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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11011.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11011 / Section 11011.001
§ 11011.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means The Woodlands Township.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.303 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.303
§ 5.303. DUTIES OF REGISTERED AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 5.206, on service or receipt of process, notice, or demand that complies with the requirements of Section 5.302(b), the only duties of the registered agent are to:

(1) receive or accept, and forward to the represented domestic limited liability company or foreign entity at the address most recently provided to the registered agent by the represented company or entity, the process, notice, or demand that is served on or received by the registered agent under Section 5.302(b); or

(2) otherwise notify the represented company or entity at the address described by Subdivision (1) regarding the process, notice, or demand that is served on or received by the registered agent under Section 5.302(b).

(b) The registered agent is not required to send a copy of the process, notice, or demand directly to the series of the represented domestic limited liability company or foreign entity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.062
§ 462.062. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or district attorney or other adult may file a sworn written application for court-ordered treatment of another person. Only the district or county attorney may file an application that is not accompanied by a certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency.

(b) The application must be filed with the county clerk in the county in which the proposed patient:

(1) resides;

(2) is found; or

(3) is receiving treatment services by court order or under Section 462.041.

(c) If the application is not filed in the county in which the proposed patient resides, the court may, on request of the proposed patient or the proposed patient's attorney and if good cause is shown, transfer the application to that county.

(d) The application must be styled using the initials of the proposed patient and not the proposed patient's full name.

(e) The application must contain the following information according to the applicant's information and belief:

(1) the proposed patient's name and address, including the county in which the proposed patient resides, if known;

(2) a statement that the proposed patient is a person with a chemical dependency who:

(A) is likely to cause serious harm to the person or others; or

(B) will continue to suffer abnormal mental, emotional, or physical distress, will continue to deteriorate in ability to function independently if not treated, and is unable to make a rational and informed choice as to whether to submit to treatment; and

(3) a statement that the proposed patient is not charged with a criminal offense that involves an act, attempt, or threat of serious bodily injury to another person.

(f) Subsection (e)(3) does not apply if the proposed patient is a juvenile alleged to be a child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision as defined by Section 51.03, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0502
§ 8098.0502. 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. Finance Code § 126.453 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.453
§ 126.453. NOTICE OF MEETING TO LIQUIDATE.
Status: in_force

Notice of the special meeting to consider voluntary liquidation shall be mailed by first-class mail to each member of the credit union and the commissioner not later than the 10th day before the date of the meeting.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.256
§ 1504.256. PLEDGE OF MIXED BEVERAGE TAX RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by official action may pledge for the purposes provided by this subchapter a portion of the mixed beverage tax that is remitted to the municipality under Section 183.051, Tax Code.

(b) The total amount of mixed beverage tax receipts pledged under Subsection (a) may not exceed an amount equal to 1-1/2 percent of the gross receipts subject to taxation under Chapter 183, Tax Code, from permittees within the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0601
§ 526.0601. SERVICES FOR SERVICE MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "service member" means a member or former member of the state military forces or a component of the United States armed forces, including a reserve component.

(b) The executive commissioner shall ensure that each health and human services agency adopts policies and procedures that require the agency to:

(1) identify service members who are seeking services from the agency during the agency's intake and eligibility determination process; and

(2) direct service members seeking services to appropriate service providers, including:

(A) the United States Veterans Health Administration;

(B) National Guard Bureau facilities; and

(C) other federal, state, and local service providers.

(c) The executive commissioner shall make the directory of resources established under Section 161.552, Health and Safety Code, accessible to each health and human services agency.
Tex. Property Code § 53.235 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.235
§ 53.235. OFFICIAL TO RETAIN FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A public official who receives the notice may not pay all of the money, bonds, or warrants due the contractor, but shall retain enough to pay the claim for which notice is given.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 294.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 294 / Section 294.051
§ 294.051. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by an institutional health care provider in the county only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.054
§ 9061.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The county judge of Harris County shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board if the number of qualified directors is less than three.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.0533 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0533
§ 81.0533. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) On the issuance of an order finding that a violation has occurred, the commission shall inform the person charged within 30 days of the amount of the penalty.

(b) Within the 30-day period immediately following the day on which the decision or order is final as provided in Subchapter F, Chapter 2001, Government Code, the person charged with the penalty shall:

(1) pay the penalty in full; or

(2) if the person seeks judicial review of either the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, or both:

(A) forward the amount to the commission for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) in lieu of payment into escrow, post with the commission a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the commission for the amount of the penalty, such bond to be effective until all judicial review of the order or decision is final.

(c) If through judicial review of the decision or order it is determined that no violation occurred or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced or not assessed, the commission shall, within the 30-day period immediately following that determination, if the penalty has been paid to the commission, remit the appropriate amount to the person, with accrued interest, or where a supersedeas bond has been posted, the commission shall execute a release of such bond.

(d) Failure to forward the money to the commission within the time provided by Subsection (b) of this section results in a waiver of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty.

(e) Judicial review of the order or decision of the commission assessing the penalty shall be under the substantial evidence rule and shall be instituted by filing a petition with the district court of Travis County, Texas, and not elsewhere, as provided for in Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 81.0882 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0882
§ 81.0882. OMBUDSMAN FOR ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The state bar shall fund one full-time equivalent position of ombudsman for the attorney discipline system.

(b) The ombudsman is selected by the members of the supreme court and is independent of the state bar, the board of directors, the commission, and the chief disciplinary counsel.

(c) The ombudsman shall report directly to the supreme court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 122.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 122 / Section 122.008
§ 122.008. EMPLOYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may employ one or more registered nurses to visit the public schools in the county.

(b) A nurse employed under Subsection (a) shall:

(1) investigate the health conditions and sanitary surroundings of the schools and the personal, physical, and health condition of students in the schools;

(2) cooperate with the department and local health authorities; and

(3) perform other duties required by the commissioners court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 120 / Section 120.002
§ 120.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a user who:

(1) resides in this state;

(2) does business in this state; or

(3) shares or receives content on a social media platform in this state.

(b) This chapter applies only to a social media platform that functionally has more than 50 million active users in the United States in a calendar month.
Tex. Government Code § 52.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.052
§ 52.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.052. COMPENSATION IN THE 222ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Notwithstanding Section 52.051, the district judge of the 222nd Judicial District shall set the salary of the official court reporter at not less than $15,000.
Tex. Water Code § 66.326 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.326
§ 66.326. TAX APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT, AND COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.

(b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 92.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 92 / Section 92.005
§ 92.005. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to the confidentiality provisions of this subchapter, the department may collect, or cause to be collected, medical, demographic, or epidemiologic information from any medical or laboratory record or file to help the department in the epidemiologic investigation of injuries and their causes.
Tex. Utilities Code § 105.024 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 105 / Section 105.024
§ 105.024. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this subtitle.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Education Code § 44.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.008
§ 44.008. ANNUAL AUDIT; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of school trustees of each school district shall have its school district fiscal accounts audited annually at district expense by a certified or public accountant holding a permit from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. The audit must be completed following the close of each fiscal year.

(b) The independent audit must meet at least the minimum requirements and be in the format prescribed by the State Board of Education, subject to review and comment by the state auditor. The audit shall include an audit of the accuracy of the fiscal information provided by the district through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).

(c) Each treasurer receiving or having control of any school fund of any school district shall keep a full and separate itemized account with each of the different classes of its school funds coming into the treasurer's hands. The treasurer's records of the district's itemized accounts and records shall be made available to audit.

(d) A copy of the annual audit report, approved by the board of trustees, shall be filed by the district with the agency not later than the 150th day after the end of the fiscal year for which the audit was made. If the board of trustees declines or refuses to approve its auditor's report, it shall nevertheless file with the agency a copy of the audit report with its statement detailing reasons for failure to approve the report.

(e) The audit reports shall be reviewed by the agency, and the commissioner shall notify the board of trustees of objections, violations of sound accounting practices or law and regulation requirements, or of recommendations concerning the audit reports that the commissioner wants to make. If the audit report reflects that penal laws have been violated, the commissioner shall notify the appropriate county or district attorney and the attorney general. The commissioner shall have access to all vouchers, receipts, district fiscal and financial records, and other school records as the commissioner considers necessary and appropriate for the review, analysis, and passing on audit reports.

(f) An open-enrollment charter school shall provide an accounting of each parcel of the school's real property, including identifying the amount of local, state, and federal funds used to purchase or improve each parcel of property.

(g) An open-enrollment charter school for which the charter has expired, been revoked, or been surrendered or an open-enrollment charter school that otherwise ceases to operate shall submit a final annual financial report to the agency. The report must verify that all state property held by the charter holder has been returned or disposed of in accordance with Section 12.128.

(h) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules defining local funds.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.376 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.376
§ 2054.376. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to all information resources technologies, other than telecommunications services governed by Chapter 2170, that are:

(1) obtained by a state agency using state money; or

(2) used by a participating eligible entity.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this subchapter applies to electronic messaging service and outsourced managed services that are:

(1) obtained by a state agency using state money; or

(2) used by a participating eligible entity.

(b) This subchapter applies to the following only on the election of the state agency operating the system, database, or network:

(1) the uniform statewide accounting system, as that term is used in Subchapter C, Chapter 2101;

(2) the state treasury cash and treasury management system;

(3) a database or network managed by the comptroller to:

(A) collect and process multiple types of taxes imposed by the state; or

(B) manage or administer fiscal, financial, revenue, and expenditure activities of the state under Chapter 403 and Chapter 404; or

(4) a database or network managed by the Department of Agriculture.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.1511 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.1511
§ 81.1511. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO GROUP.
Status: in_force

To the extent possible, and except as otherwise provided, if a group application is filed under Section 81.151(e), the provisions of this subchapter apply to the group in the same manner as they apply to an individual, except that:

(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), any statement or determination regarding the conduct or status of a person must be made in regard to the majority of the members of the group;

(2) any finding or statement related to compliance with orders under Section 81.083 must be made for the entire group;

(3) any notice required to be provided to a person must:

(A) in addition to being sent to each individual in the group for whom the department or health authority has an address, be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that includes the area of the suspected contamination and any other county in which the department or health authority suspects a member of the group resides;

(B) state that the group is appointed an attorney but that a member of the group is entitled to the member's own attorney on request; and

(C) include instructions for any person who reasonably suspects that the person was at the place of the suspected exposure at the time of the suspected exposure to provide the person's name, address, and county of residence to the department or health authority; and

(4) an affidavit of medical evaluation for the group may be based on evaluation of one or more members of the group if the physician reasonably believes that the condition of the individual or individuals represents the condition of the majority of the members of the group.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.109
§ 9016.109. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality may annex a part of the territory of the district without annexing the entire territory of the district.

(b) If the municipality annexes all or part of the district:

(1) the annexed territory is not removed from the district; and

(2) the district is not:

(A) dissolved; or

(B) prevented from providing district services to the annexed territory.

(c) If any territory inside the district is annexed, the owner of the property shall pay the same rate of ad valorem tax to the municipality as other residents of the municipality.

(d) By annexing territory in the district, the municipality does not assume any debt of the district.

(e) The district may not contest an annexation by the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 2052.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.104
§ 2052.104. STATE AUDITOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), the state auditor may audit a state agency to ensure:

(1) the accuracy of information reported under this subchapter; and

(2) compliance with this subchapter.

(b) The state auditor shall:

(1) prepare annual summary reports from information provided in the reports filed under Section 2052.103; and

(2) provide copies of the summary reports to:

(A) the Legislative Budget Board;

(B) the governor; and

(C) the comptroller.

(c) Work performed under this section by the state auditor is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.110
§ 8369.110. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.201
§ 3856.201. EXCEPTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may vote to dissolve a district that has debt. If the vote is in favor of dissolution, the district shall remain in existence solely for the limited purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.

(b) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.152
§ 361.152. LIMITATION ON COUNTY POWERS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE.
Status: in_force

The powers specified by Sections 361.154-361.162 and Section 364.011 (County Solid Waste Control Act) may not be exercised by a county with respect to the industrial solid waste disposal practices and areas to which Section 361.090 applies.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.001
§ 71.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "political subdivision" means any body corporate with a recognized and defined area.
Tex. Government Code § 441.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.071
§ 441.071. TEXAS PUBLIC LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas public library endowment fund is a trust fund outside the state treasury held by a bank or depository trust company and administered by the commission for the benefit of the public as provided by this section.

(b) The fund consists of donations accepted by the commission under Section 441.074.

(c) The corpus of the endowment fund may not be spent for any purpose.

(d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission shall remit all or part of the interest and income earned on money in the endowment fund to the comptroller for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas public library fund. The commission shall credit to the corpus of the endowment fund any portion of the interest and income not credited to the public library fund in the treasury.
Tex. Education Code § 51.313 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.313
§ 51.313.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.313. STUDY ABROAD: FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) For the purpose of providing the opportunity for students to gain proficiency in a foreign language, an institution of higher education that, through any baccalaureate degree program, offers a study abroad component or program in a location where a language other than English is primarily spoken shall provide, in accordance with rules adopted under Subsection (c), an option that allows a student enrolled in the study abroad component or program to earn foreign language credit as part of that component or program.

(c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules that:

(1) define the study abroad components or programs to which this section applies; and

(2) prescribe the manner in which a student may earn foreign language credit as part of a component or program described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8444.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8444 / Section 8444.006
§ 8444.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 553.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 553 / Section 553.006
§ 553.006. POSSESSION BY EMPLOYEE OF REGULATED SUBSTANCE.
Status: in_force

A board employee may possess a dangerous drug or controlled substance when acting in the employee's official capacity.