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Tex. Government Code § 610.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 610 / Section 610.013
§ 610.013. STATE EMPLOYEES NOT PAID THROUGH COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The payroll officer of a state agency having employees who are not paid by warrant issued by the comptroller may enter into a salary reduction agreement with a requesting employee of the agency.

(b) A payroll officer who enters into the salary reduction agreement shall make payments in the amount by which an employee's compensation is reduced in the manner specified by the agreement.

(c) A payroll officer's actions under this section are subject to applicable rules adopted by the program administrator under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 507.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 507 / Section 507.106
§ 507.106. DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

A spaceport development corporation may accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7216.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7216 / Section 7216.103
§ 7216.103. DISTRICT RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules.
Tex. Penal Code § 19.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 19 / Section 19.06
§ 19.06. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the death of an unborn child if the conduct charged is:

(1) conduct committed by the mother of the unborn child;

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

(3) a lawful medical procedure performed by a physician or other licensed health care provider with the requisite consent as part of an assisted reproduction as defined by Section 160.102, Family Code; or

(4) the dispensation of a drug in accordance with law or administration of a drug prescribed in accordance with law.
Tex. Water Code § 15.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.153
§ 15.153. USE OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall undertake to finance projects through the fund that will lead to seven million acre-feet of new water supplies by December 31, 2033.

(b) The fund may be used to:

(1) provide financial assistance to political subdivisions to develop water supply projects that create new water sources for the state, including:

(A) desalination projects, including marine and brackish water desalination;

(B) produced water treatment projects, other than projects that are only for purposes of oil and gas exploration;

(C) aquifer storage and recovery projects;

(D) water and wastewater reuse projects;

(E) acquisition of water or water rights originating from outside this state;

(F) reservoir projects for which:

(i) the required land has already been acquired;

(ii) a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material has been issued by the United States Secretary of the Army under Section 404, Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1344); and

(iii) a permit for the storage, taking, or diversion of state water has been issued by the commission under Section 11.121; and

(G) the development of infrastructure to transport water or integrate water into a water supply system, other than groundwater produced from a well in this state that is not part of a project described by this subdivision;

(2) make transfers from the fund:

(A) to the state water implementation fund for Texas established under Subchapter G or the Texas Water Development Fund II established under Subchapter L, Chapter 17; and

(B) for a purpose described by Subdivision (1);

(3) make transfers from the fund to the water bank account established under Section 15.707; and

(4) make transfers from the fund:

(A) to the Texas Water Development Fund II state participation account established under Section 17.957; and

(B) for a purpose described by Subdivision (1).

(c) The fund may be used for any purpose described by Subsection (b) under criteria developed by the board. A loan made from the fund under this subchapter may provide for repayment terms of up to 30 years, in the board's discretion.

(d) Financial assistance for a purpose described by Subsection (b)(1):

(1) may be provided for a qualifying project under Chapter 2267, Government Code, only if the project complies with that chapter; and

(2) may not be provided for expenses associated with the maintenance or operation of a water supply project described by Subsection (b)(1).

(e) Money from the fund may be used to acquire another person's right acquired or authorized in accordance with state law to impound, divert, or use state water only by a water supply contract or a lease of that right from its owner.

(f) For purposes of Section 7-e(c), Article VIII, Texas Constitution, groundwater is considered brackish if, at the time of production from a well, the groundwater had a total dissolved solids concentration of not less than 3,000 milligrams per liter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.105
§ 1027.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.153
§ 1096.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Tex. Government Code § 406.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.006
§ 406.006. QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

An individual qualifies by:

(1) properly completing the application form;

(2) executing the statement;

(3) providing the bond, if required;

(4) paying the required filing fees;

(5) meeting the eligibility requirements; and

(6) successfully completing the education requirements established under Section 406.023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0105
§ 4008.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 3 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 3 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.9209 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.9209
§ 171.9209. ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A taxable entity may not convey, assign, or transfer the credit allowed under this subchapter to another entity unless substantially all of the assets of the taxable entity are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in the same transaction.
Tex. Election Code § 31.040 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.040
§ 31.040. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Before assuming the duties of a county elections administrator, the person appointed to the position must give a bond that is in an amount set by the commissioners court, not to exceed $20,000, payable to the county judge, approved by the commissioners court, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the position.

(b) The commissioners court or the administrator may require any or all of the administrator's deputies, other than unpaid volunteer deputy registrars, to give a bond similar to that required of the administrator in an amount not exceeding the amount of the administrator's bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0204
§ 5018.0204. PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN BOND RESOLUTIONS OR ORDERS; AUTHORITY TO ADOPT OR EXECUTE OTHER PROCEEDINGS OR INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In the resolution or order adopted by the board authorizing the issuance of bonds payable wholly or partly from net revenue, the board may:

(1) provide for:

(A) the flow of money; and

(B) the establishment and maintenance of an interest and sinking fund, a reserve fund, and any other funds;

(2) make any additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenue, and the operation, maintenance, and upkeep of the improvements and facilities the income of which is pledged, including a provision for the leasing of all or a part of the improvements and facilities and the use or pledge of money derived from those leases, as the board considers appropriate;

(3) prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged net revenue;

(4) reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the net revenue on a parity with, or subordinate to, the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued, subject to any conditions provided by the resolution or order; or

(5) include any other provision or covenant, as determined by the board, that is not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt and execute any other proceeding or instrument necessary or convenient to issue the bonds.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.401 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.401
§ 1104.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.051
§ 7502.051. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.0311 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0311
§ 252.0311. PERSON INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "controlling person" means a person who, acting alone or with others, has the ability to directly or indirectly influence, direct, or cause the direction of the management, expenditure of money, or policies of a facility or a person who operates a facility. The term includes:

(1) a management company or other business entity that operates or contracts with others for the operation of a facility;

(2) a person who is a controlling person of a management company or other business entity that operates a facility or that contracts with another person for the operation of a facility; and

(3) any other individual who, because of a personal, familial, or other relationship with the owner, manager, or provider of a facility, is in a position of actual control or authority with respect to the facility, without regard to whether the individual is formally named as an owner, manager, director, officer, provider, consultant, contractor, or employee of the facility.

(b) A controlling person described by Subsection (a)(3) does not include an employee, lender, secured creditor, or other person who does not exercise formal or actual influence or control over the operation of a facility.

(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules that specify the ownership interests and other relationships that qualify a person as a controlling person.

(d) A person is not eligible for a license or to renew a license if the applicant, a controlling person with respect to the applicant, or an administrator or chief financial officer of the applicant has been convicted of an offense that would bar a person's employment at a facility in accordance with Chapter 250.
Tex. Government Code § 311.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.025
§ 311.025. IRRECONCILABLE STATUTES AND AMENDMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 311.031(d), if statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment prevails.

(b) Except as provided by Section 311.031(d), if amendments to the same statute are enacted at the same session of the legislature, one amendment without reference to another, the amendments shall be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each. If the amendments are irreconcilable, the latest in date of enactment prevails.

(c) In determining whether amendments are irreconcilable, text that is reenacted because of the requirement of Article III, Section 36, of the Texas Constitution is not considered to be irreconcilable with additions or omissions in the same text made by another amendment. Unless clearly indicated to the contrary, an amendment that reenacts text in compliance with that constitutional requirement does not indicate legislative intent that the reenacted text prevail over changes in the same text made by another amendment, regardless of the relative dates of enactment.

(d) In this section, the date of enactment is the date on which the last legislative vote is taken on the bill enacting the statute.

(e) If the journals or other legislative records fail to disclose which of two or more bills in conflict is latest in date of enactment, the date of enactment of the respective bills is considered to be, in order of priority:

(1) the date on which the last presiding officer signed the bill;

(2) the date on which the governor signed the bill; or

(3) the date on which the bill became law by operation of law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.151
§ 751.151. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION; COMMISSIONER ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (d), the commissioner shall gather insurance market information from:

(1) data available to the department, including survey results and information required to be reported to the department;

(2) information collected by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and other public and private sources; and

(3) information from within and outside the insurance industry.

(b) The commissioner shall analyze the information compiled under Subsection (a) as necessary to:

(1) develop a baseline understanding of the insurance marketplace; and

(2) identify for further review insurers or insurance practices that deviate significantly from the norm or that pose a potential risk to the insurance consumer.

(c) The commissioner shall use the market analysis handbook as a resource in performing the analysis required under this section.

(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the department or the commissioner, as applicable, may not require an insurer to report information in a manner that is inconsistent with the records the insurer maintains in the ordinary course of business or can create at a reasonable expense or effort.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.404
§ 1001.404. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTED STATE POSITION.
Status: in_force

An engineer is eligible to hold any appointive engineering position with the state.
Tex. Government Code § 24.269 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.269
§ 24.269.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.269. 176TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 176th District Court.
Tex. Water Code § 17.272 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.272
§ 17.272. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The board may use water quality enhancement funds to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for purposes of water quality enhancement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0102
§ 7909A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8266.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8266 / Section 8266.101
§ 8266.101. 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. Utilities Code § 36.351 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.351
§ 36.351. DISCOUNTED RATES FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, each electric utility and municipally owned utility shall discount charges for electric service provided to a facility of a four-year state university, upper-level institution, Texas State Technical College, or college.

(b) The discount is a 20-percent reduction of the utility's base rates that would otherwise be paid under the applicable tariffed rate.

(c) An electric or municipally owned utility is exempt from this section if the 20-percent discount results in a reduction equal to more than one percent of the utility's total annual revenues.

(d) A municipally owned utility is exempt from this section if the municipally owned utility, on September 1, 1995, discounted base commercial rates for electric service provided to all four-year state universities or colleges in its service area by 20 percent or more.

(e) This section does not apply to a rate charged to an institution of higher education by a municipally owned utility that provides a discounted rate to the state for electric services below rates in effect on January 1, 1995, if the discounted rate provides a greater financial discount to the state than is provided to the institution of higher education through the discount provided by this section.

(f) An investor-owned electric utility may not recover from residential customers or any other customer class the assigned and allocated costs of serving a state university or college that receives a discount under this section.

(g) Each electric utility shall file tariffs with the commission reflecting the discount required under this section. The initial tariff filing is not a rate change for purposes of Subchapter C.
Tex. Government Code § 78.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 78 / Section 78.051
§ 78.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Committee" means the capital and forensic writs committee established under Subchapter A.

(2) "Office" means the office of capital and forensic writs established under this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.011 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.011
§ 23.011. COST METHOD OF APPRAISAL.
Status: in_force

If the chief appraiser uses the cost method of appraisal to determine the market value of real property, the chief appraiser shall:

(1) use cost data obtained from generally accepted sources;

(2) make any appropriate adjustment for physical, functional, or economic obsolescence;

(3) make available to the public on request cost data developed and used by the chief appraiser as applied to all properties within a property category and may charge a reasonable fee to the public for the data;

(4) clearly state the reason for any variation between generally accepted cost data and locally produced cost data if the data vary by more than 10 percent; and

(5) make available to the property owner on request all applicable market data that demonstrate the difference between the replacement cost of the improvements to the property and the depreciated value of the improvements.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 261.010 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.010
§ 261.010. COPY OF FILED UTILITY SECURITY INSTRUMENT; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) On request and payment of the fee prescribed by Subsection (b), the secretary of state shall provide a person with a copy of any filed utility security instrument.

(b) The fee for a copy under this section is in the amount provided by Section 405.031, Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.304 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.304
§ 410.304. CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS PANEL DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a jury trial, the court, before submitting the case to the jury, shall inform the jury in the court's instructions, charge, or questions to the jury of the appeals panel decision on each disputed issue described by Section 410.301(a) that is submitted to the jury.

(b) In a trial to the court without a jury, the court in rendering its judgment on an issue described by Section 410.301(a) shall consider the decision of the appeals panel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8411.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8411 / Section 8411.051
§ 8411.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.155
§ 601.155. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall notify the affected person of a determination made under Section 601.154 by:

(1) personal service;

(2) first class mail; or

(3) e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.

(b) The notice must state that:

(1) the person's driver's license and vehicle registration or the person's nonresident's operating privilege will be suspended unless the person, not later than the 20th day after the date the notice was personally served or sent, establishes that:

(A) this subchapter does not apply to the person, and the person has previously provided this information to the department; or

(B) there is no reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person as a result of the collision; and

(2) the person is entitled to a hearing under this subchapter if a written request for a hearing is delivered or mailed to the department not later than the 20th day after the date the notice was personally served or sent.

(c) Notice under this section that is mailed by first class mail must be mailed to the person's last known address, as shown by the department's records.

(d) For purposes of this section, notice is presumed to be received if the notice was sent to the person's last known address or e-mail address, as shown by the department's records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.027 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.027
§ 8852.027. LIMITATION OF POWERS OF TEMPORARY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board may exercise only the powers described by Sections 8852.022, 8852.023, and 8852.025.

(b) Except as required by a law or rule relating to participation in a groundwater management area in which the district is located, the temporary board may not:

(1) adopt rules, including rules regarding wells; or

(2) develop a draft or final management plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.201
§ 8107.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8107.102 and 8107.104; or

(2) the district's contractual obligations under Section 8107.106.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8107.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8107.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8107.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.