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Tex. Local Government Code § 174.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.153
§ 174.153. REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION; AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 174.1535 and 174.165 and Subchapter E-1, a public employer or an association that is a bargaining agent may request the appointment of an arbitration board if:

(1) the parties:

(A) reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or

(B) are unable to settle after the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining;

(2) the parties made every reasonable effort, including mediation, to settle the dispute through good-faith collective bargaining; and

(3) the public employer or association gives written notice to the other party, specifying the issue in dispute.

(b) A request for arbitration must be made not later than the fifth day after:

(1) the date an impasse was reached under Section 174.152; or

(2) the expiration of an extension period under Section 174.152.

(c) An election by both parties to arbitrate must:

(1) be made not later than the fifth day after the date arbitration is requested; and

(2) be a written agreement to arbitrate.

(d) A party may not request arbitration more than once in a fiscal year.
Tex. Estates Code § 1159.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1159 / Section 1159.004
§ 1159.004. CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Estate property that is rented must be returned to the estate's possession in as good a condition, except for reasonable wear and tear, as when the property was rented.

(b) The guardian of the estate shall:

(1) ensure that rented estate property is returned in the condition required by Subsection (a);

(2) report to the court any damage to, or loss or destruction of, estate property rented under this chapter; and

(3) ask the court for the authority to take any necessary action.

(c) A guardian who fails to act as required by this section and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable to the estate for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the guardian's failure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.141 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.141
§ 363.141. LEGAL INVESTMENTS; SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Public agency bonds are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a savings bank;

(3) a trust company;

(4) a savings and loan association;

(5) an insurance company;

(6) a fiduciary;

(7) a trustee;

(8) a guardian; and

(9) a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state, including the permanent school fund.

(b) Public agency bonds may secure the deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value, if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.052
§ 771.052. AGENCY COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

Each public agency and regional planning commission shall cooperate with the commission to the fullest extent possible.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 95.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 95 / Section 95.001
§ 95.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claim" means a claim for damages caused by negligence, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third party claim.

(2) "Claimant" means a party making a claim subject to this chapter.

(3) "Property owner" means a person or entity that owns real property primarily used for commercial or business purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.105
§ 1062.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.152
§ 1060.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1060.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 11th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any person who owns taxable property in the district and has rendered that property for taxation is entitled to:

(1) appear at the hearing; and

(2) be heard regarding any item in the proposed budget.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.003
§ 361.003. HEARING DATE; CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) When an application to resign as personal representative is filed under Section 361.001, supported by the exhibit and final account required under that section, the court clerk shall bring the application to the judge's attention and the judge shall set a date for a hearing on the matter.

(b) After a hearing is set under Subsection (a), the clerk shall issue a citation to all interested persons, showing:

(1) that an application that complies with Section 361.001 has been filed; and

(2) the time and place set for the hearing at which the interested persons may appear and contest the exhibit and final account supporting the application.

(c) Unless the court directs that the citation under Subsection (b) be published, the citation must be posted.
Tex. Election Code § 253.038 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.038
§ 253.038. PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO RENT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution to purchase real property or to pay the interest on or principal of a note for the purchase of real property.

(a-1) A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution for the rental or purchase of real property from:

(1) a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the candidate or officeholder; or

(2) a business in which the candidate or officeholder or a person described by Subdivision (1) has a participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body, or serves as an officer.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) This section does not apply to a payment made in connection with real property that was purchased before January 1, 1992.
Tex. Family Code § 262.012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.012
§ 262.012. SEALING OF COURT RECORDS FILED ELECTRONICALLY.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether to seal documents in accordance with Rule 76a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, in a suit under this subtitle, the court shall consider documents filed through an electronic filing system in the same manner as any other document filed with the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.111
§ 8815.111. SALE OR REUSE OF WATER OR BY-PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

The authority may store, sell, or reuse:

(1) water; or

(2) any by-product from the authority's operations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.094 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.094
§ 502.094.
Status: in_force

Sec. 502.094. 72- OR 144-HOUR PERMITS. (a) The department may issue a temporary registration permit in lieu of registration for a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or motor bus that:

(1) is owned by a resident of the United States, Canada, or the United Mexican States;

(2) is subject to registration in this state; and

(3) is not authorized to travel on a public highway because of the lack of registration in this state or the lack of reciprocity with the state or province in which the vehicle is registered.

(b) A permit issued under this section is valid for the period stated on the permit, effective from the date and time shown on the receipt issued as evidence of registration under this section.

(c) A person may obtain a permit under this section by:

(1) applying to the county assessor-collector or the department;

(2) paying a fee of $25 for a 72-hour permit or $50 for a 144-hour permit in the manner prescribed by the department that may include a service charge for a credit card payment or escrow account;

(3) furnishing to the county assessor-collector or the department evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle that complies with Sections 502.046(c) and 601.168(a); and

(4) submitting a copy of the applicable federal declaration form required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or its successor in connection with the importation of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment subject to the federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards.

(d) A county assessor-collector shall report and send a fee collected under this section in the manner provided by Section 502.198. The board by rule shall prescribe the format and content of a report required by this subsection.

(e) A vehicle issued a permit under this section is subject to Chapter 548, unless the vehicle:

(1) is registered in another state of the United States, in a province of Canada, or in a state of the United Mexican States; or

(2) is mobile drilling or servicing equipment used in the production of gas, crude petroleum, or oil, including a mobile crane or hoisting equipment, mobile lift equipment, forklift, or tug.

(f) A commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or motor bus apprehended for violating a registration law of this state:

(1) may not be issued a permit under this section; and

(2) is immediately subject to registration in this state.

(g) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer with an expired permit issued under this section is considered to be operating an unregistered vehicle subject to each penalty prescribed by law.

(h) The department may establish one or more escrow accounts in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for the prepayment of a 72-hour permit or a 144-hour permit. Any fee established by the department for the administration of this subsection shall be administered as required by an agreement entered into by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.159 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.159
§ 601.159. PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

The department shall suspend the driver's license and each vehicle registration of an owner or operator or the nonresident's operating privilege of an owner or operator unless:

(1) if a hearing is not requested, the person, not later than the 20th day after the date the notice under Section 601.155 was personally served or sent:

(A) delivers or mails to the department a written request for a hearing;

(B) shows that this subchapter does not apply to the person; or

(C) complies with Section 601.153; or

(2) the person complies with Section 601.153 not later than the 20th day after:

(A) the date of the expiration of the period in which an appeal may be brought, if the determination at a hearing is rendered against the owner or operator and the owner or operator does not appeal; or

(B) the date of a decision against the person following the appeal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2052.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.001
§ 2052.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "insurance company" means a stock company, mutual insurance company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, or Lloyd's plan authorized to engage in the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.903 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.903
§ 214.903. FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt fair housing ordinances that provide fair housing rights, compliance duties, and remedies that are substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law. Enforcement procedures and remedies in fair housing ordinances may vary from state or federal fair housing law.

(b) Fair housing ordinances that were in existence on January 1, 1991, and are more restrictive than federal fair housing law shall remain in effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.055
§ 1026.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 411.098 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.098
§ 411.098.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.098. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. (a) The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division, or another law enforcement agency which relates to school employees, professional consultants, applicants for permanent, temporary, or consultative employment, student teachers, educational interns, persons who perform ongoing educational projects at the school, and volunteer positions whose employment or potential employment or volunteer positions with the school involves direct interactions with, or the opportunity to interact and associate with, the children or youth attending the school.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the school under Subsection (a) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (d).

(c) The school shall destroy criminal history record information that relates to a person after the information is used for its authorized purpose.

(d) The school may provide the applicant, employee, professional consultant, volunteer, student teacher, educational intern, or person who performs ongoing educational projects at the school with a copy of respective criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division, or another law enforcement agency.

(e) The failure or refusal to provide a complete set of fingerprints or a complete name on request constitutes good cause for dismissal or refusal to hire or accept for placement, as applicable, with regard to school employees, professional consultants, applicants for permanent, temporary, or consultative employment, student teachers, educational interns, persons who perform ongoing educational projects at the school, or volunteer positions whose employment or potential employment or volunteer position with the school involves direct interactions with, or the opportunity to interact and associate with, the children or youth attending the school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0105
§ 4017.0105. 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 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 659.2532 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.2532
§ 659.2532. TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY BETWEEN CLASSIFIED POSITIONS WITH SAME POSITION TITLE WHEN EMPLOYEE IS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "classified position" means a position classified under the state's position classification plan.

(b) A state employee's annual salary rate immediately after a transfer may be set at any rate in the appropriate salary group if the employee:

(1) transfers within a state agency between two classified positions that:

(A) are allocated to the same salary group; and

(B) have the same position title as listed in the General Appropriations Act;

(2) transfers to a position for which the employment opening is publicly listed in accordance with Chapter 656;

(3) voluntarily applies for the position to which the employee transfers; and

(4) agrees to accept the position to which the employee transfers at the publicly listed salary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.113
§ 3956.113. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Water Code § 6.184 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.184
§ 6.184. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator, with the approval of the board, may organize and reorganize the administrative sections and divisions of the board in a form and manner that will achieve the greatest efficiency and effectiveness.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.118 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.118
§ 2306.118. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS WITH TEXAS TREASURY SAFEKEEPING TRUST COMPANY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 2306.120, revenue and funds of the department received by or payable through the programs and functions of the housing finance division, other than funds necessary for the operation of the housing finance division and appropriated funds, shall be deposited outside the treasury with the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0761 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0761
§ 42.0761. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OPERATING DAY-CARE CENTER WITHOUT QUALIFIED DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or operator of a day-care center commits an offense if the owner or operator knowingly operates the day-care center:

(1) without a director who meets the qualifications of a director prescribed by department rules or an interim director under Section 42.04201; or

(2) without the routine presence during the day-care center's hours of operation of a director or an interim director described by Subdivision (1).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.008
§ 11010.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2474 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2474
§ 152.2474. WHARTON COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Wharton County child support office shall assess a monthly fee of not more than $10 for collecting and disbursing child support payments that are required by court order to be made to the office. The fee is payable annually and in advance.

(b) The payor of the support shall pay the fee unless the payor is a member of the armed services and the monthly child support payments exceed the amount the court orders the person to pay, in which case the payee shall pay the service fee for as long as the payor is a member of the armed services and the support payments exceed the amount the court orders the person to pay.

(c) The first fee payment is due on the date that the payor is ordered to begin the child support payments. If the payee must pay the fee, the first fee payment is due on the date that the payee receives the original support payment. Subsequent annual fees are due on the anniversary of the date of the original fee payment.

(d) A person who refuses or fails to pay the fee on the date due or in the amount ordered is subject to an action for contempt of court.

(e) Fees collected under this section shall be paid to the county treasurer on the last day of each calendar month. The county treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of the child support fund. The judges of the district courts in a county served by the office shall administer the fund, with the approval of the commissioners court, to assist in paying the salaries and expenses of the child support office.

(f) An accurate and complete record of money received under this section shall be kept. The county auditor or other authorized person shall audit the child support fund regularly. An annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the fund shall be made to the commissioners court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.206
§ 1272.206. RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT REPORT; CORRECTIVE PLAN.
Status: in_force

The delegated entity and health maintenance organization shall respond to the department's report under Section 1272.205(b) and submit a corrective plan to the department not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.001
§ 1122.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Hidalgo County Healthcare District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0706 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0706
§ 3982.0706. ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND IN DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land from the defined areas in the same manner the district may add or exclude land from the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.154
§ 1077.154. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.204
§ 1802.204. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A party may appeal a decision of the commission in the manner provided for a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9031.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9031 / Section 9031.0402
§ 9031.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 9031.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.