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Tex. Utilities Code § 164.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 164 / Section 164.005
§ 164.005. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AS LIEN ON SYSTEM REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the electric utility facilities financed, acquired, constructed, or completed are a part of a utility system of a political subdivision, the obligation to make the contract payments to acquire an ownership interest is a lien on the revenue of the system on a parity with the outstanding bonds of the system to the extent permitted in the ordinance or resolution authorizing or the deed of trust or indenture securing the payment of the outstanding bonds.

(b) If the ordinance or resolution authorizing or the deed of trust or trust indenture securing the revenue bonds of a utility system provides for the subsequent issuance of additional bonds or the creation of a contractual obligation described by Section 164.004 and provides that the payments to be made for the security or payment of the subsequent bonds or contractual obligation are to be on a parity with the previously issued bonds or bonds then to be issued, the political subdivision may, subject to any conditions contained in that ordinance, resolution, deed of trust, or trust indenture, authorize, issue, and sell additional bonds or incur the contractual obligation in a different series payable from the entire revenue of the utility system on a parity with the previously issued bonds or bonds then to be issued and secured by a lien on the revenue of the system on a parity with the lien securing the previously issued bonds or bonds then to be issued. This subsection applies without regard to whether the previously issued bonds:

(1) were issued before August 29, 1977; or

(2) are an original issue or a refunding issue.

(c) A political subdivision may pledge the revenue of a utility system to pay contract payments to acquire an ownership interest in an electric utility facility under this chapter.

(d) In this section, "utility system" includes a combined utility system.
Tex. Water Code § 5.227 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.227
§ 5.227. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or his designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the commission to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the extent to which the composition of the commission's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6908.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6908 / Section 6908.002
§ 6908.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a fresh water supply district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.171 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.171
§ 21.171. OUTSTANDING OR TREASURY SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) Shares that are issued are outstanding shares unless the shares are treasury shares or are canceled.

(b) If there are outstanding shares, one or more shares that together have unlimited voting rights and one or more shares that together are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation on the winding up and termination of the corporation must be outstanding shares.

(c) Treasury shares are considered to be issued shares and not outstanding shares.

(d) Treasury shares may not be included in the total assets of a corporation for purposes of determining the net assets of a corporation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 552.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 552 / Section 552.007
§ 552.007. SOLICITATION BY PEDESTRIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not stand in a roadway to solicit a ride, contribution, employment, or business from an occupant of a vehicle, except that a person may stand in a roadway to solicit a charitable contribution if authorized to do so by the local authority having jurisdiction over the roadway.

(b) A person may not stand on or near a highway to solicit the watching or guarding of a vehicle parked or to be parked on the highway.

(c) In this section, "charitable contribution" means a contribution to an organization defined as charitable by the standards of the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 84.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 84 / Section 84.001
§ 84.001. NAME OF ACT.
Status: in_force

This Act may be cited as the Charitable Immunity and Liability Act of 1987.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.055
§ 3876.055. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.108
§ 3956.108. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.052
§ 1355.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a group health benefit plan that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state and that is:

(1) an accident and health insurance group policy;

(2) a group policy issued by a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842; or

(3) a group health care plan provided by a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.151
§ 1091.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate to be required.
Tex. Penal Code § 43.22 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.22
§ 43.22. OBSCENE DISPLAY OR DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly displays or distributes an obscene photograph, drawing, or similar visual representation or other obscene material and is reckless about whether a person is present who will be offended or alarmed by the display or distribution.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 225.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 225 / Section 225.005
§ 225.005. EXECUTIVE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order issued under Section 225.004(a) must contain the governor's findings, including a brief description of the reason for the findings.

(b) An unrescinded order issued under Section 225.004(a) that has not expired on its own terms expires on September 1 after the next regular legislative session that begins after the date on which the order is issued.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.003
§ 1275.003. BALANCE BILLING PROHIBITION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies shall provide written notice in accordance with this section in an explanation of benefits provided to the enrollee and the physician or health care provider in connection with a health care or medical service or supply provided by an out-of-network provider. The notice must include:

(1) a statement of the billing prohibition under Section 1275.051, 1275.052, or 1275.053, as applicable;

(2) the total amount the physician or provider may bill the enrollee under the enrollee's health benefit plan and an itemization of copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other amounts included in that total; and

(3) for an explanation of benefits provided to the physician or provider, information required by commissioner rule advising the physician or provider of the availability of mediation or arbitration, as applicable, under Chapter 1467.

(b) The administrator shall provide the explanation of benefits with the notice required by this section to a physician or health care provider not later than the date the administrator makes a payment under Section 1275.051, 1275.052, or 1275.053, as applicable.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.156 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.156
§ 102.156. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Following a hearing, the department may execute a marketing agreement or issue a license only if it finds that:

(1) the supply of a citrus fruit available for marketing exceeds or is likely to exceed the demand for the fruit at prices that will provide a reasonable return to representative producers of that fruit;

(2) the return to producers of the citrus fruit will tend to be increased through the operation of the marketing plan;

(3) the marketing plan may be operated without permitting unreasonable profits to producers of the citrus fruit and without unreasonably enhancing prices of the citrus fruit to consumers; and

(4) the marketing plan will tend to advance public welfare and conserve the agricultural wealth of the state by preventing threatened economic or agricultural waste and will tend to prevent chaotic marketing of the citrus fruit.

(b) The findings of the department, and the administration of any marketing agreement or license, shall be based on relevant considerations, including:

(1) the quantity of the several grades, varieties, and qualities of the citrus fruit under consideration and available for distribution to consumers in the marketing season during which the program is to be effective;

(2) the quantity of the several grades, varieties, and qualities of the citrus fruit required by consumers during the marketing season during which the program is to be effective;

(3) the cost of production of the citrus fruit;

(4) the general purchasing power of consumers of the citrus fruits;

(5) the general level of prices of commodities that farmers buy; and

(6) the general level of prices of other commodities that compete with or are used as substitutes for the citrus fruit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.107
§ 386.107. ADJUSTMENT TO MAXIMUM COST-EFFECTIVENESS AMOUNT AND AWARD AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

After study of available emissions reduction technologies and costs and after public notice and comment, the commission may change the values of the maximum grant award criteria established in Section 386.106 to account for inflation or to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.086 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.086
§ 171.086.
Status: in_force

Sec. 171.086. EXEMPTION: POLITICAL SUBDIVISION CORPORATION. A political subdivision corporation formed under Section 304.001, Local Government Code, is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8076.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8076 / Section 8076.0502
§ 8076.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.310 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.310
§ 601.310. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OF INCARCERATED CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

Regardless of the offense, the advisory board shall suspend the certificate or approval of a person serving a prison term in a state or federal penitentiary during the term of the incarceration.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.109
§ 1505.109. ACCOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE CREATED BY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

An ordinance authorizing the issuance of obligations under this subchapter must provide for:

(1) an operation and maintenance account; and

(2) an interest and sinking fund account.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.119 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.119
§ 201.119. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST.
Status: in_force

(a) Department staff shall deliver the department's legislative appropriations request to the commission in an open meeting not later than the 30th day before the date the department submits the legislative appropriations request to the Legislative Budget Board.

(b) The commission may adopt the legislative appropriations request in the meeting described by Subsection (a) or in a subsequent open meeting.
Tex. Family Code § 58.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.001
§ 58.001. LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLECTION AND TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS OF CHILDREN.
Status: repealed

(a) Law enforcement officers and other juvenile justice personnel shall collect information described by Section 58.104 as a part of the juvenile justice information system created under Subchapter B.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 21(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) A law enforcement agency shall forward information, including fingerprints, relating to a child who has been taken into custody under Section 52.01 by the agency to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the juvenile justice information system created under Subchapter B, but only if the child is referred to juvenile court on or before the 10th day after the date the child is taken into custody under Section 52.01. If the child is not referred to juvenile court within that time, the law enforcement agency shall destroy all information, including photographs and fingerprints, relating to the child unless the child is placed in a first offender program under Section 52.031 or on informal disposition under Section 52.03. The law enforcement agency may not forward any information to the Department of Public Safety relating to the child while the child is in a first offender program under Section 52.031, or during the 90 days following successful completion of the program or while the child is on informal disposition under Section 52.03. Except as provided by Subsection (f), after the date the child completes an informal disposition under Section 52.03 or after the 90th day after the date the child successfully completes a first offender program under Section 52.031, the law enforcement agency shall destroy all information, including photographs and fingerprints, relating to the child.

(d) If information relating to a child is contained in a document that also contains information relating to an adult and a law enforcement agency is required to destroy all information relating to the child under this section, the agency shall alter the document so that the information relating to the child is destroyed and the information relating to the adult is preserved.

(e) The deletion of a computer entry constitutes destruction of the information contained in the entry.

(f) A law enforcement agency may maintain information relating to a child after the 90th day after the date the child successfully completes a first offender program under Section 52.031 only to determine the child's eligibility to participate in a first offender program.
Tex. Government Code § 802.3021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.3021
§ 802.3021. STATE PENSION REVIEW BOARD ACTUARY.
Status: in_force

An actuary who reviews or prepares an actuarial analysis for the board must have at least five years of experience as an actuary working with one or more public retirement systems and must be a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, or an enrolled actuary under the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.053
§ 8875.053. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

If there is a vacancy on the board, the commissioners court shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term in a manner that meets the representational requirements of Section 8875.052.
Tex. Government Code § 434.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.008
§ 434.008. FEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The commission may not charge a fee or permit the payment of a fee by an applicant to a third person for services rendered by the commission.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 99.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 99 / Section 99.003
§ 99.003. STRICT LIABILITY AND MINIMUM DAMAGES FOR EXPOSURE.
Status: in_force

A person who manufactures methamphetamine is strictly liable for any exposure by an individual to the manufacturing process, including exposure to the methamphetamine itself or any of the byproducts or waste products incident to the manufacture, for the greater of:

(1) actual damages for personal injury, death, or property damage as a result of the exposure; or

(2) $20,000 for each incident of exposure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8123.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8123 / Section 8123.153
§ 8123.153. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax for any district operation and maintenance purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.055 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.055
§ 122.055. VACANCIES; REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of a director becomes vacant if the director dies, resigns, is removed, has been absent from more meetings than the total number of absences permitted by commission rule, or does not possess or maintain the qualifications required to serve on the board.

(b) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, the remaining directors by majority vote shall fill a vacancy, regardless of whether the remaining directors constitute a quorum. A director elected by the board to fill a vacancy holds office until the next annual membership meeting, at which the position shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by vote of the members.

(c) A director may be removed from office according to the removal procedure provided by the bylaws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8371.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8371 / Section 8371.052
§ 8371.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Government Code § 660.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.092
§ 660.092. PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT METHODS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may pay an expense under this subchapter by:

(1) reimbursing the employee as provided by Subsection (b);

(2) directly paying the expense as provided by Subsection (c); or

(3) directly paying the expense in advance of travel as provided by Subsection (d).

(b) If a state agency reimburses a state employee, the agency shall submit receipts to the comptroller on request in the manner required by the comptroller. A state agency is not required to submit receipts for mass transit, taxi, or limousine fares.

(c) A state agency may request a commercial transportation company to furnish transportation to the agency's state employees and to bill the agency monthly for that transportation. The state agency shall require the company to submit an invoice to the agency listing the points of origin and destination for each trip and the taxes charged. The agency shall submit those invoices to the comptroller on request and in the manner required by the comptroller.

(d) A state agency may directly pay a commercial transportation company before the travel of a state employee if the payment would result in a lower transportation expense. The comptroller may adopt rules that authorize advance payments in other circumstances.

(e) If a reimbursement to a state employee for a transportation expense would not be authorized, a direct payment to a commercial transportation company for the same expense is prohibited.

(f) A state agency may not pay or reimburse the expense of transporting a state employee by rented or public conveyance if the transportation is provided by a person who is not a commercial transportation company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.208
§ 3001.208. CORRECTION OF MISTAKE.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing in the manner required for an original assessment, the board may impose an assessment to correct a mistake in the assessment that:

(1) relates to the total cost of the assessment; or

(2) covers a delinquency or collection costs.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0055 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0055
§ 209.0055. VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a property owners' association that:

(1) provides maintenance, preservation, and architectural control of residential and commercial property within a defined geographic area in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or in a county adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more; and

(2) is a corporation that:

(A) is governed by a board of trustees who may employ a general manager to execute the association's bylaws and administer the business of the corporation;

(B) does not require membership in the corporation by the owners of the property within the defined area; and

(C) was incorporated before January 1, 2006.

(b) A property owners' association described by Subsection (a) may not bar a property owner from voting in an association election solely based on the fact that:

(1) there is a pending enforcement action against the property owner; or

(2) the property owner owes the association any delinquent assessments, fees, or fines.