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Tex. Government Code § 496.0021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 496 / Section 496.0021
§ 496.0021. SALE OF DEPARTMENT REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell state-owned real property under the board's management and control at the real property's fair market value. The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a transaction under this section on behalf of the board using procedures under Section 31.158(c), Natural Resources Code. Proceeds from the transaction shall be deposited in the Texas capital trust fund.

(b) The board may authorize the sale of land directly to a local government at fair market value without the requirement of a sealed bid sale if the local government acquires the property for use as a local correctional facility.

(c) The board shall authorize the sale of land directly to a municipality at fair market value without the requirement of a sealed bid sale if:

(1) the municipality seeking to acquire the land notifies the department in writing of the municipality's desire to acquire the land for municipal airport expansion;

(2) the land is located next to an active runway of a municipally owned airport;

(3) the municipality is acquiring the land to expand municipal airport facilities or supporting commercial operations for the airport; and

(4) the department primarily uses the land for guard housing.

(d) After receiving the notice required by Subsection (c), the board shall:

(1) obtain an appraisal of the land to be sold to the municipality;

(2) request that the municipality provide the board with an appraisal of the land to be sold; and

(3) determine whether a third appraisal by an appraiser mutually selected by the department and municipality is necessary to determine fair market value of the land to be sold.

(e) Within 18 months of receiving the notice required by Subsection (c), the board shall finalize the sale of the land to the municipality at fair market value.

(f) In determining the fair market value of land to be sold under Subsection (c), the department shall consider the necessary remediation that must be completed before the land can be used for airport expansion. If a third appraisal is required under Subsection (d), the fair market value is considered to be the average of the three appraisals required under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 660.117 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.117
§ 660.117. APARTMENT OR HOUSE RENTAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

An apartment or house rental expense may be reimbursed or paid only if:

(1) the purpose of the rental is the conservation of funds; and

(2) the reimbursement or payment and the rental comply with the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.162
§ 8801.162. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before January 31 each year, a well owner who is required to hold a permit under this chapter shall submit to the board a report stating:

(1) the well owner's name;

(2) the total amount of groundwater withdrawn from the well during the preceding calendar year;

(3) the total amount of groundwater withdrawn from the well during each month of the preceding calendar year;

(4) the purpose for which the groundwater was used; and

(5) any other information the board considers necessary.

(b) For the purposes of this section, a well owner whose well is aggregated with other wells permitted and managed by a regional water supplier is required to file the report with the regional water supplier instead of the district. Regional water suppliers are required to annually submit to the board the report required in Subsection (a) for all wells owned, managed, or permitted by that supplier no later than March 31.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2004.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.002
§ 2004.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Charitable purposes" has the meaning assigned by Section 2002.002.

(1-a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (H.B. 2168), Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 2021.

(2) "Professional sports team" means:

(A) a team organized in this state that is a member of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football League, Major League Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball Association Development League, the National Women's Soccer League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the United Soccer League, or the Women's National Basketball Association;

(B) a person hosting a motorsports racing team event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized motorsports racing association at a venue in this state with a permanent seating capacity of not less than 75,000;

(C) an organization hosting a Professional Golf Association event; or

(D) an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association.

(3) "Professional sports team charitable foundation" means an organization that:

(A) holds a certificate of formation under the Business Organizations Code or is otherwise incorporated under the laws of this state;

(B) is associated with a professional sports team; and

(C) is formed for charitable purposes.

(4) "Raffle" has the meaning assigned by Section 2002.002.

(5) "Rodeo event" means a rodeo conducted at a rodeo venue.

(6) "Rodeo venue" means a facility owned or operated by and operated as the home venue of an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association at which rodeos are conducted by that organization.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1601 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1601
§ 152.1601. MCCULLOCH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The McCulloch County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in McCulloch County.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman.

(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular annual meetings on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.

(d) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members an annual salary of not less than $600, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. The county commissioners court may increase the compensation at any time.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(b), and 152.0006 do not apply to the juvenile board of McCulloch County.

(f) The McCulloch County Juvenile Board and the juvenile boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to McCulloch County may agree to operate together. Juvenile boards operating together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.306 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.306
§ 823.306. USE OF UNAUDITED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

If an affiliate is valued using the basis provided by Section 823.302(2)(A) and the books of the affiliate are not audited at the time the valuation is included in the insurer's annual statement, the insurer, as soon as possible after an audit of those books, shall report and explain any difference between the value of the affiliate reported in the insurer's annual statement and the value determined by the audit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0301
§ 8031.0301. 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. Transportation Code § 551A.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.056
§ 551A.056. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.
Status: in_force

An unregistered off-highway vehicle may cross a highway at an intersection, including an intersection with a highway that has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9084.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9084 / Section 9084.0306
§ 9084.0306. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 9084.0303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.202
§ 1028.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1028.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.151
§ 579.151. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF CREATING HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

On creation of a district, each creating hospital district may transfer to the district:

(1) management and operation of any real property, improvements, and equipment located wholly in the district that are owned by the creating hospital district and are used to provide mental health services, as specified in the contract under Section 579.052; and

(2) operating funds and reserves for operating expenses and funds that have been budgeted by the creating hospital district to provide mental health services for residents of the district, as specified in the contract under Section 579.052.
Tex. Education Code § 12.261 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.261
§ 12.261. EXPANSION AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than June 30 of each year, an eligible entity granted a charter under this subchapter must submit any request for approval of an expansion amendment intended to take effect the next school year.

(b) An expansion amendment submitted under Subsection (a) is considered approved if the commissioner does not provide written notice to the eligible entity of the disapproval of the expansion amendment on or before August 1.
Tex. Government Code § 403.275 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.275
§ 403.275. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY LOSS.
Status: in_force

The liability prescribed by this section may attach on a joint and several basis to more than one person in a particular instance. A person is pecuniarily liable for the loss sustained by the state if:

(1) agency property disappears, as a result of the failure of the head of an agency, property manager, or agency employee entrusted with the property to exercise reasonable care for its safekeeping;

(2) agency property deteriorates as a result of the failure of the head of an agency, property manager, or agency employee entrusted with the property to exercise reasonable care to maintain and service the property; or

(3) agency property is damaged or destroyed as a result of an intentional wrongful act or of a negligent act of any state official or employee.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.008
§ 1433.008. USE OF STATE MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature may not appropriate money to pay all or a part of the obligation of an issuer under this chapter.

(b) The department shall pay any expense it incurs under this chapter from money appropriated to the department.
Tex. Government Code § 2309.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.022
§ 2309.022. FUND PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

Payments may be made from the fund to a navigation district or to any other political subdivision, as determined by the governor to be appropriate, to be used only to:

(1) make a public works improvement, including docks, dredging, bulkheads, and utilities, related to the naval facility; or

(2) provide a permanent berthing location for a United States Navy aircraft carrier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0311
§ 3982.0311. NO TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.069
§ 1433.069. EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION AND SECURITIES ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this chapter and the issuance and transfer of the bond, including any profit made in the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation by this state or by a political subdivision of this state.

(b) A bond issued under this chapter and any coupon representing interest on the bond are exempt securities under The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code).

(c) A lease agreement under this chapter is not a security under The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code).
Tex. Transportation Code § 254.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 254 / Section 254.003
§ 254.003. NOTICE OF HEARING ON ESTABLISHING DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) After a petition is filed under Section 254.002, the county clerk shall issue notice of the petition not later than the 20th day before the date on which the next regular session of the commissioners court convenes. Each notice must contain a brief statement of the contents of the petition and must require all interested persons who wish to contest the petition to appear at the court's next regular session.

(b) The county clerk shall post a copy of the notice:

(1) at the courthouse door; and

(2) at each of four other public places in the county, not more than one of which may be posted in the same municipality.

(c) The sheriff shall post the notices and shall return them to the county clerk on or before the first day of the term.

(d) For services provided under this section, the county clerk shall receive a fee of $1.50.
Tex. Family Code § 8.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.102
§ 8.102. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may order that, in addition to income withheld for current spousal maintenance, income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied toward the liquidation of any arrearages.

(b) The additional amount withheld to be applied toward arrearages must be whichever of the following amounts will discharge the arrearages in the least amount of time:

(1) an amount sufficient to discharge the arrearages in not more than two years; or

(2) 20 percent of the amount withheld for current maintenance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.059
§ 3895.059. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8329.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8329 / Section 8329.006
§ 8329.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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. Election Code § 112.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 112 / Section 112.009
§ 112.009. PREPARING VOTING MACHINE.
Status: in_force

Before permitting a person to vote a limited ballot on a voting machine, the early voting clerk shall adjust the machine so that votes may be cast only on the offices and propositions stating measures on which the voter is entitled to vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.159
§ 6904.159. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district, including land or an interest in land needed for:

(1) a well; or

(2) a reservoir, dam, or flood easement above the probable high-water line around a reservoir.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21, Property Code.

(d) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 419.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.073
§ 419.073. INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE HOLDER; CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A volunteer fire fighter certified under this subchapter may continue to hold and renew the certificate without regard to whether the person continues to be affiliated with a volunteer fire department.

(b) A former volunteer fire fighter who is no longer affiliated with a volunteer fire department may renew an unexpired certificate before the expiration of the certificate by:

(1) submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education; and

(2) paying to the commission the required renewal fee.

(c) If a person's certificate has been expired for 30 days or less, the person may renew the certificate by:

(1) submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education; and

(2) paying to the commission the required renewal fee and a fee that is one-half of the certification fee for the certificate.

(d) If a person's certificate has been expired for longer than 30 days but less than one year, the person may renew the certificate by:

(1) submitting evidence satisfactory to the commission of completion of any required professional education; and

(2) paying to the commission all unpaid renewal fees and a fee that is equal to the certification fee.

(e) If a person's certificate has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the certificate.

(f) The commission shall establish by rule the requirements evidence must meet to be considered satisfactory for the purpose of complying with this section.

(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may by rule establish a procedure to recertify a person if:

(1) the person's certification has lapsed because of the person's good faith clerical error, including the person's failure to submit fees in a timely manner; or

(2) the person's certification has lapsed as a result of termination of the person's employment and the person has been restored to employment as a result of a disciplinary procedure.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.153 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.153
§ 371.153. NOTICE OF OPERATION OF OTHER BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A pawnbroker shall notify the commissioner before the pawnbroker allows another person to conduct at the pawnshop a business other than the business of a pawnbroker or the business of buying and selling goods.

(b) The commissioner may refuse to permit a person other than the pawnbroker to operate the other business on the pawnshop premises if the commissioner finds that the operation is inconsistent with this chapter.

(c) A pawnbroker shall notify the commissioner of any location at which the pawnbroker or an applicant for a pawnshop license operates a buy shop, secondhand merchandise store, retail outlet, or similar business or any business to which the pawnbroker regularly transfers goods from the pawnshop.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.252
§ 3904.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3904.251, the board shall call and hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.211
§ 3833.211. USE AND ALTERATION OF PUBLIC WAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not change, alter, or damage the property, including facilities, of the state or any other governmental entity or of owners providing public services, or disrupt those services being provided by others, or otherwise inconvenience the owners of that property or those facilities without having first obtained the written consent of those owners.

(b) If the owners of the property, including facilities, desire to handle the change, alteration, or damage of the property, including facilities, with their own personnel or to have the work done by contractors of their own choosing, the district may agree with the owners to provide for the necessary changes, alterations, or damage of the property, including facilities, by the owners or contractors and the reimbursement by the district to those owners of the costs incurred by the owners in making those changes, alterations, or damages or having them accomplished by contractors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8200.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8200 / Section 8200.053
§ 8200.053. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a road or road facility that is dedicated or otherwise transferred to public use; or

(2) purchase a road or road facility constructed by a private person.

(b) The amount paid for the reimbursement or for the purchase of a road or road facility under Subsection (a) may:

(1) include all construction costs, including engineering, legal, financing, and other expenses incident to the construction; or

(2) be at a price not to exceed the replacement cost of the road or road facility as determined by the board.

(c) The reimbursement or purchase of a road or road facility may be paid for with proceeds from the sale of the district's bonds or from any other money available to the district.

(d) The district may enter into an agreement to use the proceeds of a subsequent bond sale to reimburse a private person under this section. The agreement may provide the terms under which the road or road facility is to be dedicated or transferred for the benefit of the public.