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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922 / Section 7922.151
§ 7922.151. 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 7922.153.

(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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.058 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.058
§ 22.058. REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt regulations, forms, and contracts for the sale of iron ore and protection of the income produced from the sale.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.055
§ 301.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 301.051(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 301.051(a);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 301.053;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.020 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.020
§ 22.020. AUDIT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

At any time during an audit, the commission or the department, as applicable, shall permit a contractor under this title to submit additional or alternative documentation to prove that services were delivered to an eligible client. Any recovery of costs by the commission or the department from the contractor for using additional or alternative documentation may not exceed the amount the contractor would otherwise be entitled to receive under the contract as administrative costs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.360 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.360
§ 1101.360. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN NONRESIDENT APPLICANTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 1577), Sec. 28(2), eff. January 1, 2024.

(b) A nonresident applicant is subject to the same license requirements as a resident. The commission may refuse to issue a license to a nonresident applicant for the same reasons that it may refuse to issue a license to a resident applicant.

(c) A nonresident applicant must submit with the application an irrevocable consent to a legal action against the applicant in the court of any county in this state in which a cause of action may arise or in which the plaintiff may reside. The action may be commenced by service of process or pleading authorized by the laws of this state or by delivery of process on the executive director or deputy executive director of the commission. The consent must:

(1) stipulate that the service of process or pleading is valid and binding in all courts as if personal service had been made on the nonresident in this state;

(2) be acknowledged; and

(3) if made by a corporation, be authenticated by its seal.

(d) A service of process or pleading served on the commission under this section shall be by duplicate copies. One copy shall be filed in the commission's office, and the other copy shall be forwarded by registered mail to the last known principal address recorded in the commission's records for the nonresident against whom the process or pleading is directed.

(e) A default judgment in an action commenced as provided by this section may not be granted:

(1) unless the commission certifies that a copy of the process or pleading was mailed to the defendant as provided by Subsection (d); and

(2) until the 21st day after the date the process or pleading is mailed to the defendant.
Tex. Water Code § 36.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.021
§ 36.021. NOTIFICATION OF COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

Within 30 days following the creation of a district or any amendment to the boundaries of a district, the board of directors shall file with the county clerk of each county in which all or part of the district is located a certified copy of the description of the boundaries of the district. Each county clerk shall record the certified copy of the boundaries in the property records of that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0101
§ 8039.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.203
§ 574.203. USE OF SECURE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION METHOD IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing may be conducted in accordance with this chapter but conducted by secure electronic means, including satellite transmission, closed-circuit television transmission, or any other method of two-way electronic communication that is secure, available to the parties, approved by the court, and capable of visually and audibly recording the proceedings, if:

(1) written consent to the use of a secure electronic communication method for the hearing is filed with the court by:

(A) the proposed patient or the attorney representing the proposed patient; and

(B) the county or district attorney, as appropriate;

(2) the secure electronic communication method provides for a simultaneous, compressed full-motion video, and interactive communication of image and sound among the judge or associate judge, the county or district attorney, the attorney representing the proposed patient, and the proposed patient; and

(3) on request of the proposed patient or the attorney representing the proposed patient, the proposed patient and the attorney can communicate privately without being recorded or heard by the judge or associate judge or by the county or district attorney.

(b) On the motion of the patient or proposed patient, the attorney representing the patient or proposed patient, or the county or district attorney or on the court's own motion, the court may terminate an appearance made through a secure electronic communication method at any time during the appearance and require an appearance by the patient or proposed patient in open court.

(c) The court shall provide for a recording of the communication to be made and preserved until any appellate proceedings have been concluded. The patient or proposed patient may obtain a copy of the recording on payment of a reasonable amount to cover the costs of reproduction or, if the patient or proposed patient is indigent, the court shall provide a copy on the request of the patient or proposed patient without charging a cost for the copy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.155
§ 1019.155. DEPOSITORY OR TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in the district as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All income received by the district shall be deposited with the district depository.

(c) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.053
§ 374.053. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW DRY CLEANING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt performance standards for a new dry cleaning facility.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must allow for the use of new technologies as they become available.

(c) Rules adopted under this section must require:

(1) proper storage and disposal of wastes generated at the facility that contain any quantity of chlorinated dry cleaning solvent;

(2) compliance with emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on September 22, 1993;

(3) dikes or other containment structures to be:

(A) installed around each dry cleaning unit that uses chlorinated dry cleaning solvents and each storage area for chlorinated dry cleaning solvents or waste; and

(B) capable of containing any leak, spill, or release of chlorinated dry cleaning solvent;

(4) secondary containment for all new or replaced dry cleaning units, regardless of the solvent used;

(5) all diked floor surfaces on which any chlorinated dry cleaning solvent may leak, spill, or otherwise be released to be made of epoxy, steel, or another material impervious to chlorinated dry cleaning solvents; and

(6) all chlorinated dry cleaning solvents to be delivered to dry cleaning facilities by means of closed, direct-coupled delivery systems, when those systems have become generally available.

(d) Rules adopted under this section shall ensure that wastewater from a dry cleaning unit using chlorinated dry cleaning solvent or discharge of chlorinated dry cleaning solvent is not discharged to a sanitary sewer, to a septic tank, or to water of this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2304
§ 1603.2304. CHANGE OF SCHOOL OWNERSHIP OR LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a licensed school changes ownership:

(1) the outgoing owner shall notify the department of the change not later than the 10th day before the date the change takes effect; and

(2) the new owner shall obtain a license under this subchapter in accordance with commission rule.

(b) A school may not change the location of the school unless the school obtains approval from the department before the change by showing that the proposed location meets the requirements of this chapter and commission rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.203
§ 1058.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election on its own motion.

(c) The order must specify:

(1) the location of the polling places;

(2) the presiding election officers;

(3) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued;

(4) the amount of the bonds;

(5) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum maturity date of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first publication must occur at least 20 days before the date set for the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.903 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.903
§ 241.903. ACQUISITION OF AIR RIGHTS OR OTHER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may acquire from a person or other political subdivision an air right, aviation easement, or other estate or interest in property or in a nonconforming structure or use if:

(1) the acquisition is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter;

(2) the property or nonconforming structure or use is located within the political subdivision, the political subdivision owns the airport, or the political subdivision is served by the airport; and

(3)(A) the political subdivision desires to remove, lower, or terminate the nonconforming structure or use;

(B) airport zoning regulations are not sufficient to provide necessary approach protection because of constitutional limitations; or

(C) the acquisition of a property right is more advisable than an airport zoning regulation in providing necessary approach protection.

(b) An acquisition under this section may be by purchase, grant, or condemnation in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.063
§ 4001.063. NO PAR VALUE; PAR VALUE.
Status: in_force

(a) "No par value" as applied to shares of stock or other securities means the securities are without a given or specified par value.

(b) For purposes of classifying or computing the par value of shares of stock or other securities of no par value, the amount for which the securities are sold or offered for sale to the public is used as a basis.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.251
§ 507.251. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the executive council, to the executive council or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The executive council may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The executive council shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the executive council by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The executive council may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.154
§ 1093.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.252
§ 42A.252. PRESENTENCE REPORT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), before the imposition of the sentence by a judge, the judge shall direct a supervision officer to prepare a presentence report for the judge.

(b) The judge is not required to direct a supervision officer to prepare a presentence report in a misdemeanor case if:

(1) the defendant requests that a report not be made and the judge agrees to the request; or

(2) the judge:

(A) finds that there is sufficient information in the record to permit the meaningful exercise of sentencing discretion; and

(B) explains that finding on the record.

(c) The judge is not required to direct a supervision officer to prepare a presentence report in a felony case if:

(1) punishment is to be assessed by a jury;

(2) the defendant is convicted of or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to capital murder;

(3) the only available punishment is imprisonment; or

(4) the judge is informed that a plea bargain agreement exists, under which the defendant agrees to a punishment of imprisonment, and the judge intends to follow that agreement.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 28.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 28 / Section 28.005
§ 28.005. SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other sanctions the court is permitted to impose under law, if a claimant fails to comply with this chapter, the court may:

(1) stay the proceeding until the required disclosure is made; or

(2) dismiss the action with prejudice on a finding of wilful noncompliance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8187.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8187 / Section 8187.101
§ 8187.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.109
§ 3849.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER POWERS RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.302
§ 507.302. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council or a three-member committee of executive council members designated by the executive council shall temporarily suspend the license of a license holder if the executive council or committee determines from the evidence or information presented to it that continued practice by the license holder would constitute a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare.

(b) A license may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a preliminary hearing not later than the 14th day after the date of the temporary suspension to determine if there is probable cause to believe that a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare still exists. A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later than the 61st day after the date of the temporary suspension.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.111
§ 1083.111. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.083
§ 756.083. LABELING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not sell security bars or offer security bars for sale in this state unless the security bars or their packaging are labeled in accordance with rules adopted by the state fire marshal. The required label must state the requirements of Section 756.082.

(b) A person who is not regularly and actively engaged in business as a wholesale or retail dealer may sell or offer to sell security bars in this state provided that proper written notice of the requirements of Section 756.082 is provided to the buyer in a form approved by the state fire marshal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.156
§ 1034.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.253
§ 2165.253. USE OF ROOM IN STATE CAPITOL BUILDING.
Status: in_force

A person may not use a room, apartment, or office in the State Capitol as a bedroom or for a private purpose. This section does not apply to the offices and living quarters occupied by the lieutenant governor or the speaker of the house of representatives.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.205
§ 346.205. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not change a creditor's obligation to comply with the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.)
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.301
§ 3911.301. PROPERTY TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, including industrial, commercial, and residential property, to pay for an improvement project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 257.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 257 / Section 257.005
§ 257.005. REPORTING OF STAFFING INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital shall annually report to the department on:

(1) whether the hospital's governing body has adopted a nurse staffing policy as required by Section 257.003;

(2) whether the hospital has established a nurse staffing committee as required by Section 257.004 that meets the membership requirements of that section;

(3) whether the nurse staffing committee has evaluated the hospital's official nurse services staffing plan as required by Section 257.004 and has reported the results of the evaluation to the hospital's governing body as provided by that section; and

(4) the nurse-sensitive outcome measures the committee adopted for use in evaluating the hospital's official nurse services staffing plan.

(a-1) The chief nursing officer of each hospital shall attest to the accuracy of information reported under Subsection (a).

(b) Information reported under Subsection (a) is public information.

(c) To the extent possible, the department shall collect the data required under Subsection (a) as part of a survey required by the department under other law.

(d) The department shall provide the information reported under Subsection (a) to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8256.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8256 / Section 8256.201
§ 8256.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under Section 8256.101 or 8256.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8256.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8256.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.