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Tex. Education Code § 54.6001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.6001
§ 54.6001. PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

An educated population being necessary to the social development and economic health of this state, the legislature finds and declares it to be an urgent public necessity to assist young Texans in obtaining a higher education. Because the state's population is rapidly growing and is diverse, the state is required to use all of the higher education facilities and resources within the state, both public and private, to provide a wide variety of educational environments and instructional options and to preserve the partnership between the state and private or independent institutions of higher education and between the state and career schools and colleges, as defined by Section 132.001, that offer a two-year associate degree as approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Therefore, the prepaid higher education tuition program is established to help Texas students attend the institution that best meets their individual needs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.052
§ 248A.052. INITIAL LICENSE APPLICATION; ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an initial prescribed pediatric extended care center license shall submit to the department in accordance with department rules:

(1) a sworn application on the form prescribed by the department;

(2) a letter of credit as prescribed by the department to demonstrate the applicant's financial viability; and

(3) the required fees.

(b) The application must contain:

(1) the location of the premises of the center for which the license is sought;

(2) documentation, signed by the appropriate local government official, stating the location and use of the premises meet local zoning requirements;

(3) the name, address, and social security number of, and background and criminal history check information for:

(A) the applicant;

(B) the administrator responsible for daily operations of the center;

(C) the financial officer responsible for financial operations of the center; and

(D) each controlling person;

(4) the name, address, and federal employer identification number or taxpayer identification number of the applicant and of each controlling person, if the applicant or controlling person is not an individual;

(5) the business name of the center;

(6) the maximum patient capacity requested for the center; and

(7) a sworn affidavit that the applicant has complied with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(c) The department shall issue an initial license to a center under this chapter if the department determines that the applicant and the center meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules and standards adopted under this chapter. The license must include:

(1) the license holder's name;

(2) the location of the premises of the center; and

(3) a statement indicating the center provides services to minors for 12 hours or less in a 24-hour period and does not provide 24-hour care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.005
§ 3799.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

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

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.354
§ 2153.354. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may assess a penalty of not less than $50 or more than $2,000 against:

(1) an owner who permits a coin-operated machine under the owner's control to be operated, exhibited, or displayed in this state without a tax permit as required by Section 2153.406; or

(2) a person who:

(A) exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine in this state without a tax permit as required by Section 2153.406;

(B) exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine that is not registered;

(C) does not maintain the records required under this chapter;

(D) refuses or fails to make records available for inspection on request by the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller;

(E) uses an artful device or deceptive practice to conceal a violation of this chapter;

(F) misleads the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller in connection with the enforcement of this chapter; or

(G) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The comptroller may assess a penalty under this section for each day a violation occurs.

(c) A penalty assessed under this section may be recovered by:

(1) the comptroller in the same manner as is provided by Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax Code, for the recovery of delinquent taxes; or

(2) the attorney general in a suit filed in Travis County.

(d) A penalty assessed under this section is in addition to any other remedy authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 13.146 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.146
§ 13.146. CONFIRMATION NOTICE ON RETURN OF INITIAL CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an initial certificate delivered to the applicant by mail is returned to the registrar undelivered, the registrar shall promptly deliver to the applicant a confirmation notice in accordance with Section 15.051.

(b) If the applicant fails to submit a response to the registrar in accordance with Section 15.053, the registrar shall enter the applicant's name on the suspense list.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.101
§ 1205.101. SECURITY AGAINST SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the entry of final judgment in an action under this chapter, the issuer may file a motion with the court for an order that any opposing party or intervenor, other than the attorney general, be dismissed unless that person posts a bond with sufficient surety, approved by the court, and payable to the issuer for any damage or cost that may occur because of the delay caused by the continued participation of the opposing party or intervenor in the action if the issuer finally prevails and obtains substantially the judgment requested in its petition.

(b) On receipt of a motion under Subsection (a), the court shall issue an order directed to the opposing party or intervenor, with a copy of the motion, to be served on the opposing party, the intervenor, or the party's attorney, personally or by registered mail, requiring the opposing party or intervenor to:

(1) appear at the time and place directed by the court, not sooner than five nor later than 10 days after the date the order is entered; and

(2) show cause why the motion should not be granted.

(c) The court may direct that motions relating to more than one party or intervenor be heard together.
Tex. Transportation Code § 194.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 194 / Section 194.001
§ 194.001. EXTENSION OF UTILITY LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a corporation organized under the laws of this state that is authorized to:

(1) construct, acquire, and operate electric or other lines of railway in and between municipalities in this state; and

(2) acquire, hold, and operate other public utilities in and adjacent to the municipalities in or through which the corporation operates.

(b) A corporation described by Subsection (a) may extend its electric light, power, or gas lines to supply light, power, or gas, as appropriate, to the public residing beyond the territory adjacent to the municipalities in or through which the corporation operates.

(c) For the purpose of extending a line described by Subsection (b), the corporation has the same rights and powers of extension held by a public service corporation engaged in the supply and sale of electric light, power, or gas as provided by law.

(d) The authority granted under this section does not expressly or impliedly repeal any antitrust law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.102
§ 3870.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921A / Section 7921A.0401
§ 7921A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7921A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.151
§ 1090.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

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

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

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

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

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

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

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0103
§ 7900.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8461.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8461 / Section 8461.002
§ 8461.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.10
§ 18.10. HOW RETURN MADE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than three whole days after executing a search warrant, the officer shall return the search warrant. Upon returning the search warrant, the officer shall state on the back of the same, or on some paper attached to it, the manner in which the warrant has been executed. The officer shall also deliver to the magistrate a copy of the inventory of the property taken into his possession under the warrant. The failure of an officer to make a timely return of an executed search warrant or to submit an inventory of the property taken into the officer's possession under the warrant does not bar the admission of evidence under Article 38.23. The officer who seized the property shall retain custody of it until the magistrate issues an order directing the manner of safekeeping the property. Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), the property may not be removed from the county in which it was seized without an order approving the removal, issued by a magistrate in the county in which the warrant was issued; provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent the officer, or his department, from forwarding any item or items seized to a laboratory for scientific analysis.

(b) For the purposes of complying with this article, property seized pursuant to a warrant executed under Article 18.067 may be removed from the county in which it was seized and returned to the county in which the warrant was issued without a court order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.118 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.118
§ 1038.118. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Government Code § 24.148 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.148
§ 24.148.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.148. 46TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FOARD, HARDEMAN, AND WILBARGER COUNTIES). (a) The 46th Judicial District is composed of Foard, Hardeman, and Wilbarger counties.

(b) The terms of the 46th District Court begin:

(1) in Foard County on the 6th, 17th, and 36th Mondays after the first Monday in January;

(2) in Hardeman County on the 8th, 19th, 38th, and 47th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and

(3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8287.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8287 / Section 8287.001
§ 8287.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.76 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.76
§ 108.76. VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

The provision, placement, and use of sponsorship signs as authorized by and in compliance with this subchapter by members of the distiller, manufacturing, distributor, or wholesaler tier, independent concessionaires, and public entertainment facility owners and operators does not constitute an illegal inducement, subterfuge, or a surrender of exclusive control.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.31 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.31
§ 20.31. REMEDY FOR VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Subchapter D or any other law, the exclusive remedy for a violation of this subchapter is a suit filed by the attorney general under Section 20.11.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.00123 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.00123
§ 402.00123. CIVIL LIABILITY OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is not liable in a civil action for an act performed in good faith in the execution of duties as commissioner.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.007
§ 62.007. DECISION ON APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may approve an application to incorporate only if the commissioner finds that:

(1) the prerequisites to incorporation required by this chapter are satisfied;

(2) the character, responsibility, and general fitness of each person named in the articles of incorporation command confidence and warrant belief that:

(A) the business of the association will be honestly and efficiently conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of this subtitle; and

(B) the association will have qualified full-time management;

(3) there is a public need for the association;

(4) the volume of business in the community in which the association will conduct its business indicates a profitable operation is probable; and

(5) the operation of the association will not unduly harm an existing association.

(b) On finding that the requirements of Subsection (a) are fulfilled, the commissioner shall:

(1) enter an order approving the application and stating the findings required by Subsection (a);

(2) issue under official seal a certificate of incorporation;

(3) deliver a copy of the approved articles of incorporation and bylaws to the incorporators; and

(4) permanently retain a copy of the articles and bylaws.

(c) On delivery of the certificate of incorporation to the incorporators, the association:

(1) is a corporate body with perpetual existence unless terminated by law; and

(2) may exercise the powers of an association beginning on the date the commissioner certifies receipt of satisfactory proof that the association has received in cash and free of encumbrance:

(A) the required amount of the capital stock and paid-in surplus if the association is a capital stock association; or

(B) the required amount of the savings liability and expense fund if the association is a mutual association.

(d) On denial of an application, the commissioner shall enter an order denying the application and include a written statement specifying the grounds for the denial. The commissioner shall deliver by certified mail a copy of the order to the designated representative of the incorporators.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.107
§ 68.107. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association may act as an employer for the purpose of maintaining an employee welfare benefit plan or an employee pension benefit plan, as defined by 29 U.S.C. Section 1002, for the benefit of branch pilots licensed under this chapter.

(b) A benefit plan must be established and maintained in accordance with applicable law pertaining to benefit plans.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.006 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.006
§ 162.006. TEMPORARY TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

Amounts temporarily transferred from either veterans' housing assistance fund to the veterans' land fund or to the other veterans' housing assistance fund under the Texas Constitution shall be returned to the fund as soon as practicable. Investment earnings allocated by the board to the transferred amounts shall be credited to the fund as if the transfer had not been made.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.021
§ 111.021. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prepare and submit to the executive commissioner annual reports of activities and expenditures under this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 117, and, prior to each regular session of the legislature, estimates of funds required for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 117.

(c) The department shall post on the Internet in an accessible format the reports required under this section and any other agency performance data relating to this chapter or Subchapter F, Chapter 117, required to be reported to this state or the federal government. If a report or performance data contains confidential information, the department shall remove the confidential information before posting the report or performance data.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.362 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.362
§ 143.362. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE.
Status: in_force

Within 45 days after the date an agreement is ratified and signed by the municipality and the bargaining agent, a petition signed by a number of registered voters equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the most recent mayoral general election in the municipality may be presented to the municipal secretary calling an election for the repeal of the agreement, in which event the governing body shall reconsider the agreement, and, if it does not repeal the agreement, it shall call an election of the qualified voters to determine if they desire to repeal the agreement. The election shall be held as part of the next regularly scheduled municipal election or at a special election called by the governing body for that purpose. If at the election a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the repeal of the adoption of the agreement, the agreement becomes void. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:

"Repeal of the adoption of the agreement ratified by the municipality and the police officers of the municipality concerning wages, salaries, rates of pay, certain benefits, hours of work, and other terms of employment."
Tex. Water Code § 53.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.019
§ 53.019. HEARING POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall have jurisdiction to determine all issues pertaining to the sufficiency of the petition and shall allow any interested person to appear before it in person or by attorney to offer testimony relative to the sufficiency of the petition.

(b) The commissioners court may adjourn the hearing from day to day as is necessary to complete the hearing.

(c) The commissioners court may make all orders necessary to determine the matters before it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.106
§ 9034.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 9034.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.404 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.404
§ 882.404. ALLOCATION OF CONTINGENCY RESERVE TO UNENCUMBERED SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

If a mutual life insurance company's unencumbered surplus is less than $100,000, the company may allocate any part of the company's contingency reserve to the company's unencumbered surplus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.004
§ 8496.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8496.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has:

(1) consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) entered into a development agreement under Section 212.172, Local Government Code, with the owners of the land described by Section 2.03 of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.105
§ 8380.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.001
§ 8132.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 21.