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Tex. Government Code § 489.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.106
§ 489.106. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND AND CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The office shall administer the fund. In administering the fund and this chapter, the office has the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the power to:

(1) make, execute, and deliver contracts, conveyances, and other instruments;

(2) impose and collect fees and charges in connection with any transaction and provide for reasonable penalties for delinquent payments or performance; and

(3) issue bonds for economic development projects as that term is defined by Section 501.101, Local Government Code, or Section 505.151, 505.152, 505.153, 505.154, 505.155, or 505.156, Local Government Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.359 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.359
§ 53.359. REVERSAL OF DEREGULATION BY BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) A cooperative that is partially deregulated under this subchapter may vote to reverse the deregulation by sending a ballot to each cooperative member.

(b) The cooperative's board of directors may order reballoting on its own motion. If the board receives a written request for that action from at least 10 percent of its members, the board shall reballot not later than the 60th day after the date the board receives that request.

(c) The cooperative may include the ballot in a bill or send the ballot separately. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Reversing the partial deregulation of the (name of the cooperative)."

(d) The partial deregulation is reversed if a majority of the ballots returned to the cooperative not later than the 45th day after the date the ballots are mailed favor reversal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.101
§ 8445.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.111
§ 3937.111. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate all or any part of the area of the district, as if the district were a municipality, as:

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

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

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

(b) Section 311.006(b), Tax Code, does not apply to a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the district.

(c) The district may submit to the Texas Economic Development Bank a request for designation of a project or activity in the district as an enterprise project in the manner provided for a municipality to submit a request under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(d) If the county creates a tax increment reinvestment zone under Chapter 311, Tax Code, the county, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.101
§ 3946.101. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by Subchapter D.

(b) An improvement project authorized under this chapter may be located inside or outside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0108
§ 8509.0108. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in an amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond must be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as district treasurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.103
§ 8144.103. NAVIGATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.205
§ 1501.205.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1501.205. PREMIUM RATES: ESTABLISHMENT. (a) In this section:

(1) "Risk characteristic" means:

(A) a health status related factor;

(B) the duration of coverage; or

(C) any characteristic similar to a characteristic described by Paragraph (A) or (B) that is related to the health status or experience of a small employer group or of any member of a small employer group.

(2) "Risk load" means the percentage above the applicable base premium rate a small employer health benefit plan issuer charges to a small employer to reflect the risk characteristics associated with that particular small employer group.

(b) Small employer health benefit plan issuers shall develop premium rates for each small employer group in a two-step process. In the first step, the small employer health benefit plan issuer shall develop a base premium rate for each small employer group without regard to any risk characteristic of the group. In the second step, the small employer health benefit plan issuer may adjust the resulting base premium rate by the risk load of the group, subject to this subchapter, to reflect the risk characteristics of the group.

(c) The risk load assessed to a particular group shall reflect the risk characteristics of the particular group.
Tex. Government Code § 659.147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.147
§ 659.147. ELIGIBILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOCAL PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A charitable organization that seeks to participate in the state employee charitable campaign only in a local campaign area must apply to the state policy committee during the annual eligibility determination period specified by the state policy committee.

(b) The state policy committee, with assistance of any applicable local employee committee appointed by the state policy committee, shall review each application and may approve a charitable organization for participation only in a local campaign area only if the organization qualifies as a local charitable organization and is:

(1) an unaffiliated local organization; or

(2) a federation or fund or an affiliate of a federation or fund that is not approved for statewide participation.

(c) An affiliated organization of an eligible federation or fund that does not qualify as a statewide charitable organization under Section 659.146 because it does not provide services in two or more noncontiguous standard metropolitan statistical areas may apply to the state policy committee for participation in the state employee charitable campaign only in a local campaign area.

(d) An appeal from a decision of the state policy committee regarding the eligibility of an organization to participate in the state employee charitable campaign only in a local campaign area shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the state policy committee.

(e) The state policy committee shall develop guidelines for evaluation of applications based on eligibility criteria under this section and Section 659.150. The state policy committee shall make the guidelines publicly available.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.152
§ 579.152. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A district may, if necessary to provide mental health services to the residents of the creating hospital districts:

(1) acquire and hold title to, construct, operate, manage, and maintain real property, including improvements to real property;

(2) acquire, operate, manage, and maintain equipment and other personal property;

(3) enter into and perform contracts;

(4) appoint and employ officers, agents, and employees;

(5) sue and be sued;

(6) seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations; and

(7) perform other acts necessary to accomplish the purpose of the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.257 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.257
§ 1158.257. SALE FOR PAYMENT OF DEBTS.
Status: in_force

Real property of a ward selected to be sold for the payment of expenses or claims must be that property the sale of which the court considers most advantageous to the guardianship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.057
§ 1108.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.054
§ 1117.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) Each director's bond and constitutional oath of office shall be deposited with the district's depository bank for safekeeping.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.151
§ 3882.151. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY; TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district may be leased to or operated on behalf of the district by an entity other than the district.

(c) The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(d) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.056 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.056
§ 407A.056. INDEMNITY AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An indemnity agreement filed under Section 407A.051 must jointly and severally bind the group and each employer who is a member of the group to meet the workers' compensation obligations of each member.

(b) The indemnity agreement must be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and must include minimum uniform substantive provisions as prescribed by the commissioner. Subject to the commissioner's approval, a group may add other provisions necessary because of that group's particular circumstances.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.003
§ 112.003. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A railroad subject to this subtitle or Subtitle D is liable to a person, firm, or corporation injured for the damages resulting from:

(1) a prohibited or unlawful act or thing that the railroad does or causes or permits to be done; or

(2) failure of the railroad to perform an act the railroad is required to perform under this subtitle or Subtitle D.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3502.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.107
§ 3502.107. EXEMPTION; WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy form, related form, classification, or rule a mortgage guaranty insurer uses in this state, including for a policy described by Section 3502.104(b), is exempt from department approval.

(b) If the commissioner finds, after notice and hearing, that the filing of a policy form, related form, classification, or rule is no longer in the best interest of the public, the commissioner may issue an order:

(1) suspending the exemption under Subsection (a) with respect to one or more insurers that filed the form, classification, or rule; and

(2) requiring each affected insurer to cease and desist using the form, classification, or rule, as the commissioner specifies.

(c) If the commissioner finds, after notice and hearing, that a filed policy form or rate no longer meets the requirements of this code, the commissioner may issue an order withdrawing approval of the form or rate. The order must specify the reasons the form or rate no longer meets the requirements. An order under this subsection may not take effect until the 30th day after the date the commissioner issues the order.

(d) The commissioner must provide to each insurer that filed a form, classification, rule, or rate that is the subject of a hearing under this section notice of the hearing not later than the 20th day before the date of the hearing. The notice must specify the matters to be considered at the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.051
§ 8366.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8366.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.1025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.1025
§ 1702.1025. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED; SCOPE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the person holds a license as an electronic access control device company, a person may not:

(1) act as an electronic access control device company;

(2) offer to perform the services of an electronic access control device company; or

(3) engage in business activity for which a license is required under this chapter.

(b) A person licensed as an electronic access control device company may not install alarm systems unless otherwise licensed to install alarm systems under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.001
§ 8815.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Central Harris County Regional Water Authority.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its successor.

(4) "Director" means a member of the board.

(5) "District" means any district created under Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of the manner of creation, other than:

(A) a navigation district or port authority; or

(B) a district governed by Chapter 36, Water Code.

(6) "Groundwater reduction plan" means a plan adopted or implemented to supply water, reduce reliance on groundwater, regulate groundwater pumping and usage, or require and allocate water usage among persons in order to comply with or exceed requirements imposed by the subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements.

(7) "Local government" means a municipality, county, district, or other political subdivision of this state or a combination of two or more of those entities.

(8) "Member district" means each of the following conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution:

(A) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 33;

(B) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 150;

(C) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 200;

(D) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 205;

(E) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 215;

(F) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 217;

(G) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 304;

(H) Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 399;

(I) Harris County Utility District No. 16;

(J) Fallbrook Utility District; and

(K) Rankin Road West Municipal Utility District.

(9) "Subsidence" means the lowering in elevation of the surface of land by the withdrawal of groundwater.

(10) "Subsidence district" means the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.

(11) "System" means a network of pipelines, conduits, valves, canals, pumping stations, force mains, treatment plants, and any other construction, device, or related appurtenance used to treat or transport water.

(12) "Water" includes:

(A) groundwater, percolating or otherwise;

(B) any surface water, natural or artificial, navigable or nonnavigable; and

(C) industrial and municipal wastewater.

(13) "Well" includes a facility or device owned or partially owned by a member district and used to withdraw groundwater from a groundwater source inside or outside the boundaries of the authority for the purpose of supplying water to territory in the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0501
§ 7961.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.151
§ 8801.151. GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS SUBJECT TO BOARD RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) Groundwater withdrawals governed by this chapter, including withdrawals of injected water, are subject to reasonable board rules and orders, taking into account all factors, including availability of surface water or alternative water supplies, economic impact on persons and the community, degree and effect of subsidence on the surface of land, and differing topographical and geophysical characteristics of land areas in the district.

(b) The board may issue permits to drill new wells and may, by rule, provide exemptions from the permit requirements. The district shall grant a permit to drill and operate a new well inside a platted subdivision if water service from a local retail public utility is not available to the lot where the well is to be located.

(c) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 160.043 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 160 / Section 160.043
§ 160.043. PAYMENT BY SELLER.
Status: in_force

If the comptroller on an audit of the records of a seller finds that the amount of tax due was incorrectly reported on a joint affidavit and that the amount of tax paid was less than the amount due or that the seller failed to execute and deliver to the purchaser a joint affidavit and any other documents necessary to register the taxable boat or motor, the seller and purchaser are jointly and severally liable for the amount of the tax determined to be due.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 174.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 174 / Section 174.010
§ 174.010. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization that violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(c) An action under this section may be brought in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) a county in which any part of the violation occurs.

(d) The attorney general shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(e) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Water Code § 58.455 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.455
§ 58.455. PROCEDURE IN VALIDATION SUIT.
Status: repealed

(a) A validation suit shall be brought by the district in the district court of any county in which all or part of the district is located or in a district court in Travis County.

(b) The suit shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem.

(c) Any person who is interested in the suit may intervene and file an answer.

(d) The issue shall be tried and determined by the court and judgment shall be entered on the findings.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2646, ch. 707, Sec. 4(53), eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
Tex. Transportation Code § 371.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 371 / Section 371.051
§ 371.051. ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW AND EXAMINATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A toll project entity may not enter into a comprehensive development agreement unless the attorney general reviews the proposed agreement and determines that it is legally sufficient.

(b) A toll project entity shall pay a nonrefundable examination fee to the attorney general on submitting a proposed comprehensive development agreement for review. At the time the examination fee is paid, the toll project entity shall also submit for review a complete transcript of proceedings related to the comprehensive development agreement.

(c) If the toll project entity submits multiple proposed comprehensive development agreements relating to the same toll project for review, the entity shall pay the examination fee under Subsection (b) for each proposed comprehensive development agreement.

(d) The attorney general shall provide a legal sufficiency determination not later than the 60th business day after the date the examination fee and transcript of the proceedings required under Subsection (b) are received. If the attorney general cannot provide a legal sufficiency determination within the 60-business-day period, the attorney general shall notify the toll project entity in writing of the reason for the delay and may extend the review period for not more than 30 business days.

(e) After the attorney general issues a legal sufficiency determination, a toll project entity may supplement the transcript of proceedings or amend the comprehensive development agreement to facilitate a redetermination by the attorney general of the prior legal sufficiency determination issued under this section.

(f) The toll project entity may collect or seek reimbursement of the examination fee under Subsection (b) from the private participant.

(g) The attorney general by rule shall set the examination fee required under Subsection (b) in a reasonable amount and may adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section. The fee may not be set in an amount that is determined by a percentage of the cost of the toll project. The amount of the fee may not exceed reasonable attorney's fees charged for similar legal services in the private sector.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.154
§ 254.154. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

A person may file a complaint with the department against a facility licensed under this chapter.