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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.161
§ 6905.161. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with municipalities and others, including the City of Beeville, to supply water. The district may sell water inside or outside the boundaries of the district.

(b) The district may contract with a public agency or political subdivision for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the water production, water supply, water filtration or purification, and water supply facilities of the entity on the consideration agreed to by the district and the entity.

(c) A contract may be on terms and for the time agreed to by the parties.

(d) A contract may provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified in it and refunding bonds issued in lieu of the bonds are paid.

(e) The district may contract with the City of Beeville for the operation of the district's water facilities by the city. An election is not required in connection with the contract.

(f) A public agency or political subdivision, including the City of Beeville, may enter into a contract or agreement with the district for a water supply as provided by Section 6905.160.
Tex. Government Code § 441.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.159
§ 441.159. PRIOR RETENTION PERIODS IN COUNTY RECORDS MANUAL.
Status: in_force

Retention periods for county records contained in the county records manual or any amendments to the manual approved before September 1, 1989, as provided under prior law are validated and have the same effect as retention periods in a records retention schedule adopted under Section 441.158. Any amendments to retention periods in the manual after September 1, 1989, must be in accordance with Section 441.160.
Tex. Local Government Code § 112.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 112 / Section 112.006
§ 112.006. GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OF COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor has general oversight of the books and records of a county, district, or state officer authorized or required by law to receive or collect money or other property that is intended for the use of the county or that belongs to the county.

(b) The county auditor shall see to the strict enforcement of the law governing county finances.
Tex. Government Code § 573.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.021
§ 573.021. METHOD OF COMPUTING DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

The degree of a relationship is computed by the civil law method.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.104
§ 8472.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Education Code § 107.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.151
§ 107.151. TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY AT DALLAS.
Status: in_force

(a) Texas Woman's University at Dallas is a woman-focused general academic teaching institution located in the city of Dallas.

(b) The university is under the management and control of the board of regents.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the university may operate as a general academic teaching institution only after the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that the university is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by Section 61.003, and has been approved by the coordinating board to offer one or more degree programs. Until the coordinating board certifies that the conditions of this subsection have been met, the board of regents may operate a branch campus of Texas Woman's University in the city of Dallas.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.058
§ 848.058. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not issue a certificate of authority if the commissioner determines that the applicant's proposed plan of operation does not meet the requirements of Section 848.057.

(b) If the commissioner denies an application for a certificate of authority under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall notify the applicant that the plan is deficient and specify the deficiencies.
Tex. Family Code § 101.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.004
§ 101.004. CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

"Child support agency" means:

(1) the Title IV-D agency;

(2) a county or district attorney or any other county officer or county agency that executes a cooperative agreement with the Title IV-D agency to provide child support services under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) and Chapter 231; or

(3) a domestic relations office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.056
§ 401.056. STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not restrict the activities and services of a student pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology or audiology at a college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities or its equivalent if:

(1) the activities and services are part of the student's supervised course of study;

(2) the student is supervised by a person licensed under this chapter; and

(3) the student is designated as a "Speech-Language Pathology Trainee," an "Audiology Trainee," or by another title that clearly indicates the student's professional preparation status.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.105
§ 1055.105. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Property Code § 181.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.001
§ 181.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Donee" means a person, whether or not a resident of this state, who, either alone or in conjunction with others, may exercise a power.

(1-a) "Object of the power of appointment" means a person to whom the donee is given the power to appoint.

(2) "Power" means the authority to appoint or designate the recipient of property, to invade or consume property, to alter, amend, or revoke an instrument under which an estate or trust is created or held, and to terminate a right or interest under an estate or trust, and any authority remaining after a partial release of a power.

(3) "Property" means all property and interests in property, real or personal, including parts of property, partial interests, and all or any part of the income from property.

(4) "Release" means a renunciation, relinquishment, surrender, refusal to accept, extinguishment, and any other form of release, including a covenant not to exercise all or part of a power.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.004
§ 8416.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8416.003 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. Human Resources Code § 32.0462 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0462
§ 32.0462. VENDOR DRUG PROGRAM; PRICING STANDARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the commission shall:

(1) consider a nationally recognized, unbiased pricing standard for prescription drugs in determining reimbursement amounts under the vendor drug program; and

(2) update reimbursement amounts under the vendor drug program at least weekly.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules implementing this section. In adopting rules, the executive commissioner shall ensure that implementation of this section does not adversely affect the amount of federal funds available to the state for providing benefits under the vendor drug program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.113
§ 1115.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with another political subdivision or a governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the medical, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.035
§ 711.035. EFFECT OF DEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Property may be dedicated for cemetery purposes, and the dedication is permitted in respect for the dead, for the disposition of remains, and in fulfillment of a duty to and for the benefit of the public.

(b) Dedication of cemetery property and title to the exclusive right of sepulture of a plot owner are not affected by the dissolution of the cemetery organization, nonuse by the cemetery organization, alienation, encumbrance, or forced sale of the property.

(c) Dedication of cemetery property may not be invalidated because of a violation of the law against perpetuities or the law against the suspension of the power of alienation of title to or use of property.

(d) A railroad, street, road, alley, pipeline, telephone, telegraph, electric line, wind turbine, cellular telephone tower, or other public utility or thoroughfare may not be placed through, over, or across a part of a dedicated cemetery without the consent of:

(1) the directors of the cemetery organization that owns or operates the cemetery; or

(2) at least two-thirds of the owners of plots in the cemetery.

(e) All property of a dedicated cemetery, including a road, alley, or walk in the cemetery:

(1) is exempt from public improvements assessments, fees, and public taxation; and

(2) may not be sold on execution or applied in payment of debts due from individual owners and plots.

(f) Dedicated cemetery property shall be used exclusively for cemetery purposes until the dedication is removed by court order or until the maintenance of the cemetery is enjoined or abated as a nuisance under Section 711.007.

(g) Property is considered to be dedicated cemetery property if:

(1) one or more human burials are present on the property; or

(2) a dedication of the property for cemetery use is recorded in the deed records of the county where the land is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8075.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8075 / Section 8075.0105
§ 8075.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 434.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.104
§ 434.104. BENEFITS BOOKLETS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than February 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall create an electronic state veterans benefits booklet. The commission shall make a printable version of the booklet available to:

(1) each veterans county service officer; and

(2) the personnel office of each state or federal military installation in this state.

(b) A veterans county service officer is encouraged to inform any person who claims or will claim Texas as a residence after discharge from the United States armed forces how to access the electronic state veterans benefits booklet.

(c) Each veterans county service officer shall provide access to the electronic state veterans benefits booklet at the veterans county service office.

(d) The commission may update the booklet as necessary.

(e) The commission shall make the electronic state veterans benefits booklet available on the commission's website.
Tex. Government Code § 773.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 773 / Section 773.002
§ 773.002. PROCEDURE BEFORE GATHERING NEW INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A regulatory agency may inspect, survey, or investigate a person regulated by the agency or require the person to file a report only if the executive head of the agency determines that the agency's need for the information concerning the person is not substantially satisfied by information previously gathered by the agency or another regulatory agency.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.601 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.601
§ 152.601. REDEMPTION IF PARTNERSHIP NOT WOUND UP.
Status: in_force

The partnership interest of a withdrawn partner automatically is redeemed by the partnership as of the date of withdrawal in accordance with this subchapter if:

(1) the event of withdrawal occurs under Sections 152.501(b)(1)-(9) and an event requiring a winding up of partnership business does not occur before the 61st day after the date of the withdrawal; or

(2) the event of a withdrawal occurs under Section 152.501(b)(10).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0106
§ 4022.0106. 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:

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

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2252.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.001
§ 2252.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), this chapter applies to an insurer, including a corporation, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance company, association, Lloyd's plan, or other organization, writing casualty insurance or writing fidelity, surety, or guaranty bonds, on risks or operations in this state.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a farm mutual insurance company or association regulated under Chapter 911; or

(2) a county mutual insurance company regulated under Chapter 912.

(c) This chapter does not apply to the writing of:

(1) automobile insurance;

(2) life, health, or accident insurance;

(3) professional liability insurance;

(4) reinsurance;

(5) aircraft insurance;

(6) fraternal benefit insurance;

(7) fire insurance;

(8) workers' compensation insurance;

(9) marine insurance, including noncommercial inland marine insurance and ocean marine insurance;

(10) title insurance;

(11) explosion insurance, except insurance against loss from personal injury or property damage resulting accidentally from:

(A) a steam boiler;

(B) a heater or pressure vessel;

(C) an electrical device;

(D) an engine; or

(E) all machinery and appliances used in connection with or in the operation of a boiler, heater, vessel, electrical device, or engine described by Paragraphs (A)-(D); or

(12) insurance coverage for any of the following conditions or risks:

(A) weather or climatic conditions, including lightning, tornado, windstorm, hail, cyclone, rain, or frost and freeze;

(B) earthquake or volcanic eruption;

(C) smoke or smudge;

(D) excess or deficiency of moisture;

(E) flood;

(F) the rising water of an ocean or an ocean's tributary;

(G) bombardment, invasion, insurrection, riot, civil war or commotion, military or usurped power, or any order of a civil authority made to prevent the spread of a conflagration, epidemic or catastrophe;

(H) vandalism or malicious mischief;

(I) strike or lockout;

(J) water or other fluid or substance resulting from:

(i) the breakage or leakage of a sprinkler, pump, or other apparatus erected for extinguishing fire, or a water pipe or other conduit or container; or

(ii) casual water entering a building through a leak or opening in the building or by seepage through building walls; or

(K) accidental damage to a sprinkler, pump, fire apparatus, pipe, or other conduit or container described by Paragraph (J)(i).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0504
§ 3982.0504. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.33 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.33
§ 49.33. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT TO POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OR AUTOPSY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) of this article, consent for a postmortem examination or autopsy may be given by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:

(1) the spouse of the decedent;

(2) the person acting as guardian of the person of the decedent at the time of death or the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate;

(3) the adult children of the decedent;

(4) the parents of the decedent; and

(5) the adult siblings of the decedent.

(b) If there is more than one member of a class listed in Subsection (a)(2), (3), (4), or (5) of this article entitled to give consent to a postmortem examination or autopsy, consent may be given by a member of the class unless another member of the class files an objection with the physician, medical examiner, justice of the peace, or county judge. If an objection is filed, the consent may be given only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.

(c) A person may not give consent under this article if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a class granted higher priority under Subsection (a) of this article is reasonably available to give consent or to file an objection to a postmortem examination or autopsy.
Tex. Government Code § 411.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.032
§ 411.032. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers and duties provided by law for the officers, noncommissioned officers, and enlisted persons of the Texas Highway Patrol, they have the powers and authority provided by law for members of the Texas Rangers force.
Tex. Election Code § 232.045 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.045
§ 232.045. DEATH OR INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE IN NEW ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a candidate in a new election ordered by a court in an election contest dies or is declared ineligible before the date on which the district court sets the date for the new election, the candidate's name may not be placed on the ballot for the new election.

(b) If a candidate in the new election dies or is declared ineligible on or after the date on which the district court sets the date for the new election, the candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot, and votes for the candidate shall be given the same effect as votes for a deceased or ineligible candidate whose name appears on the ballot for a regularly held election for the contested office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0302
§ 7943A.0302. 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 § 101A.109 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.109
§ 101A.109. FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Each oversight committee member shall file with the chief compliance officer a verified financial statement complying with Sections 572.022, 572.023, 572.024, 572.025, 572.0251, and 572.0252, Government Code, as required of a state officer by Section 572.021 of that code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.356 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.356
§ 1575.356. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY ARISING FROM EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS OR CARE.
Status: in_force

The following are not liable for damages arising from an act, including a statement, determination, report of an act, or recommendation, committed without malice in the course of the evaluation of the qualifications of a health care provider or of the patient care provided by a health care provider participating in the network:

(1) the trustee and its officers and employees, including the board of trustees;

(2) the group program;

(3) the fund;

(4) a member of an advisory committee to the trustee; and

(5) a member of a credentialing committee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.251
§ 841.251. EVIDENCE OF EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic insurance company may not make an expenditure of $100 or more unless the expenditure is evidenced by a voucher that:

(1) is signed by or on behalf of the individual, firm, or corporation that receives the money; and

(2) describes the consideration received for the payment correctly.

(b) For an expenditure for both services and disbursements, the voucher must state the services rendered and disbursement made.

(c) For an expenditure related to a matter pending before a legislature or public body or a department or officer of a state or government, the voucher must describe both the nature of the matter and the interest of the company in the matter correctly.

(d) If the domestic insurance company cannot obtain a voucher as required by this section, the expenditure must be evidenced by:

(1) a paid check; or

(2) an affidavit that:

(A) describes the nature and purpose of the expenditure; and

(B) states the reason the voucher was not obtained.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 81 / Section 81.001
§ 81.001. TAKING OF WILDLIFE FROM HATCHERIES AND RESERVATIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

No person may take, injure, or kill any fish kept by the state in its hatcheries, or any bird or animal kept by the state on its reservation grounds or elsewhere for propagation or exhibition purposes.