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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.155
§ 3938.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.198 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.198
§ 225.198. TROOPER MARK JEFFREY PHEBUS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1774 in Montgomery County between its intersection with Misty Meadow Drive and its intersection with Hunters Road is designated as the Trooper Mark Jeffrey Phebus Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Mark Jeffrey Phebus Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.161 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.161
§ 134.161. CONDITION, PRACTICE, OR VIOLATION CREATING IMMINENT DANGER OR CAUSING IMMINENT HARM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or its authorized representative shall immediately order the cessation of surface coal mining operations or the relevant part of those operations if, after an inspection, the commission or its authorized representative determines that:

(1) a condition exists, a practice exists, or a violation of this chapter or a permit condition required by this chapter exists; and

(2) the condition, practice, or violation:

(A) creates an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public; or

(B) is causing or can reasonably be expected to cause significant imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources.

(b) The commission, in addition to the cessation order, shall require the operator to take any steps the commission considers necessary to completely abate the imminent danger to health or safety or significant imminent environmental harm if the commission finds that the ordered cessation will not completely abate the imminent danger or environmental harm.
Tex. Local Government Code § 235.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.001
§ 235.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of one million or more.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to fire, police, or military personnel acting in the course of their professional duties.

(c) This subchapter does not affect the authority of a municipality in the county to enact ordinances under other law concerning explosives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8847.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8847 / Section 8847.056
§ 8847.056. VOTE REQUIRED FOR BOARD ACTION.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of a quorum of the board is required for board action. If there is a tie vote, the proposed action fails.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.061
§ 1503.061. INCONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAW OR MUNICIPAL CHARTER.
Status: in_force

To the extent of an inconsistency between this subchapter and another law or a municipal charter, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.159
§ 1079.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1079.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.312 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.312
§ 1001.312. REPLACEMENT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The board, subject to board rules, may issue a new license to replace a license issued under this chapter that is lost, destroyed, or mutilated.
Tex. Government Code § 311.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.036
§ 311.036. CONSTRUCTION OF ABORTION STATUTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A statute that regulates or prohibits abortion may not be construed to repeal any other statute that regulates or prohibits abortion, either wholly or partly, unless the repealing statute explicitly states that it is repealing the other statute.

(b) A statute may not be construed to restrict a political subdivision from regulating or prohibiting abortion in a manner that is at least as stringent as the laws of this state unless the statute explicitly states that political subdivisions are prohibited from regulating or prohibiting abortion in the manner described by the statute.

(c) Every statute that regulates or prohibits abortion is severable in each of its applications to every person and circumstance. If any statute that regulates or prohibits abortion is found by any court to be unconstitutional, either on its face or as applied, then all applications of that statute that do not violate the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution shall be severed from the unconstitutional applications and shall remain enforceable, notwithstanding any other law, and the statute shall be interpreted as if containing language limiting the statute's application to the persons, group of persons, or circumstances for which the statute's application will not violate the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.062
§ 69.062. PILOTAGE RATE CHANGE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a change in a pilotage rate may be filed with each commissioner of the board by:

(1) a pilot;

(2) an association of pilots;

(3) a consignee liable under Section 69.070 to pay pilotage rates;

(4) an association of consignees; or

(5) a party financially responsible for the payment of pilot services.

(b) The application must be written and must state specifically the changes requested.

(c) The board shall set a hearing date within two weeks of receipt of an application. The hearing may not be set for a day earlier than the 20th day or later than the 40th day after the date the board sets the hearing.

(d) An applicant shall give notice of the application and the hearing date, by certified mail to the last known address, to:

(1) all pilots licensed or certified in the port;

(2) all known pilots associations or consignees;

(3) all steamship agencies and associations in the port;

(4) each Jefferson and Orange County port; and

(5) all known users of pilot service within the past 12 months.

(e) The board may not increase pilotage rates for the public ports of Beaumont, Port Arthur, or Orange unless the affected board of commissioners approves the increase.
Tex. Government Code § 481.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.501
§ 481.501. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Defense base" means a federally owned or operated military installation, facility, or mission that is functioning on June 1, 2003.

(2) "Defense community" means a political subdivision, including a municipality, county, defense base development authority, or special district, that is adjacent to, is near, or encompasses any part of a defense base.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 43, Sec. 22(6), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8842.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8842 / Section 8842.004
§ 8842.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Kerr County, unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.154
§ 1103.154. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.042 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.042
§ 147.042. RECORD OF TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each livestock auction commission merchant shall keep a record of the motor vehicle and trailer or semitrailer on which livestock is transported to the place of sale. The record must be in a form prescribed by the Texas Animal Health Commission and must show the name of the owner of the livestock, the name of the owner of the vehicle, and the name, make, and license plate number of the vehicle. The commission merchant shall prepare the record and make it available for public inspection within 24 hours after receipt of the livestock.

(b) Each livestock auction commission merchant shall keep a record of the motor vehicle and trailer or semitrailer on which livestock is transported from the place of sale. The record must be in a form prescribed by the Texas Animal Health Commission and must show the name and address of the purchaser of the livestock and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle. The commission merchant shall prepare the record and make it available immediately after the livestock is sold and before the livestock is removed from the place of sale.

(c) The livestock auction commission merchant shall furnish a copy of the record under Subsection (b) of this section to the driver of the vehicle transporting the livestock from the place of sale. The driver shall keep that record in the driver's possession while transporting the livestock and shall exhibit the record on demand of any peace officer.

(d) Each livestock auction commission merchant shall retain records kept under this section for at least one year after the date of sale. The commission merchant shall keep the records open for public inspection at reasonable hours.

(e) This section does not apply to a private sale in which the livestock of only one person is offered for sale.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0105
§ 8017A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.026 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.026
§ 59.026. TRANSFER OF BORROWER'S INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The contract for a loan under this chapter must provide that transfer of ownership of the land without the board's express written permission before the entire principal and interest due have been paid constitutes default under the contract.

(b) If the borrower dies or becomes financially incapacitated or if the borrower's interest in land is involuntarily transferred by court order or other proceedings, including bankruptcy, sheriff or trustee sale, or divorce, the land may be conveyed by the borrower or the borrower's heirs, administrators, executors, or successors in interest by complying with the rules adopted by the board and obtaining the board's written permission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.051
§ 1031.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of five directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and

(2) an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.016
§ 43.016. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA QUALIFIED FOR AGRICULTURAL OR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT USE OR AS TIMBER LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an area:

(1) eligible to be the subject of a development agreement under Subchapter G, Chapter 212; and

(2) appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural or wildlife management use under Subchapter C or D, Chapter 23, Tax Code, or as timber land under Subchapter E of that chapter.

(b) A municipality may not annex an area to which this section applies unless:

(1) the municipality offers to make a development agreement with the landowner under Section 212.172 that would:

(A) guarantee the continuation of the extraterritorial status of the area; and

(B) authorize the enforcement of all regulations and planning authority of the municipality that do not interfere with the use of the area for agriculture, wildlife management, or timber; and

(2) the landowner declines to make the agreement described by Subdivision (1).

(c) For purposes of Section 43.003(2) or another law, including a municipal charter or ordinance, relating to municipal authority to annex an area adjacent to the municipality, an area adjacent or contiguous to an area that is the subject of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered adjacent or contiguous to the municipality.

(d) A provision of a development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) that restricts or otherwise limits the annexation of all or part of the area that is the subject of the agreement is void if the landowner files any type of subdivision plat or related development document for the area with a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the area, regardless of how the area is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes.

(e) A development agreement described by Subsection (b)(1) is not a permit for purposes of Chapter 245.
Tex. Government Code § 62.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.009
§ 62.009. REUSE OF JURY WHEEL CARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After jurors are impaneled and serve at least four days, the clerk or his deputy shall open the envelope containing the jury wheel cards with names that correspond to those on a jury list from which the impaneled jurors were selected for jury service.

(b) On opening the envelope, the clerk or his deputy shall immediately return to the jury wheel each card in the envelope with the name of a person who was not impaneled or who did not serve at least four days and shall place in a box, for use by the next officials selecting names of persons for the jury wheel, each jury wheel card in the envelope with the name of a person who served at least four days. However, the clerk or deputy opening the envelope may withhold from the jury wheel all cards selected for that jury list unless the judge orders him to return the cards to the jury wheel.

(c) If any of the jury lists drawn for a term of court are not used, the clerk or his deputy, immediately after the expiration of the term, shall open the envelopes containing the jury wheel cards with the names that appear on the unused lists and return the jury wheel cards to the jury wheel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.006
§ 1103.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.172 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.172
§ 31.172. APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a party boat that operates on the inland waters of this state.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a boat that is less than 30 feet in length or to a sailboat.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.032 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.032
§ 2053.032. UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

Each underwriting guideline used by an insurance company in writing workers' compensation insurance must be sound, actuarially justified, or otherwise substantially commensurate with the contemplated risk. An underwriting guideline may not be unfairly discriminatory.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.023
§ 223.023. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the proposition is approved by a majority of the voters voting in the election, the issuer may authorize the bonds.

(b) If the proposition is not approved, an election on the issuing of revenue bonds for the hospital project that was the subject of the election may not be ordered within six months after that election, and bonds may not be issued for the hospital project until a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose approve the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.204
§ 4054.204. INVESTIGATION BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may investigate as necessary the manner of instruction and the examination administered by an insurer under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7973A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7973A / Section 7973A.0201
§ 7973A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7973A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.004
§ 3849.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.003
§ 8459.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.161
§ 1151.161. EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATION; APPLICATION; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require a registrant to pass one or more examinations to be certified. The commission by rule shall ensure that any examination required for certification is administered in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).

(b) An applicant for examination under this section must apply to take the examination in the manner prescribed by the department.

(c) The department may accept, develop, or contract for the examinations required by this section, including the administration of the examinations. The comptroller must approve the content of an examination accepted, developed, or contracted for by the department. The department may require a third-party vendor to collect a fee associated with the examination directly from examinees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.162
§ 6904.162. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall call an election required to be held under this chapter by adopting a resolution stating:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) each place where the election will be held; and

(3) the proposition or propositions to be voted on.

(b) The board shall give notice of an election by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution calling the election one time not less than 10 days before the date set for the election in:

(1) a newspaper of general circulation in the district; and

(2) a newspaper of general circulation in the territory, if the election is on the question of annexation of territory.

(c) The board shall adopt a resolution declaring the results of the election.

(d) The board may combine one or more elections required to be held by this chapter, including a maintenance tax and bond election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.203
§ 1001.203. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor the expansion proposition:

(1) the district, by resolution, shall assume:

(A) the duty to serve the designated area of Randall County; and

(B) the responsibility of Randall County to provide medical and hospital care to the indigent and needy inhabitants of that area; and

(2) the Randall County Commissioners Court shall impose a tax sufficient to pay the costs, as determined by the board, of providing medical and hospital care to the indigent and needy residents of that area.