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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0401
§ 3983.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.012
§ 502.012. NOTICE REGARDING WHETHER CERTAIN TRAILERS ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The department shall include in each registration renewal notice for a vehicle that is a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer a statement regarding whether the vehicle is subject to inspection under Chapter 548.
Tex. Family Code § 8.259 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.259
§ 8.259. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A defect in a notice of application for a writ of withholding is waived unless the respondent specially excepts in writing and cites with particularity the alleged defect, obscurity, or other ambiguity in the notice.

(b) A special exception under this section must be heard by the court before hearing the motion to stay issuance.

(c) If the court sustains an exception, the court shall provide the party filing the notice an opportunity to refile and shall continue the hearing to a specified date without requiring additional service.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.110 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.110
§ 351.110. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality may use the revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter for a transportation system to transport tourists from hotels in and near the municipality to:

(1) the commercial center of the municipality;

(2) a convention center in the municipality;

(3) other hotels in or near the municipality; and

(4) tourist attractions in or near the municipality.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 9(2), eff. June 2, 2023, and Ch. 643 (H.B. 3727), Sec. 10(2), eff. June 12, 2023.

(c) This section does not authorize the use of revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter for a transportation system that serves the general public other than for a system described by Subsection (a) that is primarily used by tourists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.225 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.225
§ 5007.225. PUBLIC ACCESS TO BUDGET AND PLANNING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The port commission shall post on the authority's website and otherwise make available to the public the authority's most recently adopted budget and any plan adopted by the port commission at an open meeting, including the long-range plan, mid-range plan, one-year capital plan, and updates to that budget or those plans.

(b) The port commission may redact sensitive business information from the plans made publicly available under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3501.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.151
§ 3501.151. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature intends that the authority transfer ownership of portions of the base property to Texas Tech University in a manner authorized by this chapter as necessary for the purposes of an agreement described by Section 3501.102(b)(28). The agreement may provide for the continued operation of the authority after the transfer.

(b) The legislature intends that the authority be dissolved under Section 3501.152 after conveyance or transfer of all of the base property.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.027 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.027
§ 11.027. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES; REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In setting the amounts of the fees authorized by this code, the commission shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of department programs but may not maintain unnecessary fund balances.

(b) The commission by rule may establish and provide for the collection of a fee to cover costs associated with the review of an application for a permit required by this code.

(c) The department may sell any item in the possession of the department in which the state has title, or acquire and resell items if a profit can be made, to provide funding for programs administered by the department.

(d) The commission may set and charge a fee for the use of a credit card to pay a fee assessed by the department in an amount reasonable and necessary to reimburse the department for the costs involved in the use of the card. The department shall deposit the money in the state treasury.

(e) The commission by rule may establish and provide for the collection of a fee for entering, reserving, or using a facility or property owned or managed by the department.
Tex. Occupations Code § 451.0521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 451 / Section 451.0521
§ 451.0521. DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.2046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.2046
§ 2165.2046. REPORTS ON PARKING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall electronically submit a report to the legislature and Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of parking programs developed by the commission under this subchapter. The report must, at a minimum, include:

(1) the yearly revenue generated by the programs;

(2) the yearly administrative and enforcement costs of each program;

(3) yearly usage statistics for each program; and

(4) initiatives and suggestions by the commission to:

(A) modify administration of the programs; and

(B) increase revenue generated by the programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.153
§ 7979.153. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

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

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

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

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

(c) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Estates Code § 153.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 153 / Section 153.002
§ 153.002. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an account with a beneficiary designation;

(2) a P.O.D. account;

(3) a trust account; or

(4) an account that provides for a right of survivorship.
Tex. Water Code § 62.204 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.204
§ 62.204. REFUNDING BONDS SOLD AT PAR.
Status: in_force

The refunding bonds shall be sold by the commission at not less than their par value, delivered to the holders of not less than a like par amount of the bonds of the district authorized to be refunded in exchange for the prior bond obligations, or sold in part and exchanged in part.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.206
§ 1024.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 343.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 343 / Section 343.013
§ 343.013. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or district court may by injunction prevent, restrain, abate, or otherwise remedy a violation of this chapter in the unincorporated area of the county.

(b) A county or a person affected or to be affected by a violation under this chapter, including a property owner, resident of a neighborhood, or organization of property owners or residents of a neighborhood, may bring suit under Subsection (a). If the court grants the injunction, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

(c) A county may bring suit under this section to prohibit or control access to the premises to prevent a continued or future violation of Section 343.011(c)(1), (6), (9), or (10). The court may grant relief under this subsection only if the county demonstrates that:

(1) the person responsible for causing the public nuisance has not responded sufficiently to previous attempts to abate a nuisance on the premises, if the relief sought prohibits or controls access of a person other than the owner; or

(2) the owner of the premises knew about the nuisance and has not responded sufficiently to previous attempts to abate a nuisance on the premises, if the relief sought controls access of the owner.

(d) In granting relief under Subsection (c), the court:

(1) may not, in a suit brought under Section 343.011(c)(10), prohibit or control access by the owner or operator of a utility line or utility easement to that utility line or utility easement; and

(2) may not prohibit the owner of the premises from accessing the property but may prohibit a continued or future violation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.057
§ 1355.057. REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF MINIMUM RATIOS OF REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall monitor and review the minimum ratios of reimbursement for alternative treatments required by Sections 1355.055 and 1355.056.

(b) If the commissioner finds that the limits provided by this subchapter are creating an artificial increase in the costs of services, the commissioner by rule may adjust the ratios to the extent necessary to prevent the artificial increase.

(c) Before the commissioner adjusts a ratio under Subsection (b), the commissioner must give notice and hold a hearing to:

(1) consider information related to the adjustment; and

(2) determine whether the information justifies the adjustment.

(d) The department shall review the reimbursement ratios at least every two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.104
§ 3843.104. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with:

(1) Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement and security services for a fee; and

(2) a private entity for the private entity to provide supplemental security services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.185 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.185
§ 81.185. APPREHENSION AND RELEASE UNDER ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The order for temporary detention shall direct a peace officer, including a sheriff or constable, to take the person into custody and immediately transport the person to an appropriate inpatient health care facility. The person shall be transported to a facility considered suitable by the health authority if an appropriate inpatient health care facility is not available.

(b) A person may be detained under a temporary detention order for not longer than 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the period prescribed by Section 81.165(b) for an extreme weather emergency.

(c) A facility head shall immediately release a person held under an order for temporary detention if the facility head does not receive notice that a modification hearing was held within the time prescribed by Subsection (b) at which the patient's continued detention was authorized.

(d) A person released from custody under Subsection (c) continues to be subject to the terms of the outpatient orders for the management of the person issued before the order for temporary detention, if the orders have not expired.

(e) The order for temporary detention may direct an emergency medical services provider to provide an ambulance and staff to immediately transport the person who is the subject of the order to an appropriate inpatient health care facility designated by the order or other suitable facility. The provider may seek reimbursement for the costs of the transport from any appropriate source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.012 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.012
§ 11001.012. REPORT TO CERTAIN LEGISLATORS.
Status: in_force

The district annually shall present a report concerning road district activities to each state representative and each state senator who represents the area in the district's jurisdiction. The report must include:

(1) information regarding the progress of work during the preceding year;

(2) the amount of money spent during the preceding year;

(3) any revisions to the master plan; and

(4) a complete financial statement that lists all funds of the district and fund balances, expenditures, and interest earnings.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.455 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.455
§ 36.455. COMMISSION REGULATION OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall regulate the corporation as provided by this subchapter and consistent with the manner in which it regulates public utilities. Notwithstanding the regulation authorized by this section, the corporation is not a public utility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.053
§ 3892.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons shall serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:

(A) parks and recreation;

(B) planning and development; and

(C) public works; and

(2) the City of Houston's chief of police.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to the duties performed by the abolished department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.051
§ 3811.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine directors who serve staggered terms of four years with five directors' terms expiring June 1 of an odd-numbered year and four directors' terms expiring June 1 of the following odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board, but only if it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:

(1) increase the number of directors to more than 30; or

(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than nine.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.002
§ 1110.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Val Verde County Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by that section and this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.062
§ 1071.062. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a general manager, attorney, bookkeeper, and architect.

(b) The board may employ technicians, nurses, health care providers other than physicians, fiscal agents, accountants, and other necessary employees.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire employees under Subsection (b).

(d) The board may employ physicians, but only as provided by Section 1071.0625.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.434 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.434
§ 502.434.
Status: in_force

Sec. 502.434. FARM VEHICLES: EXCESS WEIGHT. (a) The owner of a registered commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer may obtain a short-term permit to haul loads of a weight more than that for which the vehicle is registered by paying an additional fee before the additional weight is hauled to transport:

(1) the person's own seasonal agricultural products to market or another point for sale or processing;

(2) seasonal laborers from their place of residence to a farm or ranch; or

(3) materials, tools, equipment, or supplies, without charge, from the place of purchase or storage to a farm or ranch exclusively for use on the farm or ranch.

(a-1) A permit may not be issued under this section unless the vehicle's owner provides a registration number issued by the comptroller under Section 151.1551, Tax Code. The comptroller shall allow access to the online system established under Section 151.1551(l), Tax Code, to verify a registration number provided under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to a permit issued to a retail dealer of tools or equipment that is transporting the tools or equipment from the place of purchase or storage to the customer's farm or ranch.

(b) A permit may not be issued under this section for a period that is less than one month or that:

(1) is greater than one year; or

(2) extends beyond the expiration of the registration year for the vehicle.

(c) A permit issued under this section for a quarter must be for a calendar quarter.

(d) The fee for a permit under this section is a percentage of the difference between the registration fee otherwise prescribed for the vehicle and the annual fee for the desired weight, as follows:

(e) The department shall design, prescribe, and furnish a sticker, plate, or other means of indicating the additional weight and the registration period for each vehicle registered under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 213.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 213 / Section 213.002
§ 213.002. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality. A municipality may define the content and design of a comprehensive plan.

(b) A comprehensive plan may:

(1) include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;

(2) consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area; and

(3) be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.

(c) A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.

(d) Land use assumptions adopted in a manner that complies with Subchapter C, Chapter 395, may be incorporated in a comprehensive plan.
Tex. Insurance Code § 84.048 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 84 / Section 84.048
§ 84.048. STANDARD OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The order of the commissioner is subject to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule.
Tex. Local Government Code § 140.0045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 140 / Section 140.0045
§ 140.0045. ITEMIZATION OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BUDGETS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the proposed budget of a political subdivision must include, in a manner allowing for as clear a comparison as practicable between those expenditures in the proposed budget and actual expenditures for the same purpose in the preceding year, a line item indicating expenditures for:

(1) notices required by law to be published in a newspaper by the political subdivision or a representative of the political subdivision; and

(2) directly or indirectly influencing or attempting to influence the outcome of legislation or administrative action, as those terms are defined in Section 305.002, Government Code.

(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a junior college district.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.082 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.082
§ 411.082. EMPLOYER RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An employer may not suspend or terminate the employment of or otherwise discriminate against an employee for using the telephone service to report in good faith an alleged violation of an occupational health or safety law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.207
§ 1118.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board chairman shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 603.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.053
§ 603.053. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An offer described by Section 603.051 is void if the offeror:

(1) does not make the disclosure required by that section;

(2) does not send notice as required by Section 603.052, if applicable; or

(3) provides an incentive with a time limit, including a free membership period or trial period, that is less than two weeks in length.

(b) A delivery of goods or services to the recipient does not operate to form a contract between the offeror and the recipient if:

(1) the offer does not contain the disclosure required by Section 603.051;

(2) the offer is not followed by a notice required by Section 603.052, if applicable; or

(3) the offeror fails to honor the recipient's cancellation or termination of the acceptance of the offer made under the terms of the offer or as required by Section 603.052.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 143 / Section 143.007
§ 143.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOMEWORKER'S CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The board may suspend or revoke a homeworker's certificate if the board finds that the industrial homeworker:

(1) is performing industrial homework in violation of the conditions under which the certificate was issued or in violation of this chapter; or

(2) has allowed a person who does not hold a homeworker's certificate to assist the homeworker in performing the industrial homework.
Tex. Water Code § 11.088 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.088
§ 11.088. DESTRUCTION OF WATERWORKS.
Status: in_force

No person may wilfully cut, dig, break down, destroy, or injure or open a gate, bank, embankment, or side of any ditch, canal, reservoir, flume, tunnel or feeder, pump or machinery, building, structure, or other work which is the property of another, or in which another owns an interest, or which is lawfully possessed or being used by another, and which is used for milling, mining, manufacturing, the development of power, domestic purposes, agricultural uses, or stock raising, with intent to:

(1) maliciously injure a person, association, corporation, water improvement or irrigation district;

(2) gain advantage for himself; or

(3) take or steal water or cause water to run out or waste out of the ditch, canal, or reservoir, feeder, or flume for his own advantage or to the injury of a person lawfully entitled to the use of the water or the use or management of the ditch, canal, tunnel, reservoir, feeder, flume, machine, structure, or other irrigation work.