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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0203
§ 3988.0203. APPOINTING COMMITTEE; INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointing committee shall appoint directors to the initial board. The appointing committee is composed of:

(1) the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department;

(2) the executive director of the Texas Historical Commission;

(3) the executive director of the Texas State Preservation Board;

(4) the mayor of the city;

(5) the Texas director of the Nature Conservancy;

(6) the executive director of Preservation Texas; and

(7) the executive director of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.

(b) The appointing committee shall solicit applications for initial board member positions from residents of the district and appoint the initial board not later than October 1, 2019.

(c) Three initial directors serve four-year terms and two initial directors serve two-year terms. The initial directors shall draw lots to determine which directors serve four-year terms and which serve two-year terms.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7835 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7835
§ 7835. DIRECTOR'S BOND AND OATH.
Status: in_force

Within ten days after their appointment or election, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the directors shall each make a good and sufficient bond for five thousand dollars payable to their district, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties, to be approved by the commissioners court of the county in which the director resides, and such bond and a copy of the order approving same shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the largest part of the district is situated. Such clerk shall record and index the same in the deed records in the manner provided for recording and indexing deeds. Each director shall take the official oath before the county clerk of the county in which the director resides. All bonds and oaths shall be delivered by said clerks to the district depository and be by it safely kept and preserved for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 75.523 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.523
§ 75.523. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The court administrator is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the judges of the courts subject to this subchapter.

(b) The courts shall designate by rule the duties of the court administrator.

(c) To promote uniform and efficient administration of justice, the court administrator shall cooperate with administrative judges and state agencies with duties relating to the operation of the courts.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.201 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.201
§ 21.201. FILING OF COMPLAINT; FORM AND CONTENT; SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful employment practice or the person's agent may file a complaint with the commission.

(b) The complaint must be in writing and made under oath.

(c) The complaint must state:

(1) that an unlawful employment practice has been committed;

(2) the facts on which the complaint is based, including the date, place, and circumstances of the alleged unlawful employment practice; and

(3) facts sufficient to enable the commission to identify the respondent.

(d) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall serve the respondent with a copy of the perfected complaint not later than the 10th day after the date the complaint is filed.

(e) A complaint may be amended to cure technical defects or omissions, including a failure to verify the complaint or to clarify and amplify an allegation made in the complaint.

(f) An amendment to a complaint alleging additional facts that constitute unlawful employment practices relating to or arising from the subject matter of the original complaint relates back to the date the complaint was first received by the commission.

(g) If a perfected complaint is not received by the commission within 180 days of the alleged unlawful employment practice or, for a complaint alleging sexual harassment, within 300 days of the alleged sexual harassment, the commission shall notify the respondent that a complaint has been filed and that the process of perfecting the complaint is in progress.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.155
§ 5002.155. REPLATTING OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may replat land owned by the district in accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter 212, Local Government Code, for the purpose of combining previously platted lots for development.

(b) The municipal authority responsible for approving the plat shall approve a replat requested by the district for the purposes set forth in this section within 60 days following receipt of the application for replat.

(c) The provisions of Subsection (b) do not apply to the replatting of land by the district if the replat creates or proposes municipally owned or municipally maintained public right-of-way or municipally owned or municipally maintained water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure within the property being platted.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.002
§ 62.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a reportable conviction or adjudication occurring on or after September 1, 1970.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the duties imposed on a person required to register under this chapter on the basis of a reportable conviction or adjudication, and the corresponding duties and powers of other entities in relation to the person required to register on the basis of that conviction or adjudication, are not affected by:

(1) an appeal of the conviction or adjudication; or

(2) a pardon of the conviction or adjudication.

(c) If a conviction or adjudication that is the basis of a duty to register under this chapter is set aside on appeal by a court or if the person required to register under this chapter on the basis of a conviction or adjudication receives a pardon on the basis of subsequent proof of innocence, the duties imposed on the person by this chapter and the corresponding duties and powers of other entities in relation to the person are terminated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0402
§ 3975.0402. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.042
§ 252.042. REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Requests for proposals made under Section 252.021 must solicit quotations and must specify the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors.

(b) Discussions in accordance with the terms of a request for proposals and with regulations adopted by the governing body of the municipality may be conducted with offerors who submit proposals and who are determined to be reasonably qualified for the award of the contract. Offerors shall be treated fairly and equally with respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals. To obtain the best final offers, revisions may be permitted after submissions and before the award of the contract.
Tex. Water Code § 58.128 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.128
§ 58.128. EFFECT OF RULES.
Status: in_force

After the required publication, rules adopted by the district under Section 58.127 of this code shall be recognized by the courts as if they were penal ordinances of a city.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1601 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1601
§ 521.1601. DRIVER EDUCATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department may not issue a driver's license to a person who is younger than 25 years of age unless the person submits to the department a driver education certificate issued under Chapter 1001, Education Code, that states that the person has completed and passed:

(1) a driver education and traffic safety course conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section 1001.002, Education Code, or a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 1001, Education Code; or

(2) if the person is 18 years of age or older, a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code.

(b) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid driver's license issued by another state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.702 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.702
§ 1153.702. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual, firm, or corporation who violates a final order issued under this chapter is liable to the state in a civil action for a penalty of not more than:

(1) $250; or

(2) $1,000, if the court finds the violation to be wilful.

(b) The penalty provided by this section is in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0305
§ 7986A.0305. 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. Human Resources Code § 161.252 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.252
§ 161.252. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON AGING ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

The Legislative Committee on Aging is established to:

(1) study issues relating to the aging population of Texas, including issues related to the health care, income, transportation, housing, education, and employment needs of that population; and

(2) make recommendations to address those issues.
Tex. Education Code § 21.056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.056
§ 21.056. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall provide for a certified educator to qualify for additional certification to teach at a grade level or in a subject area not covered by the educator's certificate upon satisfactory completion of an examination or other assessment of the educator's qualification.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 154.205 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 154 / Section 154.205
§ 154.205. RATIFICATION OF VOID OR VOIDABLE ACTS OR TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any act or transaction taken by or with respect to a partnership under this code or a partnership agreement that is void or voidable when taken may be ratified, and the failure to comply with any requirements of the partnership agreement which caused the act or transaction to be void or voidable may be waived, in accordance with this section.

(b) An act or transaction may be ratified or waived, as applicable, with the approval of the partners or other persons whose approval would be required under the partnership agreement at the time of the ratification or waiver:

(1) for the void or voidable act or transaction to be validly taken; or

(2) to amend the partnership agreement in a manner that would permit the void or voidable act or transaction to be validly taken.

(c) If the void or voidable act or transaction was the issuance or assignment of any partnership interests, the partnership interests purportedly issued or assigned are deemed to have not been issued or assigned for purposes of determining whether the void or voidable act or transaction is ratified or waived under Subsection (b).

(d) Any act or transaction ratified or waived under this section is deemed validly taken at the time the act or transaction occurred.

(e) This section may not be construed to limit the accomplishment of a ratification or waiver of a void or voidable act or transaction by other lawful means.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.103
§ 8383.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.106
§ 3839.106. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) For purposes of this section, the district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1379.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1379 / Section 1379.052
§ 1379.052. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer shall provide benefits for routine patient care costs to an enrollee in connection with a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial if the clinical trial is conducted in relation to the prevention, detection, or treatment of a life-threatening disease or condition and is approved by:

(1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(2) the National Institutes of Health;

(3) the United States Food and Drug Administration;

(4) the United States Department of Defense;

(5) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(6) an institutional review board of an institution in this state that has an agreement with the Office for Human Research Protections of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.110
§ 1116.110. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care. The person may apply to receive this care without cost.

(b) The board or the district administrator shall employ a person to investigate the ability of the patient and any relative liable for the patient's support to pay for the medical and hospital care received by the patient.

(c) If the investigator finds that neither the patient nor those relatives can pay all or part of the patient's care, the expense of this care becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the board shall order the patient or relative to pay to the district treasurer each week an amount specified in the order. The amount must be proportionate to the person's ability to pay.

(e) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the investigator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) determine the question; and

(2) make the proper order based on the board's findings.

(g) A party to the hearing who is not satisfied with the result of the order may appeal to the district court. The appeal is de novo, as that term is used in an appeal from a justice court to a county court.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 102A.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 102A / Section 102A.005
§ 102A.005. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A municipality or county is entitled to receive notice of a claim against it under this chapter not later than three months before the date a claimant files an action under this chapter. The notice must reasonably describe:

(1) the injury claimed; and

(2) the ordinance, order, or rule that is the cause of the injury.
Tex. Family Code § 160.501 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.501
§ 160.501. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, regardless of whether the individual:

(1) voluntarily submits to testing; or

(2) is tested under an order of a court or a support enforcement agency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 86.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 86 / Section 86.051
§ 86.051. AUTHORITY TO BRING ACTION FOR OR PROSECUTE VIOLATION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The department, through the attorney general or an attorney designated by the attorney general, may institute an action relating to or initiate a prosecution for a violation of a law of this state relating to insurance.
Tex. Labor Code § 418.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 418 / Section 418.002
§ 418.002. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage under the workers' compensation insurance laws of this state or to avoid payment of premiums due for that coverage, for himself or another, knowingly or intentionally:

(1) makes a false statement;

(2) misrepresents or conceals a material fact; or

(3) makes a false entry in, fabricates, alters, conceals, or destroys a document other than a governmental record.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is:

(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of premium avoided is less than $2,500; and

(2) a state jail felony if the amount of the premium avoided is $2,500 or more.

(c) The court may order a person to pay restitution to an insurance company, including the Texas Mutual Insurance Company, if the person commits an offense under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 74.752 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.752
§ 74.752. MEDICAL SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

The medical school established as a component of the health science center and as a component institution of The University of Texas System under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System is subject to this section. The offices overseeing undergraduate medical education shall be located in Hidalgo County and the offices overseeing graduate medical education shall be located in Cameron County. The board shall ensure that educational programs for first-year and second-year students shall be primarily located in Hidalgo County, and the educational programs for third-year and fourth-year students shall be primarily located in Cameron County; and the educational programs for all medical students shall take full advantage of the existing educational facilities and programs at The University of Texas--Pan American's Edinburg campus or successor campus, The University of Texas at Brownsville campus or successor campus, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Academic Health Center established under Subchapter L, Chapter 74, in Harlingen and Edinburg. Graduate medical education programs and activities shall be conducted throughout the region.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.052
§ 1704.052. DISCRETIONARY CREATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

A board may be created in a county with a population of less than 110,000 if:

(1) a majority of the persons who would serve as members of the board under Section 1704.053, or who would designate the persons who would serve as members of the board, determine to create a board; and

(2) the commissioners court approves the creation of the board by a majority vote.
Tex. Government Code § 809A.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.101
§ 809A.101. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 5 of each year, each state governmental entity shall file a publicly available report with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general that:

(1) identifies all securities sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn in compliance with Section 809A.054;

(2) identifies all prohibited investments under Section 809A.057; and

(3) summarizes any changes made under Section 809A.055.
Tex. Government Code § 432.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.064
§ 432.064. SESSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after the service of charges that have been referred for trial to a court-martial composed of a military judge and members, the military judge, subject to Section 432.056, may call the court into session without the presence of the members for the purpose of:

(1) hearing and determining motions raising defenses or objections that are capable of determination without trial of the issues raised by a plea of not guilty;

(2) hearing and ruling on matters that may be ruled on by the military judge under this chapter, whether or not the matter is appropriate for later consideration or decision by the members of the court;

(3) holding the arraignment and receiving the pleas of the accused if permitted by regulations of the governor; and

(4) performing any other procedural function that may be performed by the military judge under this chapter or under rules prescribed pursuant to Section 432.061 and that does not require the presence of the members of the court.

(b) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, and the trial counsel and shall be made a part of the record.

(c) When the members of a court-martial deliberate or vote, only the members may be present. All other proceedings, including any other consultation of the members of the court with counsel or the military judge, shall be made a part of the record and shall be in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, the trial counsel, and in cases in which a military judge has been detailed to the court, the military judge.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.0415 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.0415
§ 303.0415. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A member of the board of a corporation or a member of the governing body of a sponsor of a corporation is subject to the same restrictions as a local public official under Chapter 171.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.103
§ 8443.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.