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Tex. Tax Code § 113.004 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.004
§ 113.004. STATE TAX LIEN BOOK.
Status: in_force

The county clerk of each county shall provide at the expense of the county a well-bound book, entitled "State Tax Liens," in which notices of state tax liens filed by the comptroller are recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8821.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8821 / Section 8821.106
§ 8821.106. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.055
§ 3936.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the secretary of the city.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.024
§ 320.024. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

A certificate of appointment executed by the county judge and attested by the county clerk shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the park commissioner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.1515 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.1515
§ 502.1515. BOARD DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall propose to the executive council:

(1) rules regarding:

(A) the qualifications necessary to obtain a license, including rules limiting an applicant's eligibility for a license based on the applicant's criminal history;

(B) the scope of practice of and standards of care and ethical practice for marriage and family therapy; and

(C) continuing education requirements for license holders; and

(2) a schedule of sanctions for violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 7.194 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.194
§ 7.194. ALLEGATIONS.
Status: in_force

In alleging the name of a defendant private corporation, it is sufficient to state in the complaint, indictment, or information the corporate name or to state any name or designation by which the corporation is known or may be identified. It is not necessary to allege that the defendant was lawfully incorporated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.212
§ 454.212. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may provide for a license holder to place the holder's license under this chapter on inactive status.

(b) A rule adopted under this section must include a time limit for a license holder's license to remain on inactive status.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0301
§ 8049.0301. 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. Government Code § 33.0211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0211
§ 33.0211. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the commission. The file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the commission;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) additional documentation supporting the complaint submitted under Subsection (a-1);

(5) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(6) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(7) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the commission closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(a-1) Not later than the 45th day after the date a person files a complaint with the commission, the person may submit to the commission additional documentation to support the complaint.

(b) The commission, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(c) For each complaint filed with the commission under this chapter, each member of the commission must be:

(1) notified of the complaint; and

(2) briefed and provided detailed information about the complaint.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.102
§ 555.102. SUMMARY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The inspector general shall prepare a summary report for each investigation conducted with the assistance of the inspector general under this subchapter. The inspector general shall ensure that the report does not contain personally identifiable information of an individual mentioned in the report.

(b) The summary report must include:

(1) a summary of the activities performed during an investigation for which the inspector general provided assistance;

(2) a statement regarding whether the investigation resulted in a finding that an alleged criminal offense was committed; and

(3) a description of the alleged criminal offense that was committed.

(c) The inspector general shall deliver the summary report to the:

(1) executive commissioner;

(2) governor;

(3) lieutenant governor;

(4) speaker of the house of representatives;

(5) standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;

(6) state auditor;

(7) independent ombudsman and the assistant ombudsman for the center involved in the report; and

(8) alleged victim or the alleged victim's legally authorized representative.

(d) A summary report regarding an investigation is subject to required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. All information and materials compiled by the inspector general in connection with an investigation are confidential, and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the inspector general or the inspector general's employees or agents involved in the investigation, except that this information may be disclosed to the office of the attorney general, the state auditor's office, and law enforcement agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.112
§ 1020.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.109
§ 59.109. TERMINATION OF RENTAL; LIEN; SALE OF CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A safe deposit company may not terminate an agreement for the rental of a safe deposit box unless:

(1) the safe deposit company has delivered or sent to the lessee a notice not later than the 90th day before the date of the termination and has provided the lessee an opportunity to retrieve the contents during normal business hours throughout the duration of the notice period; or

(2) the payment for the rental of a safe deposit box is delinquent for at least six months, and the lessee fails to pay the rent due following notice provided under Subsection (a-1).

(a-1) If the payment for the rental of a safe deposit box is delinquent for at least six months, or if the rental agreement is otherwise terminated, the safe deposit company shall send notice to each lessee that the company will remove the contents of the box if the rent is not paid or, if the rental agreement is otherwise terminated, the contents are not retrieved before the date specified in the notice, which may not be earlier than the 60th day after the date the notice is delivered or sent.

(a-2) If the delinquent rent is not paid or, if the rental agreement is otherwise terminated, the contents are not retrieved before the date specified in the notice, the safe deposit company may open the box in the presence of two employees, at least one of whom is an officer or manager of the safe deposit company and at least one of whom is a notary public. The safe deposit company shall inventory the contents of the box in detail as provided by the comptroller's reporting instructions and place the contents of the box in a sealed envelope or container bearing the name of the lessee.

(b) The safe deposit company has a lien on the contents of the box for an amount equal to the rental owed for the box and the cost of opening the box. The safe deposit company may retain possession of the contents not later than two years from the date of the opening of the box plus a reasonable period to dispose of the contents of the box. If the rental and the cost of opening the box are not paid before the second anniversary of the date the box was opened, or if the rental agreement is being terminated for a reason other than delinquent payment, and the lessee has failed to retrieve the contents in a reasonable period after notice of the termination has been sent or delivered, the safe deposit company may sell all or part of the contents at public auction in the manner and with the notice prescribed by Section 51.002, Property Code, for the sale of real property under a deed of trust. Any unsold contents of the box and any excess proceeds from a sale of contents shall be remitted to the comptroller as provided by Chapters 72-75, Property Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.081
§ 282.081. CHANGE IN USE OF BOND PROCEEDS AFTER BOND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) After the issuance of bonds, the board may change the use of the bond proceeds to include a change or improvement to the district hospital if the change or improvement will not increase the cost of the proposed project beyond the amount of the authorized bonds.

(b) The board may make the change in the use of the bond proceeds by:

(1) entering in the minutes of the board a notation of the change; and

(2) by giving notice of the change by publication of the notation and the page number of the board minutes on which the notation was entered.

(c) The publication must be in English and must run for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.057
§ 395.057. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The political subdivision, within 30 days after the date of the public hearing on the amendments, shall approve or disapprove the amendments of the land use assumptions and the capital improvements plan and modification of an impact fee.

(b) An ordinance, order, or resolution approving the amendments to the land use assumptions, the capital improvements plan, and imposition of an impact fee may not be adopted as an emergency measure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.045
§ 252.045. REFERENDUM ON ISSUANCE OF TIME WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, by the time set for letting a contract under this chapter, a written petition with the required signatures is filed with the municipal secretary or clerk requesting the governing body of the municipality to order a referendum on the question of whether time warrants should be issued for an expenditure under the contract, the governing body may not authorize the expenditure or finally award the contract unless the question is approved by a majority of the votes received in the referendum. The petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality whose names appear as property taxpayers on the municipality's most recently approved tax rolls.

(b) If a petition is not filed, the governing body may finally award the contract and issue the time warrants. In the absence of a petition, the governing body may, at its discretion, order the referendum.

(c) The provisions of Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code, relating to elections for the issuance of municipal bonds and to the issuance, approval, registration, and sale of bonds govern the referendum and the time warrants to the extent those provisions are consistent with this chapter. However, the time warrants may mature over a term exceeding 40 years only if the governing body finds that the financial condition of the municipality will not permit payment of warrants issued for a term of 40 years or less from taxes that are imposed substantially uniformly during the term of the warrants.

(d) This section does not supersede any additional rights provided by the charter of a special-law municipality and relating to a referendum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8410.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8410 / Section 8410.102
§ 8410.102. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program of water conservation" means the practices, techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption, reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or increase water recycling and reuse so that a water supply is available for future uses.

(b) The district shall adopt and implement a program of water conservation consistent with rules and criteria adopted and enforceable by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for similarly situated districts in the region.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.001
§ 306.001. ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to home-rule municipalities with a population of more than 40,000.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.007
§ 74.007. OFFENSES; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates a proclamation or a rule or restriction adopted under this subchapter;

(2) brings into this state any equipment or material contaminated with cotton pests; or

(3) fails to comply with a rule adopted for the control and direction of host plant growing.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2051
§ 152.2051. ROCKWALL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rockwall County Juvenile Board is composed of:

(1) the judges of the county courts at law in Rockwall County;

(2) the district judges in Rockwall County;

(3) one county commissioner appointed by the commissioners court;

(4) one member of the board of trustees of the Rockwall Independent School District selected by the board of trustees of the Rockwall Independent School District; and

(5) one member of the board of trustees of the Royse City Independent School District selected by the board of trustees of the Royse City Independent School District.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court. The compensation is for the added duties imposed on the members and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Rockwall County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 541.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 541 / Section 541.101
§ 541.101. METROPOLITAN AREA.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "metropolitan area" means an area that:

(1) contains at least one municipality with a population of at least 100,000; and

(2) includes the adjacent municipalities and unincorporated urban districts.
Tex. Government Code § 442.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.003
§ 442.003. PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide leadership and coordinate services in the field of archeological and historic preservation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 284.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 284 / Section 284.004
§ 284.004. SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may make bonds issued under this subchapter payable from and secured by a lien on or pledge of all or part of the hospital district revenue from operation or ownership of hospital facilities, except ad valorem taxes.

(b) The commissioners court may also secure the bonds by:

(1) a pledge of all or part of a grant, a donation, or other income received from a public or private source, whether in accordance with an agreement or otherwise; and

(2) a mortgage or deed of trust on real property on which a district hospital facility is or will be located and any real or personal property incident or appurtenant to that facility.

(c) The commissioners court may authorize the execution and delivery of a trust indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other form of encumbrance to evidence a security agreement under Subsection (b)(2).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.012
§ 59.012. DISPOSITION OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, proceeds from the sale of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund.

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, proceeds from the sale of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund.

(b) The board may provide for transferring to the interest and sinking account from the proceeds of the sale of bonds or from the available money in the fund directly an amount that, together with the accrued interest received, is sufficient to pay interest becoming due during the fiscal year in which the bonds are sold and to establish appropriate reserves.

(c) The board may provide from the proceeds of the sale of bonds or from available money in the fund an amount that is reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering the program.

(d) The board shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of bonds, as authorized by the Texas Constitution, into the Texas agricultural fund, to be administered as provided by Chapter 58 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0881 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0881
§ 25.0881. GILLESPIE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Gillespie County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Gillespie County.
Tex. Election Code § 13.101 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.101
§ 13.101. ACTIVE APPLICATION FILE.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar shall maintain a file containing the approved registration applications of the registered voters of the county.

(b) The registrar shall maintain the file in alphabetical order by voter name on a countywide basis. However, the registrar may maintain the file in numerical order by registration number if the registrar regularly maintains a list of registered voters in alphabetical order by voter name on a countywide basis.

(c) Each application shall be retained on file during the time the registration is effective.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.153
§ 3802.153. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service for a project or activity the district may acquire, construct, improve, or provide under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.201 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.201
§ 131.201. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After a surface mining permit application has been approved but before the permit is issued, the applicant shall file with the commission, on a form prescribed by rule, a bond for performance payable to the State of Texas and conditioned on full and faithful performance of all the requirements of this chapter and the permit.

(b) The bond shall cover that area of land within the permit area on which the operator will initiate and conduct surface mining and reclamation operations, and as succeeding increments of surface mining and reclamation operations are to be initiated and conducted within the permit area, the operator shall file with the commission an additional bond or bonds to cover the increments in accordance with Sections 131.202 through 131.206 of this code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.453 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.453
§ 1575.453. STUDY AND REPORT BY TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee shall study the operation and administration of this chapter, including:

(1) conducting surveys and preparing reports on financing group coverages and health benefit plans available to participants;

(2) studying the experience and projected cost of coverage; and

(3) reviewing the group coverages provided to and the benefits and services being received by individuals covered under this chapter.

(b) The trustee shall report annually to the legislature and the department on the operation and administration of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.152
§ 3890.152. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY; TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district may be leased to or operated on behalf of the district by an entity other than the district.

(c) The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(d) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.1375 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.1375
§ 161.1375. MOVEMENT OF FERAL SWINE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly:

(1) moves feral swine in a manner that is not in compliance with rules adopted by the commission under Section 161.0412 or 161.054; or

(2) as the owner or person in charge of a holding facility in which a feral swine is held, permits another to remove feral swine from the holding facility in a manner that is not in compliance with those rules.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each feral hog that is moved or permitted to be removed unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.