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Tex. Government Code § 54.1502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1502
§ 54.1502. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A magistrate has concurrent criminal jurisdiction with:

(1) the judges of the justice of the peace courts of Burnet County; and

(2) a municipal court in Burnet County, if approved by a memorandum of understanding between the municipality and Burnet County.
Tex. Government Code § 44.174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.174
§ 44.174. FANNIN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Fannin County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(d) The criminal district attorney is entitled to receive in equal monthly installments compensation from the state equal to the amount paid by the state to district attorneys. The state compensation shall be paid by the comptroller as appropriated by the legislature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.252
§ 1030.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 30 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.052
§ 1014.052. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 15 registered voters; and

(2) filed at least 25 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.359 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.359
§ 101.359. EFFECTIVE ACTION BY MEMBERS OR MANAGERS WITH OR WITHOUT MEETING.
Status: in_force

Members or managers of a limited liability company may take action at a meeting of the members or managers or without a meeting in any manner permitted by this title, Title 1, or the governing documents of the company. Unless otherwise provided by the governing documents, an action is effective if it is taken:

(1) by an affirmative vote of those persons having at least the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the action at a meeting at which each member or manager, as appropriate, entitled to vote on the action is present and votes; or

(2) with the consent of each member of the limited liability company, which may be established by:

(A) the member's failure to object to the action in a timely manner, if the member has full knowledge of the action;

(B) consent to the action in writing signed by the member; or

(C) any other means reasonably evidencing consent.
Tex. Education Code § 54.206 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.206
§ 54.206. FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

A foreign service officer employed by the United States Department of State and enrolled in an institution of higher education is entitled to pay the tuition and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person is assigned to an office of the department of state that is located in a foreign nation that borders on this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.05
§ 12.05. ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC.
Status: in_force

, NOT COMPUTED. (a) The time during which the accused is absent from the state shall not be computed in the period of limitation.

(b) The time during the pendency of an indictment, information, or complaint shall not be computed in the period of limitation.

(c) The term "during the pendency," as used herein, means that period of time beginning with the day the indictment, information, or complaint is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, and ending with the day such accusation is, by an order of a trial court having jurisdiction thereof, determined to be invalid for any reason.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.026
§ 2256.026. STATUTORY COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

All investments made by entities must comply with this subchapter and all federal, state, and local statutes, rules, or regulations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7202.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7202 / Section 7202.102
§ 7202.102. WATER SERVICE IMPACT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may charge a water service impact fee that is equal to the sum of the equity buy-in fee and connection fee charged by the Parker County Water Supply Corporation on November 1, 2004, under that corporation's tariff.

(b) Chapter 395, Local Government Code, does not apply to the initial water service impact fee set under this section.

(c) The district may increase the water service impact fee only as provided by Chapter 395, Local Government Code, or as approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Education Code § 44.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.051
§ 44.051. INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code, is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on trial of the offense that the governmental record was a record, form, report, or budget required under Chapter 48 or rules adopted under that chapter. If the actor's intent is to defraud the state or the public school system, the offense is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.603 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.603
§ 21.603. BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SHARES OR OTHER SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a person is a beneficial owner of shares or other securities if the person individually, or through an affiliate or associate, directly or indirectly beneficially owns the shares or other securities or has the right to:

(1) acquire the shares or other securities immediately or after the passage of time according to an oral or written agreement, arrangement, or understanding, or on the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants, or options;

(2) vote the shares or other securities according to an oral or written agreement, arrangement, or understanding; or

(3) acquire, hold or dispose of, or vote the shares or other securities with another person who individually, or through an affiliate or associate, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, the shares or other securities.

(b) A person, however, is not considered a beneficial owner of shares or other securities for purposes of this subchapter if:

(1) the shares or other securities are:

(A) tendered under a tender or exchange offer made by the person or an affiliate or associate of the person before the tendered shares or securities are accepted for purchase or exchange; or

(B) subject to an agreement, arrangement, or understanding that expressly conditions the acquisition or purchase of shares or securities on the approval of the acquisition or purchase under Section 21.606 if the person has no direct or indirect rights of ownership or voting with respect to the shares or other securities until the time the approval is obtained; or

(2) the agreement, arrangement, or understanding to vote the shares:

(A) arises solely from an immediately revocable proxy that authorizes the person named in the proxy to vote at a meeting of the shareholders that has been called when the proxy is delivered or at an adjournment of the meeting; and

(B) would not be reportable on a Schedule 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 77b et seq.), as amended, or a comparable or successor report.
Tex. Estates Code § 1156.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1156 / Section 1156.052
§ 1156.052. ALLOWANCE FOR WARD'S SPOUSE, MINOR CHILDREN, OR INCAPACITATED ADULT CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 1156.051 and on application to the court, the court may order the guardian of the estate of a ward to spend money from the ward's estate for the education and maintenance of the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children.

(b) In determining whether to order the expenditure of money from a ward's estate for the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children, as appropriate, under this section, the court shall consider:

(1) the circumstances of the ward, the ward's spouse, and the ward's minor children and incapacitated adult children;

(2) the ability and duty of the ward's spouse to support himself or herself and the ward's minor children or incapacitated adult children;

(3) the size of the ward's estate;

(4) a beneficial interest the ward or the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children have in a trust; and

(5) an existing estate plan, including a trust or will, that provides a benefit to the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children.

(c) A person who makes an application to the court under this section shall send notice of the application by a qualified delivery method to all interested persons.

(d) Copies of the notices sent under Subsection (c) must be filed with the court with a copy of the proof of delivery receipt for each notice sent.
Tex. Government Code § 662.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.054
§ 662.054. TEXAS ADOPTION DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Saturday before Thanksgiving Day of each year is Texas Adoption Day to celebrate and encourage adoption, adoptive families, and adoption workers in Texas.

(b) Texas Adoption Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities that encourage participation in and raise awareness about the adoption process and that honor adoptive families and adoption workers in Texas.

(c) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall create a statewide awareness campaign to promote Texas Adoption Day and shall coordinate ceremonies and activities held throughout the state.
Tex. Estates Code § 205.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 205 / Section 205.002
§ 205.002. AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An affidavit filed under Section 205.001 must:

(1) be sworn to by:

(A) two disinterested witnesses;

(B) each distributee of the estate who has legal capacity; and

(C) if warranted by the facts, the natural guardian or next of kin of any minor distributee or the guardian of any other incapacitated distributee;

(2) show the existence of the conditions prescribed by Sections 205.001(1), (2), and (3); and

(3) include:

(A) a list of all known estate assets and liabilities;

(B) the name and address of each distributee; and

(C) the relevant family history facts concerning heirship that show each distributee's right to receive estate money or other property or to have any evidence of money, property, or other right of the estate as is determined to exist transferred to the distributee as an heir or assignee.

(b) A list of all known estate assets under Subsection (a)(3)(A) must indicate which assets the applicant claims are exempt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8212.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8212 / Section 8212.151
§ 8212.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.031
§ 533A.031. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Elderly resident" means a person 65 years of age or older residing in a department facility.

(2) "ICF-IID and related waiver programs" includes ICF-IID Section 1915(c) waiver programs, home and community-based services, Texas home living waiver services, or another Medicaid program serving persons with an intellectual disability.

(3) "Qualified service provider" means an entity that meets requirements for service providers established by the executive commissioner.

(4) "Section 1915(c) waiver program" means a federally funded Medicaid program of the state that is authorized under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.265 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.265
§ 2301.265. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

Obtaining a license under this chapter constitutes doing business in this state. A license holder who fails to designate an agent for service of process is considered to have designated the secretary of state as the agent for receipt of service of process.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.008
§ 395.008. AVAILABILITY OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A project that is funded from a grant under the program and that would generate marketable emissions reduction credits under a state or federal emissions reduction credit averaging, banking, or trading program is not eligible for funding under the program unless:

(1) the project includes the transfer of the credits, or the reductions that would otherwise be marketable credits, to the commission and, if applicable, the state implementation plan; and

(2) the credits or reductions, as applicable, are permanently retired.

(b) An emissions reduction generated by a purchase or lease under this chapter may be used to demonstrate conformity with the state implementation plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.002
§ 651.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Funeral Service Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2031.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.006
§ 9034.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.071 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.071
§ 78.071. ANNUAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Crosby County shall establish a regular time once every calendar year to review petitions for excluding land from the district.

(b) The Commissioners Court of Crosby County shall publish notice of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district. The first publication shall appear at least 15 days and not more than 40 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) The notice shall advise all persons eligible to sign a petition under this chapter of their right to present petitions for exclusions and offer evidence in support of the petition and their right to contest any proposed exclusions based on either a petition or the court's own conclusions.

(d) A person eligible to sign a petition under this chapter within the district may file a petition with the commissioners court requesting that land be excluded from the district. A petition for exclusion shall be filed with the court at least 10 days before the date of the hearing and shall state clearly the reasons why the land will not benefit from inclusion in the district.

(e) After considering all evidence presented to it, if the commissioners court finds that the land described in a petition for exclusion does not benefit from inclusion in the district, the court shall declare the land excluded and shall redefine the boundaries of the district accordingly.

(f) The owner of the excluded land is not exempt from liability for any amounts due to the district prior to exclusion of the land.

(g) Land excluded from the district under this section may be included in the district at a later time after petition, notice, and hearing as provided in this section for exclusion of land from the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 103.0024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 103 / Section 103.0024
§ 103.0024. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the council until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the council;

(2) the programs operated by the council;

(3) the role and functions of the council;

(4) the rules of the council;

(5) the current budget for the council;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the council;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the council or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the council is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.255
§ 1501.255. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may not adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter until the governing body gives notice of the time it proposes to adopt the ordinance.

(b) The notice must be published in at least two issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, with the first publication being not less than 14 days before the date the governing body proposes to adopt the ordinance.
Tex. Estates Code § 1051.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.104
§ 1051.104. NOTICE BY APPLICANT FOR GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The person filing an application for guardianship shall send a copy of the application and a notice containing the information required in the citation issued under Section 1051.102 by a qualified delivery method to the following persons, if their whereabouts are known or can be reasonably ascertained:

(1) each adult child of the proposed ward;

(2) each adult sibling of the proposed ward;

(3) the administrator of a nursing home facility or similar facility in which the proposed ward resides;

(4) the operator of a residential facility in which the proposed ward resides;

(5) a person whom the applicant knows to hold a power of attorney signed by the proposed ward;

(6) a person designated to serve as guardian of the proposed ward by a written declaration under Subchapter E, Chapter 1104, if the applicant knows of the existence of the declaration;

(7) a person designated to serve as guardian of the proposed ward in the probated will of the last surviving parent of the proposed ward;

(8) a person designated to serve as guardian of the proposed ward by a written declaration of the proposed ward's last surviving parent, if the declarant is deceased and the applicant knows of the existence of the declaration; and

(9) each adult named in the application as an "other living relative" of the proposed ward within the third degree by consanguinity, as required by Section 1101.001(b)(11) or (13), if the proposed ward's spouse and each of the proposed ward's parents, adult siblings, and adult children are deceased or there is no spouse, parent, adult sibling, or adult child.

(b) The applicant shall file with the court:

(1) a copy of any notice required by Subsection (a) and the return receipts or other proofs of delivery of the notice; and

(2) an affidavit sworn to by the applicant or the applicant's attorney stating:

(A) that the notice was sent as required by Subsection (a); and

(B) the name of each person to whom the notice was sent, if the person's name is not shown on the return receipt or other proof of delivery.

(c) Failure of the applicant to comply with Subsections (a)(2)-(9) does not affect the validity of a guardianship created under this title.

(d) Notice required by Subsection (a) to a relative of the proposed ward described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) must contain a statement notifying the relative that, if a guardianship is created for the proposed ward, the relative must elect in writing in order to receive notice about the ward under Section 1151.056.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0304
§ 7928A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.305
§ 1072.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets belonging to the district to Runnels County or another governmental entity in Runnels County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts of the district until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the district makes a transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or governmental entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer. The district is dissolved at the time of the transfer.

(c) If the district administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.