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Tex. Education Code § 135.56 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.56
§ 135.56. BONDS AND NOTES; PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may irrevocably pledge the fees, charges, revenues, and the proceeds of the lease, sale, transfer, or exchange of or from the buildings, land, structures, and the additions to the existing buildings and structures authorized to be constructed, improved, or equipped and to pledge the revenue of the proceeds of the lease, sale, transfer, or exchange of or from any other revenue-producing buildings, structures, facilities, and other property to the payment of the interest on and the principal of bonds authorized to be issued by Chapter 55 of this code, and to enter into agreements regarding the imposition of fees, charges, and other revenue and the collection, pledge, and disposition as the board deems appropriate. However, where land and improvements on the land, the revenue of which has been pledged to pay bonds, are to be sold, the sale is conditioned on the deposit by the board of the proceeds of the sale to the sinking fund created by the bond order of the issuing authority.

(b) All income received by the board under the provisions of this section shall be accounted for and used in the same manner as other money available to the board for the establishment or operation of the system.

(c) The bonds authorized to be issued under Chapter 55 of this code are special obligations of the board issuing the bonds and are payable only from a pledge of the fees, charges, and other revenues authorized by this section and from the proceeds of the lease, sale, transfer, or exchange of land and improvements on the land the revenue of which is pledged to secure the payment of interest on and principal of the bonds.

(d) The board, in addition to the authority already provided, may issue revenue bonds for the purposes authorized and in the manner prescribed and under the terms and conditions set forth in Chapter 55 of this code.

(e) The board may issue additional revenue bonds for the purposes authorized and in the manner prescribed by 26 U.S.C. Section 142, relating to airport development, water and sewage treatment, residential construction, and other matters within the role and scope of the system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.153
§ 6912.153. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority to serve as a depository for authority money.

(b) All authority money shall be deposited in a depository bank, except that sufficient money shall be remitted to the appropriate bank of payment to pay the principal of and interest on the authority's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.
Tex. Government Code § 437.216 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.216
§ 437.216. SERVICE REFERRAL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas military forces shall develop a program to provide referrals to service members for reintegration services.

(b) The program shall:

(1) identify and make referrals to community-based organizations that have existing programs that provide reintegration services to service members and their families;

(2) focus on early intervention and appropriate referral to promote the health of service members and the children and other family members of the service members;

(3) promote family cohesion and sustainability;

(4) be based on evidence-based best practices related to meeting the needs of service members and the children and other family members of the service members;

(5) be provided, when appropriate, in a community setting through peer counseling and other means effective for community outreach;

(6) use existing service delivery facilities, including churches, National Guard Bureau family education facilities, and veterans centers and support facilities;

(7) use community-based and faith-based organizations;

(8) be developed and administered in a manner that promotes collaboration of service providers and results in the referral of service members, their children, and other family members to the appropriate federal, state, and community services for which they are eligible; and

(9) provide information and referral services regarding the risks and consequences of trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other conditions for which service members are at risk.

(c) The Texas military forces shall ensure that:

(1) each person who provides referrals to service members under the referral program has received sufficient training to ensure that service members receive accurate information; and

(2) service members are notified in a timely manner about the service referral program.

(d) In developing the referral program, the Texas military forces shall consult with the National Guard Bureau, the United States Veterans Health Administration, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Tex. Election Code § 215.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.003
§ 215.003. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in an initial recount petition shall be assessed against the petitioner if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election.

(b) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in an application for a supplementary recount shall be assessed against the applicant if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election as indicated by the initial recount.

(c) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in a petition for an expedited recount shall be assessed against the petitioner if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election.

(d) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in an application for including remaining paper ballot precincts shall be assessed against the applicant if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election as indicated by the recount in the precincts included in the recount petition.
Tex. Property Code § 203.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.003
§ 203.003. COUNTY ATTORNEY AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county attorney may sue in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin or abate violations of a restriction contained or incorporated by reference in a properly recorded plan, plat, replat, or other instrument affecting a real property subdivision located in the county, regardless of the date on which the instrument was recorded.

(b) The county attorney may not enforce a restriction relating to race or any other restriction that violates the state or federal constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.105
§ 1115.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not establish an entitlement to assistance in obtaining benefits for uninsured individuals.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to establish a program to provide uninsured individuals access to prescription drug benefits using money from the fund to pay an amount equal to the value of a prescription drug rebate at the point of sale and returning that rebate amount to the fund to ensure the amounts credited to the fund equal the amounts paid from the fund.

(c) This chapter does not expand the Medicaid program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 847.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 847 / Section 847.008
§ 847.008. COMMISSION DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require the commissioner to submit to the commission the documents reviewed by the department that substantiate the compliance of the health benefit plan issuer with applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements.

(b) Documents submitted under Subsection (a) are proprietary and confidential information under Chapter 552, Government Code, and are not subject to subpoena. The commission shall limit disclosure of the documents to commission employees who need the documentation to perform the duties of their job. A commission employee may not further disclose the compliance documents.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.251 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.251
§ 153.251. ASSIGNMENT OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the partnership agreement, a partnership interest is assignable wholly or partly.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the partnership agreement, an assignment of a partnership interest:

(1) does not require the winding up of a limited partnership;

(2) does not entitle the assignee to become, or to exercise rights or powers of, a partner; and

(3) entitles the assignee to be allocated income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, or similar items and to receive distributions to which the assignor was entitled to the extent those items are assigned.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.155
§ 1063.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that district revenue bonds are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Government Code § 2114.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2114 / Section 2114.001
§ 2114.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "state agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch of state government that is created under the constitution or a statute of this state. The term includes an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Government Code § 54.745 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.745
§ 54.745. PRETRIAL DIVERSION.
Status: repealed

(a) As a condition for a defendant to enter any pretrial diversion program, including a behavioral modification program, a health care program, a specialty court program, or the functional equivalent that may be operated in El Paso County by El Paso County, Emergence Health Network, the City of El Paso, the West Texas Regional Adult Probation Department, a community partner approved by the council of judges, or a county or district attorney of El Paso County, a defendant must file in the court in which the charges are pending a sworn waiver of speedy trial motion requesting the court to approve without a hearing defendant's waiver of his speedy trial rights under the constitution and other law. If the court approves the waiver, the defendant is eligible for consideration for acceptance into a pretrial diversion program or equivalent program.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(9), eff. January 1, 2020.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(9), eff. January 1, 2020.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.161
§ 3911.161. DEMOLITION.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or improvements in connection with an improvement project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.006
§ 3900.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:

(1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and

(2) any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district under Section 3900.201.

(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.054
§ 306.054. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding one or more series or installments of outstanding original or refunding revenue bonds of the board.

(b) The refunding bonds must be issued, approved by the attorney general, and registered with the comptroller of public accounts in the manner and on the terms and conditions prescribed by this chapter for the issuance of original bonds.

(c) Refunding bonds must bear interest at rates not to exceed that provided by this chapter for original bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.054 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.054
§ 62.054. COURT ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued in its own name.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.3585 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.3585
§ 1301.3585. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board shall credit verified military service, training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other than examination requirements, for a license issued under this chapter by the board.

(b) The board shall expedite the issuance of a provisional license or a license by endorsement or reciprocity under this chapter to an applicant who:

(1) has verified military experience; and

(2) holds a current license issued by another jurisdiction that has license requirements that are substantially equivalent to the license requirements of this state.

(c) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.058
§ 1101.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to compensation as determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond in an amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Government Code § 500.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 500 / Section 500.008
§ 500.008. DETECTION AND MONITORING OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may own and the office of inspector general may possess, install, operate, or monitor an interception device, as defined by Article 18A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The inspector general shall designate in writing the commissioned officers of the office of inspector general who are authorized to possess, install, operate, and monitor interception devices for the department.

(c) An investigative or law enforcement officer or other person, on request of the office of inspector general, may assist the office in the operation and monitoring of an interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications if the investigative or law enforcement officer or other person:

(1) is designated by the executive director for that purpose; and

(2) acts in the presence and under the direction of a commissioned officer of the inspector general.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.151
§ 644.151. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

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

(1) violates a rule adopted under this chapter;

(2) does not permit an inspection authorized under Section 644.104; or

(3) knowingly operates a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order issued under 49 C.F.R. Section 385.13(d)(1) or owns, leases, or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle that is knowingly operated in violation of an out-of-service order issued under 49 C.F.R. Section 385.13(d)(1).

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(b-1) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:

(1) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the commercial motor vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in bodily injury; or

(2) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the commercial motor vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a person.

(c) Each day a violation continues under Subsection (a)(1) or each day a person refuses to allow an inspection described under Subsection (a)(2) is a separate offense.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.057
§ 2652.057. LICENSE SURRENDER OR FORFEITURE.
Status: repealed

(a) An escrow officer may voluntarily surrender the escrow officer's license at any time by giving notice to the department.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 232 , Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) A surrender or forfeiture of a license under this section does not affect the culpability of the license holder for conduct committed before the effective date of the surrender or forfeiture. The department may institute a disciplinary proceeding against the former license holder for conduct committed before the effective date of the surrender or forfeiture.
Tex. Tax Code § 31.03 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.03
§ 31.03. SPLIT PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a taxing unit that collects its own taxes may provide, in the manner required by law for official action by the body, that a person who pays one-half of the taxing unit's taxes before December 1 or, if applicable, the date provided by Subsection (a-1) may pay the remaining one-half of the taxes without penalty or interest before July 1 of the following year.

(a-1) If a taxing unit that has adopted the split-payment option provided by Subsection (a) mails its tax bills after November 30, the first one-half of the taxing unit's taxes must be paid before the first day of the next month following the first full calendar month following the date the tax bills are mailed.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the split-payment option, if adopted, applies to taxes for all units for which the adopting taxing unit collects taxes.

(c) If one or more taxing units contract with the appraisal district for collection of taxes, the split-payment option provided by Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to taxes collected by the district unless approved by resolution adopted by a majority of the governing bodies of the taxing units whose taxes the district collects and filed with the secretary of the appraisal district board of directors. After an appraisal district provides for the split-payment option, the option applies to all taxes collected by the district until revoked. It may be revoked in the same manner as provided for adoption.

(d) This subsection applies only to a taxing unit located in a county having a population of not less than 315,000 and not more than 351,000 that borders a county having a population of 3.3 million or more and the Gulf of Mexico. The governing body of a taxing unit that has its taxes collected by another taxing unit that has adopted the split-payment option under Subsection (a) may provide, in the manner required by law for official action by the body, that the split-payment option does not apply to the taxing unit's taxes collected by the other taxing unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.101
§ 8311.101. 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. Finance Code § 89.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.101
§ 89.101. CRIMINAL SLANDER.
Status: in_force

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

(1) knowingly makes, utters, circulates, or transmits to another person a statement that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of an association; or

(2) with intent to injure an association counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circulate a statement or rumor that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of the association.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Education Code § 105.107 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.107
§ 105.107. SYSTEM PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has the sole and exclusive management and control of system lands.

(b) The board may acquire by purchase, donation, exchange, condemnation, or otherwise:

(1) land, including improvements, for the use of the system; and

(2) other real property that is necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of state-supported institutions of higher education.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may sell, exchange, lease, or dispose of any land or other real property owned by or acquired for the board or the system.
Tex. Education Code § 61.575 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.575
§ 61.575. TRANSFERABILITY.
Status: in_force

Semester credit hours or the equivalent completed through the Building Better Futures Program may not be transferred to an associate or baccalaureate degree program.
Tex. Property Code § 5.256 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.256
§ 5.256. ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY; SECRETARY OF STATE INTERROGATORIES AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may conduct discovery to investigate a potential action under Section 5.255 or in an action brought under Section 5.255, including by:

(1) petitioning for an order authorizing the taking of a deposition under Rule 202, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; or

(2) if the attorney general has reason to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or other evidence or may have any information relevant to an investigation of a suspected violation of Section 5.253, issuing in writing and serving on the person a civil investigative demand requiring the person to:

(A) produce any of the documentary material for inspection and copying;

(B) answer in writing any written interrogatories;

(C) give oral testimony; or

(D) provide any combination of civil investigative demands under Paragraph (A), (B), or (C).

(b) The secretary of state shall on request by the attorney general:

(1) serve interrogatories on an individual or entity as necessary to determine the ownership or control of an organization that is the subject of an action by the attorney general under Section 5.255; and

(2) provide to the attorney general all records held by the secretary relating to the ownership or control of an organization that is the subject of an action by the attorney general under Section 5.255.