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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0201
§ 3942.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.010
§ 2210.010. CERTAIN CONDUCT IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "presiding officer" includes a judge, mediator, arbitrator, appraiser, or panel member.

(b) If a person insured under this chapter is assigned to act as presiding officer to preside over or resolve a dispute involving the association and another person insured under this chapter, the presiding officer shall, not later than the seventh day after the date of assignment, give written notice to the association and to each other party to the dispute, or the association's or other party's attorney, that the presiding officer is insured under this chapter.

(c) In a proceeding with respect to which the commissioner has authority to designate the presiding officer, the association or other party that receives notice under Subsection (b) may file with the commissioner a written objection to the assignment of the presiding officer to the dispute. The written objection must contain the factual basis on which the association or other party objects to the assignment.

(d) The commissioner shall assign a different presiding officer to the dispute if, after reviewing the objection filed under Subsection (c), the commissioner determines that the presiding officer originally assigned to the dispute has a direct financial or personal interest in the outcome of the dispute.

(e) The association or another party must file an objection under Subsection (c) not later than the earlier of:

(1) the seventh day after the date the association or other party receives actual notice that the presiding officer is insured under this chapter; or

(2) the seventh day before the date of the first proceeding concerning the dispute.

(f) The commissioner may, on a showing of good cause, extend the deadline to file an objection under Subsection (e).
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.053
§ 32.053. ABILITY OF CERTAIN RIVER AUTHORITY AFFILIATES TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a corporation that:

(1) sells electricity exclusively at wholesale, and not to ultimate consumers;

(2) is authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code; and

(3) acts on behalf of a river authority.

(b) Notwithstanding a river authority's enabling legislation or Chapter 152, Water Code, a corporation may:

(1) acquire, finance, construct, rebuild, repower, operate, or sell a facility directly related to the generation of electricity;

(2) sell, at wholesale only, the output of the facility to a purchaser, other than an ultimate consumer, at any location in this state; and

(3) purchase and sell electricity, at wholesale only, to a purchaser, other than an ultimate consumer, at any location in this state.

(c) This subchapter does not prevent a corporation from purchasing transmission and related services from a river authority.

(d) Except as provided by this section, the development, financing, ownership, and operation of a facility by a corporation is subject to all other applicable laws.

(e) The property, gross receipts, and income of a corporation acting on behalf of a river authority under this section are subject to, and the corporation shall pay, taxes and assessments of the federal government, this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a taxing district of this state on the same basis as an exempt wholesale generator.

(f) The proceeds from the sale of bonds or other obligations the interest on which is exempt from taxation and that are issued by a corporation or river authority subject to this section, other than a bond or obligation available to an investor-owned utility or exempt wholesale generator, may not be used by the corporation to finance the construction or acquisition of or the rebuilding or repowering of a facility for the generation of electricity by the corporation.

(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the board of directors of a river authority may sell, lease, loan, or otherwise transfer some, all, or substantially all of the electric generation property of the river authority to a nonprofit corporation authorized under this section or Chapter 152, Water Code. The property transfer shall be made under terms and conditions approved by the board of directors of the river authority.

(h) Subsections (a)-(f) do not apply to a corporation created under Chapter 152, Water Code, to serve an area described in Section 32.052.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976A / Section 7976A.0401
§ 7976A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7976A.0403.

(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 the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8018A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8018A / Section 8018A.0105
§ 8018A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.154
§ 1104.154. COMPETENCY OF APPRAISERS.
Status: in_force

Before making an assignment to an appraiser, an appraisal management company must verify that the appraiser receiving the assignment satisfies each provision of the competency rule of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice for the appraisal being assigned.
Tex. Government Code § 441.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.025
§ 441.025. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

(2) "Court document" means any instrument, document, paper, or other record filed with, otherwise presented to, or produced by a court in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.353 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.353
§ 3833.353. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 3833.452, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.112
§ 8801.112. ADOPTION OF DISTRICT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a hearing to consider a plan formulated under Section 8801.111.

(b) After the hearing, the board shall:

(1) make any changes it considers necessary according to evidence and material presented at the hearing; and

(2) adopt the plan.

(c) The board may amend or repeal a plan adopted under this section and may adopt a new plan as provided by this section for the adoption of the original plan.

(d) An adopted plan remains in effect until a new plan is adopted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8254.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8254 / Section 8254.106
§ 8254.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Government Code § 854.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.003
§ 854.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (d), the effective date of a member's service retirement is the date the member designates at the time the member applies for retirement under Section 854.101, but the date must be the last day of a calendar month and may not precede the date the member terminates employment with all participating municipalities.

(b) If a member dies before retirement and an annuity becomes payable under Section 854.105, the member is considered to have retired on the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which death occurred, except as provided by Subsection (e).

(c) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (d), the effective date of a member's disability retirement is the date designated on the application for retirement filed by or for the member as provided by Section 854.301, but the date must be the last day of a calendar month and may not precede the date the member terminates employment with all participating municipalities.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, each distribution of a benefit under this subtitle must be determined and made in accordance with Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, including the minimum incidental death benefit requirements of Section 401(a)(9)(G) of that code. The board of trustees may adopt rules it determines necessary to comply with the distribution requirements, including rules under which a person is considered to have retired as a result of those requirements.

(e) If the person who is eligible to receive an annuity under Subsection (b) is the member's surviving spouse, the person may elect, by notifying the retirement system not later than the 180th day after the date of the member's death, to leave the member's accumulated contributions on deposit with the retirement system until the date the member would have been eligible for service retirement. If a surviving spouse makes an election under this subsection, the deceased member is considered to have retired on the last day of the month in which the member would have attained an age for service retirement eligibility. An election under this subsection is revocable before the payment of the first annuity payment by filing a written application approved by the board of trustees to receive the member's accumulated contributions.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.065
§ 2267.065. PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapters 2155, 2156, and 2166, any interpretations, rules, or guidelines of the comptroller and the Texas Facilities Commission, and interpretations, rules, or guidelines developed under Chapter 2262 do not apply to a qualifying project under this chapter.

(b) A responsible governmental entity may enter into a comprehensive agreement only in accordance with guidelines that require the contracting person to design and construct the qualifying project in accordance with procedures that do not materially conflict with those specified in:

(1) Subchapter G, Chapter 2269, for facilities projects described by Section 2269.302; or

(2) Subchapter H, Chapter 2269, for civil works projects as defined by Section 2269.351.

(c) This chapter does not authorize a responsible governmental entity or a contracting person to obtain professional services through any process except in accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter 2254.

(d) Identified team members, including the architect, engineer, or builder, may not be substituted or replaced once a project is approved and an interim or comprehensive agreement is executed without the written approval of the responsible governmental entity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.011
§ 552.011. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

A municipality that owns its water system may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn private property located inside or outside the municipal limits to acquire rights-of-way for digging or excavating canals or for laying water mains or other pipelines to bring water into the municipality for public use.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.122
§ 287.122. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the financial condition of the district.

(b) A copy of the audit must be provided to:

(1) each county and hospital district that created and contracted with the district;

(2) each state and federal agency with which the district contracts; and

(3) each other entity that contributes substantial funds to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.304
§ 54A.304. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge of each administrative judicial region, after conferring with the judges of courts to which this subchapter applies in the region, shall determine whether those courts require the appointment of a full-time or part-time associate judge to assist the courts with conducting:

(1) guardianship proceedings, including with conducting annual reviews of guardianships; or

(2) protective services proceedings.

(b) If the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region determines the courts described by Subsection (a) require the appointment of an associate judge, the presiding judge shall appoint an associate judge from a list of applicants who submit an application to the office of court administration and meet the qualifications prescribed by Section 54A.305. Before making the appointment, the presiding judge must provide the list to each judge of a court from which guardianship proceedings or protective services proceedings will be referred to the associate judge. Each of those judges and the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts may recommend to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region one or more of the listed applicants for appointment.

(c) Before reappointing an associate judge appointed under Subsection (b), a presiding judge of an administrative judicial region must notify each judge of a court from which guardianship proceedings or protective services proceedings will be referred to the associate judge of the presiding judge's intent to reappoint the associate judge for another term. Each of those judges and the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts may submit to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region a recommendation on whether the associate judge should be reappointed.

(d) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter serves the courts to which this subchapter applies in the administrative judicial region that are specified by the appointing presiding judge. Two or more presiding judges of administrative judicial regions may jointly appoint one or more associate judges under this subchapter to serve specified courts to which this subchapter applies in the presiding judges' regions.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.051
§ 191.051. IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee is the legal custodian of all items described in this chapter that have been recovered and retained by the State of Texas.

(b) The committee shall:

(1) maintain an inventory of the items recovered and retained by the State of Texas, showing the description and depository of them;

(2) determine the site of and designate landmarks and remove from the designation certain sites, as provided in Subchapter D of this chapter;

(3) contract or otherwise provide for discovery operations and scientific investigations under the provisions of Section 191.053 of this code;

(4) consider the requests for and issue the permits provided for in Section 191.054 of this code;

(5) prepare and make available to the general public and appropriate state agencies and political subdivisions information of consumer interest describing the functions of the committee and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the committee; and

(6) protect and preserve the archeological and historical resources of Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0201
§ 382.0201. PROHIBITION ON COMMISSION RULE RELATING TO EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL DISINFECTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hospital or medical disinfectant" means an antimicrobial product that is registered with and meets the performance standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sections 136, 136a).

(b) Except as specifically required to comply with federal law or regulation, the commission may not adopt a rule that lessens the efficacy of a hospital or medical disinfectant in killing or inactivating agents of an infectious disease, including a rule restricting volatile organic compound content of or emissions from the disinfectant.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.104
§ 1161.104. PROCEDURE FOR INVESTING IN INSURANCE OR ANNUITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the guardian of the estate may invest in life, term, or endowment insurance policies, in annuity contracts, or in both, the guardian must first apply to the court for an order that authorizes the investment.

(b) The application must include a report that shows:

(1) in detail the estate's financial condition on the date the application is filed;

(2) the name and address of the authorized life insurance company from which the insurance policy or annuity contract is to be purchased and that:

(A) the company is licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance to transact that business in this state on the date the application is filed; or

(B) the policy or contract is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs;

(3) a statement of:

(A) the face amount and plan of the insurance policy sought to be purchased; and

(B) the amount, frequency, and duration of the annuity payments to be provided by the annuity contract sought to be purchased;

(4) a statement of the amount, frequency, and duration of the premiums required by the insurance policy or annuity contract; and

(5) a statement of the cash value of the insurance policy or annuity contract at the policy's or contract's anniversary nearest the ward's 21st birthday, assuming that all premiums to the anniversary are paid and that there is no indebtedness against the policy or contract incurred in accordance with its terms.

(c) If satisfied by the application and the evidence presented at the hearing that it is in the ward's interests to grant the application, the court shall enter an order granting the application.
Tex. Labor Code § 417.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 417 / Section 417.002
§ 417.002. RECOVERY IN THIRD-PARTY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The net amount recovered by a claimant in a third-party action shall be used to reimburse the insurance carrier for benefits, including medical benefits, that have been paid for the compensable injury.

(b) Any amount recovered that exceeds the amount of the reimbursement required under Subsection (a) shall be treated as an advance against future benefits, including medical benefits, that the claimant is entitled to receive under this subtitle.

(c) If the advance under Subsection (b) is adequate to cover all future benefits, the insurance carrier is not required to resume the payment of benefits. If the advance is insufficient, the insurance carrier shall resume the payment of benefits when the advance is exhausted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.057
§ 5002.057. BOND.
Status: in_force

As a qualification for office, a commissioner must post a bond in the amount of $10,000 that is:

(1) executed by the commissioner and by two solvent sureties or by a surety company authorized to do business in this state; and

(2) approved by the county judge of Brazoria County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.203
§ 541.203. ISSUANCE OF INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may issue an appropriate temporary or permanent injunction.

(b) The court shall issue the injunction without bond.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.356 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.356
§ 18B.356.
Status: in_force

Art. 18B.356. WARRANT ISSUED IN THIS STATE: COMPLIANCE WITH WARRANT. (a) A district judge shall indicate in a warrant issued under Article 18A.354 that the deadline for compliance by the provider of an electronic communications service or the provider of a remote computing service is the 15th business day after the date the warrant is served if the warrant is to be served on a domestic entity or a company or entity otherwise doing business in this state, except that the deadline for compliance with a warrant served in accordance with Section 5.251, Business Organizations Code, may be extended to a date that is not later than the 30th day after the date the warrant is served.

(b) The judge may indicate in the warrant that the deadline for compliance is earlier than the 15th business day after the date the warrant is served if the authorized peace officer who applies for the warrant makes a showing and the judge finds that failure to comply with the warrant by the earlier deadline would cause serious jeopardy to an investigation, cause undue delay of a trial, or create a material risk of:

(1) danger to the life or physical safety of any person;

(2) flight from prosecution;

(3) the tampering with or destruction of evidence; or

(4) intimidation of potential witnesses.

(c) The service provider shall produce all electronic customer data, contents of communications, and other information sought, regardless of where the information is held and within the period allowed for compliance with the warrant, as provided by Subsection (a) or (b).

(d) A court may find any designated officer, designated director, or designated owner of a company or entity in contempt of court if the person by act or omission is responsible for the failure of the company or entity to comply with the warrant within the period allowed for compliance.

(e) The failure of a company or entity to timely deliver the information sought in the warrant does not affect the admissibility of that evidence in a criminal proceeding.

(f) On a service provider's compliance with a warrant issued under Article 18B.354, an authorized peace officer shall file a return of the warrant and a copy of the inventory of the seized property as required under Article 18.10.

(g) A provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service responding to a warrant issued under Article 18B.354 may request an extension of the period for compliance with the warrant if extenuating circumstances exist to justify the extension. The district judge shall grant a request for an extension based on those circumstances if:

(1) the authorized peace officer who applied for the warrant or another appropriate authorized peace officer agrees to the extension; or

(2) the district judge finds that the need for the extension outweighs the likelihood that the extension will cause an adverse circumstance described by Subsection (b).