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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.151
§ 8210.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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 district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 43.005 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 43 / Section 43.005
§ 43.005. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the compact, and he has all the powers and duties prescribed by the compact.

(b) The commissioner may meet and confer with the other commissioners at any place the commission considers proper.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.0021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.0021
§ 1951.0021. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The Structural Pest Control Service is a service of the department responsible for the regulation and licensing of persons engaged in the business of structural pest control. The service is established to provide exceptional customer service to the public and the industry, enhance the educational and professional standards of license holders, and ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.102
§ 1014.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Collingsworth County or a municipality in Collingsworth County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for medical treatment of indigent persons in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 294.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 294 / Section 294.002
§ 294.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county that:

(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public hospital;

(2) contains a private institution of higher education with a student enrollment of more than 12,000; and

(3) has a population of less than 265,000.
Tex. Education Code § 56.135 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.135
§ 56.135. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may not further issue bonds under this subchapter after the date on which a constitutional amendment relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds by the board for the purposes of student loans is approved by the voters.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.206
§ 126.206. NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION AS LIQUIDATING AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may tender a credit union that has been closed for liquidation to the National Credit Union Administration or its successor as liquidating agent if the shares and deposits of the credit union were insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or its successor on the date of closing.

(b) After acceptance of tender of the credit union, the National Credit Union Administration or its successor, as liquidating agent of the credit union, shall perform the acts and duties that it considers necessary or desirable and that are permitted or required by federal law or this chapter. The National Credit Union Administration, as liquidating agent, is not subject to commission control.

(c) If the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund pays the insured share and deposit liabilities of a credit union that is being liquidated under this subchapter, the National Credit Union Administration is subrogated, to the extent of the payment, to all rights that the owners of the share or deposit accounts have against the credit union.
Tex. Occupations Code § 252.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.011
§ 252.011. OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of office, each board member shall file with the secretary of state a copy of the constitutional oath of office taken by the member.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.003
§ 1251.003. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A sworn, written application for the appointment of a temporary guardian shall be filed before the court appoints a temporary guardian.

(b) The application must state:

(1) the name and address of the person who is the subject of the guardianship proceeding;

(2) the danger to the person or property alleged to be imminent;

(3) the type of appointment and the particular protection and assistance being requested;

(4) the facts and reasons supporting the allegations and requests;

(5) the proposed temporary guardian's name, address, and qualification;

(6) the applicant's name, address, and interest; and

(7) if applicable, that the proposed temporary guardian is a private professional guardian who is certified under Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Government Code, and has complied with the requirements of Subchapter G, Chapter 1104.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7806.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7806 / Section 7806.104
§ 7806.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the district's exercise of the powers granted under this chapter makes necessary the relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission or distribution line, pipeline, or telephone or telegraph properties or facilities, the district shall pay all of the actual cost of:

(1) the relocating, raising, rerouting, changing in grade, or altering of construction; and

(2) providing comparable replacement of facilities without enhancement, less the net salvage value of the facilities.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.127 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.127
§ 31.127. PENALTIES AND FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, or who violates or fails to comply with a proclamation of the commission entered under this chapter or a city ordinance or order of a commissioners court or a political subdivision of the state made or entered under this chapter, commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates Section 31.043(c) or 31.096 commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. A person who violates Section 31.043(c-1) commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a person who operates a vessel in violation of Section 31.021(b) or 31.095 commits an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.

(d) The operator of a vessel who is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person and fails to comply with Section 31.104 commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the operator of a vessel who is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty and fails to comply with Section 31.104 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(f) A court may dismiss a charge of operating a vessel with an expired certificate of number under Section 31.021 if:

(1) the defendant remedies the defect not later than the 10th working day after the date of the offense and pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10; and

(2) the certificate of number has not been expired for more than 60 days.

(g) A person who operates a motorboat in violation of Section 31.1071 commits an offense punishable by a fine of not more than $200.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7911.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7911 / Section 7911.052
§ 7911.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7911.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7911.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7911.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.019
§ 134.019. COMMISSION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

Before designating a land area unsuitable for surface coal mining operations, the commission shall prepare a detailed statement on:

(1) the potential coal resources of the area;

(2) the demand for coal resources; and

(3) the impact of the designation on the environment, the economy, and the supply of coal.
Tex. Water Code § 55.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.026
§ 55.026. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall issue a notice of the hearing directed to the sheriff giving the date and place of the hearing, and a copy of the order of the court setting the hearing. The sheriff shall serve the notice in the manner provided by law.

(b) The sheriff shall post copies of the notice in three public places in the proposed district, and shall post one copy at the courthouse door or on the bulletin board used for public notices. These notices shall be posted for 10 full days before the date of the hearing. The notice shall also be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, if a newspaper is published in the county, at least five days before the date of the hearing. The sheriff shall make return of a true copy of the notice, showing the times and places of posting and publication. The county clerk shall record the return in the minutes of the court.

(c) Any person interested may inspect the boundaries of the district as set out in the petition, and any person may inspect the petition in the office of the county clerk.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 22.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 22 / Section 22.002
§ 22.002. DISTANCE FOR SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

A witness who is represented to reside 150 miles or less from a county in which a suit is pending or who may be found within that distance at the time of trial on the suit may be subpoenaed in the suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.203
§ 8309.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7932.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7932 / Section 7932.201
§ 7932.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.202
§ 7985.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.204
§ 7502.204. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds issued under this subchapter may be issued to mature within 30 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 95A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 95A / Section 95A.001
§ 95A.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "council" means the Texas Diabetes Council.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.014
§ 161.014. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may employ all other employees that may be necessary for the discharge of the board's duties. The employees may include stenographers, typists, bookkeepers, surveyors, appraisers, and other employees in the number and for the time necessary to perform these duties.

(b) The employees of the board are considered to be employees of the land office, and civil and criminal laws regulating the conduct and relations of the employees of the land office apply to the employees of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.106
§ 386.106. COST-EFFECTIVENESS CRITERIA; DETERMINATION OF GRANT AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the commission may not award a grant that, net of taxes, provides an amount that exceeds the incremental cost of the proposed project.

(b) The commission shall adopt guidelines for capitalizing incremental lease costs so those costs may be offset by a grant under this subchapter.

(c) In determining the amount of a grant under this subchapter, the commission shall reduce the incremental cost of a proposed new purchase, lease, retrofit, repower, or add-on equipment project by the value of any existing financial incentive that directly reduces the cost of the proposed project, including tax credits or deductions, other grants, or any other public financial assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.252
§ 1067.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.005
§ 262.005. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body by ordinance may dissolve an authority created by the governing body if the governing body and the authority provide for the sale or transfer of the authority's assets and liabilities to the municipality or to another person.

(b) The dissolution of an authority and the sale or transfer of the authority's assets and liabilities may not:

(1) violate a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the outstanding bonds of the authority; or

(2) diminish or impair the rights of the holders of outstanding bonds, warrants, or other obligations of the authority.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an ordinance dissolving an authority takes effect on the 31st day after the date the governing body adopts the ordinance.

(d) If before the ordinance takes effect the municipality receives a petition requesting a referendum on the dissolution that is signed by a number of registered voters of the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election, the ordinance does not take effect and the governing body shall order the election.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, requiring an election to be held on a uniform election date, does not apply to an election under this section. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dissolution of the (name of the authority)."

(f) If a majority of the votes in the election are cast in favor of the proposition, the ordinance takes effect on a date stated in the order declaring the results of the election. If a majority of the votes in the election are cast against the proposition, the ordinance does not take effect and the governing body may not adopt an ordinance dissolving the authority before the first anniversary of the date of the election. That ordinance is also subject to the petition and election requirements of this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.311 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.311
§ 504.311. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to assess an administrative penalty under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.607 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.607
§ 42A.607. DISPOSITION OF SALARY.
Status: in_force

If a defendant who is required as a condition of community supervision to serve a term of confinement under this subchapter is not required by the judge to deliver the defendant's salary to the restitution center director, the employer of the defendant shall deliver the salary to the director. The director shall deposit the salary into a fund to be given to the defendant on release after the director deducts:

(1) the cost to the center for the defendant's food, housing, and supervision;

(2) the necessary expense for the defendant's travel to and from work and community service projects, and other incidental expenses of the defendant;

(3) support of the defendant's dependents; and

(4) restitution to the victims of an offense committed by the defendant.
Tex. Government Code § 437.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.005
§ 437.005. AUTHORITY FOR STATE ACTIVE DUTY, STATE TRAINING, AND OTHER DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may activate all or part of the Texas military forces to state active duty or for state training and other duty. The governor may delegate all or part of the authority granted by this section to the adjutant general.

(b) On delegation of the authority by the governor, the adjutant general may order all or part of the Texas military forces to state training and other duty if funding has been provided in the General Appropriations Act or volunteer resources are available.

(c) On delegation of the authority by the governor, the adjutant general may order all or part of the Texas military forces to state training and other duty if requested by a federal, state, or local governmental entity and the entity authorizes reimbursement of the costs to this state.

(d) A service member called to state active duty or to state training and other duty has the rights, privileges, duties, functions, and authorities conferred or imposed by state law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 134.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 134 / Section 134.001
§ 134.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter only:

(1) "Cultured species" means aquatic animals or plants raised under conditions where at least a portion of their life cycle is controlled by an aquaculturist.

(2) "Exotic species" means a nonindigenous plant or animal not normally found in the public waters in the state.

(3) "Aquaculturist" or "fish farmer" means any person engaged in aquaculture or fish farming.

(4) "Aquaculture" or "fish farming" means the business of producing and selling cultured species raised in private facilities. Aquaculture or fish farming is an agricultural activity.

(5) "Private facility" means a pond, tank, cage, or other structure capable of holding cultured species in confinement wholly within or on private land or water or within or on permitted public land or water.

(6) "Operator" means any person or entity in control of or having responsibility for the daily operation of an aquaculture facility.

(7) "Commercial aquaculture facility" means an aquaculture facility designed primarily for the production of cultured species for the purposes of sale, barter, or exchange.

(8) "New aquaculture facility" means a commercial aquaculture facility whose owner or operator initially sought waste discharge authorization from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission after January 19, 1999, or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after December 31, 2003.

(9) "Coastal zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.004, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.057
§ 845.057. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

The participating hospital providers may exercise only the authority provided by Sections 845.058, 845.101, and 845.103.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.068 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.068
§ 407.068. GUARANTEE BY PARENT ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

If an applicant for a certificate of authority to self-insure is a subsidiary, the parent organization of the applicant must guarantee the obligations imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910 / Section 7910.101
§ 7910.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.053
§ 452.053. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROL OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 452.104, the executive committee is responsible for the management, operation, and control of an authority and its property.
Tex. Education Code § 74.401 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.401
§ 74.401. COMPOSITION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

The board of regents of The University of Texas System is authorized to establish, maintain, and operate The University of Texas Nursing School (System-wide) which is composed of the following branches: The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at Austin; The University of Texas (Graduate) Nursing School at Austin; The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at El Paso; The University of Texas (Clinical) Nursing School at Galveston; The University of Texas (Clinical) Nursing School at San Antonio; and The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at Tarrant County. The board is authorized to provide for the education of nursing students at each nursing school; however, all hospital facilities and services required for the operation and maintenance of each nursing school shall be furnished and provided at no cost and expense to the State of Texas except at the Galveston Division of The University of Texas (Clinical) Nursing School at Galveston.