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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8837.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8837 / Section 8837.006
§ 8837.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.

(b) Section 36.121, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.101
§ 8456.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 403.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.031
§ 403.031. GENERAL ACCOUNTING DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall maintain accounts and information as necessary to show the sources of state revenues and the purposes for which expenditures are made and shall provide proper accounting controls to protect state finances.

(b) The comptroller shall maintain a double entry system of bookkeeping.

(c) The comptroller, in consultation with the state auditor and the attorney general, may develop standards and criteria to account for or to reclassify receivables determined to be uncollectible. The standards and criteria developed by the comptroller must comply with generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed or modified by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board or its successors and must provide proper accounting controls to protect state finances. The attorney general shall review and approve the standards and criteria for classification of receivables. Receivables may be reclassified as collectible or uncollectible on a case-by-case basis as determined or approved by the attorney general. The classification of receivables as uncollectible under this subsection does not constitute forgiveness of the debt, and any person indebted to the state remains subject to Section 403.055.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.098 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.098
§ 433.098. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The attorney general at the request of the department may bring a civil action to recover an administrative penalty under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 122.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 122 / Section 122.003
§ 122.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 122.003. HEALTH UNIT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 22,200 TO 22,500. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 22,200 to 22,500 may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the county for:

(1) the creation of a county health unit;

(2) vaccines and medical services required to immunize schoolchildren and indigent persons from communicable diseases; and

(3) medical treatment or hospitalization of indigent persons who are not entitled to treatment or hospitalization under Chapter 61 (Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act).

(b) The commissioners court may pay not more than half of the costs of medical treatment or hospitalization for an indigent person who is not entitled to treatment under Chapter 61 (Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act).

(c) A commissioners court that creates a county health unit under this section shall create a county health unit fund. The proceeds of the tax shall be deposited to the credit of that fund. Amounts in the fund shall be used for the purposes for which the commissioners court may impose a tax under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.105
§ 8382.105. COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT AGREEMENT, ORDINANCE, OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) Any agreement between the district and a municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the district is valid and enforceable.

(c) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of an agreement described by this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.014 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.014
§ 182.014. LIMITATION ON EFFECT OF EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An exempt state trust company shall comply with the home office provisions of Section 182.202.

(b) The grant of an exemption to a state trust company does not affect the state trust company's obligation to pay any corporate franchise tax required by state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0603
§ 3793.0603. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.022
§ 102.022. CHAIRMAN'S DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The chairman of the board may:

(1) administer oaths; and

(2) issue subpoenas for the production of books and papers and the attendance of witnesses.

(b) The chairman of the board may exercise the powers granted under this section to the same extent as a judge of a court of record in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.205
§ 1806.205. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

The executive director may issue a cease and desist order under Section 51.3513 to protect public health and safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8871.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8871 / Section 8871.154
§ 8871.154. PRODUCTION FEE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose reasonable production fees on each well that is not exempt from permitting under Section 8871.103 based on the amount of water actually withdrawn from the well. The district may not impose a production fee under this section in an amount greater than 20 cents per thousand gallons.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0091
§ 25.0091. ATASCOSA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Atascosa County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Atascosa County.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.0611 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0611
§ 111.0611. PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT TAX EVASION.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, manager, or director of a corporation, association, or limited liability company, a partner of a general partnership, or a managing general partner of a limited partnership or limited liability partnership who, as an officer, manager, director, or partner, took an action or participated in a fraudulent scheme or fraudulent plan to evade the payment of taxes due under Title 2 or 3 is personally liable for the taxes and any penalty and interest due. The personal liability of an individual includes liability for the additional 50 percent fraud penalty provided by Section 111.061(b). The comptroller shall assess individuals liable under this section in the same manner as other persons or entities may be assessed under this chapter.

(b) For purposes of this section, actions that may indicate the existence of a fraudulent scheme or a fraudulent plan to evade the payment of taxes include:

(1) filing, or causing to be filed, a fraudulent tax return or report with the comptroller on behalf of the business entity;

(2) intentionally failing to file a tax return, report, or other required document with the comptroller when the business entity is under a legal obligation to file;

(3) filing, or causing to be filed, a tax return or report with the comptroller on behalf of the business entity that contains an intentionally false statement that results in the amount of the tax due exceeding the amount of tax reported by 25 percent or more; and

(4) altering, destroying, or concealing any record, document, or thing, presenting to the comptroller any altered or fraudulent record, document, or thing, or otherwise engaging in fraudulent conduct with the intent to affect the course or outcome of a comptroller audit or investigation, a redetermination hearing, or another proceeding involving the comptroller.

(c) To the extent the comptroller can verify and secure sufficient unencumbered assets of the corporation, association, or partnership to satisfy the liability, an individual's personal liability under Subsection (a) is limited to the amount by which the total tax, penalty, and interest due under this section exceeds those assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.252
§ 1031.252. 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 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 564.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 564 / Section 564.003
§ 564.003. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or another limited benefit;

(B) only for dental or vision care; or

(C) only for hospital indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(3) long-term care coverage or benefits, home health care coverage or benefits, community-based care coverage or benefits, or any combination of those coverages or benefits;

(4) an individual or group life insurance policy; or

(5) individual or group credit life, accident, or disability insurance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 367.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 367 / Section 367.001
§ 367.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(2) "On-site wastewater treatment system" means a system of treatment devices or disposal facilities that:

(A) is used for the disposal of domestic sewage, excluding liquid waste resulting from the processes used in industrial and commercial establishments;

(B) is located on the site where the sewage is produced; and

(C) produces not more than 5,000 gallons of waste a day.
Tex. Family Code § 102.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.004
§ 102.004. STANDING FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES AND OTHER PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the general standing to file suit provided by Section 102.003, a grandparent, or another relative of the child related within the fourth degree by consanguinity, may file an original suit requesting managing conservatorship if there is satisfactory proof to the court that:

(1) the order requested is necessary because the child's present circumstances would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development; or

(2) both parents, the surviving parent, or the managing conservator or custodian either filed the petition or consented to the suit.

(b) An original suit requesting possessory conservatorship may not be filed by a grandparent or other relative or person. However, a grandparent or other relative or person may intervene in a pending suit under Subsection (b-1) or (b-2), as applicable.

(b-1) A grandparent or other relative of the child within the fourth degree of consanguinity may intervene in a pending suit filed by a person authorized to do so under this chapter if there is satisfactory proof to the court that appointment of a parent as a sole managing conservator or both parents as joint managing conservators would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development.

(b-2) The court may grant a person, other than a grandparent or other relative of the child within the fourth degree of consanguinity, subject to the requirements of Subsection (b-3) if applicable, deemed by the court to have had substantial past contact with the child leave to intervene in a pending suit filed by a person authorized to do so under this chapter if there is satisfactory proof to the court that appointment of a parent as a sole managing conservator or both parents as joint managing conservators would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development. The court may not grant a person leave to intervene under this subsection unless each parent consents to the intervention.

(b-3) A foster parent, relative, or designated caregiver may only be granted leave to intervene under Subsection (b-2) if the foster parent, relative, or designated caregiver would have standing to file an original suit as provided by Section 102.003(a)(11).

(c) Possession of or access to a child by a grandparent is governed by the standards established by Chapter 153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8299.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8299 / Section 8299.051
§ 8299.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 75.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.401
§ 75.401. COURT ADMINISTRATOR SYSTEM FOR DISTRICT AND STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county that has more than one district court or statutory county court, those courts may establish and maintain, if approved by the commissioners court, a court administrator system.

(b) The judges of the district courts or the statutory county courts may by local rule designate local court divisions and the duties of the court administrator for each division, if applicable. The court administrator shall cooperate with regional, presiding, and local administrative judges and state agencies having duties relating to the operation of the courts to promote uniform and efficient administration of justice.

(c) If the commissioners court includes in the county budget money for the position of court administrator, the court administrator is appointed by the judges of the district courts or the statutory county courts served by the court administrator. The court administrator serves at the pleasure of those judges.

(d) A court administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation, as determined by the judges served and in the salary range for the position, as set by the commissioners court in the annual budget.

(e) The judges of the courts served by the court administrator, if the positions are included in the county budget adopted by the commissioners court, shall appoint appropriate staff and support personnel according to the needs of the local jurisdiction.

(f) If money to fund the court administrator system is included in the county budget, the commissioners court shall fund the court administrator system from fines collected by the courts served by the court administrator. If the fines collected are insufficient to provide the total funding for the program, the county shall provide the additional funds needed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.259
§ 9051.259. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds without an election to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subchapter and interest on those bonds.

(b) Refunding bonds may be issued to refund bonds of more than one series.

(c) In the case of bonds secured wholly or partly by net revenue, the district may:

(1) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or

(2) secure the refunding bonds by a pledge of other or additional revenue.

(d) The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds and the rights and remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.005
§ 121.005. TRANSPORTATION OF GAS IN VICINITY OF PLACE OF PRODUCTION EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 121.001(a)(2), a person is not a gas utility if the person certifies to the railroad commission that the person transports natural or synthetic gas, for sale, for hire, or otherwise, solely:

(1) in, or in the vicinity of, the field or fields where the gas is produced to a gas processing plant or treating facility;

(2) from the outlet of a gas processing plant or treating facility described by Subdivision (1) to a person:

(A) at, or in the vicinity of, the plant or treating facility; or

(B) described by Subdivision (3) or Section 121.004; or

(3) to another person in, or in the vicinity of, the field or fields where the gas is produced for transportation or sale in intrastate commerce.

(b) A person is not a gas utility because the person delivers or sells gas:

(1) for lease use, compressor fuel, processing plant fuel, or a similar use;

(2) under a lease or right-of-way agreement;

(3) in, or in the vicinity of, the field where the gas is produced; or

(4) at a processing plant outlet.

(c) Subsection (b) does not exclude as a gas utility a pipeline that:

(1) transmits or distributes to end users of gas, other than:

(A) those described by Subsection (b); or

(B) a person who qualifies for the exemption provided by Section 121.003; or

(2) makes city-gate deliveries for local distribution.

(d) The railroad commission may review a certification made by a person under Subsection (a). The railroad commission shall invite a person whose certification is being reviewed to an informal meeting to resolve the person's status under this subsection. If the person's status remains unresolved after the informal meeting and there is sufficient reason to move forward, the railroad commission shall provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing. After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the railroad commission may determine whether the person is eligible for an exemption under this subsection.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.053
§ 17.053. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may require a telecommunications service provider, a retail electric provider, or an electric utility to submit reports to the commission concerning any matter over which it has authority under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.056
§ 1811.056. USE OF DISAPPROVED CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FORMS.
Status: in_force

A person who receives written notice under Section 1811.102 that a certificate of insurance form filed under this chapter has been disapproved by the commissioner shall immediately stop using the form.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.109
§ 9039.109. LIMITATION ON ANNEXATION OF LAND BY DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district or any new district created by the division of the district may not annex land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter without the consent of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction any of the land in the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter is located.

(b) The district or any new district created by the division of the district may annex land adjacent to the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter for mining, quarrying, or water resource development, retention, and distribution purposes without the consent of a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction any of the land in the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.156
§ 2251.156. RATE FILING DISAPPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner disapproves a rate filing under Section 2251.153(a)(2), the commissioner shall issue an order disapproving the filing in accordance with Section 2251.103(d).

(b) An insurer whose rate filing is disapproved is entitled to a hearing in accordance with Section 2251.103(e).

(c) The department shall track precedents related to disapprovals of rates under this subchapter to ensure uniform application of rate standards by the department.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.411 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.411
§ 152.411. REMOVAL OR PROHIBITION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may remove or prohibit a current or former key individual or employee of a money services licensee from office or employment in, or prohibit a control person or other person participating in the affairs of a money services licensee from further participation in a money services licensee or any other entity chartered, registered, permitted, or licensed by the commissioner if the commissioner determines from examination or other credible evidence that:

(1) the person:

(A) intentionally committed or participated in the commission of an act described by Section 152.408;

(B) intentionally committed, participated in the commission of, or caused a money services licensee to commit, an act described by Section 152.403;

(C) violated a final cease and desist order issued by a state or federal regulatory agency against the person or an entity in which the person is or was a key individual, employee, or control person; or

(D) made, or caused to be made, false entries in the records of a money services licensee;

(2) because of this action by the person:

(A) the money services licensee has suffered or will probably suffer financial loss or expense or other damage;

(B) the interests of the customers, creditors, or shareholders of the money services licensee, including purchasers and holders of a money transmission licensee's outstanding money transmission obligations, have been or could be prejudiced; or

(C) the person has received financial gain or other benefit by reason of the action, or likely would have if the action had not been discovered; and

(3) the action:

(A) involves personal dishonesty on the part of the person; or

(B) demonstrates wilful or continuing disregard for the safety or soundness of the money services licensee.

(b) If the commissioner has grounds for action under Subsection (a) and finds that a removal or prohibition order appears to be necessary and in the best interest of the public, the commissioner may serve a proposed removal or prohibition order on a person alleged to have committed or participated in the action. An order issued under this section is subject to Section 152.409.

(c) The commissioner may make a removal or prohibition order perpetual or effective for a specific period of time, may probate the order, or may impose other conditions on the order.

(d) The order takes effect if the person against whom the proposed order is directed does not request a hearing in writing before the effective date. If the person does not request a hearing before the effective date, the order is final and not appealable as to that person.
Tex. Government Code § 26.294 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.294
§ 26.294. RED RIVER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The County Court of Red River County has:

(1) the general jurisdiction of a probate court;

(2) jurisdiction to enter orders providing for the support of deserted wives or children, pendente lite, and to punish violations of those orders;

(3) juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b); and

(4) original criminal jurisdiction.

(b) The county court has no other civil jurisdiction or appellate criminal jurisdiction.