise periodically; or

(3) a person periodically issuing and delivering to purchasers catalogs that each:

(A) include a written description or illustration and the sales price of each item offered for sale;

(B) include at least 24 full pages of written material or illustrations;

(C) are distributed in more than one state; and

(D) have an annual circulation of at least 250,000 customers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.258
§ 11003.258. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds, including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside the state.

(b) A trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on property, may:

(1) provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate as prescribed by the board;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;

(4) condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and

(5) provide for the investment of district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.205
§ 3935.205. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.064 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.064
§ 125.064. SUIT TO ABATE NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A district, county, or city attorney, the attorney general, or a resident of the state may sue to enjoin a public nuisance under this subchapter.

(b) Any person who habitually associates with others to engage in gang activity as a member of a combination, criminal street gang, or foreign terrorist organization may be made a defendant in the suit. Any person who owns or is responsible for maintaining a place that is habitually used for engaging in gang activity may be made a defendant in the suit.

(c) If the suit is brought by the state, the petition does not require verification.

(d) If the suit is brought by a resident, the resident is not required to show personal injury.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.254 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.254
§ 12.254. SUITS BY DISTRICT OR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

A district or county attorney shall bring and prosecute a proceeding under Section 12.252 or 12.253 when directed to do so by the attorney general.
Tex. Government Code § 419.047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.047
§ 419.047. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall enforce Sections 419.040, 419.041, 419.042, 419.043, 419.044, 419.045, and 419.046. The commission may adopt minimum standards consistent with those sections for protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, personal alert safety systems, incident management systems, personnel accountability systems, fire protection personnel operating at emergency incidents, and applicable National Fire Protection Association standards for fire protection personnel.
Tex. Local Government Code § 82.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 82 / Section 82.051
§ 82.051. ELECTRONIC DISPLAY OF OFFICIAL AND LEGAL NOTICES BY COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "electronic display" includes a display:

(1) by the use of an electronic kiosk, electronic bulletin board, or other similar device designed to provide readily accessible information; or

(2) on a county's public Internet website.

(b) A county clerk may post an official and legal notice, including the agenda for a meeting of the commissioners court, by electronic display instead of posting a physical document. An electronic display of information posted under this section using a device described by Subsection (a)(1) must meet the location, time, and accessibility requirements provided by law for the posting of the notice. An electronic display of information posted under this section on a county's public Internet website must meet the time requirements provided by law for the posting of the notice.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.060 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.060
§ 161.060. AUTHORITY TO SET AND COLLECT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may charge a fee, as provided by commission rule, for an inspection made by the commission.
Tex. Property Code § 181.054 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.054
§ 181.054. EFFECT OF RELEASE ON MULTIPLE DONEES.
Status: in_force

Unless the instrument creating a power provides otherwise, the complete or partial release by one or more donees of a power that may be exercised by two or more donees, either as an individual or a fiduciary, together or successively, does not prevent or limit the exercise or participation in the exercise of the power by the other donee or donees.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.00145 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.00145
§ 152.00145. DIVERSION AND DETENTION POLICY FOR CERTAIN JUVENILES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "general residential operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002.

(b) A juvenile board shall establish policies that prioritize:

(1) the diversion from referral to a prosecuting attorney under Chapter 53, Family Code, of children who are:

(A) younger than 12 years of age; or

(B) residing in a general residential operation, particularly children alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting a misdemeanor involving violence to a person; and

(2) the limitation of detention, to circumstances of last resort, of children who are:

(A) younger than 12 years of age; or

(B) residing in a general residential operation.

(c) To monitor the success of policies implemented under Subsection (b) for children who reside in general residential operations, a juvenile board shall track:

(1) the number of children referred to the board who reside in a general residential operation;

(2) the number of children described by Subdivision (1) who receive deferred prosecution or are referred to the juvenile probation department; and

(3) the general residential operation where a child described by Subdivision (1) resides.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8396.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8396 / Section 8396.002
§ 8396.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Travis County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.