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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.154
§ 1086.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Family Code § 55.54 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.54
§ 55.54. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO FACILITY OR ALTERNATIVE SETTING; REPORT TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the juvenile court issues an order under Section 55.52(a), the court shall order the probation department to send copies of any information in the possession of the department and relevant to the issue of the child's mental illness or intellectual disability to the public or private facility or alternative setting, as appropriate.

(b) Not later than the 75th day after the date the court issues an order under Section 55.52(a), the public or private facility or alternative setting, as appropriate, shall submit to the court a report that:

(1) describes the treatment or services provided to the child by the facility or alternative setting; and

(2) states the opinion of the director of the facility or alternative setting as to whether the child is a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability.

(c) If the report under Subsection (b) states that the child is a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, the report must include an opinion as to whether the child meets criteria for court-ordered mental health services or court-ordered intellectual disability services under Section 55.05 or 55.06.

(d) The court shall send a copy of the report submitted under Subsection (b) to the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for the child.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.102
§ 102.102. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE AND RECORDS IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each gas utility shall maintain an office in this state in a county in which some part of the utility's property is located. The gas utility shall keep in this office all books, accounts, records, and memoranda required by the railroad commission to be kept in this state.

(b) A book, account, record, or memorandum required by the regulatory authority to be kept in this state may not be removed from this state except as prescribed by the railroad commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8395.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8395 / Section 8395.002
§ 8395.002. 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.
Tex. Water Code § 55.677 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.677
§ 55.677. IRRIGATING NONIRRIGABLE LAND.
Status: in_force

If land which is classed as nonirrigable is later irrigated by the district, before the owner of the land receives the water, he shall pay to the district an amount equal to the entire amount that would have been charged to the owner if the land had been originally classed as irrigable.
Tex. Government Code § 803.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 803 / Section 803.002
§ 803.002. PURPOSE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the authority granted the legislature by Article XVI, Section 67, of the Texas Constitution to provide a program of proportionate benefits to qualified members of more than one retirement system to which this chapter applies. It is contrary to the purpose of this chapter for a person or class of persons to receive, because of service in more than one retirement system to which this chapter applies, proportionately greater benefits from a particular system than a person who has rendered faithful career service under that one system.
Tex. Property Code § 221.084 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.084
§ 221.084. ELECTION OF INITIAL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the termination, by expiration or surrender, of any period of developer control, the owners, including the developer to the extent of any developer-owned timeshare interests, must elect a board of at least three members. The board may include one or more representatives of the developer.

(b) The board shall elect the officers of the association.

(c) The board members and officers of the association take office on election.
Tex. Family Code § 2.208 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.208
§ 2.208. RECORDING AND DELIVERY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall record a returned marriage license and mail the license to the address indicated on the application. On request by the applicants, the county clerk may e-mail the marriage license to an e-mail address provided to the county clerk by the applicants in addition to mailing the license.

(b) On the application form the county clerk shall record:

(1) the date of the marriage ceremony;

(2) the county in which the ceremony was conducted; and

(3) the name of the person who conducted the ceremony.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.249 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.249
§ 521.249. NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT; ISSUANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall send a certified copy of the petition and the court order setting out the judge's findings and restrictions to the department. The person may use a copy of the order as a restricted license until the 45th day after the date on which the order takes effect.

(a-1) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 521.025 and 521.457 that the person has applied for and complied with the department's requirements for the issuance of an occupational driver's license on or before the 10th day after the issuance of the court order but has not been issued the license.

(b) On receipt of the copy under this section and after compliance with Chapter 601, the department shall issue an occupational driver's license to the person. The license must refer on its face to the court order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.153
§ 3831.153. DISBURSEMENTS OR TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.107 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.107
§ 541.107. REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person described by Section 541.002(a)(3) may not engage in the sale of personal data that is sensitive data without receiving prior consent from the consumer.

(b) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty under Section 541.155.
Tex. Family Code § 233.013 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.013
§ 233.013. DETERMINING SUPPORT AMOUNT; MODIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Title IV-D agency may use any information obtained by the agency from the parties or any other source and shall apply the child support guidelines provided by this code to determine the appropriate amount of child support. In determining the appropriate amount of child support, the agency may consider evidence of the factors a court is required to consider under Section 154.123(b), and, if the agency deviates from the guidelines in determining the amount of monthly child support, with or without the agreement of the parties, the child support review order must include the findings required to be made by a court under Section 154.130(b).

(b) If grounds exist for modification of a child support order under Subchapter E, Chapter 156, the Title IV-D agency may file an appropriate child support review order, including an order that has the effect of modifying an existing court or administrative order for child support without the necessity of filing a motion to modify.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the Title IV-D agency may, at any time and without a showing of material and substantial change in the circumstances of the parties, file a child support review order that has the effect of modifying an existing order for child support to provide medical support or dental support for a child if the existing order does not provide health care coverage for the child as required under Section 154.182 or dental care coverage for the child as required under Section 154.1825.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.253
§ 521.253. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds an occupational driver's license commits an offense if the person:

(1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed on the license; or

(2) fails to have in the person's possession a certified copy of the court order as required under Section 521.250.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) On conviction of an offense under this section, the convicting court shall:

(1) issue an order revoking the occupational driver's license; and

(2) deliver the revocation order to the person, the court that issued the order granting the occupational driver's license, and the department.
Tex. Education Code § 51.108 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.108
§ 51.108. REGULATIONS CONCERNING ABSENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each college or university supported in whole or in part by state funds shall issue regulations concerning the authorized and unauthorized absence from duty of faculty members, including teaching assistants and research assistants.

(b) Each governing board shall file a copy of these regulations with the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System. Each governing board shall file any amendment to its regulations with the coordinating board not later than 30 days after the effective date of the amendment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.104
§ 1097.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.031
§ 22.031. COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODY; WARD SYSTEM OPTIONAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the municipality is divided into wards, the governing body of the municipality consists of a mayor who is elected by the qualified voters of the municipality and of two aldermen from each ward who are elected by the qualified voters of the ward.

(b) If the municipality is not divided into wards, the governing body consists of a mayor and five aldermen who are elected by the qualified voters of the municipality, and the provisions of this subchapter relating to proceedings in a ward apply to the whole municipality.
Tex. Property Code § 162.031 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.031
§ 162.031. MISAPPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee who, intentionally or knowingly or with intent to defraud, directly or indirectly retains, uses, disburses, or otherwise diverts trust funds without first fully paying all current or past due obligations incurred by the trustee to the beneficiaries of the trust funds, has misapplied the trust funds.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution or other action brought under Subsection (a) that the trust funds not paid to the beneficiaries of the trust were used by the trustee to pay the trustee's actual expenses directly related to the construction or repair of the improvement or have been retained by the trustee, after notice to the beneficiary who has made a request for payment, as a result of the trustee's reasonable belief that the beneficiary is not entitled to such funds or have been retained as authorized or required by Chapter 53.

(c) It is also an affirmative defense to prosecution or other action brought under Subsection (a) that the trustee paid the beneficiaries all trust funds which they are entitled to receive no later than 30 days following written notice to the trustee of the filing of a criminal complaint or other notice of a pending criminal investigation.

(d) A trustee who commingles trust funds with other funds in the trustee's possession does not defeat a trust created by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 840.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.306
§ 840.306. INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 840A.103 or 840A.104, interest on money in a member's individual account in the retirement system is earned monthly and is computed at the rate of five percent a year on the mean balance of the member's account for the fiscal year.

(b) Unless an account is closed before the last day of the fiscal year, interest is computed for the fiscal year and is credited to the member's account as of the last day of the fiscal year.

(c) If an account is closed before the last day of the fiscal year, interest is computed for the following period:

(1) if the account is closed because of death, from the first day of the fiscal year through the last day of the month that preceded the month in which the member's death occurred;

(2) if the account is closed by withdrawal of accumulated contributions, from the first day of the fiscal year through the last day of the month that precedes the month in which the withdrawal request is validated by the retirement system; or

(3) if the account is closed because of retirement, from the first day of the fiscal year through the effective date of retirement.
Tex. Education Code § 130.311 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.311
§ 130.311. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Each biennium, each public junior college offering a baccalaureate degree program under this subchapter shall conduct a review of each baccalaureate degree program offered and prepare a report on the operation, quality, and effectiveness of those degree programs. A copy of the report shall be delivered to the coordinating board in the form and at the time determined by the coordinating board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.107
§ 1121.107. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital or other health care facilities for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8119.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8119 / Section 8119.051
§ 8119.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.102
§ 6904.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a qualified district voter; and

(2) a district resident.

(b) A director is eligible for reelection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.803 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.803
§ 2301.803. STATUTORY STAY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the initiation of a proceeding under this chapter or Chapter 503, Transportation Code, whether by complaint, protest, or otherwise, a person who receives notice from the board of a statutory stay imposed by this chapter may not allow or commit any act or omission that would:

(1) violate this chapter, Chapter 503, Transportation Code, any rule, order, or decision of the board, or an order or decision of a person delegated power from the board under Section 2301.154;

(2) affect a legal right, duty, or privilege of any party to a proceeding under this chapter or Chapter 503, Transportation Code; or

(3) tend to render ineffectual an order in a pending proceeding.

(b) A statutory stay imposed by this chapter remains in effect until vacated or until the proceeding is concluded by a final order or decision.

(c) A person affected by a statutory stay imposed by this chapter may request a hearing to modify, vacate, or clarify the extent and application of the statutory stay.
Tex. Finance Code § 149.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 149 / Section 149.002
§ 149.002. EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as required by this subtitle, a credit union authorized to do business under this subtitle or the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.) and an officer, employee, or agent of the credit union engaged in selling, issuing, or offering a security issued by a state or federal credit union are exempt from a law of this state to the extent the law provides for supervision, registration, or regulation in connection with selling, issuing, or offering a security.

(b) The sale, issuance, or offering of a security issued by a state or federal credit union is legal without any action or approval by any official, other than the credit union commissioner, who is authorized to license, regulate, or supervise the sale, issuance, or offering of securities.

(c) In this section, "security" has the meaning assigned by Section 4001.068, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3501.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.056
§ 3501.056. HEARINGS BY TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or other law, if the president or vice president of the board, or chairperson or vice chairperson of a board committee, is physically present at a meeting of the board or committee, any number of the other members of the board or committee may attend the meeting by use of telephone conference call, video conference call, or other similar telecommunication device. A member of the board or committee who attends a meeting via a telecommunication device is considered present for purposes of constituting a quorum, voting, and any other form of participation in the board or committee meeting. This subsection applies regardless of the subject of the meeting or topics considered at the meeting.

(b) If the board or committee of the board holds a meeting using a telecommunication device in the manner provided by Subsection (a):

(1) the meeting is subject to the notice requirements for other meetings;

(2) the board or committee must specify in the notice the location of the meeting at which the president, vice president, chairperson, or vice chairperson will be physically present;

(3) the board or committee must make the meeting open and audible to the public at the location specified under Subdivision (2); and

(4) the board or committee must provide two-way audio communication between board or committee members attending the meeting and, if the two-way audio communication link with a member is disrupted, stop the meeting until the link is reestablished.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.202
§ 3956.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3956.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 45.235 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.235
§ 45.235. KING COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The county attorney shall represent the state in all misdemeanor cases before the district court in King County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.209
§ 6902.209. CHARGES FOR DISTRICT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds payable wholly from revenue are issued, the board shall set the rates of compensation for water sold and services provided by the district. The rates must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining district facilities;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due; and

(3) maintain the reserve fund and other funds as provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.

(b) If bonds payable partly from revenue are issued, the board shall set the rate of compensation for water sold and any other services provided by the district. The rate must be sufficient to ensure compliance with the resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.001
§ 1118.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Maverick County Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.259
§ 8101.259. CHARGES FOR AUTHORITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board shall set the rates of compensation for services rendered by the authority so that the authority has enough money to pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the facilities of the authority, to pay bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues, and to maintain the reserve and other funds as provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust indenture.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.110 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.110
§ 101.110. LABOR ORGANIZERS; ORGANIZER'S CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A labor organizer operating in this state must apply in writing for an organizer's card before soliciting members for the organizer's organization.

(b) An application for an organizer's card must:

(1) be filed with the secretary of state by mail or in person;

(2) state the applicant's full name and labor union affiliations, if any;

(3) describe the applicant's credentials;

(4) be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's credentials; and

(5) be signed by the applicant.

(c) On the filing of an application for an organizer's card, the secretary of state shall issue the applicant a card containing:

(1) the applicant's name;

(2) the applicant's union affiliation;

(3) a space for the applicant's signature;

(4) the designation "labor organizer"; and

(5) the secretary of state's signature, dated and attested by the state seal.

(d) A labor organizer shall:

(1) carry the card issued under Subsection (c) whenever the organizer is soliciting members; and

(2) exhibit the card on request of a person being solicited for membership.
Tex. Government Code § 466.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.157
§ 466.157. DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

As prescribed by rule, each sales agent shall prominently display the license in each place of business or activity at which the sales agent sells tickets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.104
§ 1109.104. HOSPITAL OR HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment, administration, maintenance, operation, and financing of a hospital or hospital system in the district.

(b) The district may provide any services or facilities necessary for hospital or medical care, including:

(1) rural health clinics;

(2) outpatient clinics;

(3) nursing homes;

(4) home health care agencies;

(5) extended care facilities;

(6) assisted living or personal care facilities; and

(7) retirement, housing, and medical office buildings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.052
§ 1008.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.