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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.205
§ 1052.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0104
§ 7974A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7974A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Election Code § 254.039 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.039
§ 254.039. SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other reports required by this chapter, a general-purpose committee shall file additional reports during the period beginning the ninth day before election day and ending at 12 noon on the day before election day if the committee:

(1) accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $5,000 during that reporting period; or

(2) makes direct campaign expenditures supporting or opposing either a single candidate that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 or a group of candidates that in the aggregate exceed $15,000 during that reporting period.

(a-1) A report under this section shall be filed electronically, by telephonic facsimile machine, or by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. The commission must receive a report under this section not later than 5 p.m. of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted or the expenditure is made. A report under this section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the commission. A report under this section that complies with Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the committee has submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with the election for which a report is required under this section.

(a-2) Each report required by Subsection (a)(1) must include the amount of the contributions specified by that subsection, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions.

(b) Each report required by Subsection (a)(2) must include the amount of the expenditures, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures.

(c) To the extent of a conflict between this section and Section 254.036, this section controls.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.706 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.706
§ 1701.706. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency may accept gifts, grants, donations, and federal and local money to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.103
§ 1094.103. OVERSIGHT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The board shall oversee and control the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.084 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.084
§ 111.084. OPERATION OF GATHERING SYSTEMS FOR CRUDE PETROLEUM.
Status: in_force

The operation of gathering systems for crude petroleum by pipeline or by truck in connection with the purchase or purchase and sale of crude petroleum is a business in the mode of the conduct of which the public is interested, and as such is subject to regulation by law. Therefore, it is provided that the business of purchasing or of purchasing and selling crude petroleum by the use of a gathering system for crude petroleum, whether by pipeline or by truck, shall not be conducted unless the person operating the gathering system being used in this manner in connection with this business is a common purchaser under this law and subject to the jurisdiction conferred on the commission over common purchasers.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.015
§ 365.015. USE OF PROPERTY OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a district may use for a toll road project any real property, right-of-way, or other property of a governmental entity regardless of when or how the property is acquired.

(b) The governing body of a governmental entity may, without advertising, convey title to or rights or easements in property needed for a toll road project.
Tex. Water Code § 51.537 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.537
§ 51.537. MUNICIPALITY'S AUTHORITY REGARDING DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality any portion of which is located in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million and less than 1.5 million.

(b) A municipality may not annex a part of a defined area in a district that has adopted a plan for the defined area under this subchapter unless:

(1) 90 percent or more of all facilities and infrastructure described by the plan has been installed and completed; and

(2) the municipality:

(A) annexes all of the defined area that is within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and

(B) assumes the pro rata share of the bonded indebtedness of the annexed area.

(c) After the annexation occurs:

(1) the annexed area is not eligible to be a defined area under this subchapter; and

(2) the district may not impose in the annexed area a tax authorized for a defined area under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.076 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.076
§ 462.076. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The appeal of an order requiring court-ordered treatment must be filed in the court of appeals for the county in which the order is issued.

(b) Notice of appeal must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the order is signed.

(c) When the notice of appeal is filed, the clerk shall immediately send a certified transcript of the proceedings to the court of appeals.

(d) Pending the appeal, the trial judge in whose court the case is pending may:

(1) stay the order and release the person from custody pending the appeal if the judge is satisfied that the person does not meet the criteria for protective custody under Section 462.065; and

(2) if the person is at liberty, require an appearance bond in an amount set by the court.

(e) The court of appeals and supreme court shall give an appeal under this section preference over all other cases and shall advance the appeal on the docket. The courts may suspend any rule concerning the time for filing briefs and docketing cases.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.369 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.369
§ 623.369. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0505
§ 3942.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3942.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.0029
§ 232.0029. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

In a legal action challenging a disapproval of a plat application under this subchapter, the county has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the disapproval meets the requirements of this subchapter or any applicable case law. The court may not use a deferential standard.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.253
§ 1066.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Family Code § 151.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 151 / Section 151.003
§ 151.003. LIMITATION ON STATE AGENCY ACTION.
Status: in_force

A state agency may not adopt rules or policies or take any other action that violates the fundamental right and duty of a parent to direct the upbringing of the parent's child.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0535 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0535
§ 42.0535. REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A child-placing agency that seeks to verify an agency foster home shall request background information about the agency foster home from a child-placing agency that has previously verified the home as an agency foster home or agency foster group home.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 261.201, Family Code, a child-placing agency that has verified an agency foster home or an agency foster group home is required to release to another child-placing agency background information requested under Subsection (a).

(c) A child-placing agency that releases background information under this section is immune from civil and criminal liability for the release of the information.

(d) For purposes of this section, background information means the home study under which the agency foster home or agency foster group home was verified by the previous child-placing agency and any record of noncompliance with state minimum standards received and the resolution of any such noncompliance by the previous child-placing agency.

(e) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop a process by which a child-placing agency shall report to the department:

(1) the name of any agency foster home that has been closed for any reason, including a voluntary closure;

(2) information regarding the reasons for the closure of the agency foster home; and

(3) the name and other contact information of a person who may be contacted by another child-placing agency to obtain the records relating to the closed agency foster home that are required to be maintained and made available under this section.

(f) Information gathered under Subsection (e) must be made available to child-placing agencies through a searchable database maintained by the department.
Tex. Tax Code § 32.07 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 32 / Section 32.07
§ 32.07. PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, property taxes are the personal obligation of the person who owns or acquires the property on January 1 of the year for which the tax is imposed or would have been imposed had property not been omitted as described under Section 25.21. A person is not relieved of the obligation because he no longer owns the property.

(b) The person in whose name a property is required to be listed by Section 25.13 of this code is personally liable for the taxes imposed on the property.

(c) A qualifying trust as defined by Section 11.13(j) and each trustor of the trust are jointly and severally liable for the tax imposed on the interest of the trust in a residence homestead.

(d) Any person who receives or collects an ad valorem tax or any money represented to be a tax from another person holds the amount so collected in trust for the benefit of the taxing unit and is liable to the taxing unit for the full amount collected plus any accrued penalties and interest on the amount collected.

(e) With respect to an ad valorem tax or other money subject to the provisions of Subsection (d), an individual who controls or supervises the collection of tax or money from another person, or an individual who controls or supervises the accounting for and paying over of the tax or money, and who wilfully fails to pay or cause to be paid the tax or money is liable as a responsible individual for an amount equal to the tax or money, plus all interest, penalties, and costs, not paid or caused to be paid. The liability imposed by this subsection is in addition to any other penalty provided by law. The dissolution of a corporation, association, limited liability company, or partnership does not affect a responsible individual's liability under this subsection.

(f) Venue for suits arising under this section shall be governed by Section 33.41(a).

(g) In this section:

(1) "Responsible individual" includes an officer, manager, director, or employee or a corporation, association, or limited liability company or a member of a partnership who, as an officer, manager, director, employee, or member, is under a duty to perform an act with respect to the collection, accounting, or payment of a tax or money subject to the provisions of Subsection (d).

(2) "Tax" includes any ad valorem tax or money subject to the provisions of Subsection (d), including the penalty and interest computed by reference to the amount of the tax or money.

(h) For purposes of Subsection (a), a person is considered to be an owner of property subject to an installment contract of sale if the person is:

(1) the seller of the property; or

(2) a purchaser of the property who has the duty under the installment contract to pay taxes on the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.203
§ 3952.203. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with any person for the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred by that person on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost.
Tex. Government Code § 2108.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2108 / Section 2108.104
§ 2108.104. DEMONSTRATION NECESSARY TO RECEIVE SAVINGS.
Status: in_force

In order for a state agency to receive any savings derived from lowered utility costs under this section, the state agency must demonstrate to the comptroller that the agency has maximized savings on utility expenses by implementing all energy and water conservation programs in compliance with rules adopted under Section 447.002.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.062
§ 574.062. MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court that entered an order directing a patient to participate in outpatient mental health services may set a hearing to determine if the order should be modified in a way that is a substantial deviation from the original program of treatment incorporated in the court's order. The court may set the hearing on its own motion, at the request of the person responsible for the treatment, or at the request of any other interested person.

(b) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the patient if a hearing is scheduled. The patient shall be given notice of the matters to be considered at the hearing. The notice must comply with the requirements of Section 574.006 for notice before a hearing on court-ordered mental health services.

(c) The hearing shall be held before the court, without a jury, and as prescribed by Section 574.031. The patient shall be represented by an attorney and receive proper notice.

(d) The court shall set a date for a hearing on the motion to be held not later than the seventh day after the date the motion is filed. The court may grant one or more continuances of the hearing on the motion by a party and for good cause shown or on agreement of the parties. Except as provided by Subsection (e), the court shall hold the hearing not later than the 14th day after the date the motion is filed.

(e) If extremely hazardous weather conditions exist or a disaster occurs that threatens the safety of the proposed patient or other essential parties to the hearing, the court, by written order made each day, may postpone the hearing for not more than 24 hours. The written order must declare that an emergency exists because of the weather or the occurrence of a disaster.
Tex. Education Code § 53.37 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.37
§ 53.37. JUNIOR LIEN BONDS; PARITY BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds constituting a junior lien on the net revenue or properties may be issued unless prohibited by the bond resolution or trust indenture. Parity bonds may be issued under conditions specified in the bond resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.184 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.184
§ 241.184. CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) All information and materials submitted by a hospital to the department under Section 241.183(d) are confidential and:

(1) are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person; and

(2) may not be admitted as evidence or otherwise disclosed in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.

(b) The confidentiality protections under Subsection (a) apply without regard to whether the information or materials are submitted by a hospital or an entity that has an ownership or management interest in a hospital.

(c) A state employee or officer may not be examined in a civil, criminal, or special proceeding, or any other proceeding, regarding the existence or contents of information or materials submitted to the department under Section 241.183(d).

(d) The submission of information or materials under Section 241.183(d) is not a waiver of a privilege or protection granted under law.

(e) The provisions of this section regarding the confidentiality of information or materials submitted by a hospital in compliance with Section 241.183(d) do not restrict access, to the extent authorized by law, by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative to records of the patient's medical diagnosis or treatment or to other primary health records.

(f) A department summary or disclosure, including an assignment of a level of care designation, may not contain information identifying a patient, employee, contractor, volunteer, consultant, health care practitioner, student, or trainee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.105
§ 1079.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.095 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.095
§ 68.095. PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The association may rent or own property, acquire property by gift, purchase, or exchange, and hold title to property that is appropriate for its use in carrying out the purposes of the association under this chapter.

(b) The acquisition, sale, or disposal of permanent assets, as distinguished from consumable assets, must be authorized by resolution of the association. The resolution must be adopted in open meeting by a two-thirds vote of the membership after notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.156
§ 8343.156. MUNICIPAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8343.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1453.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1453 / Section 1453.002
§ 1453.002. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written request of an out-of-network health care provider, a managed care entity shall furnish to the provider a written description of the factors considered by the entity in determining the amount of reimbursement the provider may receive for goods or services provided to an individual enrolled in or insured under the entity's managed care plan.

(b) This section does not require a managed care entity to disclose proprietary information that is prohibited from disclosure by a contract between the entity and a vendor that supplies payment or statistical data to the entity.

(c) A contract between a managed care entity and a vendor that supplies payment or statistical data to the entity may not prohibit the entity from disclosing under this section:

(1) the name of the vendor; or

(2) the methodology and origin of information used to determine the amount of reimbursement.

(d) A managed care entity that denies a request for information described by Subsection (b) shall send a copy of the request and the information requested to the department for review.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.121 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.121
§ 147.121. DAMAGE LIMITATIONS APPLY ONLY IF DEFENDANT SHOWS GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO CURE OR CORRECT.
Status: in_force

The limitations on the recovery of damages established by Section 147.122 apply to a claimant only if the defendant can show a good faith effort to cure, correct, avoid, or mitigate the claimant's possible computer date failure problem.
Tex. Finance Code § 97.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 97 / Section 97.051
§ 97.051. REORGANIZATION TO BECOME MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a savings bank may be reorganized as a mutual holding company by submitting to the commissioner an application for approval of reorganization.

(b) Before submission, an application for reorganization must be approved by a majority vote of the members or shareholders of the savings bank cast at an annual meeting or a special meeting called to consider the reorganization.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.32 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.32
§ 12.32. FIRST DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 5 years.

(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.041 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.041
§ 112.041. PURPOSE AND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) Expired.

(b) The legislature finds there is a strong need for a unified, comprehensive prevention effort in the State of Texas. Many state agencies, as well as private organizations and local public agencies, are involved in prevention activities that can reduce the incidence and severity of developmental disabilities. However, a coordinated statewide plan that identifies and consolidates research findings and prevention activities has yet to be developed.

(c) The legislature further finds that by establishing a mechanism by which prevention activities can be better coordinated and needed prevention programs can be initiated, the State of Texas will be making an important investment in Texas's future.