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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915 / Section 7915.005
§ 7915.005. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.251
§ 8384.251. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT AFTER ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may continue to exist as a limited district after full-purpose annexation by a municipality if the district and the annexing municipality state the terms of the limited district's existence in a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) The strategic partnership agreement may provide for a term of any number of years. The limitation in Section 43.0751(g)(2), Local Government Code, on the length of the term does not apply to a limited district created under this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.202
§ 151.202. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person desiring to be a seller in this state shall file with the comptroller an application for a permit for each place of business.

(b) An application must:

(1) be on a form prescribed by the comptroller;

(2) state the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business;

(3) give the address of the place of business to which the permit is to apply;

(4) contain any other information required by the comptroller; and

(5) be signed by the owner if the owner is an individual, a member or partner if the owner is an association or partnership, or an executive officer or other person authorized by the corporation to sign the application if the owner is a corporation.

(c) An application that is filed electronically complies with the signature requirement under Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.104
§ 8104.104. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

The Baytown City Council shall fill any vacancy occurring on the board by appointing a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.416 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.416
§ 841.416. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided by law, all provisions of this code apply to a limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company formed under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8408.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8408 / Section 8408.052
§ 8408.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8329.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8329 / Section 8329.153
§ 8329.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 17.177 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.177
§ 17.177. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall not purchase any bonds or securities that have not been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.053
§ 152.053. QUALIFICATIONS TO BE PARTNER; NONPARTNER'S LIABILITY TO THIRD PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may be a partner unless the person lacks capacity apart from this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Section 152.307, a person who is not a partner in a partnership under Section 152.051 is not a partner as to a third person and is not liable to a third person under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.302
§ 3950.302. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the municipality that dissolves the district shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The municipality shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.058
§ 885.058. BOARD MEMBERS; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The term of a member of a board that is the supreme governing body of a fraternal benefit society may not exceed four years.

(b) A vacancy on the board that occurs between elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the fraternal benefit society's laws. An individual filling the unexpired term of an elected board member is considered to be an elected member.

(c) A board shall meet at least annually to conduct the business of the fraternal benefit society.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9044.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9044 / Section 9044.055
§ 9044.055. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the district as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The district's board of directors, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors serving staggered four-year terms for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(g) A new district created by the division of the district is not required to hold a confirmation election.

(h) The consent of a municipality or county is not required for the creation of any new district under this section if the new district's creation complies with Subsection (c).

(i) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.42 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.42
§ 53A.42. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

To the extent it is applicable, the law as to the security for and the investment of funds, applicable to cities, controls the investment of funds belonging to authority. The bond resolution or the indenture or both may further restrict the making of investments. The authority may invest the proceeds of its bonds, until the money is needed, in the direct obligations of or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, to the extent authorized in the bond resolution or indenture or in both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0005
§ 9078.0005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.105
§ 335.105. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may modify its code of conduct.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.312 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.312
§ 151.312. PERIODICALS AND WRITINGS OF RELIGIOUS, PHILANTHROPIC, CHARITABLE, HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

Periodicals and writings, including those presented on audio tape, videotape, and computer disk, that are published and distributed by a religious, philanthropic, charitable, historical, scientific, or other similar organization that is not operated for profit, but excluding an educational organization, are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.064
§ 1005.064. HEALTH EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money to provide scholarships and student loans to educate county residents in health-related fields.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.058
§ 204.058. OPEN MEETINGS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the physician assistant board is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.825 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.825
§ 51.825. COUNCIL DELEGATION.
Status: in_force

The council may delegate the performance of the council's administrative functions, including its matching functions, to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service operated through The University of Texas System.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1354
§ 54.1354. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A criminal law hearing officer is entitled to a salary in the amount set by the commissioners court.

(b) The salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.251
§ 3899.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.072
§ 284.072. PROMOTION OF TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may promote the use of a toll road operated under this chapter by appropriate means, including advertising or marketing as the commissioners court finds appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.105
§ 8474.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.010
§ 534.010. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint an executive director for the community center.

(b) The board of trustees shall:

(1) adopt a written policy governing the powers that may be delegated to the executive director; and

(2) annually report to each local agency that appoints the members the executive director's total compensation and benefits.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.042 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.042
§ 78.042. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds title to or possesses land in the district shall comply with control measures prescribed by the board under this chapter.

(b) The commissioners court of a county located in the district shall comply with control measures prescribed by the board under this chapter for the purpose of controlling noxious weeds on rights-of-way of public roads and public land within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8804.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8804 / Section 8804.003
§ 8804.003. 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 in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14A.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.055
§ 14A.055. OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An order under Section 14A.054(a) must include the costs described by Subsection (b) if the court finds that:

(1) the civilly committed individual has previously filed an action to which this chapter or Chapter 14 applies; and

(2) a final order has been issued that affirms that the action was dismissed as frivolous or malicious under Section 13.001, 14.003, or 14A.051 or otherwise.

(b) If Subsection (a) applies, costs of court must include expenses incurred by the court or by the office or facility under contract with the office, in connection with the claim and not otherwise charged to the civilly committed individual under Section 14A.054, including:

(1) expenses of service of process;

(2) postage; and

(3) transportation, housing, or medical care incurred in connection with the appearance of the individual in the court for any proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8122.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8122 / Section 8122.201
§ 8122.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8122.101 and 8122.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8122.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8122.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8122.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.356 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.356
§ 131.356. NOTIFICATION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time the commission receives an application for an exploration permit, the commission shall provide written notice of the exploration permit application to:

(1) each groundwater conservation district in the area in which the permitted exploration will occur;

(2) the mayor and health authority of each municipality in the area in which the permitted exploration will occur;

(3) the county judge and health authority of each county in the area in which the permitted exploration will occur; and

(4) each member of the legislature who represents the area in which the proposed exploration will occur.

(b) At the time the commission issues an exploration permit under this subchapter, the commission shall provide written notice of the exploration permit to:

(1) each groundwater conservation district in the area in which the permitted exploration will occur;

(2) the mayor and health authority of each municipality in the area in which the permitted exploration will occur;

(3) the county judge and health authority of each county in the area in which the permitted exploration will occur; and

(4) each member of the legislature who represents the area in which the proposed exploration will occur.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.002
§ 5.002. EVIDENCE OF ESTABLISHED RIGHT TO INDISTINGUISHABLE NAME.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 5.053, 5.102, and 5.153, the secretary of state may accept a name if the entity or person seeking acceptance of the filing instrument with the indistinguishable name delivers to the secretary of state a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that establishes the entity's or person's right to the name in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.108
§ 3933.108. CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with a governmental or private entity, on terms determined by the board, to carry out a power or duty authorized by this chapter or to accomplish a purpose for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.055
§ 437B.055. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a mobile food vendor license to an applicant who submits a complete application, pays any required fee, and meets the department's licensing requirements and whose food vending vehicle passes a health inspection.

(b) A license issued under this section expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 317.050 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 317 / Section 317.050
§ 317.050. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Computer equipment" includes computers, telecommunications devices and systems, automated information systems, and the peripheral devices and hardware, software, and services that are necessary to the efficient installation and operation of that equipment.

(2) "Board" means the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Government Code § 661.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.001
§ 661.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, employed by a state agency.

(2) "Executive director" means the individual appointed by the governing body of a state agency as chief administrative officer of the agency and includes the chancellor or highest executive officer of a university system and the president of a public senior college or university as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(3) "Pool administrator" means the individual appointed by the governing body of a state agency to administer the agency's sick leave pool.

(4) "State agency" means:

(A) a board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the constitution or a statute of the state;

(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(C) a legislative agency, but not either house or a member of the legislature; or

(D) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.

(5) "State officer" means an elected or appointed officer of a state agency or an executive director.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.066
§ 1201.066. REGISTRATION OF NEW PUBLIC SECURITY BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall register and deliver a new public security after:

(1) approval of the new public security by the attorney general; and

(2) the surrender to and the cancellation by the comptroller of each changed or converted public security.

(b) On registration the new public security is valid and incontestable for all purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.305 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.305
§ 143.305. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An agreement made under this subchapter is a public record for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. The agreement and any document prepared and used by the municipality in connection with the agreement are available to the public under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, only after the agreement is ratified by the municipality's governing body. This section does not affect the application of Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, to a document prepared and used by the municipality in connection with the agreement.
Tex. Estates Code § 201.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 201 / Section 201.052
§ 201.052. PATERNAL INHERITANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of inheritance, a child is the child of the child's biological father if:

(1) the child is born under circumstances described by Section 160.201, Family Code;

(2) the child is adjudicated to be the child of the father by court decree under Chapter 160, Family Code;

(3) the child was adopted by the child's father; or

(4) the father executed an acknowledgment of paternity under Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code, or a similar statement properly executed in another jurisdiction.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a child has intended parents, as defined by Section 160.102, Family Code, under a gestational agreement validated under Subchapter I, Chapter 160, Family Code, the child is the child of the intended father and not the biological father unless the biological father is also the intended father.

(b) A child described by Subsection (a) or (a-1) and the child's issue shall inherit from the child's father and the child's paternal kindred, both descendants, ascendants, and collateral kindred in all degrees, and they may inherit from the child and the child's issue.

(c) A person may petition the probate court for a determination of right of inheritance from a decedent if the person:

(1) claims to be a biological child of the decedent and is not otherwise presumed to be a child of the decedent; or

(2) claims inheritance through a biological child of the decedent who is not otherwise presumed to be a child of the decedent.

(d) If under Subsection (c) the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the purported father was the biological father of the child:

(1) the child is treated as any other child of the decedent for purposes of inheritance; and

(2) the child and the child's issue may inherit from the child's paternal kindred, both descendants, ascendants, and collateral kindred in all degrees, and they may inherit from the child and the child's issue.

(e) This section does not permit inheritance by a purported father of a child, recognized or not, if the purported father's parental rights have been terminated.

(f) This section does not permit inheritance by a child for whom no right of inheritance accrues under Section 201.056 or by the child's issue.