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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.256
§ 21.256. BOARD CONTROL AND DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has control of construction, renovation, or repairs being done for the district under a contract under Section 21.251.

(b) The board shall determine whether the contract is being fulfilled.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.003
§ 11.003. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A requirement under state law that a law enforcement agency adopt a policy that requires the collection and reporting of information relating to persons detained during traffic stops, that a peace officer report information relating to persons detained during traffic and pedestrian stops, or that a law enforcement agency compile, analyze, and report information relating to persons detained during traffic and pedestrian stops does not apply to the department or an employee of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.073 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.073
§ 7201.073. GENERAL MANAGER; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall employ a person with prior experience and training as general manager.

(b) The duties of the general manager include:

(1) managing the overall strategy and operations of the district's projects, services, budget, finances, and community relations;

(2) consulting with, advising, and supporting the board to efficiently accomplish the purposes of the district and to ensure compliance with all regulatory, financing, and legal requirements;

(3) assisting the board in planning, developing, and implementing policies to accomplish the purposes of the district;

(4) developing and implementing policies to improve the district's communication with the district's service community;

(5) providing leadership and supervision to district employees;

(6) creating and maintaining organizational charts to improve the district's effectiveness;

(7) coordinating and developing short-term and long-term goals for the district;

(8) monitoring current district projects and prioritizing future district projects;

(9) evaluating contracts, grants, and commitments as authorized by the board;

(10) planning, organizing, and directing district programs and services, evaluating the results of those programs and services, and recommending policies, procedures, and board actions based on that evaluation;

(11) employing all persons necessary for the proper handling of the business and operation of the district and determining the compensation of those employees; and

(12) performing other general responsibilities as determined by the board.

(c) The board may assign the duties under Subsection (b) only to the general manager. The board may not assign the duties to any other person.

(d) The general manager is an employee of the district. The general manager serves at the pleasure of and reports only to the board.

(e) The board shall determine the compensation and terms of employment for the general manager.

(f) The board may increase the compensation of the general manager in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of the general manager's compensation immediately before the effective date of the increase.

(g) If the board enters into an employment contract with the general manager, the term of the contract may not exceed two years.

(h) It is a ground for termination of the general manager if the general manager fails to disclose any potential violations of Section 7201.072 as required by that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.110
§ 3935.110. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 45 / Section 45.012
§ 45.012. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8088.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8088 / Section 8088.0102
§ 8088.0102. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0606
§ 3971.0606. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has any outstanding debt or obligation secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt or obligation would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3971.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.
Tex. Election Code § 161.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 161 / Section 161.007
§ 161.007. UNLAWFULLY PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE FROM ATTENDING POLITICAL CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with respect to another over whom the person has authority in the scope of employment, the person knowingly:

(1) refuses to permit the other person to be absent from work for the purpose of attending a precinct convention in which the other person is eligible to participate or attending a county, district, or state convention to which the other person is a delegate; or

(2) subjects or threatens to subject the other person to a penalty for the purpose of preventing or retaliating for the other person's attendance at a precinct convention in which the other person is eligible to participate or for the other person's attendance at a county, district, or state convention to which the other person is a delegate.

(b) In this section, "penalty" means a loss or reduction of wages or other benefit of employment other than a deduction for the actual time of absence from work.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.093
§ 133.093. CONFLICT WITH DEPARTMENT RULE.
Status: in_force

A county may not adopt regulations for aggregate quarries and pits which are regulated by the department.
Tex. Property Code § 67.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.013
§ 67.013. COSTS; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

The prevailing party in an action brought under this chapter is entitled to court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Government Code § 853.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.002
§ 853.002. BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY BASED ON CREDITED SERVICE.
Status: in_force

A member's eligibility to receive a benefit is based on credited service at the time of retirement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 154.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 154 / Section 154.055
§ 154.055. RELEASE OF COMPLAINT INFORMATION TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) On request from a legislative committee created under Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government Code, the board shall release all information regarding a complaint against a physician to aid in a legitimate legislative inquiry. The board may release the information only to the members of the committee.

(b) In complying with a request under Subsection (a), the board may not identify the complainant or the patient and may reveal the identity of the affected physician only to the members of the committee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.163 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.163
§ 53.163. LAWS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS.
Status: in_force

Permits for geophysical and geochemical exploration under this subchapter shall be issued in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as permits for oil and gas under Subchapter I of Chapter 52 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.304 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.304
§ 386.304. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review an application for a grant for a project authorized under this subchapter. If the commission determines that an application is incomplete, the commission shall notify the applicant with an explanation of what is missing from the application. The commission shall evaluate the completed application according to the appropriate project criteria. Subject to available funding, the commission shall make a final determination on an application as soon as possible.

(b) The commission shall make every effort to expedite the application review process and to award grants to qualified projects in a timely manner. To the extent possible, the commission shall coordinate project review and approval with any timing constraints related to project purchases or installations to be made by an applicant.

(c) The commission may deny an application for a project that does not meet the applicable project criteria or that the commission determines is not made in good faith, is not credible, or is not in compliance with this chapter and the goals of this chapter.

(d) Subject to availability of funds, the commission shall award a grant under this subchapter in conjunction with the execution of a contract that obligates the commission to make the grant and the recipient to perform the actions described in the recipient's grant application. The contract must incorporate provisions for recapturing grant money in proportion to any loss of emissions reductions compared with the volume of emissions reductions that was projected in awarding the grant. Grant money recaptured under the contract provision shall be deposited in the fund and reallocated for other projects under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.205
§ 1114.205. PROMISSORY NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may execute and deliver promissory notes to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.

(b) The notes may be secured by:

(1) a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district property; or

(2) a pledge of revenues derived from the operation of the district's hospital.

(c) The notes may be paid from:

(1) taxes imposed by the district, not to exceed the tax rate approved by the voters; and

(2) the revenues derived from the operation of the district's hospital.

(d) The total amount of revenues pledged under Subsection (b)(2) may not exceed 50 percent of the estimated revenues for the period the pledge is effective.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.003
§ 1022.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.025
§ 2251.025. INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A payment begins to accrue interest on the date the payment becomes overdue.

(b) The rate of interest that accrues on an overdue payment is the rate in effect on September 1 of the fiscal year in which the payment becomes overdue. The rate in effect on September 1 is equal to the sum of:

(1) one percent; and

(2) the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first day of July of the preceding fiscal year that does not fall on a Saturday or Sunday.

(c) Interest on an overdue payment stops accruing on the date the governmental entity or vendor mails or electronically transmits the payment. In this subsection, "governmental entity" does not include a state agency.

(d) This subsection applies only if the comptroller is not responsible for issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to pay the principal amount owed by a state agency to a vendor. The accrual of interest on an overdue payment to the vendor:

(1) stops on the date the agency mails or electronically transmits the payment; and

(2) is not suspended during any period that a payment law prohibits the agency from paying the vendor.

(e) This subsection applies only if the comptroller is responsible for issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to pay the principal amount owed by a state agency to a vendor. Interest on an overdue payment to the vendor:

(1) stops accruing on its distribution date; and

(2) does not stop accruing during any period that a payment law prohibits the comptroller from issuing the warrant or initiating the transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.001
§ 7952.001. 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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 546.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.002
§ 1251.002. NO PRESUMPTION OF INCAPACITY.
Status: in_force

A person for whom a temporary guardian is appointed under this chapter may not be presumed to be incapacitated.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.043
§ 622.043. CONFORMITY WITH GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT.
Status: in_force

The width, height, and gross weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to this subchapter shall conform to Chapter 621.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.205
§ 1100.205. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0105
§ 3967.0105. 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 of the district 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 a purpose 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.051
§ 3858.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50 / Section 50.001
§ 50.001. PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station shall develop and administer a program to finance agriculture and wildlife research that the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station determines to be of the highest scientific merit and to offer significant promise in providing new directions for long-term solutions to continued agriculture production, water availability, and wildlife habitat availability.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.374 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.374
§ 104.374. PLEDGE OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Customer rate relief bonds issued under this subchapter and any related ancillary agreements or credit agreements are not a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of this state or a state agency or political subdivision of this state. A customer rate relief bond, ancillary agreement, or credit agreement is payable solely from customer rate relief charges as provided by this subchapter.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this state, including the railroad commission and the authority, pledges for the benefit and protection of the financing parties and the gas utility that this state will not take or permit any action that would impair the value of customer rate relief property, or, except as permitted by Section 104.370, reduce, alter, or impair the customer rate relief charges to be imposed, collected, and remitted to financing parties until the principal, interest and premium, and contracts to be performed in connection with the related customer rate relief bonds and financing costs have been paid and performed in full. Each issuing financing entity shall include this pledge in any documentation relating to customer rate relief bonds.

(c) Before the date that is two years and one day after the date that an issuing financing entity no longer has any payment obligation with respect to customer rate relief bonds, the issuing financing entity may not wind up or dissolve the financing entity's operations, may not file a voluntary petition under federal bankruptcy law, and neither the board of the issuing financing entity nor any public official nor any organization, entity, or other person may authorize the issuing financing entity to be or to become a debtor under federal bankruptcy law during that period. The state covenants that it will not limit or alter the denial of authority under this subsection, and the provisions of this subsection are hereby made a part of the contractual obligation that is subject to the state pledge made in this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.055
§ 171.055. ARBITRATOR'S FEES AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators' expenses and fees, with other expenses incurred in conducting the arbitration, shall be paid as provided in the award.
Tex. Property Code § 216.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.004
§ 216.004. AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, the amendment of restrictions includes the adoption of new restrictions or the modification or removal of existing restrictions.

(b) An amendment of restrictions under this chapter may not create a property owners' association with mandatory membership. An amendment of restrictions under this chapter that creates a property owners' association with mandatory membership is void.
Tex. Education Code § 28.0251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.0251
§ 28.0251. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a school district may issue a high school diploma to a person who:

(1) is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States;

(2) was scheduled to graduate from high school:

(A) after 1940 and before 1975; or

(B) after 1989; and

(3) left school after completing the sixth or a higher grade, before graduating from high school, to serve in:

(A) World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War, or the war in Afghanistan; or

(B) any other war formally declared by the United States, military engagement authorized by the United States Congress, military engagement authorized by a United Nations Security Council resolution and funded by the United States Congress, or conflict authorized by the president of the United States under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 (50 U.S.C. Section 1541 et seq.).

(b) A school district may issue a diploma to a person otherwise eligible under Subsection (a) notwithstanding the fact that the person holds a high school equivalency certificate or is deceased.

(c) The commissioner by rule shall adopt a form for a diploma application to be used by a veteran or a person acting on behalf of a deceased veteran under this section. The commissioner shall specify acceptable evidence of eligibility for a diploma under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0403
§ 7955A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Government Code § 660.145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.145
§ 660.145. TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THREATENED STATE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by a state employee who serves in a law enforcement, investigative, or similar capacity if the employee is threatened as a result of the employee's official duties.

(b) A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by the family of a state employee who serves in a law enforcement, investigative, or similar capacity if the family is threatened as a result of the employee's official duties.

(c) A travel expense is payable or reimbursable under this section even if it is incurred within a state employee's designated headquarters.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.061
§ 61.061. ATTACHMENT LIEN.
Status: in_force

Unless quashed or vacated, an executed writ of attachment creates a lien from the date of levy on the real property attached, on the personal property held by the attaching officer, and on the proceeds of any attached personal property that may have been sold.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 143 / Section 143.011
§ 143.011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DELIVERIES BY EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

An employer may not deliver or cause to be delivered any materials for industrial homework to a person who does not possess an employer's permit or a homeworker's certificate issued in accordance with this chapter.