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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.005
§ 8434.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(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. Government Code § 419.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.035
§ 419.035. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a certification examination is administered under this subchapter, the commission shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. However, if an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the commission shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the commission receives the results from the testing service. If the notice of examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the commission shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(b) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination administered under this subchapter, the commission shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.053
§ 2033.053. PRELIMINARY REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after examination of a possible violation and the facts relating to that possible violation, the commission determines that a violation has occurred, the commission shall issue a preliminary report that states:

(1) the facts on which the conclusion is based;

(2) the fact that an administrative penalty is to be imposed; and

(3) the amount of the penalty to be assessed.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date on which the commission issues the preliminary report, the commission shall send a copy of the report to the person charged with the violation, together with a statement of the right of the person to a hearing relating to the alleged violation and the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.063
§ 1231.063. DEBT AFFORDABILITY STUDY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, in consultation with the Legislative Budget Board, shall annually prepare a study regarding the state's current debt burden by:

(1) analyzing the state's historical debt use and financial and economic resources to determine the amount of additional not self-supporting debt the state can accommodate; and

(2) monitoring how annual changes and new debt authorizations affect the mechanism described in Subsection (b).

(b) The study must include a mechanism that can be used to determine, at a minimum, the state's debt affordability and serve as a guideline for debt authorizations and debt service appropriations. The mechanism must be designed to calculate:

(1) the not self-supporting debt service as a percentage of unrestricted revenues;

(2) the ratio of not self-supporting debt to personal income;

(3) the amount of not self-supporting debt per capita;

(4) the rate of debt retirement; and

(5) the ratio of not self-supporting debt service to budgeted or expended general revenue.

(c) Not later than February 15 of each year, the board shall submit the annual study to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the comptroller;

(3) the presiding officer of each house of the legislature; and

(4) the Senate Committee on Finance and House Appropriations Committee.

(d) The annual study submitted under Subsection (c) must include a target and limit ratio for not self-supporting debt service as a percentage of unrestricted revenues.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.072 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.072
§ 981.072. DESIGNATION AS DOMESTIC SURPLUS LINES INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) A property and casualty insurance company organized under Chapter 822 that has capital and surplus in an amount described by Section 981.057 may apply to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner for designation as a domestic surplus lines insurer.

(b) On approval of an application under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall designate an applicant as a domestic surplus lines insurer and issue to the applicant a domestic surplus lines insurer certificate.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 822.101, a domestic surplus lines insurer is not entitled to a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state in the admitted market.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.702 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.702
§ 2204.702. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

On demand from the United States, the governor shall convey to the United States the area described by Section 2204.701 for a purpose described by Section 2204.701.
Tex. Water Code § 65.235 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.235
§ 65.235. PROHIBITION ON ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.107 does not apply to a district created under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 124.152 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 124 / Section 124.152
§ 124.152. CONDITIONS FOR PREPAYMENT OF LOAN SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A credit union may require a partial prepayment that is made on a loan secured by a lien or mortgage on or other type of security interest in real property to be made:

(1) on the date monthly installments are due; and

(2) in the amount of that part of one or more monthly installments that would be applicable to principal.
Tex. Government Code § 509.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 509 / Section 509.004
§ 509.004. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall require each department to:

(1) keep financial and statistical records determined necessary by the division;

(2) submit the department's budget and strategic plan and all supporting information requested by the division;

(3) present data requested by the division as necessary to determine the amount of state aid for which the department is eligible;

(4) submit periodic financial audits and statistical reports to the division; and

(5) submit to the Department of Public Safety the full name, address, date of birth, social security number, and driver's license number of each person restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with a device that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the restricted operator.

(b) The division shall develop an automated tracking system that:

(1) is capable of receiving tracking data from community supervision and corrections departments' caseload management and accounting systems;

(2) is capable of tracking the defendant and the sentencing event at which the defendant was placed on community supervision by name, arrest charge code, and incident number;

(3) provides the division with the statistical data it needs to support budget requests and satisfy requests for information; and

(4) is compatible with the requirements of Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the information systems used by the institutional division and the parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) The division shall prepare a report that contains a summary of the programs and services provided by departments, as described in each strategic plan submitted to the division under Section 509.007.

(d) As soon as is practicable after the completion of the report, the division shall submit the report prepared under Subsection (c) to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(e) Not later than the date on which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required to submit the department's legislative appropriations request to the Legislative Budget Board, the division shall submit the report prepared under Subsection (c) to the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.005
§ 9601.005. DISTRICT MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the following members:

(1) the City of Annona;

(2) the City of Avery;

(3) the City of DeKalb;

(4) the City of Hooks;

(5) the City of Maud;

(6) the City of New Boston;

(7) the City of Texarkana, Texas;

(8) the City of Wake Village; and

(9) the TexAmericas Center.

(b) After receipt of a petition from the governing body of a municipality, county, other political subdivision, or water supply corporation that desires to join the district, the board may add a member to the district on terms determined by the board to be in the best interests of the district.

(c) A member's withdrawal from the district or the cessation of existence of a member does not affect the validity of the district or any of the district's powers or duties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.551 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.551
§ 56A.551. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "witness's close relative" means a person who:

(1) was the spouse of a deceased witness at the time of the witness's death; or

(2) is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of a deceased witness.
Tex. Government Code § 152.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.204
§ 152.204. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court may authorize and the commission by rule may require continuing professional education for persons regulated under this subtitle.

(b) The rules for continuing professional education adopted by the commission may include standards relating to:

(1) reporting by regulated persons or by providers of continuing professional education;

(2) continuing professional education course content; and

(3) the minimum number of continuing professional education hours required.

(c) The commission by rule may exempt certain persons, including retired persons and persons with disabilities, from all or a portion of the continuing education requirements.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.005
§ 54.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent that it conflicts or is inconsistent with this chapter, Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, Government Code, applies to revenue obligations issued under this chapter, and a municipality to which this chapter applies has, with respect to a revenue obligation issued under this chapter, each power granted by that subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.104
§ 7.104. NEGOTIABLE AND NONNEGOTIABLE DOCUMENT OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A document of title is negotiable if by its terms the goods are to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named person.

(b) A document of title other than one described in Subsection (a) is nonnegotiable. A bill of lading that states that the goods are consigned to a named person is not made negotiable by a provision that the goods are to be delivered only against an order in a record signed by the same or another named person.

(c) A document of title is nonnegotiable if, at the time it is issued, the document has a conspicuous legend, however expressed, that it is nonnegotiable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014 / Section 8014.105
§ 8014.105. 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 § 8170.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8170 / Section 8170.001
§ 8170.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means Cinco Municipal Utility District No. 5.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.051
§ 1019.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of six directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and

(2) an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.253
§ 1062.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 43.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.181
§ 43.181.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.181. 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 268th Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) The district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Fort Bend County and, unless otherwise provided by law, shall represent the state in all felony and misdemeanor criminal cases and matters directly relating to criminal cases in all the courts of the county, including any asset forfeitures related to criminal activities, and bond forfeiture proceedings through judgment other than collection of a final judgment on a bond forfeiture.

(c) The district attorney has the powers, duties, and privileges in Fort Bend County relating to family law and juvenile matters, except as provided by Subsection (f-1), protective orders under Title 4, Family Code, orders under Chapter 159, Family Code, and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code.

(d) The district attorney has no power, duty, or privilege in Fort Bend County relating to a quo warranto or removal from office proceeding, except that if the county attorney fails or refuses to act in a removal case, the district attorney has the power, duty, and privilege to bring a removal from office action or a quo warranto proceeding.

(e) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (g), the district attorney has no power, duty, or privilege to represent this state, Fort Bend County, or the officials of Fort Bend County in any civil matter pending before any court.

(f) Except as provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure, the district attorney has no power, duty, or privilege in Fort Bend County relating to a civil commitment matter under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, for and on behalf of the state.

(f-1) The district attorney has no power, duty, or privilege in Fort Bend County relating to a matter involving children's protective services.

(g) At the request of the county attorney, the district attorney may assist the county attorney in civil matters in Fort Bend County.

(h) The district attorney shall, with the approval of the commissioners court, appoint the assistant district attorneys and other assistants necessary to the proper performance of the district attorney's duties. The commissioners court shall set the salary of an assistant to the district attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9064.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9064 / Section 9064.0402
§ 9064.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 9064.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 813.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.404
§ 813.404. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

For each month of membership, military, or equivalent membership service not previously credited in the retirement system, a member claiming credit in the elected class shall pay a contribution in an amount equal to the greater of:

(1) eight percent of the monthly salary paid to members of the legislature at the time the credit is established; or

(2) the appropriate member contribution provided by Section 815.402 for a person who holds, at the time the credit is established, the office for which credit is sought.
Tex. Government Code § 321.0131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0131
§ 321.0131. FINANCIAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

A financial audit is an audit to determine:

(1) in the case of the state or a department, whether the records, books, and accounts of the audited entity accurately reflect its financial and fiscal operations;

(2) whether the audited entity is maintaining effective accounting control over revenues, obligations, expenditures, assets, and liabilities;

(3) whether the accounting and record-keeping of collections of state revenues and receipts by the audited entity are fair, accurate, and in accordance with law;

(4) whether the accounting and record-keeping of money or negotiable securities or similar assets handled by the audited entity on behalf of the state or received from the state and held in trust by the audited entity are proper, accurate, and in accordance with law; and

(5) whether financial, program, and statistical reports of the audited entity are fairly presented.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.307
§ 604.307.
Status: in_force

Sec. 604.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty;

(2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

(3) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving to the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until judicial review of the order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the advisory board by certified mail.

(c) If the advisory board receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the advisory board may file with the court a contest to the affidavit not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files the affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.202 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.202
§ 48.202. SERVICE DETERMINATION BY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In an investigation the department or state agency, as appropriate, shall determine:

(1) whether the person needs protective services from the department;

(2) what services are needed;

(3) whether services are available from the department, from the state agency, or in the community and how they can be provided;

(4) whether the person, acting alone, would be capable of obtaining needed services and could bear the cost or would be eligible for services from the department or state agency;

(5) whether a caretaker would be willing to provide services or would agree to their provision;

(6) whether the elderly person or person with a disability desires the services;

(7) whether the person needs legal intervention to resolve the person's abuse, neglect, or exploitation and, if so, what type of intervention is needed; and

(8) other pertinent data.

(b) If the department or state agency, as appropriate, determines under Subsection (a)(1) that a person needs protective services, the department or agency shall, in determining how those services can be provided as required by Subsection (a)(3), determine whether the person may be eligible for community-based long-term services and supports and whether those services and supports are available. If the person is eligible for those services and supports, but the services and supports are not immediately available, the department or state agency shall ensure that the person is placed on an appropriate waiting list for the services and supports and that the person's abuse, neglect, or exploitation is resolved before the department closes the case.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.407 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.407
§ 623.407. PERMIT STICKER.
Status: in_force

(a) When the department issues a permit under this subchapter, the department shall issue a sticker to be placed on the front windshield of the truck-tractor. The department shall design the form of the sticker to aid in the enforcement of weight limits.

(b) The sticker must:

(1) indicate the expiration date of the permit; and

(2) be removed from the truck-tractor when:

(A) the permit for operation of the truck-tractor expires;

(B) a lease of the truck-tractor expires; or

(C) the truck-tractor is sold.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1721 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1721
§ 152.1721. MILAM COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Milam County is part of the Milam, Robertson, Falls Counties Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.0791 applies to the Milam, Robertson, Falls Counties Juvenile Board.
Tex. Family Code § 157.426 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.426
§ 157.426. TIME ALLOWED TO COMPLY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a clarification order, the court shall provide a reasonable time for compliance.

(b) The clarification order may be enforced by contempt after the time for compliance has expired.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 114.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 114 / Section 114.002
§ 114.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a claim for breach of a written contract for engineering, architectural, or construction services or for materials related to engineering, architectural, or construction services brought by a party to the written contract, in which the amount in controversy is not less than $250,000, excluding penalties, costs, expenses, prejudgment interest, and attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0102
§ 8508.0102. EFFECT OF POWERS OF AUTHORITY ON POWERS OF OTHER DISTRICTS; COORDINATION AND JOINT UNDERTAKINGS AMONG DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The powers granted to the authority by this chapter are not intended to restrict the powers of any conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, inside the basin or area of the authority. It is the legislature's intent that the authority and those districts exercise their respective powers in a cooperative manner.

(b) A district created under Section 59, Article XVI, or Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, Texas Constitution, on or before August 29, 1985, may:

(1) coordinate its plans with the authority; and

(2) enter into joint undertakings with the authority for the purposes for which the entities are created.

(c) The acts taken under Subsection (b) must be approved by a majority of the boards of directors of the district and authority.