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Tex. Local Government Code § 143.135 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.135
§ 143.135. MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "mediation" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.023, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) The head of the police department may develop and implement an alternative dispute resolution program to refer certain disputes regarding police officers to mediation.

(c) If a dispute is referred to mediation under this section, the time limitations and deadlines under Sections 143.1015, 143.1016, 143.117, 143.118, 143.119, 143.120, and 143.127-143.134 are tolled until the earliest of:

(1) the date the parties reach a settlement and execute a written agreement disposing of the dispute;

(2) the date the mediator refers the dispute to another appeals or grievance procedure under this subchapter; or

(3) the 60th day after the date the dispute was referred to mediation.

(d) The conduct and demeanor of the mediator and the parties to the dispute during the course of the mediation are confidential. A letter, memorandum, document, note, or other oral or written communication that is relevant to the dispute and made between the mediator and the parties to the dispute or between the parties to the dispute during the course of the mediation procedure:

(1) is confidential and may not be disclosed unless all of the parties to the mediation agree to the disclosure in writing; and

(2) is admissible and discoverable in a separate proceeding only if the letter, memorandum, document, note, or other communication is admissible and discoverable independent of the mediation.

(e) A mediator may not be required to testify in a proceeding concerning information relating to or arising out of the mediation.

(f) Subsection (d) does not apply to a final written agreement to which the police department or municipality is a signatory that is reached as a result of a mediation procedure conducted under this section. Information in the final written agreement is subject to required disclosure, is excepted from required disclosure, or is confidential in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, and other law.

(g) If this section conflicts with other legal requirements for disclosure of communications or materials, the issue of confidentiality may be presented to a district court for a judicial district in which the majority of the territory of the municipality is located to determine, in camera, whether the facts, circumstances, and context of the communications or materials sought to be disclosed warrant a protective order of the court or whether the communications or materials are subject to disclosure.

(h) Except to the extent of any conflict with this section, Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and police department rules apply to a mediation conducted under this section.

(i) Except to the extent of any conflict with this section, Section 2009.054, Government Code, applies to the communications, records, conduct, and demeanor of the mediator and the parties.

(j) Section 143.1014 does not apply to a meeting or hearing conducted under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.101
§ 3823.101. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code; and

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.105
§ 6601.105. ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to adding territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add territory as provided by this section. Territory added to the district need not be contiguous to the district.

(b) The owner or owners of land may request by petition that the board include the land in the district.

(c) A petition under Subsection (b) must be filed with the board and describe the land to be added to the district. The description may be by metes and bounds or by lot and block number. The petition must be signed and executed in the manner provided by law for the conveyance of real estate.

(d) The board shall hear and consider a petition filed under this section. The board may add the land to the district if the board considers the addition to be to the advantage of the district.

(e) A petition granted under this section shall be filed and recorded in the deed records of Brazoria County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.156 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.156
§ 248A.156. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A center shall comply with Chapter 260A and rules adopted under that chapter.

(b) An owner, center employee, or other person subject to Chapter 260A shall comply with that chapter and rules adopted under that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.303
§ 3933.303. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.202
§ 123.202. RECEIPT, TRANSFER, AND PAYMENT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

A credit union may:

(1) receive and disburse money;

(2) receive a payment on a share or deposit; and

(3) provide for the transfer or withdrawal of money from an account by the means and through the payment systems that the board determines best serve the convenience and needs of members and depositors.
Tex. Government Code § 44.134 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.134
§ 44.134. CASS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Cass County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Cass County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts. He shall represent Cass County in any court in which the county has pending business.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Cass County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.148 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.148
§ 501.148. ALLOCATION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county assessor-collector may retain as commission for services provided under this subchapter half of each late fee.

(b) The county assessor-collector shall report and remit the balance of the fees collected to the department on Monday of each week as other fees are required to be reported and remitted. The department shall deposit the remitted fees in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(c) Of each late fee collected from a person who does not hold a general distinguishing number by the department under Subsection (b), $10 may be used only to fund a statewide public awareness campaign designed to inform and educate the public about the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 301.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.005
§ 301.005. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The statutory civil remedies or theories of recovery created by this chapter may not be expanded beyond their express statutory terms.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.353 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.353
§ 18B.353.
Status: in_force

Art. 18B.353. WARRANT ISSUED IN THIS STATE: APPLICABILITY. Articles 18B.354-18B.357 apply to a warrant required under Article 18B.351 to obtain electronic customer data, including the contents of a wire or electronic communication.
Tex. Family Code § 261.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.402
§ 261.402. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall prepare and keep on file a complete written report of each investigation conducted by the agency under this subchapter.

(b) A state agency shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of any report the agency receives, other than a report from a law enforcement agency, that concerns the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child or the death of a child from abuse or neglect. If the state agency finds evidence indicating that a child may have been abused, neglected, or exploited, the agency shall report the evidence to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(c) A state agency that licenses, certifies, or registers a facility in which children are located shall compile, maintain, and make available statistics on the incidence in the facility of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation that is investigated by the agency.

(d) A state agency shall compile, maintain, and make available statistics on the incidence of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation in a facility operated by the state agency.
Tex. Government Code § 448.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 448 / Section 448.003
§ 448.003. ADVISORY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission is established as an advisory commission to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0502
§ 7941A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.252
§ 1095.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.109
§ 1151.109. INFORMATION ON APPRAISAL DISTRICT REVIEWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require the department to include in the record of the registered professional appraiser who serves as chief appraiser for an appraisal district at the time the comptroller finalizes the biennial review of the appraisal district's performance under Section 5.102(c), Tax Code, an electronic link to:

(1) the comptroller's report for the review; and

(2) each property value study the comptroller conducts under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, that is used in the review.

(b) An appraisal district may request from the department information on a registered professional appraiser whom the board of directors of the appraisal district is considering for appointment as chief appraiser of the appraisal district. The department shall inform the requestor of the status of any compliance efforts of an appraisal district under Section 5.102(d), Tax Code, for previous reviews in which the appraiser served as chief appraiser of that appraisal district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.063 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.063
§ 60.063. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), any person who proposes to sell or convey real property located in a district must first give to the purchaser written notice that the property is located in the district. The notice must be given to the prospective purchaser prior to execution of a binding contract of sale and purchase either separately or as an addendum or paragraph of a purchase contract. The purchaser shall sign the notice as evidence of receipt.

(b) At the closing of the purchase and sale, a separate copy of the notice with current information about the district and its right to impose assessments on land within its boundaries, which conveys with the land, shall be executed by the seller and purchaser and recorded in the deed records of the county in which the property is located.

(c) A purchaser or the purchaser's heirs, successors, or assigns may not maintain any action for damages or maintain any action against the seller, title insurance company, real estate brokers, or lienholder, or any agent, representative, or person acting in their behalf, by reason of the imposition of fees or assessments by the district authorized by this chapter. Notice is not required to be given pursuant to this section unless a certified copy of the order creating the district has been recorded in the real property records in the county in which the land is located and such order contains the legal description of the district. A purchaser, seller, lender, real estate broker, title insurance company, and title insurance agent may conclusively rely on the recorded certified copy of the order.

(d) The board shall prescribe the form for notice under this section.

(e) A seller is not required to give notice under this section if:

(1) the seller is obligated under a written contract to furnish to the buyer a title insurance commitment before the contract closing; and

(2) the purchaser is entitled under the contract to terminate the contract because the property is located in a district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.76 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.76
§ 61.76. SUSPENSION INSTEAD OF CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

When a cause for the cancellation of a license is prescribed by this code, the commission or administrator has the discretionary authority to suspend the license for not more than 60 days rather than to cancel the license.
Tex. Government Code § 601.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 601 / Section 601.003
§ 601.003. REGULAR TERM OF STATE, DISTRICT, COUNTY, OR PRECINCT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The regular term of an elective state, district, county, or precinct office begins on January 1 of the year following the general election for state and county officers.

(b) A person elected to a regular term of office shall qualify and assume the duties of the office on, or as soon as possible after, January 1 of the year following the person's election.

(c) This section does not apply to the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.353
§ 204.353. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the physician assistant board that a person who is not licensed under this chapter is violating this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or another state statute or rule relating to physician assistant practice, the board after notice and opportunity for a hearing may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.401
§ 542.401. GENERAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person convicted of an offense that is a misdemeanor under this subtitle for which another penalty is not provided shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1 or more than $200.
Tex. Government Code § 606.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.002
§ 606.002. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the retirement system shall direct and administer the functions of the retirement system under this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.33 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.33
§ 9.33. DEFENSE OF THIRD PERSON.
Status: in_force

A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect a third person if:

(1) under the circumstances as the actor reasonably believes them to be, the actor would be justified under Section 9.31 or 9.32 in using force or deadly force to protect himself against the unlawful force or unlawful deadly force he reasonably believes to be threatening the third person he seeks to protect; and

(2) the actor reasonably believes that his intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 41.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 41 / Section 41.004
§ 41.004. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible to receive services provided by this chapter:

(1) to the extent that another person with a legal obligation to provide for the person's care and treatment is financially able to pay for all or part of the services provided by this chapter; or

(2) to the extent that the person or a person with a legal obligation to support the person is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services provided by this chapter.

(b) When the application is made under this chapter or when the services are received, the person applying for or receiving services shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the person or any other person with a legal obligation to support the person may be entitled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8893.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8893 / Section 8893.0051
§ 8893.0051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.0521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.0521
§ 2352.0521. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a dealer with information regarding the dealer's compliance with performance standards.

(b) Performance standards must be evaluated on an annual basis and, if a dealer and manufacturer agree, may be adjusted to promote the sale of the manufacturer's products.

(c) If revised performance standards are not agreeable, the initial performance standards remain in place until the expiration of the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.104
§ 8860.104. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2206
§ 54.2206. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To refer one or more cases to a magistrate, a judge or justice of the peace must issue an order of referral specifying the magistrate's duties.

(b) An order of referral may:

(1) limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the magistrate to report only on specific issues, perform particular acts, or receive and report on evidence only;

(2) set the time and place for the hearing;

(3) prescribe a closing date for the hearing;

(4) provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;

(5) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside;

(6) direct the magistrate to call the court's docket; and

(7) set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.003
§ 362.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bond" includes a note or other evidence of indebtedness.

(2) "Cost" means expenses related or incidental to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of a system, including:

(A) real property acquired for a system;

(B) finance charges;

(C) interest before and during construction and for a period the issuer finds reasonable after completion of construction;

(D) expenses incurred for architectural, engineering, and legal services;

(E) license fees and royalties;

(F) expenses incurred for plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates;

(G) expenses incurred in placing the system in operation; and

(H) administration expenses.

(3) "Issuer" means a district or authority that:

(A) is created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution;

(B) is authorized by law to own a waste disposal system; and

(C) includes within its boundaries all of at least one county.

(4) "Public agency" means:

(A) an issuer;

(B) a municipality; or

(C) another political subdivision or agency of the state authorized to own and operate a solid waste collection, transportation, or disposal facility or system.

(5) "Real property" means land, a structure, a franchise or interest in land, air rights, or another thing or right pertaining to that property, including an easement, right-of-way, use, lease, license, or other incorporeal hereditament, or an estate, interest, or legal or equitable right, including a term for years or lien on that property because of a judgment, mortgage, or other reason.

(6) "Resolution" means the action, including an order or ordinance, that authorizes bonds and that is taken by the issuer's governing body.

(7) "Security agreement" means a trust indenture or other instrument securing bonds.

(8) "Solid waste" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(9) "System" means real property, plants, works, facilities, equipment, pipelines, machinery, vehicles, vessels, rolling stock, licenses, or franchises used or useful:

(A) in connection with processing solid waste to extract, recover, reclaim, salvage, reduce, or concentrate the solid waste, or convert it to energy or useful matter or resources including electricity, steam, or other form of energy, metal, fertilizer, glass, or other form of resource; or

(B) in the transportation, receipt, storage, transfer, and handling of solid waste, the preparation, separation, or processing of solid waste for reuse, the handling and transportation of recovered matter, resources, or energy, and the handling, transportation, and disposition of nonrecoverable solid waste residue.