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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9025.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9025 / Section 9025.051
§ 9025.051. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Water Code § 13.1325 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.1325
§ 13.1325. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF RATE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On request, the utility commission shall provide, at a reasonable cost, electronic copies of or Internet access to all information provided to the utility commission under Sections 13.016 and 13.043 and Subchapter F to the extent that the information is available and is not confidential. Copies of all information provided to the utility commission shall be provided to the Office of Public Utility Counsel, on request, at no cost to the office.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.309 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.309
§ 11.309. PROCESS IN STATE ACTION.
Status: in_force

Citation in an action for the involuntary winding up and termination of a filing entity under this subchapter shall be issued and served as provided by law.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 2 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 1 / Section 2
§ 2. REVENUE BONDS; PURPOSES; SALE; FORM, CONDITIONS AND DETAILS.
Status: in_force

Any water power control district is authorized to issue revenue bonds, without an election, for the purpose of the construction and acquisition of pipe lines, pumps and all facilities necessary for the sale or disposal of salt water for pollution control. Any such bonds shall be authorized by such Board of Directors, from time to time, and in such amounts as it shall consider necessary. All such bonds shall be fully negotiable and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Board of Directors of any such District, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by such Board of Directors prior to the issuance of such bonds. Such Board of Directors may sell such bonds in such manner, either at public or at private sale, and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the District, but no such sale shall be made at a price so low as to require the payment of interest on the money received therefor at more than six (6%) per cent per annum, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of bond values, excluding however, from such computation the amount of any premium to be paid on redemption of any bonds prior to maturity. Subject to the restrictions contained in this Act each such Board of Directors is given complete discretion in fixing the form, conditions and details of such bonds, and such bonds may be refunded or otherwise refinanced whenever said Board of Directors deems such action to be appropriate or necessary.

Any such bonds may be secured by a pledge of the revenues to be received by the District from one or more contracts entered into between the District and any person, firm or corporation, in the manner and to the extent provided in the order of the Board of Directors authorizing such bonds. Any such bonds shall be special obligations of the District issuing same, payable solely from the revenues pledged to their payment. Any such bonds shall contain the following statement:

"The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment hereof from funds raised or to be raised by taxation."
Tex. Government Code § 22.3015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.3015
§ 22.3015. EXPENSES OF APPELLATE COURT JUDGE OR JUSTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, or a justice of a court of appeals engaged in the discharge of official duties in a county other than the justice's or judge's county of residence is entitled to traveling and other necessary expenses, as provided by Chapter 660.

(b) A justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, or a justice of a court of appeals is entitled to receive from the state the actual and necessary postage, telegraph, and telephone expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.

(c) The expenses shall be paid by the state on a sworn itemized account showing the expenses.
Tex. Water Code § 11.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.026
§ 11.026. PERFECTION OF AN APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

No right to appropriate water is perfected unless the water has been beneficially used for a purpose stated in the original declaration of intention to appropriate water or stated in a permit issued by the commission or one of its predecessors.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.402 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.402
§ 122.402. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 122.403 and to the extent permitted under 7 U.S.C. Section 1639p(e), the department may impose an administrative penalty or other administrative sanction for a violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, including a penalty or sanction under Section 12.020 or 12.0201.
Tex. Property Code § 94.253 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.253
§ 94.253. NONRETALIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord is not liable for retaliation under this subchapter if the landlord proves that the action was not made for purposes of retaliation, nor is the landlord liable, unless the action violates a prior court order under Section 94.159, for:

(1) increasing rent under an escalation clause in a written lease for utilities, taxes, or insurance; or

(2) increasing rent or reducing services as part of a pattern of rent increases or service reductions for an entire manufactured home community.

(b) An eviction or lease termination based on the following circumstances, which are valid grounds for eviction or lease termination in any event, does not constitute retaliation:

(1) the tenant is delinquent in rent or other amounts due under the lease that in the aggregate equal the amount of at least one month's rent when the landlord gives notice to vacate or files an eviction action;

(2) the tenant, a member of the tenant's family, or a guest or invitee of the tenant intentionally damages property on the premises or by word or conduct threatens the personal safety of the landlord, the landlord's employees, or another tenant;

(3) the tenant has materially breached the lease, other than by holding over, by an action such as violating written lease provisions prohibiting serious misconduct or criminal acts, except as provided by this section;

(4) the tenant holds over after giving notice of termination or intent to vacate;

(5) the tenant holds over after the landlord gives notice of termination at the end of the rental term and the tenant does not take action under Section 94.251 until after the landlord gives notice of termination; or

(6) the tenant holds over and the landlord's notice of termination is motivated by a good faith belief that the tenant, a member of the tenant's family, or a guest or invitee of the tenant might:

(A) adversely affect the quiet enjoyment by other tenants or neighbors;

(B) materially affect the health or safety of the landlord, other tenants, or neighbors; or

(C) damage the property of the landlord, other tenants, or neighbors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 120.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 120 / Section 120.051
§ 120.051. TASK FORCE; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish the Task Force of Border Health Officials to advise the commissioner:

(1) on policy priorities addressing major issues affecting the border region residents' health and health conditions;

(2) on raising public awareness of the issues described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) on other health issues impacting the border region as determined by the commissioner, including:

(A) barriers to accessing health care;

(B) health problems affecting the region, including:

(i) diabetes;

(ii) infant mortality;

(iii) heart disease and stroke;

(iv) obesity;

(v) cervical cancer; and

(vi) communicable diseases, including tuberculosis;

(C) factors that impede access to health care, including:

(i) socioeconomic conditions;

(ii) linguistic and cultural barriers;

(iii) low population density; and

(iv) lack of health insurance;

(D) surveillance and tracking of communicable diseases, environmental factors, and other factors negatively influencing health;

(E) standardization of data to ensure compatibility with data collected by border states on both sides of the international border with Mexico;

(F) public health infrastructure that includes education and research institutions to train culturally competent health care providers;

(G) establishment of local and regional public health programs that build on local resources and maximize the use of public dollars to address the needs of the indigent population; and

(H) collaboration and cooperation with Mexican counterparts of the task force at the state and federal level, and collaboration with federal counterparts in the United States.

(b) The task force shall study and make recommendations relating to the health problems, conditions, challenges, and needs of the population in the border region.

(c) The task force shall submit a report of recommendations to the commissioner for short-term and long-term border plans, as described by Subchapter C, not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.152
§ 335.152. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each political subdivision that created a district may dissolve the district by adopting a concurrent order.
Tex. Election Code § 52.0064 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0064
§ 52.0064. DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If new ballots are prepared to make a correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall destroy the incorrect ballots in the presence of:

(1) the sheriff, in an election ordered by the governor or a primary election; or

(2) the authority responsible for ordering the election, in any other election.

(b) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall post in the authority's office a notice of the date, hour, and place of the destruction of the incorrect ballots. The notice must remain posted continuously for the 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the destruction.

(c) Any interested person is entitled to be present at the destruction of incorrect ballots.

(d) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall prepare a record of the incorrect ballots that are destroyed. The authority shall preserve the record for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Estates Code § 122.206 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 122 / Section 122.206
§ 122.206. SPENDTHRIFT PROVISION.
Status: in_force

An assignment of property or interest that would defeat a spendthrift provision imposed in a trust may not be made under this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.049 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.049
§ 91.049. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

Each license holder shall maintain a registered agent for the service of process in this state.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4111
§ 15.4111. REGULATORY COORDINATION.
Status: in_force

To ensure effective coordination among and between the department and other state and federal agencies, the commissioner and those agencies may enter into cooperative, coordinating, or information-sharing agreements that are necessary or proper to enforce the state or federal laws applicable to credit unions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.210
§ 3855.210. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.056
§ 911.056. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO SOLICIT INSURANCE; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall approve or deny an application for a permit to solicit insurance under Section 911.055. If the department finds that the application complies with this chapter, the department shall issue to the applicants a permit to solicit insurance.

(a-1) If the department finds that the application does not comply with this chapter, the department shall deny the application. On the applicant's request, the commissioner shall hold a hearing on a denial. Not later than the 30th day after the date of the applicant's request for a hearing, the commissioner shall request a hearing date.

(b) A permit issued under this section authorizes the permit holders to solicit insurance on the mutual or cooperative plan in accordance with the terms of the application. The permit does not authorize the permit holders to:

(1) issue insurance policies; or

(2) pay losses.

(c) A permit issued under this section is valid for six months. On receipt of an application for renewal and a fee in the amount of $10, the department may renew a permit issued under Section 911.055 as frequently and for the period as the department determines necessary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 270.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 270 / Section 270.002
§ 270.002. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

If property is sold under execution or order of sale on a judgment in favor of a county, including execution on a judgment in a case of scire facias in the name of the state, the attorney or agent representing the county, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, may purchase and dispose of the property for the county in the same manner as an attorney or agent for the state under Article 4401, Revised Statutes. The officer selling the property shall execute and deliver to the county a deed to the property. On sale of the property by the county, the commissioners court, in the name of the county, shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed to the property.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.526 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.526
§ 2301.526. COSTS OF MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is not liable for the compensation paid or to be paid to a mediator employed under this subchapter.

(b) Without regard to the outcome of mediation or subsequent regulatory or judicial proceedings, costs incurred by a party in mediation required by this subchapter may not be imposed on the opposing party.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.060 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.060
§ 251.060. DUTIES OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall develop and implement processes to:

(1) maintain a registration of:

(A) notification centers as provided by Section 251.101(a)(3);

(B) operators who elect to convert facilities to Class A facilities under Section 251.005(a); or

(C) operators who elect to become Class A underground facility operators under Section 251.005(b);

(2) establish minimum technical standards used by notification centers;

(3) establish a statewide toll-free telephone number to be used by excavators that incorporates the use of a call router system that routes calls to the notification centers on a pro rata basis;

(4) oversee the bid process and select the vendor for the statewide toll-free telephone number;

(5) oversee the bid process and select the vendor for the call router system;

(6) determine before May 1 of each year the cost-sharing between the notification centers of:

(A) the toll-free telephone number; and

(B) the call router system prescribed by Section 251.102(4);

(7) develop public service announcements to educate the public about statewide one-call notification and its availability;

(8) establish a format for information transfer among notification centers other than high speed data transmission, if appropriate;

(9) on a complaint concerning charges, investigate and determine appropriate charges;

(10) recommend a civil penalty against a notification center that does not meet the requirements of this chapter of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each violation;

(11) refer the recommended penalty to the attorney general, who shall institute a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the penalty;

(12) assist in dispute resolution among notification centers or between a notification center and an operator;

(13) assist any operator who encounters difficulty in joining a notification center; and

(14) review and study design standards for the placement of underground facilities throughout this state.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.0445 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0445
§ 34.0445. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer conducting a sale of real property under this subchapter may not execute or deliver a deed to the purchaser of the property unless the purchaser exhibits to the officer:

(1) an unexpired written statement issued to the person in the manner prescribed by Section 34.015, Tax Code, showing that the county assessor-collector of the county in which the sale is conducted has determined that:

(A) there are no delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person to that county; and

(B) for each school district or municipality having territory in the county there are no known or reported delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person to that school district or municipality; or

(2) the written registration statement issued to the person in the manner prescribed by Section 34.011, Tax Code, showing that the person is a registered bidder at the sale at which the property is sold.

(b) An individual may not bid on or purchase the property in the name of any other individual. An officer conducting a sale under this subchapter may not execute a deed in the name of or deliver a deed to any person other than the person who was the successful bidder.

(c) The deed executed by the officer conducting the sale must name the successful bidder as the grantee and recite that the successful bidder exhibited to that officer:

(1) an unexpired written statement issued to the person in the manner prescribed by Section 34.015, Tax Code, showing that the county assessor-collector of the county in which the sale was conducted determined that:

(A) there are no delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person to that county; and

(B) for each school district or municipality having territory in the county there are no known or reported delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person to that school district or municipality; or

(2) the written registration statement issued to the person in the manner prescribed by Section 34.011, Tax Code, showing that the person is a registered bidder at the sale at which the property is sold.

(d) If a deed contains the recital required by Subsection (c), it is conclusively presumed that this section was complied with.

(e) A person who knowingly violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(f) To the extent of a conflict between this section and any other law, this section controls.

(g) This section applies only to a sale of real property under this subchapter that is conducted in:

(1) a county with a population of 250,000 or more; or

(2) a county with a population of less than 250,000 in which the commissioners court by order has adopted the provisions of this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 3.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 3 / Section 3.04
§ 3.04. OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) "Official misconduct" means an offense that is an intentional or knowing violation of a law committed by a public servant while acting in an official capacity as a public servant.

(2) "Public servant" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.110
§ 3951.110. ANNEXATION AND EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 250.0035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 250 / Section 250.0035
§ 250.0035. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN NURSE AIDE REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be listed on the nurse aide registry, an applicant must:

(1) complete a training program approved by the commission that includes:

(A) not less than 100 hours of course work as specified by rule; and

(B) a competency evaluation on completion of the training program; and

(2) hold a certificate of registration issued by the commission on completion of the training program required under Subdivision (1).

(b) A certificate of registration and listing on the nurse aide registry expire on the second anniversary of the date the certificate is issued and the nurse aide is listed in the registry.

(c) To renew a nurse aide's certificate of registration and listing on the registry, the nurse aide must complete at least 24 hours of in-service education every two years, including training in geriatrics and, if applicable, in the care of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

(c-1) Chapter 53, Occupations Code, does not apply to the issuance or renewal of a nurse aide's certificate of registration or an applicant's inclusion in the nurse aide registry under this section.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt the rules necessary to implement this section, including rules for the issuance and renewal of a certificate of registration under this section and the regulation of nurse aides as necessary to protect the public health and safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.202
§ 8479.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8479.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.25 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.25
§ 11.25. MARINE CARGO CONTAINERS USED EXCLUSIVELY IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of a marine cargo container and the equipment related to the container that the person owns if:

(1) the person is:

(A) a citizen of a foreign country; or

(B) an entity organized under the laws of a foreign country; and

(2) the container is:

(A) based, registered, and subject to taxation in a foreign country; and

(B) used exclusively in international commerce.

(b) In this section, "marine cargo container":

(1) means a container that may be:

(A) used to transport goods by ship;

(B) readily handled;

(C) transferred from one mode of transport to another without reloading; and

(D) used repeatedly; and

(2) includes a container that is fully or partially enclosed so as to serve as a compartment for goods, has an open top suitable for loading goods into the container, or consists of a flat rack suitable for securing goods onto the container.