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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0005
§ 9075.0005. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.119 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.119
§ 142.119. EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may not be construed as repealing any existing benefit provided by statute or ordinance concerning firefighters' compensation, pensions, retirement plans, hours of work, conditions of employment, or other emoluments, except as expressly provided in a ratified meet and confer agreement. This subchapter is in addition to the benefits provided by existing statutes and ordinances.
Tex. Insurance Code § 223.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223 / Section 223.008
§ 223.008. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the comptroller, as appropriate, may adopt fair and reasonable rules, minimum standards, and limitations as appropriate to augment and implement this chapter.

(b) This section does not affect the comptroller's general authority to adopt rules to promote the efficient administration, collection, enforcement, and reporting of taxes under this code or another insurance law of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 565.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 565 / Section 565.003
§ 565.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter applies only to insurance policies issued and delivered by an insurer in this state.

(b) This chapter does not require the filing of rates for any line, type of insurer, or type of insurance business that is not specifically required by statute to file rates with the department.

(c) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) fidelity, guaranty, and surety bonds; or

(2) crop insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8490.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8490 / Section 8490.0205
§ 8490.0205. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the acreage requirement under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may define areas or designate certain property of the district as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defined area may include a noncontiguous tract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.109
§ 3903.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 468.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 468 / Section 468.051
§ 468.051. PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

In administering human services programs as required by Section 1001.073, the Department of State Health Services shall:

(1) administer, coordinate, and contract for the delivery of programs designed to prevent the use of methamphetamine among students enrolled in a public or private school in this state; and

(2) provide education to appropriate school personnel and parents of school-age children on identifying and helping children who use methamphetamine or who are exposed to chemicals and other hazardous materials used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0038
§ 712.0038. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A certificate of authority issued under this chapter may not be transferred or assigned.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.157
§ 8109.157. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.060
§ 887.060. ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than April 1 of each year, an association shall file with the department a sworn statement of the association's condition on the preceding December 31.

(b) A statement under this section must be on a form provided by the department for that purpose and include a complete account of:

(1) the association's real and contingent assets;

(2) the association's liabilities; and

(3) income to and disbursements from the association's mortuary and expense funds during the year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.256 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.256
§ 366.256. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Actions of an authority are the actions of its board and may be evidenced in any legal manner, including a board resolution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.305
§ 2303.305. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER; INJUNCTION; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may issue a cease and desist order as necessary to enforce this chapter if the executive director determines that the action is necessary to prevent a violation of this chapter and to protect public health and safety.

(b) The attorney general or executive director may institute an action for an injunction or a civil penalty under this chapter as provided by Section 51.352.
Tex. Government Code § 72.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.032
§ 72.032. BEST PRACTICES EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The director shall make available to courts information concerning best practices for addressing the needs of persons with mental illness in the court system, including the use of the preferred terms and phrases provided by Section 392.002.
Tex. Government Code § 501.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.015
§ 501.015. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH CLOTHING AND MONEY; BURIAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) When an inmate is discharged or is released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the department shall provide the inmate with:

(1) suitable civilian clothing;

(2) money held in the inmate's trust account by the director;

(3) cash, in an amount and in the manner described by Subsection (b); and

(4) a personal identification certificate obtained under Section 501.0165, if available.

(b) When an inmate is released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the inmate is entitled to receive $100 from the department and transportation at the expense of the department to the location at which the inmate is required to report to a parole officer by the parole division. The inmate shall receive $50 on release from the institution and $50 on initially reporting to a parole officer at the location at which the inmate is required to report to a parole officer. If an inmate is released and is not required by the parole division to report to a parole officer or is authorized by the parole division to report to a location outside this state, the department shall provide the inmate with $100 and, at the expense of the department, transportation to:

(1) the location of the inmate's residence, if the residence is in this state; or

(2) a transit point determined appropriate by the department, if the inmate's residence is outside this state or the inmate is required by the parole division to report to a location outside this state.

(c) The department may spend not more than $200 to defray the costs of transportation or other expenses related to the burial of an inmate who dies while confined in a facility operated by the institutional division.

(d) The department shall provide the comptroller with funds sufficient to maintain not less than $100,000 in a bank or banks in this state for the purpose of making prompt payments to inmates required by Subsection (b). Funds maintained in a bank under this subsection must be secured by bonds or other securities approved by the attorney general.

(e) A bank that maintains funds described by Subsection (b) shall make a weekly report to the comptroller on the condition of the funds.

(f) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to an inmate who on discharge or release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon is transferred from the custody of the institutional division to a state jail felony facility or who is subject to a felony detainer and is released to the custody of another jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.110
§ 451.110.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.110. PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and by Subchapter Q, a board may not contract for the construction of an improvement or the purchase of any property, except through competitive bidding after notice of the contract proposal. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the authority is located at least once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date set for receiving the bids. The first notice must be published at least 15 days before the date set for receiving bids.

(b) The board may adopt rules on:

(1) the taking of bids;

(2) the awarding of contracts; and

(3) the waiver of the competitive bidding requirement:

(A) if there is an emergency;

(B) if there is only one source for the purchase; or

(C) except for a contract for construction of an improvement on real property, if:

(i) competitive bidding is inappropriate because the procurement requires design by the supplier and if competitive negotiation, with proposals solicited from an adequate number of qualified sources, will permit reasonable competition consistent with the procurement; or

(ii) it is ascertained after solicitation that there will be only one bidder.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a contract for:

(1) $100,000 or less;

(2) the purchase of real property;

(3) personal or professional services; or

(4) the acquisition of an existing transit system.
Tex. Government Code § 24.626 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.626
§ 24.626.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.626. 318TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). The 318th Judicial District is composed of Midland County.
Tex. Tax Code § 113.009 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.009
§ 113.009. FILING OF TAX LIEN RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax lien release shall be filed in the office of the county clerk in the manner that other releases are filed. On the filing of a release, the county clerk shall release the state tax lien filed with the clerk in accordance with the regulations of the clerk's office.

(b) The county clerk may send the comptroller a statement of the customary fee due for the filing and indexing of the release of the tax lien notice, and the comptroller may pay the fee charged. The comptroller may collect the amount of the fee paid under this subsection by the comptroller from the taxpayer against whom the lien was filed.

(c) A state tax lien filed under this chapter may not be released fully until the taxpayer pays all other taxes, penalties, interest, fees, or sums that the taxpayer owes the state and that are administered or collected by the comptroller.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.351
§ 1603.351. MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS; DISTANCE EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prescribe the minimum curriculum, including the subjects and the number of hours in each subject, taught by a licensed school.

(a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may adopt rules to:

(1) authorize a licensed school to account for any hours of instruction completed under this chapter on the basis of clock hours or credit hours; and

(2) establish standards for determining the equivalency and conversion of clock hours to credit hours and credit hours to clock hours.

(b) The commission may adopt rules allowing distance education only for the theory portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school.

(c) Distance education does not satisfy the requirements of the practical portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.004
§ 232.004. BOND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioners court requires the owner of the tract to execute a bond, the owner must do so before subdividing the tract unless an alternative financial guarantee is provided under Section 232.0045. The bond must:

(1) be payable to the county judge of the county in which the subdivision will be located or to the judge's successors in office;

(2) be in an amount determined by the commissioners court to be adequate to ensure proper construction of the roads and streets in and drainage requirements for the subdivision, but not to exceed the estimated cost of construction of the roads, streets, and drainage requirements;

(3) be executed with sureties as may be approved by the court;

(4) be executed by a company authorized to do business as a surety in this state if the court requires a surety bond executed by a corporate surety; and

(5) be conditioned that the roads and streets and the drainage requirements for the subdivision will be constructed:

(A) in accordance with the specifications adopted by the court; and

(B) within a reasonable time set by the court.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.266 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.266
§ 58.266. SHARING OR RESALE OF NETWORK SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A private network service may be used by and shared among the entities described by Section 58.253(a) but may not be otherwise shared or resold to other customers.

(b) A service provided under this subchapter may not be required to be resold to another customer at a rate provided by this subchapter.

(c) This section does not prohibit an otherwise permitted resale of another service that an electing company may offer through the use of the same facilities used to provide a private network service offered under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 608.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 608 / Section 608.005
§ 608.005. PAYMENT TO DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR OR DISBURSING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) When the payroll of a state department is presented to the comptroller for payment, the comptroller shall pay to the department administrator the full amount deducted from the department's payroll for the payroll period to purchase savings bonds on behalf of department officers and employees.

(b) When the payroll of a political subdivision is presented to the disbursing officer for payment, the disbursing officer shall pay to the disbursing officer the full amount deducted from the political subdivision's payroll for the payroll period to purchase savings bonds on behalf of officers and employees of the political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.153
§ 1077.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 36-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.004
§ 1042.004. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 855.310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.310
§ 855.310. INTEREST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount in the interest fund must accurately reflect the determination and allocation of net investment income or loss.

(b) The retirement system shall determine net investment income or loss annually as of December 31 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall allocate that amount each year in accordance with Section 855.317.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0112
§ 5012.0112. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
Tex. Government Code § 24.514 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.514
§ 24.514.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.514. 369TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, CHEROKEE, AND LEON COUNTIES). The 369th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Cherokee, and Leon counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.158
§ 3846.158. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SALES AND USE TAX OR TAX CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The adoption of a sales and use tax rate or a change in the sales and use tax rate takes effect after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 426.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 426 / Section 426.003
§ 426.003. MAINTENANCE OF RESERVES; NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a workers' compensation insurance company's reserves are determined under this chapter to be:

(1) inadequate, the commissioner shall notify the company and require the company to establish and maintain reasonable additional reserves; or

(2) unreasonably large, the commissioner shall notify the company and require the company to reduce the amount of reserves to a reasonable amount.

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date of notification of noncompliance under Subsection (a), the company shall:

(1) restore compliance as required by Subsection (a); and

(2) file a statement of restored compliance, accompanied by any documentation required by the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0027
§ 300A.0027. DISTRICT FINANCES.
Status: in_force

Subchapter F, Chapter 287, other than Sections 287.129 and 287.130, applies to the district in the same manner that those provisions apply to a health services district created under Chapter 287. This section does not authorize the district to issue bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01401
§ 30.01401. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Richardson.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.263 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.263
§ 1473.263. AUTHORITY FOR PARKING FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of the county may construct, enlarge, furnish, equip, and operate a parking facility in the vicinity of a coliseum or auditorium if the court finds the action to be in the best interest of the county and the county's residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.060
§ 1035.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.301
§ 2261.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "State agency employee" includes an independent contractor who contracts with a state agency to perform work or provide a service.

(2) "Surveillance" means monitoring, investigating, tracking, or collecting information about an individual without the individual's express or contractual authorization, including physical surveillance, electronic tracking, and data mining. The term does not include collecting information that is publicly available or available to the public through a subscription service.

(3) "Undue influence" means an improper use of power, position, or information to manipulate a decision-making process, including the use of private or confidential information for personal or organizational gain.
Tex. Education Code § 33.206 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.206
§ 33.206. COMPLIANCE; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, a school shall make available to the public proof of compliance for each person enrolled in, employed by, or volunteering for the school who is required to receive safety training described by Section 33.202.

(b) The superintendent of a school district or the director of a school subject to this subchapter shall maintain complete and accurate records of the district's or school's compliance with Section 33.202.

(c) A school campus that is determined by the school's superintendent or director to be out of compliance with Section 33.202, 33.204, or 33.205 with regard to University Interscholastic League activities shall be subject to the range of penalties determined by the University Interscholastic League.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.113 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.113
§ 382.113. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 381.002, a municipality has the powers and rights as are otherwise vested by law in the municipality to:

(1) abate a nuisance; and

(2) enact and enforce an ordinance for the control and abatement of air pollution, or any other ordinance, not inconsistent with this chapter or the commission's rules or orders.

(b) An ordinance enacted by a municipality must be consistent with this chapter and the commission's rules and orders and may not make unlawful a condition or act approved or authorized under this chapter or the commission's rules or orders.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.110 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.110
§ 404.110. APPLICABILITY TO PUBLIC COUNSEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Confidentiality requirements applicable to examination reports and to the commissioner of insurance under Sections 401.058, 401.105, 401.106, 441.201, and 501.158, Insurance Code, as applicable, and Section 404.111, apply to the public counsel.

(b) An employee of the office may not be compelled to disclose information communicated to the employee by a claimant on any matter relating to the claimant's claim. This subsection does not prohibit or alter the office's duty to notify and cooperate with appropriate law enforcement authorities under Section 404.1015(c).