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Tex. Water Code § 57.270 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.270
§ 57.270. APPEAL OF DECREE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or the board may appeal from the decree of the commissioners of appraisement assessing or refusing to assess damages or fixing the value of a right-of-way.

(b) The only questions considered on an appeal are:

(1) whether or not just compensation has been allowed for property taken;

(2) whether or not proper damages have been allowed for property injured; or

(3) whether or not in fact property has been damaged.

(c) The appeal shall be taken to the district court of the county of jurisdiction in the manner, under the conditions, and within the time provided by Sections 57.020-57.025 of this code for appeals from judgments of the commissioners court refusing to create the district.

(d) The district court has jurisdiction of the appeal regardless of the amount claimed.

(e) The secretary in not less than five days after the appeal is filed shall send to the district clerk:

(1) the engineer's report or a certified copy of it;

(2) a transcript of that part of the commissioners of appraisement's report affecting the lands concerned in the appeal;

(3) a transcript of the claim for damages; and

(4) a transcript of the action of the commissioners of appraisement on the claim.

(f) Appeals may be consolidated in the district court.

(g) The trial in the district court shall be de novo, and the proceedings shall be in accordance with the laws of this state for damage suits.

(h) The claimant is considered the plaintiff, and the district, the defendant, and no further pleadings are required.

(i) Appeals may be taken from the judgment of the district court as in other civil cases.

(j) No appeal may delay carrying out the engineer's report, and if the board pays to the district clerk the amount of damages awarded by the commissioners of appraisement to a claimant who is appealing their decree, and if the board makes bond to pay to the claimant any additional amount that he may be awarded on his appeal, title to the condemned property that is the subject of the appeal vests in the district, and the district is entitled to immediate possession.

(k) No person may claim damages against the district, its board, officers, or agents because of the prosecution of the engineer's report if he owns or has an interest in land in a county in which notice has been published of the hearing before the commissioners of appraisement, and he has failed to file a claim for damages or an objection to the damages assessed by the commissioners of appraisement against his land, or if he has filed a claim or objection but has failed to appeal from an adverse ruling on his claim or objection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0203
§ 3976.0203. APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the term of a director other than a director appointed under Section 3976.0202 expires, the board shall recommend to the commission the appropriate number of persons to serve as successor directors. The commission shall appoint as directors the persons recommended by the board.

(b) A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a) must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) an owner of property in the district;

(3) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;

(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or

(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0308
§ 3985.0308. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.202
§ 3912.202. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 30 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6608.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6608 / Section 6608.0103
§ 6608.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) If the creation of the district is not confirmed and permanent directors are not elected under this section before September 1, 2027, the district shall be dissolved in accordance with Subchapter D.
Tex. Education Code § 106.55 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 106 / Section 106.55
§ 106.55. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

The authority granted the board under this subchapter is intended to be the same as the authority granted to the governing boards of The University of Texas System, Texas A & M University System, and similar institutions with regard to the control and use of local funds.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.408 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.408
§ 353.408. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTS OF REPOSSESSION.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract may not:

(1) authorize the holder or a person acting on the holder's behalf to:

(A) enter the retail buyer's premises in violation of Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code; or

(B) commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of the commercial vehicle; or

(2) contain, or provide for the execution of, a power of attorney by the retail buyer appointing, as the buyer's agent in the repossession of the vehicle, the holder or a person acting on the holder's behalf.
Tex. Government Code § 465.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0151
§ 465.0151. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the office shall prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and Legislative Budget Board a written report that describes:

(1) the activities undertaken by the office during the two-year period preceding the date of the report to accomplish the purposes of the office; and

(2) any legislative recommendations of the office to accomplish and further the activities described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The panel may assist the office in preparing the report required by Subsection (a).

(c) The office shall post the biennial report on a publicly accessible Internet website in an easily identifiable and accessible location.
Tex. Government Code § 24.268 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.268
§ 24.268.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.268. 175TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 175th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 175th District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0101
§ 4026.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Mansfield.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means The Reserve Municipal Management District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.156
§ 6002.156. LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state fire marshal shall establish the scope and type of an examination required by this chapter. The examination must cover this chapter and commissioner rules and include specific testing of all license categories.

(b) The state fire marshal may administer the examination or may enter into an agreement with a testing service.

(c) If a testing service is used, the state fire marshal may contract with the testing service regarding requirements for the examination, including:

(1) examination development;

(2) scheduling;

(3) site arrangements;

(4) grading;

(5) reporting;

(6) analysis; or

(7) other administrative duties.

(d) The state fire marshal may require the testing service to:

(1) correspond directly with an applicant regarding the administration of the examination;

(2) collect a reasonable fee from an applicant for administering the examination; or

(3) administer the examination at a specific location or time.

(e) Approval for a testing service is valid for one year.

(f) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules as necessary to implement examination requirements under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 403.701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.701
§ 403.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Airdrop" means a gratuitous distribution of cryptocurrency to persons who hold cryptocurrency, generally made in a broad, equitable, and nondiscretionary manner.

(2) "Bitcoin" means a type of decentralized cryptocurrency created by a peer-to-peer network that operates independently of any central authority or bank.

(3) "Cold storage" means a method of storing private keys required to engage in transactions involving cryptocurrency that:

(A) has a nexus to a secure physical location;

(B) is protected from unauthorized access; and

(C) is isolated from any Internet network connections.

(4) "Cryptocurrency" means a type of virtual currency that utilizes cryptography to secure transactions that are digitally recorded on a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain.

(5) "Fork" means a change to the consensus mechanism of a distributed ledger that creates a separate ledger, which may result in a new cryptocurrency that shares a common transaction history with the previous cryptocurrency up to the point of the change.

(6) "Qualified custodian" means a state or federally chartered financial institution or other entity regulated by this state that has custody of a virtual currency.

(7) "Reserve" means the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established under this subchapter.

(8) "Virtual currency" has the meaning assigned by Section 12.001, Business & Commerce Code.In this subchapter:

(1) "Tax year" and "taxing unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.04, Tax Code.

(2) "Voter-approval tax rate" means the voter-approval tax rate for a taxing unit calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 33.0032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0032
§ 33.0032. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association the members of which are subject to regulation by the commission; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association the members of which are subject to regulation by the commission.

(c) A person may not act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 117.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 117 / Section 117.005
§ 117.005. OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to the state or a local government or an official, employee, or contractor of the state or a local government.
Tex. Insurance Code § 521.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 521 / Section 521.101
§ 521.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies to a health maintenance organization authorized to engage in the business of a health maintenance organization in this state or an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state, including:

(1) a capital stock insurance company;

(2) a mutual insurance company;

(3) a title insurance company;

(4) a fraternal benefit society;

(5) a local mutual aid association;

(6) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(7) a county mutual insurance company;

(8) a Lloyd's plan;

(9) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(10) a stipulated premium company;

(11) a group hospital service corporation; and

(12) a risk retention group.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a health maintenance organization or insurer:

(1) that has gross initial premium receipts collected in this state of less than $2 million each year; or

(2) with regard to fidelity, surety, or guaranty bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.098 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.098
§ 191.098. NOTIFICATION OF ALTERATION OR DEMOLITION OF POSSIBLE LANDMARK.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may not alter, renovate, or demolish a building possessed by the state that was constructed at least 50 years before the alteration, renovation, or demolition and that has not been designated a landmark by the committee, without notifying the committee of the proposed alteration, renovation, or demolition not later than the 60th day before the day on which the agency begins the alteration, renovation, or demolition.

(b) After receipt of the notice the committee may waive the waiting period; however, if the committee institutes proceedings to determine whether the building is a state archeological landmark under Section 191.092 of this code not later than the 60th day after the day on which the notice is received by the committee, the agency must obtain a permit from the committee before beginning an alteration, renovation, or demolition of the building during the time that the committee's proceedings are pending.

(c) Should the committee fail to provide a substantive response within 60 days to a request for a review of project plans, application for permit, draft report review, or other business required under the Antiquities Code, the applicant may proceed without further reference to the committee.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.159 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.159
§ 153.159. CONVERSION OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST AFTER WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

If the partners convert the partnership interest under Section 153.158(a)(1), the limited partnership interest may be reduced pro rata with all other partners to provide compensation, an interest in the partnership, or both, to a replacement general partner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.252
§ 3882.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3882.251, the board must call and hold an election as provided by Section 3882.212 only in the defined area or in the boundaries of the designated property.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.203
§ 8356.203. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.208
§ 1010.208. REFUNDING OR FUNDING AND RETIRING CERTAIN OLDER BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to bonds approved in an election held before May 31, 1991.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and notwithstanding any legal defect in the incurrence, issuance, or assumption of the obligation or indebtedness, the board may issue and sell bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to refund or fund and retire any outstanding obligation or other indebtedness the district has incurred, issued, or assumed.

(c) The board may not use the power granted by this section to convert Farmers Home Administration bonds to tax bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.202
§ 2206.202. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF BOARD; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A board is responsible for the general administration and operation of the pool and the pool's fund.

(b) The board may:

(1) exercise powers and enter into contracts necessary to implement this chapter and the plan of operation; and

(2) adopt rules to implement this chapter and the plan of operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.204 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.204
§ 460.204. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall meet at least monthly to transact the business of an authority.

(b) The chair may call special meetings as necessary.

(c) The board of directors by resolution shall:

(1) set the time, place, and date of regular meetings; and

(2) adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to conduct meetings.
Tex. Election Code § 13.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.035
§ 13.035. INACTIVE APPOINTMENT FILE.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar shall maintain a file containing the duplicate certificates of appointment of the volunteer deputy registrars whose appointments have been terminated.

(b) The registrar shall enter the date of and reason for termination on each duplicate certificate.

(c) The registrar shall maintain the file in alphabetical order by deputy name on a countywide basis.

(d) Each certificate shall be retained on file for two years after the date of termination.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.161 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.161
§ 254.161. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A freestanding emergency medical care facility shall display a sign, at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size, written in at least a 16-point font and in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that includes:

(1) the following statements:

(A) "All health care practitioners and first responders are required to receive human trafficking prevention training."; and

(B) "A freestanding emergency medical care facility employee may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting in good faith a suspected act of human trafficking.";

(2) information on recognizing and reporting human trafficking and a list of human trafficking indicators;

(3) a phone number the attorney general designates for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking; and

(4) contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The sign described by Subsection (a) must be posted:

(1) in a location easily visible to all facility employees; and

(2) separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the facility's employees.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14A.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.001
§ 14A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Public warehouse operator" means a person who stores cotton, wheat, rye, oats, grapes, or rice, or any kind of produce.

(2) "Warehouse" means a house, building, or room in which the commodities listed in Subdivision (1) are stored and protected from damage by the elements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0104
§ 8055.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8055.0103 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. Local Government Code § 161.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.157
§ 161.157. RETALIATION AGAINST COUNTY EMPLOYEE REPORTING VIOLATION OF ETHICS CODE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A county public servant may not suspend or terminate the employment of or take other adverse action against a county employee who in good faith files a complaint or otherwise reports to the commission, commission staff, or another law enforcement authority a violation of the ethics code by a person subject to the ethics code.

(b) A county public servant may not suspend or terminate the employment of or take other adverse action against a county employee who in good faith participates in the complaint processing, preliminary review, hearing, or any other aspect of the investigation and resolution by the commission of an alleged violation of the ethics code by a person subject to the ethics code.

(c) A commission created by a county under this chapter is a part of the "local governmental entity" for purposes of Section 554.002, Government Code.

(d) An ethics code adopted by a commission pursuant to this chapter is a "law" as defined by Section 554.001, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.212
§ 206.212. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical board before the expiration date of the license. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed under this section.

(b) If the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board one and one-half times the required renewal fee.

(c) If the person's license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board two times the required renewal fee.

(d) If the person's license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.015
§ 281.015. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing, the county judge shall examine the petition to determine its sufficiency. The county judge may determine all issues raised regarding the sufficiency of the petition and the creation of the authority and may enter orders incidental to the issues.

(b) Any interested person may appear at the hearing, in person or by attorney, and offer testimony regarding the sufficiency of the petition and whether the creation of the authority is desirable or necessary.

(c) The county judge may adjourn the hearing from day to day.