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Tex. Property Code § 221.077 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.077
§ 221.077. AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND RECORDS; RECORDS RETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A developer or managing entity, on written request of an owner, shall make available for examination at its registered office or principal place of business and at any reasonable time or times the relevant books and records relating to the collection and expenditure of assessments.

(b) A developer or managing entity shall maintain in its records a copy of each purchase contract for an accommodation sold by the developer for a timeshare period unless the contract has been canceled. If a sale of the timeshare estate is pending, the developer shall retain a copy of the contract until a deed of conveyance, agreement for deed, or lease is recorded in the real property records of the county in which the timeshare property is located.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.653 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.653
§ 451.653. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the alternate municipality shall conduct the hearing on the creation of the authority at the place and time specified in the notice of the hearing. The hearing may be continued during the periods necessary to complete the hearing.

(b) Any interested person may appear at the hearing and offer:

(1) evidence on the issues described by Section 451.654(a); or

(2) other facts bearing on the creation, construction, or operation of the proposed transit authority system.
Tex. Government Code § 81.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.106
§ 81.106. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The unauthorized practice of law committee, any member of the committee, or any person to whom the committee has delegated authority and who is assisting the committee is not liable for any damages for an act or omission in the course of the official duties of the committee.

(b) A complainant or a witness in a proceeding before the committee or before a person to whom the committee has delegated authority and who is assisting the committee has the same immunity that a complainant or witness has in a judicial proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0302
§ 4007.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.2061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.2061
§ 425.2061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.2061. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR ALL FUNDS: BOND EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS. Subject to Section 425.157(b), an insurer may invest any of the insurer's funds and accumulations in a bond exchange-traded fund described by Section 425.1231(a).
Tex. Government Code § 74.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.051
§ 74.051. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all other compensation, expenses, and perquisites authorized by law, including this chapter, a presiding judge shall receive compensation as provided by this section for performing the duties of a presiding judge.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a presiding judge shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed 30 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a). The Texas Judicial Council shall set the salary biennially and, in arriving at the amount of the salary, shall consider whether the presiding judge is active in administrative duties, performs part time, or is a retired judge. The salary set by the Texas Judicial Council shall be apportioned to each county in the region according to the population of the counties in the region and shall be paid through the county budget process.

(c) A presiding judge who is a retired or former district judge or a retired appellate judge and who presides over an administrative region with 30 or more district courts, statutory county courts, and retired and former judges named on the list maintained under Section 74.055 for the administrative region is entitled to an annual salary for each fiscal year in an amount equal to:

Number of Courts and Judges Salary

30 to 49 30 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a)

50 to 69 35 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a)

70 to 89 40 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a)

90 or more 45 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a)

(d) The salary shall be apportioned to each county in the region according to the population of the counties comprising the region.

(e) Each county comprising the administrative region shall pay annually to the presiding judge, out of the officers' salary fund or the general fund of the county, the amount of the salary apportioned to it as provided by this section and the other expenses authorized by this chapter that are not paid by state appropriations. The presiding judge shall place each county's payment of salary and other expenses in an administrative fund, from which the salary and other expenses shall be paid. The salary shall be paid from the administrative fund in 12 equal monthly payments.
Tex. Estates Code § 452.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.005
§ 452.005. ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the third day after the date an appointee qualifies as temporary administrator, the county clerk shall issue to the appointee letters of temporary administration that list the powers to be exercised by the appointee as ordered by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.104
§ 8000.104. 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. Government Code § 815.505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.505
§ 815.505. CERTIFICATION OF NAMES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CUSTODIAL OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 12th day of the month following the month in which a person begins or ceases employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial officer, the governmental entity that employs or ceased employing the law enforcement officer or custodial officer, as applicable, shall certify to the retirement system, in the manner prescribed by the system, the name of the employee and such other information as the system determines is necessary for the crediting of service and financing of benefits under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0107
§ 3918.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.210
§ 1501.210.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1501.210. PREMIUM RATES: NONDISCRIMINATION. (a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall apply rating factors, including case characteristics, consistently with respect to all small employers in a class of business. Rating factors must produce premium rates for identical groups that:

(1) differ only by the amounts attributable to health benefit plan design; and

(2) do not reflect differences because of the nature of the groups assumed to select particular health benefit plans.

(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall treat each health benefit plan issued or renewed in the same calendar month as having the same rating period.

(c) Without the prior approval of the commissioner, a small employer health benefit plan issuer may not use case characteristics other than:

(1) the geographic area in which the small employer's employees reside;

(2) the age and gender of the individual employees and their dependents;

(3) the number of employees and dependents; and

(4) the appropriate industry classification.

(d) Premium rates for a small employer health benefit plan must comply with the requirements of this chapter, notwithstanding any assessment paid or payable by a small employer health benefit plan issuer.

(e) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not transfer a small employer involuntarily into or out of a class of business. The issuer may not offer to transfer a small employer into or out of a class of business unless the offer is made to transfer all other small employers in the employer's class of business without regard to case characteristics, claims experience, health status, or duration of coverage since the issuance of the health benefit plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.153
§ 1006.153. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Government Code § 434.0071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.0071
§ 434.0071. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt a joint memorandum of understanding with the following governmental entities to coordinate the provision of services to state military veterans:

(1) the Texas Workforce Commission;

(2) the Veterans' Land Board; and

(3) any other agency of the state that administers a program applicable only to veterans or the family members of veterans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0401
§ 8003A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8003A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.011 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.011
§ 18.011. SEALING OF AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies may request a district judge or the judge of an appellate court to seal an affidavit presented under Article 18.01(b). The judge may order the affidavit sealed if the attorney establishes a compelling state interest in that:

(1) public disclosure of the affidavit would jeopardize the safety of a victim, witness, or confidential informant or cause the destruction of evidence; or

(2) the affidavit contains information obtained from a court-ordered wiretap that has not expired at the time the attorney representing the state requests the sealing of the affidavit.

(b) An order sealing an affidavit under this section expires on the 31st day after the date on which the search warrant for which the affidavit was presented is executed. After an original order sealing an affidavit is issued under this article, an attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies may request, and a judge may grant, before the 31st day after the date on which the search warrant for which the affidavit was presented is executed, on a new finding of compelling state interest, one 30-day extension of the original order.

(c) On the expiration of an order issued under Subsection (b) and any extension, the affidavit must be unsealed.

(d) An order issued under this section may not:

(1) prohibit the disclosure of information relating to the contents of a search warrant, the return of a search warrant, or the inventory of property taken pursuant to a search warrant; or

(2) affect the right of a defendant to discover the contents of an affidavit.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.102
§ 2165.102. COMMISSION STANDARDS FOR SPACE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt standards regarding state agencies':

(1) use of space; and

(2) needs for space, including types of space needed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0102
§ 8483.0102. 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 § 9036.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9036 / Section 9036.002
§ 9036.002. REMOVAL OF AREA FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a municipality with a population of less than 100,000; and

(2) an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, in which the district is wholly or partly located.

(b) If the district enters into a strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code, that includes the provision of fire-fighting services as defined by Section 49.351(k), Water Code, and the district has completed all other procedures necessary for a limited-purpose annexation by that municipality, an emergency services district shall disannex the territory of the district to be served by the municipality under the agreement in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) The territory remains part of the emergency services district until the secretary of the emergency services district board receives from the district notice that the requirements of Subsection (b) have been met. On receipt of the notice, the board shall immediately change its records to show that the district territory has been disannexed from the emergency services district and shall cease to provide further services to the residents of that territory.

(d) Sections 775.022(b), (c), (d), (e), (e-1), and (f), Health and Safety Code, apply to a disannexation under this section, as if the disannexation occurred under the provisions of Section 775.022(a), Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Government Code § 123.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 123 / Section 123.006
§ 123.006. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:

(1) establish a drug court program under Section 123.002(1); and

(2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002(c)(1).

(b) A county required under this section to establish a drug court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a drug court program under this section only if:

(1) the county receives federal or state funding specifically for that purpose; and

(2) the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002(c)(2).

(d) A county that does not establish a drug court program as required by this section and maintain the program is ineligible to receive from the state:

(1) funds for a community supervision and corrections department; and

(2) grants for substance abuse treatment programs administered by the criminal justice division of the governor's office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.011
§ 2026.011. AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY PROHIBITED NEAR RACETRACK IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

An automobile racing facility may not be located within 10,000 feet of a horse or greyhound racetrack that is located in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more.
Tex. Education Code § 62.022 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.022
§ 62.022. ALLOCATION FORMULA.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the convening of the regular session of the Texas Legislature immediately preceding each 10-year period for which Section 17(d), Article VII, Texas Constitution, prescribes an allocation of the money appropriated by Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, the coordinating board shall conduct, with the full participation of the eligible institutions, a study and present recommendations to the Legislative Budget Board and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over legislation related to higher education as to the allocation of the money appropriated by Section 17(a) for the following 10-year allocation period established by Section 17(d).

(b) Prior to the convening of the regular session of the Texas Legislature immediately preceding the sixth year of each 10-year allocation period established by Section 17(d), Article VII, Texas Constitution, the coordinating board shall conduct, with the full participation of the eligible institutions, a study and present recommendations to the Legislative Budget Board and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate having cognizance over legislation related to higher education as to whether and, if so, how, the equitable allocation formula established for that 10-year period should be adjusted for the last five years of the 10-year period. The coordinating board shall include in the study a survey of educational and general building quality, if the legislature provides funds for the survey.

(c) The legislature shall approve, modify and approve, or reject the recommendations of the coordinating board under Subsection (a) or (b).

(d) If, prior to the first day of the sixth year of a 10-year allocation period established by Section 17(d), Article VII, Texas Constitution, the Texas Legislature fails to act on a recommendation for adjustment in the equitable allocation formula, the 10-year allocation provided for in Section 62.021(a) shall continue until the end of the 10-year period.

(e) No adjustment shall be made in the allocation formula that will prevent payment of both the principal and interest on outstanding bonds and notes sold pursuant to Section 17(e), Article VII, Texas Constitution.

(f) A review of the allocation formula conducted by the coordinating board under this section shall include:

(1) a comparison of the deferred maintenance needs of an institution of higher education and the extent to which the constitutionally dedicated funds were used to meet those needs; and

(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the allocation formula concerning deferred maintenance needs of those institutions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.004
§ 212.004. PLAT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a tract of land located within the limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality who divides the tract in two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to a municipality, to lay out suburban, building, or other lots, or to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended by the owner of the tract to be dedicated to public use must have a plat of the subdivision prepared. A division of a tract under this subsection includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using a metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a contract for a deed, by using a contract of sale or other executory contract to convey, or by using any other method. A division of land under this subsection does not include a division of land into parts greater than five acres, where each part has access and no public improvement is being dedicated.

(b) To be recorded, the plat must:

(1) describe the subdivision by metes and bounds;

(2) locate the subdivision with respect to a corner of the survey or tract or an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part; and

(3) state the dimensions of the subdivision and of each street, alley, square, park, or other part of the tract intended by the owner of the tract to be dedicated to public use.

(c) The owner or proprietor of the tract or the owner's or proprietor's agent must acknowledge the plat in the manner required for the acknowledgment of deeds.

(d) The plat must be filed and recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the tract is located.

(e) The plat is subject to the filing and recording provisions of Section 12.002, Property Code.

(f) A plat is considered filed on the date the applicant submits the plat, along with a completed plat application and the application fees and other requirements prescribed by or under this subchapter, to:

(1) the governing body of the municipality; or

(2) the municipal authority responsible for approving plats.

(g) The governing body of a municipality or the municipal authority responsible for approving plats may not require an analysis, study, document, agreement, or similar requirement to be included in or as part of an application for a plat, development permit, or subdivision of land that is not explicitly allowed by state law.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.069
§ 1372.069. APPLICATION FOR CARRYFORWARD DESIGNATION; LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may apply for a carryforward designation at any time during the year in which the designation is sought.

(b) An issuer that applies for a carryforward designation may not apply later in the same year for a reservation for the same project.

(c) An issuer may apply for the carryforward designation of an amount that is not more than the greater of:

(1) $50 million; or

(2) 1.70 percent of the available state ceiling.

(d) The board by rule shall prevent an issuer from applying for a carryforward designation in an amount that is greater than the amount needed.

(e) A carryforward designation granted under this section must comply with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.