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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.006
§ 7952.006. 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 made 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.002
§ 3870.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.002
§ 21.002. REFERENCES TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY AND TO MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

A reference in this code or another statute:

(1) to a member of the governing body of a municipality includes each member of that body regardless of the name, including alderman, commissioner, or council member, used by a statute, municipal charter, or municipal ordinance to refer to the member; or

(2) to the governing body of a municipality includes a municipal governing body regardless of the name, including board of aldermen, city commission, or city council, used by a statute, municipal charter, or municipal ordinance to refer to the governing body.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.103
§ 2602.103. EMPLOYEES AND EXPERTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The association may employ or retain persons to perform the functions necessary or proper under this chapter, including persons necessary to handle the association's financial transactions.

(b) On the commissioner's approval, the association shall reimburse the department out of the guaranty fee account for the cost, including reasonable and necessary expenses, to employ or retain one or more persons to:

(1) audit and review agent escrow and trust accounts, financial condition, and compliance with applicable statutes and rules;

(2) report to the commissioner on the accounts, condition, and compliance; or

(3) supervise a person employed or retained to perform audit and review under Subdivision (1).

(c) A person employed or retained under Subsection (b) acts solely under the direction of and as assigned by the commissioner but shall report the person's activity and expenses to the association on the request of the association.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 1614), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.101
§ 3887.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the duties imposed by this chapter and the powers:

(1) provided by the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code;

(2) provided by the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code, except that the district may exercise any power granted by this chapter without regard to any provision or requirement of or procedure prescribed in Chapter 441, Transportation Code;

(3) that Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, provides a municipality or a county;

(4) provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code;

(5) that Chapter 505, Local Government Code, provides a corporation created under that chapter; and

(6) that Chapter 1371, Government Code, provides an issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.052
§ 9040.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9040.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 9040.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9040.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.355 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.355
§ 92.355. CONTINUATION OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE; HOME OFFICE OF SURVIVING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity that results from a reorganization, merger, or consolidation as provided by Section 92.351 has the property rights and obligations of the reorganized, merged, or consolidated entity in the same manner as an entity that results from the conversion of a savings bank under this chapter has the property rights and obligations of the savings bank.

(b) The home office of the surviving financial institution is the home office of the financial institution in the merger that has the largest assets unless the commissioner approves a different home office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.061
§ 8801.061. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the district is the calendar year.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.12
§ 4.12. MISDEMEANOR CASES; PRECINCT IN WHICH DEFENDANT TO BE TRIED IN JUSTICE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a misdemeanor case to be tried in justice court shall be tried:

(1) in the precinct in which the offense was committed;

(2) in the precinct in which the defendant or any of the defendants reside;

(3) with the written consent of the state and each defendant or the defendant's attorney, in any other precinct within the county; or

(4) if the offense was committed in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, in any precinct in the county that is adjacent to the precinct in which the offense was committed.

(b) In any misdemeanor case in which the offense was committed in a precinct where there is no qualified justice court, then trial shall be held:

(1) in the next adjacent precinct in the same county which has a duly qualified justice court; or

(2) in the precinct in which the defendant may reside.

(c) In any misdemeanor case in which each justice of the peace in the precinct where the offense was committed is disqualified for any reason, such case may be tried in the next adjoining precinct in the same county having a duly qualified justice of the peace.

(d) A defendant who is taken before a magistrate in accordance with Article 15.18 may waive trial by jury and enter a written plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

(e) The justices of the peace in each county shall, by majority vote, adopt local rules of administration regarding the transfer of a pending misdemeanor case from one precinct to a different precinct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0308
§ 4022.0308. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 4(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint initial directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(g) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(h) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 4022.0506 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.206
§ 1081.206. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 31.072 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.072
§ 31.072. CONTENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before being made available under this subchapter, open education resource instructional material must be evaluated by:

(1) teachers or other experts, as determined by the commissioner; and

(2) parents of students in this state.

(b) Based on feedback received by the agency from teachers, parents, and other experts regarding open education resource instructional materials made available under this subchapter, the commissioner may, at any time, require an additional revision of the material.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.103
§ 1104.103. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for registration or registration renewal under this chapter must submit:

(1) an application on a form approved by the board; and

(2) the application or renewal fee established under Section 1104.052(a).

(b) The application must contain:

(1) the name, business address, and telephone contact information of the applicant seeking registration;

(2) if the applicant is not a corporation domiciled in this state, the name and contact information for the applicant's agent for service of process in this state;

(3) the name, address, and contact information for any person that owns more than 10 percent of the applicant;

(4) the name, address, and contact information for at least one controlling person;

(5) the designation of a primary contact under Section 1104.104;

(6) the name and contact information of at least one appraiser designated by the applicant to respond to and communicate with appraisers on the applicant's appraisal panel regarding appraisal assignments;

(7) a certification that the applicant has a system in place to ensure compliance with Subchapter D and Section 129E of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.);

(8) a written irrevocable consent to service of process; and

(9) any other information required by the board to approve the application.

(c) The board shall adopt rules regarding registration and the renewal of a registration under this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.054 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.054
§ 22.054. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A corporation may:

(1) pay compensation in a reasonable amount to the members, directors, or officers of the corporation for services provided;

(2) confer benefits on the corporation's members in conformity with the corporation's purposes;

(3) make distributions to the corporation's members on winding up and termination to the extent authorized by this chapter; and

(4) make distributions of its income to the corporation's members who are nonprofit corporations organized under this code and who are exempt from income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, if:

(A) the distributions are made in accordance with the purpose or purposes of the corporation as stated in the certificate of formation and with the fiduciary responsibilities of the board of directors, including the duty to safeguard restricted funds for their intended purposes; and

(B) after the distributions are complete:

(i) the corporation would be able to pay the corporation's debts as they become due in the usual course of its activities; and

(ii) the corporation's total assets would at least equal the sum of its total liabilities.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.105
§ 1503.105. BONDS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not use proceeds of a tax to pay the principal of or interest on:

(1) bonds issued under this subchapter; or

(2) bonds issued to refund bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.153
§ 2303.153. CONTENTS OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice by mail provided under Section 2303.151 must include:

(1) the date the vehicle was accepted for storage;

(2) the first day for which a storage fee is assessed;

(3) the daily storage rate;

(4) the type and amount of any other charge to be paid when the vehicle is claimed;

(5) the full name, street address, and telephone number of the vehicle storage facility;

(6) the hours during which the owner may claim the vehicle; and

(7) the facility license number preceded by "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Vehicle Storage Facility License Number" or "TDLR VSF Lic. No."

(b) A notice by publication provided under Section 2303.152 must include:

(1) the vehicle description;

(2) the total charges;

(3) the full name, street address, and telephone number of the facility; and

(4) the department registration number.

(c) Notice by publication is not required to include any information other than that listed in Subsection (b).

(d) Notice by publication may include a list of more than one vehicle, watercraft, or outboard motor.
Tex. Government Code § 22.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.106
§ 22.106. COMMISSIONERS OF COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, with the concurrence of a majority of the judges of the court of criminal appeals, may designate and appoint a retired appellate judge or district judge who has consented to be subject to appointment, or an active appellate judge or district judge, to sit as a commissioner of the court of criminal appeals. A designated judge must consent to the designation and appointment. The presiding judge may designate and appoint as many commissioners as he deems necessary to aid the court in disposing of its business.

(b) A commissioner shall discharge the duties that are assigned him by the court and may be appointed to serve either for a certain period of time or for a particular case or cases.

(c) The opinions of a commissioner shall be submitted to the court of criminal appeals for approval. When approved by a majority of the court, an opinion of a commissioner has the same weight and legal effect as an opinion originally prepared by the court of criminal appeals.

(d) The compensation of a judge while sitting as a commissioner of the court of criminal appeals shall be paid out of money appropriated from the general revenue fund for that purpose in an amount equal to the salary of the judges of the court of criminal appeals and shall be in lieu of the retirement allowance that the judge receives or in lieu of the compensation he receives as an active judge of another court. In addition to the compensation, a judge sitting as a commissioner of the court is entitled to receive his actual travel expenses to and from Austin and a $25 per diem while he is assigned to the court of criminal appeals in Austin.
Tex. Local Government Code § 52.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 52 / Section 52.012
§ 52.012. TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an ordinance or a bylaw of a Type B general-law municipality may be enforced, the ordinance or bylaw, or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance or bylaw and the penalty for violating the ordinance or bylaw must be posted in three public places in the municipality or published in a newspaper that is published in the municipality. If no newspaper is published in the municipality, the ordinance, bylaw, or summary may be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the municipality.

(b) Unless the publication is in a weekly newspaper, the governing body must post or publish the ordinance, bylaw, or summary for at least two days. If the publication is in a weekly newspaper, the governing body shall publish the ordinance, bylaw, or summary in one issue.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1504.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.001
§ 1504.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.003, Family Code.

(2) "Child support agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.004, Family Code.

(3) "Custodial parent" means an individual who:

(A) is a managing conservator of a child or a possessory conservator of a child who is a parent of the child; or

(B) is a guardian of the person or other custodian of a child and is designated as guardian or custodian by a court or administrative agency of this or another state.

(4) "Benefit plan issuer" means:

(A) an insurance company, group hospital service corporation, or health maintenance organization that delivers or issues for delivery an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an evidence of coverage that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of an accident or sickness, or dental expenses;

(B) a governmental entity subject to Subchapter D, Chapter 1355, Subchapter C, Chapter 1364, Chapter 1578, Article 3.51-1, 3.51-4, or 3.51-5, or Chapter 177, Local Government Code;

(C) the issuer of a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 846.001; or

(D) the issuer of a group health plan as defined by Section 607, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1167).

(5) "Medical assistance" means medical assistance under the state Medicaid program.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.513 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.513
§ 154.513. PREVIOUSLY USED OR OLD DESIGN STAMPS.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) uses, sells, offers for sale, or possesses for use or sale previously used stamps;

(2) attaches or causes to be attached a previously used stamp to an individual package of cigarettes;

(3) uses or consents to the use of previously used stamps in connection with the sale or offering for sale of cigarettes; or

(4) sells, offers for sale, or possesses stamps of an old design more than 60 days after the date of issue of a new design of stamps.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 797.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 797 / Section 797.002
§ 797.002. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
Status: in_force

A person may not use the term "portable fire extinguisher" or "fire extinguisher" in the sale or advertisement of an aerosol fire suppression device or similar fire suppression device unless the device conforms to NFPA Standard 10 (2010), "Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers," or a successor standard adopted by the commissioner of insurance that is at least as stringent as the NFPA Standard 10, and is specifically listed for that use by a testing laboratory approved by the Texas Department of Insurance.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.14
§ 11.14. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a writ of habeas corpus must state substantially:

1. That the applicant is illegally restrained in the applicant's liberty, and by whom, naming both parties, if their names are known, or if unknown, designating and describing them;

2. When the applicant is confined or restrained by virtue of any writ, order or process, or under color of either, a copy shall be annexed to the application, or it shall be stated that a copy cannot be obtained;

3. When the confinement or restraint is not by virtue of any writ, order or process, the application may state only that the applicant is illegally confined or restrained in the applicant's liberty;

4. There must be a prayer in the application for the writ of habeas corpus; and

5. Oath must be made that the allegations of the application are true, according to the belief of the applicant or petitioner.

(b) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (a), a petitioner must state in the application and under oath that the petitioner is presenting the application with the applicant's knowing and voluntary consent.
Tex. Water Code § 51.1751 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.1751
§ 51.1751. ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR PAYMENT OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a district may make payments from tax revenue under a lease of all or any part of an irrigation system as provided in Section 51.173 of this code if the lease is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) An election for the approval of a lease shall be called and conducted, the returns canvassed, and notice of the election given under the same procedure as a bond election in the district. The election may be held on the same day as a bond election of the district.

(c) If the lease is approved at the election and authorized by the board of directors, it shall constitute an obligation against the taxing power of the district, and the district shall levy, assess, and collect taxes to the extent provided in the lease.