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Tex. Local Government Code § 372.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.015
§ 372.015. DETERMINATION OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality or county shall apportion the cost of an improvement to be assessed against property in an improvement district. The apportionment shall be made on the basis of special benefits accruing to the property because of the improvement.

(b) Cost of an improvement may be assessed:

(1) equally per front foot or square foot;

(2) according to the value of the property as determined by the governing body, with or without regard to improvements on the property; or

(3) in any other manner that results in imposing equal shares of the cost on property similarly benefitted.

(c) The governing body may establish by ordinance or order:

(1) reasonable classifications and formulas for the apportionment of the cost between the municipality or county and the area to be assessed; and

(2) the methods of assessing the special benefits for various classes of improvements.

(d) The amount of assessment for each property owner may be adjusted following the annual review of the service plan.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.084 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.084
§ 182.084. ADDITIONAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may require a person required to report under this chapter to supply additional or supplemental reports containing information necessary to compute the tax due.
Tex. Water Code § 63.028 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.028
§ 63.028. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall order the clerk to give notice of the date and place of the hearing by posting a copy of the petition and the order of the commissioners court at the courthouse door and at four other public places inside the boundaries of the proposed district.

(b) If the district is composed of more than one county, the notices provided in Subsection (a) of this section shall be posted in each county.

(c) The notices shall be posted not less than 20 days immediately preceding the day set for the hearing.

(d) The clerk is entitled to receive $1 for each notice he posts and five cents a mile for each mile necessarily traveled to post the notices.
Tex. Government Code § 81.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.028
§ 81.028. RELATIONSHIP WITH TRADE ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board of directors and may not be a state bar employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of board interest; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of board interest.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.57 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.57
§ 23.57. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser shall determine separately each applicant's right to have the applicant's land appraised under this subchapter. After considering the application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser shall, as soon as practicable but not later than the 90th day after the later of the date the applicant's land is first eligible for appraisal under this subchapter or the date the applicant provides to the chief appraiser the information necessary for the chief appraiser to determine the applicant's right to have the applicant's land appraised under this subchapter, as the law and facts warrant:

(1) approve the application and allow appraisal under this subchapter;

(2) disapprove the application and request additional information from the applicant in support of the claim; or

(3) deny the application.

(b) If the chief appraiser requires additional information from an applicant, the chief appraiser shall, as soon as practicable but not later than the 30th day after the date the application is filed with the chief appraiser, deliver a written notice to the applicant specifying the additional information the applicant must provide to the chief appraiser before the chief appraiser can determine the applicant's right to have the applicant's land appraised under this subchapter. The applicant must furnish the information not later than the 30th day after the date of the request or the application is denied. However, for good cause shown the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.

(c) The chief appraiser shall determine the validity of each application for appraisal under this subchapter filed with him before he submits the appraisal records for review and determination of protests as provided by Chapter 41 of this code.

(d) If the chief appraiser denies an application, the chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice of the denial to the applicant not later than the fifth day after the date the chief appraiser makes the determination. The notice must state and fully explain each reason the chief appraiser denied the application. The notice must include a brief explanation of the procedures for protesting the denial.
Tex. Property Code § 215.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 215 / Section 215.002
§ 215.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a property owners' association that:

(1) includes:

(A) commercial properties, including hotel and retail properties, that constitute at least 35 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association;

(B) single-family attached and detached properties that constitute at least 25 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association; and

(C) multifamily properties that constitute at least 10 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association;

(2) governs at least 6,000 acres of deed-restricted property;

(3) has at least 10 incorporated residential or commercial property owners' associations that are members of and subject to the dedicatory instruments of the master mixed-use property owners' association;

(4) has at least 3,400 platted and developed single-family residential properties and at least 400 separately platted commercial properties, including office, industrial, hotel, and retail properties, which together constitute at least 30 million square feet of building area available for rental; and

(5) participates in the maintenance of public space, including parks, medians, and lakefronts, owned by local, including county, or state governmental entities.

(b) This chapter applies to property that is:

(1) governed by a property owners' association described by Subsection (a);

(2) located in a master mixed-use development; and

(3) subject to a provision, including a restriction, in a declaration that:

(A) requires mandatory membership in the association; and

(B) authorizes the association to collect a regular or special assessment on all or a majority of the property in the development.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this chapter applies only to a master mixed-use property owners' association and not to the independent property owners' associations that are members of the master mixed-use property owners' association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.053
§ 3831.053. DATE OF ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold board elections so that:

(1) four directors are elected on the regular election day on which certain members of the city council and the mayor of the City of Temple are elected; and

(2) three directors are elected on the regular election day on which the other members of the city council of the City of Temple are elected.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 469.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 469 / Section 469.007
§ 469.007. CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A recovery house may not advertise or otherwise communicate that the recovery house is accredited by an accrediting organization unless the recovery house is accredited by an accrediting organization in accordance with this chapter.

(b) A recovery house may not advertise or cause to be advertised in any manner any false, misleading, or deceptive information about the recovery house.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 90 / Section 90.010
§ 90.010. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

All peace officers of this state shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.125
§ 2252.125. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or a district, county, or municipal attorney may institute an action in district court to recover a civil penalty against a person who claims disadvantaged or historically underutilized business status and a general contractor who knowingly contracts with a person claiming the disadvantaged or historically underutilized business status in violation of Section 2252.123.

(b) A civil penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $1,000 for each violation and may not exceed $100,000, in the aggregate, for all violations arising from a single action. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation for purposes of imposing the penalty.

(c) A civil penalty recovered in an action brought by the attorney general shall be deposited in the state treasury. A civil penalty recovered in an action brought by a political subdivision shall be deposited in the general fund of that political subdivision.

(d) A civil penalty imposed under this section is in addition to any other criminal, civil, or administrative penalty that may be imposed by the state or a political subdivision and to which a person in violation of Section 2252.123 may be liable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.357 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.357
§ 2203.357. CONTENTS OF BOND RESOLUTION; ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a bond resolution, the board may:

(1) provide for the flow of funds and the establishment, maintenance, and investment of funds and special accounts with regard to the bonds, including an interest and sinking fund account, a reserve account, and other accounts; and

(2) make additional covenants with regard to the bonds and the designated income and receipts of the association pledged to the payment of the bonds.

(b) The association shall administer the accounts in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.034
§ 436.034. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty against a person who violates Section 436.011 or an order issued under this chapter.

(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:

(1) the person's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation;

(3) the hazard to the health and safety of the public;

(4) the person's demonstrated good faith; and

(5) other matters as justice may require.

(c) The penalty may not exceed $25,000 a day for each violation.

(d) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.410 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.410
§ 3.410. ACCEPTANCE VARYING DRAFT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the terms of a drawee's acceptance vary from the terms of the draft as presented, the holder may refuse the acceptance and treat the draft as dishonored. In that case, the drawee may cancel the acceptance.

(b) The terms of a draft are not varied by an acceptance to pay at a particular bank or place in the United States, unless the acceptance states that the draft is to be paid only at that bank or place.

(c) If the holder assents to an acceptance varying the terms of a draft, the obligation of each drawer and indorser that does not expressly assent to the acceptance is discharged.
Tex. Tax Code § 191.121 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 191 / Section 191.121
§ 191.121. NATURE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

A tax imposed by this chapter is an occupation tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0102
§ 300A.0102. LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND; DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the board shall create a local provider participation fund in one or more banks designated by the district as a depository for the mandatory payments received by the district.

(b) The board may withdraw or use money in the local provider participation fund of the district only for a purpose authorized under this chapter.

(c) All funds collected under this chapter shall be secured in the manner provided for securing public funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.701 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.701
§ 82.701. GAME SANCTUARY.
Status: in_force

All the water of Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio and Live Oak counties is a game sanctuary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.205
§ 579.205. 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. Health and Safety Code § 711.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.003
§ 711.003. RECORDS OF INTERMENT.
Status: in_force

A record shall be kept of each interment in a cemetery. The record must include:

(1) the date the remains are received;

(2) the date the remains are interred;

(3) the name and age of the person interred if those facts can be conveniently obtained; and

(4) the identity of the plot in which the remains are interred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.006
§ 3951.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 57.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 57 / Section 57.04
§ 57.04. ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A consumer delivery permit may be issued to:

(1) a person who contracts with or employs individuals for the delivery of retail goods to consumers, other than the holder of a permit or license in the manufacturing or wholesale tier of the alcoholic beverage industry; or

(2) the holder of a permit or license described by Section 57.01(b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.157
§ 1958.157. OFFICE LOCATION.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall maintain an office in this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.405 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.405
§ 321.405. OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 10 days after an election in which the voters approve of the adoption, change in rate, or abolition of a tax authorized by this chapter, the governing body of the municipality shall by resolution or ordinance entered in its minutes of proceedings, declare the results of the election. A resolution or ordinance under this section must include statements showing:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the proposition on which the vote was held;

(3) the total number of votes cast for and against the proposition; and

(4) the number of votes by which the proposition was approved.

(b) If the application of the taxes that may be imposed under this chapter is changed by the results of the election, the municipal secretary shall send to the comptroller by United States certified or registered mail a certified copy of the resolution or the ordinance along with a map of the municipality clearly showing its boundaries.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller receives a certified copy of an ordinance or resolution showing the adoption of the additional municipal sales and use tax, the comptroller shall notify the municipal secretary that he is prepared for the administration of the tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.257
§ 6913.257. TAX AND COMPENSATION RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall impose a tax sufficient to pay the bonds and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest become due. The board may adopt the rate of the tax for any year after considering the money received from pledged revenue available for payment of principal and interest to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue, the board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for water sold and services rendered by the district.

(c) For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining the facilities of the district;

(2) pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues; and

(3) maintain the reserve and other funds as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(d) For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to assure compliance with the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0145 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0145
§ 12.0145. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

The department shall include, as part of each request for legislative appropriations submitted to the Legislative Budget Board, a proposed fee schedule that would recover all direct costs of administering each regulatory program of the department except a regulatory program exempted by the department because increased cost recovery would be contrary to the program's purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.201
§ 1072.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.157 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.157
§ 21.157. COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall work with agencies of the United States in enforcing the statutes, directives, rules, and regulations of the United States.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.105
§ 592.105. DUTY TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

A state supported living center shall report to the executive commissioner each incident in which a physical or mechanical restraint is administered to a resident of a state supported living center. The report must contain information and be in the form required by rules of the executive commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 825.3121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.3121
§ 825.3121. DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall deposit in the deferred retirement option account the amounts required to be deposited in the account by Section 824.804(a) and interest as required by Section 824.807.

(b) The retirement system shall pay from the account all benefits accrued during participation in the deferred retirement option plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.205
§ 1083.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund any bonds issued by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds.
Tex. Estates Code § 1053.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.104
§ 1053.104. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On request by a person protected by a protective order issued under Chapter 85, Family Code, or a guardian, attorney ad litem, or member of the family or household of a person protected by an order, the court may exclude from any document filed in a guardianship proceeding:

(1) the address and phone number of the person protected by the protective order;

(2) the place of employment or business of the person protected by the protective order;

(3) the school attended by the person protected by the protective order or the day-care center or other child-care facility the person attends or in which the person resides; and

(4) the place at which service of process on the person protected by the protective order was effectuated.

(b) On granting a request for confidentiality under this section, the court shall order the clerk to:

(1) strike the information described by Subsection (a) from the public records of the court; and

(2) maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by the court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.004
§ 33.004. NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM; FEES.
Status: in_force

(b) In accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department shall implement a newborn screening program.

(c) In implementing the newborn screening program, the department shall obtain the use of screening methodologies and hire the employees necessary to administer newborn screening under this chapter.

(e) The department shall periodically review the newborn screening program to determine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the program and determine whether adjustments to the program are necessary to protect the health and welfare of this state's newborns and to maximize the number of newborn screenings that may be conducted with the funding available for the screening.

(f) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish the amounts charged for newborn screening fees, including fees assessed for follow-up services, tracking confirmatory testing, and diagnosis. In adopting rules under this subsection, the executive commissioner shall ensure that amounts charged for newborn screening fees are sufficient to cover the costs of performing the screening.
Tex. Property Code § 53.232 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.232
§ 53.232. TO WHOM NOTICE GIVEN; MANNER.
Status: in_force

The lien claimant must send written notice of his claim by certified mail to:

(1) the officials of the state, county, town, or municipality whose duty it is to pay the contractor; and

(2) the contractor at the contractor's last known business or residence address.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.053
§ 71.053. DISQUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not be a commissioner of pilots of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County if the person is engaged directly or indirectly in:

(1) a towing business;

(2) a pilot boat business; or

(3) another business affected by or connected with the performance of the duties of a commissioner of pilots.