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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.001
§ 7990.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Lago Bello Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Harris County.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.303
§ 2269.303.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.303. CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS: DESIGN-BUILD. A governmental entity may use the design-build method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a building or associated structure only as provided by this subchapter. In using that method, the governmental entity shall enter into a single contract with a design-build firm for the design and construction of the building or associated structure.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.202
§ 2053.202. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPTIONAL DEDUCTIBLE PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require each insurance company writing workers' compensation insurance in this state to offer at least three optional deductible plans adopted under this section that allow a policyholder to self-insure for the amount of the deductible.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall allow an employer to enter into an agreement with an insurer for a negotiated deductible that exceeds the highest deductible available under a plan described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Property Code § 5.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.004
§ 5.004. CONVEYANCE BY AUTHORIZED OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A conveyance of real property by an officer legally authorized to sell the property under a judgment of a court within the state passes absolute title to the property to the purchaser.

(b) This section does not affect the rights of a person who is not or who does not claim under a party to the conveyance or judgment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.1581 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.1581
§ 1151.1581. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller must review and approve any continuing education programs for registrants.

(b) The comptroller may set fees for any continuing education courses and providers of continuing education courses in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the comptroller's costs in administering the comptroller's duties under this section.

(c) As part of the continuing education requirements for a registered professional appraiser who is the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, the commission by rule shall require the registrant to complete:

(1) at least half of the required hours in a program devoted to one or more of the topics listed in Section 1151.164(b); and

(2) at least two of the required hours in a program of professional ethics specific to the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, including a program on the importance of maintaining the independence of an appraisal office from political pressure.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.057 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.057
§ 355.057. COURT ORDER REGARDING ACTION ON CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) The court acting on a claim shall state the exact action taken on the claim, whether the claim is approved or disapproved, or approved in part and disapproved in part, and the classification of the claim by endorsing on or attaching to the claim a written memorandum that is dated and officially signed.

(b) An order under Subsection (a) has the effect of a final judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8166.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8166 / Section 8166.101
§ 8166.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND WASTE DISPOSAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and applicable to a river authority under Chapter 30, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 104.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 104 / Section 104.005
§ 104.005. CUMULATIVE EFFECT WITH CHARTER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter is cumulative of the municipal powers of investment derived from the municipal charter.
Tex. Family Code § 154.122 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.122
§ 154.122. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES REBUTTABLY PRESUMED IN BEST INTEREST OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a periodic child support payment established by the child support guidelines in effect in this state at the time of the hearing is presumed to be reasonable, and an order of support conforming to the guidelines is presumed to be in the best interest of the child.

(b) A court may determine that the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate under the circumstances.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.103
§ 252.103. ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court may employ not more than four road commissioners.

(b) A road commissioner must be a resident of the district for which the road commissioner is employed.

(c) If the commissioners court employs more than one road commissioner, the court shall determine the district each road commissioner controls.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.012 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.012
§ 322.012. RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS; ORIGINALS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:

(1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and

(2) remains accessible for later reference.

(b) A requirement to retain a record in accordance with Subsection (a) does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.

(c) A person may satisfy Subsection (a) by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.

(d) If a law requires a record to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form, that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained in accordance with Subsection (a).

(e) If a law requires retention of a check, that requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the front and back of the check in accordance with Subsection (a).

(f) A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with Subsection (a) satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after January 1, 2002, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.

(g) This section does not preclude a governmental agency of this state from specifying additional requirements for the retention of a record subject to the agency's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7887.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7887 / Section 7887.0301
§ 7887.0301. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.004
§ 3809.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the midtown area of the city of Houston to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 508.227 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.227
§ 508.227. ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF CRIMINAL STREET GANG.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a releasee who:

(1) is identified as a member of a criminal street gang in an intelligence database established under Chapter 67, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) has three or more times been convicted of, or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision or another functionally equivalent form of community supervision or probation for, a felony offense under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.

(b) A parole panel may require as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision that a releasee described by Subsection (a) submit to tracking under an electronic monitoring service or other appropriate technological service designed to track a person's location.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.068 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.068
§ 375.068. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

After directors are appointed or elected as provided by this subchapter and have qualified by executing a bond and taking the oath, they shall organize by electing a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and any other officers the board considers necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0105
§ 4205.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.004
§ 541.004. VENUE FOR ACTIONS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

An action under this chapter in which the department or commissioner is a party must be brought in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 492.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 492 / Section 492.015
§ 492.015. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The board shall implement a policy requiring the department to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the department's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the department on the Internet.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.019
§ 115.019. RECEIPT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person who transports oil or a petroleum product by motor vehicle under conditions that require a tender or manifest shall obtain a receipt from each person to whom any part of the oil or petroleum product is delivered. The receipt must be on the reverse side of the tender or manifest and must indicate:

(1) the number of gallons of oil or of each petroleum product delivered;

(2) the date of delivery; and

(3) the signature and address of the purchaser or consignee of the oil or petroleum product.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.054
§ 1101.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 256.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 256 / Section 256.106
§ 256.106. DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO ISSUE LICENSES.
Status: in_force

The board may delegate authority to board employees to issue licenses under this subtitle to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements. If the board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the board. A license issued under this section does not require formal board approval.
Tex. Government Code § 24.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.127
§ 24.127.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.127. SECOND 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). (a) The Second 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 1.27(b)(2), eff. January 1, 2026.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 1.27(b)(2), eff. January 1, 2026.Sec. 24.127. 522ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GONZALES AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES). (a) The 522nd Judicial District is composed of Gonzales and Guadalupe counties.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 1.27(b)(2), eff. January 1, 2026.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 1.27(b)(2), eff. January 1, 2026.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.054
§ 861.054. SUBSCRIPTION OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

The incorporators shall:

(1) open books for the subscription of stock in the general casualty company at the times and places the incorporators consider convenient and proper; and

(2) keep the books open until the full amount specified in the articles of incorporation is subscribed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.037
§ 33.037. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require an individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, or other person with a legal obligation to support the individual to pay or reimburse the department for all or part of the cost of the services provided.

(b) The recipient or the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other person with a legal obligation to support an individual who has received services from the department that are covered by some other benefit shall, when the other benefit is received, reimburse the department for the cost of services provided.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.013 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.013
§ 124.013. WITHHOLDING OF ESTATE TAX SHARE BY REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

A representative who has possession of any estate property that is distributable to a person interested in the estate may withhold from that property an amount equal to the person's apportioned share of the estate tax.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.255
§ 2261.255.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2261.255. CONTRACTS WITH VALUE EXCEEDING $5 MILLION. For each state agency contract for the purchase of goods or services that has a value exceeding $5 million, the contract management office or procurement director of the agency must:

(1) verify in writing that the solicitation and purchasing methods and contractor selection process comply with state law and agency policy; and

(2) submit to the governing body of the agency, or governing official of the agency if the agency is not governed by a multimember governing body, information on any potential issue that may arise in the solicitation, purchasing, or contractor selection process.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.135 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.135
§ 1956.135. INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

On request, a metal recycling entity shall permit a peace officer, a representative of the department, or a representative of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision that issues a license or permit under Section 1956.003(b) to, during the entity's usual business hours:

(1) enter the premises of the entity; and

(2) inspect a record required to be maintained by Section 1956.134.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.202
§ 3909.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3909.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.252
§ 3903.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.003
§ 289.003. DURATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless continued in existence by the legislature, a district created by this chapter is abolished September 1, 2007.

(b) Any money held by a district at the time the district is abolished shall be used to pay any outstanding administrative expenses of the district, and the commission shall direct the secretary of the commission to return the pro rata share of any remaining district money to each district taxpayer.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.203 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.203
§ 91.203. AUTHORITY; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall supervise or monitor the construction, operation, maintenance, and closure of storage facilities.

(b) The commission may adopt reasonable rules or issue reasonable orders to implement the policies of this subchapter and may establish minimum standards regulating the creation, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of underground hydrocarbon storage facilities. The rules and standards of the commission may include, but are not limited to, requirements for monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting, the drilling and creation of the facility, selecting the site of the facility, and for proper closure of the facility on abandonment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.003
§ 8492.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.051
§ 323.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "SAFE program" means a program that meets the requirements prescribed by Section 323.052. The term does not include a program operated by a health care facility, as defined by Section 323.001.

(2) "Sexual assault examiner," "sexual assault nurse examiner," and "sexual assault program" have the meanings assigned by Section 420.003, Government Code.

(3) "Sexual assault forensic examiner" means a certified sexual assault nurse examiner or a physician licensed under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, with specialized training on conducting a forensic medical examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.003
§ 9032.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

All territory included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.011
§ 543.011. PERSONS LICENSED BY STATE DEPARTMENT OR CLAIMING DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a person who:

(1) is stopped or issued a notice to appear by a peace officer in connection with a violation of:

(A) this subtitle;

(B) Section 49.03 or 49.04, Penal Code; or

(C) Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, involving operation of a motor vehicle; and

(2) presents to the peace officer a driver's license issued by the United States Department of State or claims immunities or privileges under 22 U.S.C. Chapter 6.

(b) A peace officer who stops or issues a notice to appear to a person to whom this section applies shall record all relevant information from any driver's license or identification card presented by the person or any statement made by the person relating to immunities or privileges and promptly deliver the record to the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer.

(c) The law enforcement agency shall:

(1) as soon as practicable contact the United States Department of State to verify the person's status and immunity, if any; and

(2) not later than the fifth working day after the date of the stop or issuance of the notice to appear, send to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Office of Foreign Missions of the United States Department of State the following:

(A) a copy of any notice to appear issued to the person and any collision report prepared; or

(B) if a notice to appear was not issued and a collision report was not prepared, a written report of the incident.

(d) This section does not affect application of a law described by Subsection (a)(1) to a person to whom this section applies.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0152
§ 549.0152. GENERAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFORMATION NOT CONFIDENTIAL; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

General information about the aggregate costs of different classes of prescription drugs is not confidential under Section 549.0151(a), except that a drug name or information that could reveal a drug name is confidential.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.001
§ 1018.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District.