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Tex. Water Code § 63.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.026
§ 63.026. NAVIGATION BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The navigation board shall include the county judge and the members of the commissioners court and the mayor and the aldermen or commissioners of the city or cities.

(b) A majority in number of the persons composing the board shall constitute a quorum, and the action of a majority of the quorum shall control.

(c) The board shall pass on the petition to create the district and the election to approve creation of the district with each individual member having one vote.

(d) The duties and powers of the county judge and members of the commissioners court, the mayor and aldermen or commissioners of cities, and the county clerk and other officers are a part of the legal duties of the officials which they shall perform without additional compensation, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.151
§ 264.151. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.001. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.052. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 256.052, the offense is a felony of the third degree.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subchapter D, Chapter 262. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person is a dentist or dental hygienist and violates an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant was previously convicted of an offense for a violation of an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B, the offense is a felony of the third degree. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0402
§ 3974.0402. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 54.909 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.909
§ 54.909. USE OF FUND ASSETS.
Status: in_force

The assets of the program may only be used to:

(1) make distributions to designated beneficiaries;

(2) pay the costs of program administration and operations;

(3) make refunds for cancellations, excess contributions, liquidation under Section 54.908(d), and death, in accordance with a computation method determined by the board;

(4) roll over funds to another ABLE account to the extent authorized by Section 529A, Internal Revenue Code; and

(5) make distributions to the state as authorized by Section 529A, Internal Revenue Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 406.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 406 / Section 406.001
§ 406.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "insurer" includes:

(1) a capital stock insurance company;

(2) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(3) a Lloyd's plan;

(4) a fraternal benefit society;

(5) a mutual company, including a mutual assessment company;

(6) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(7) a local mutual aid association;

(8) a burial association;

(9) a county mutual insurance company;

(10) a farm mutual insurance company;

(11) a fidelity, guaranty, or surety company;

(12) a title insurance company;

(13) a stipulated premium company;

(14) a group hospital service corporation;

(15) a health maintenance organization;

(16) a risk retention group; and

(17) any other organization or person engaged in the business of insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0203
§ 3918.0203. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.066
§ 361.066. SUBMISSION OF ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE PERMIT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant must submit any portion of an application that the commission determines is necessary to make the application administratively complete not later than the deadline set by the commission under Subsection (c).

(b) If an applicant does not submit an administratively complete application as required by this section, the application is considered withdrawn, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish a deadline for the submission of additional information or material after the applicant receives notice from the commission that the information or material is needed to make the application administratively complete.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.303
§ 884.303. ISSUANCE OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BY CERTAIN COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company that possesses capital and unencumbered surplus in a combined amount of at least $100,000 may issue life insurance policies as authorized for a company operating under Chapter 841.

(b) A stipulated premium company may not insure one life under this section for more than $25,000, except as provided by Section 884.304 or Subchapter I.

(c) A stipulated premium company may issue a policy under this section only on an endowment or limited pay basis.

(d) A stipulated premium company must reserve and reinsure a policy issued under this section as required for a company operating under Chapter 841.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2331 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2331
§ 152.2331. TRAVIS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Travis County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Travis County.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members an annual salary of $4,800 for the judicial and administrative duties imposed on the judges. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the salaries of the juvenile probation officers in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(d) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the juvenile probation officers that are certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general fund and in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, and 152.0007 do not apply to the juvenile board of Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.253
§ 11005.253. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0104
§ 7955A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7955A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Water Code § 56.205 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.205
§ 56.205.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.205. BONDS: APPROVAL. (a) After the bonds are sold, the district shall submit to the attorney general:

(1) the actual bonds;

(2) a certified copy of the board's order levying a tax to pay interest and create a sinking fund;

(3) a statement of the district's total bonded indebtedness including the value of the bonds proposed to be issued and the value of taxable property in the district as shown by the last official assessment of the appraisal district in which the district participates; and

(4) other information the attorney general requires.

(b) The attorney general shall examine the bonds carefully and shall certify them if he finds that they conform to the constitution and laws of this state and are valid and binding obligations of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 432.190 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.190
§ 432.190. PAYMENT OF FINES, COSTS, AND DISPOSITION THEREOF.
Status: in_force

(a) A fine or forfeiture imposed by general court-martial shall be paid to the officer ordering the court or to the officer commanding at that time. The officer, not later than the fifth day after the date of the payment's receipt, shall pay it to the adjutant general, who shall disburse it as he sees fit for military purposes.

(b) A fine or forfeiture imposed by nonjudicial punishment or a special or summary court-martial shall be paid to the officer imposing nonjudicial punishment or ordering the court or to the officer commanding at that time. The officer, not later than the fifth day after the date of the payment's receipt, shall place it to the credit of the military unit fund of the unit of which the person fined was a member when the fine was imposed.

(c) If the sentence of a court-martial adjudges a fine against a person and the fine has not been fully paid before the 11th day after the date of its confirmation, the convening authority shall issue a warrant of commitment directed to the sheriff of the county in which the court-martial was held or in which the offense was committed, directing him to take the body of the convicted person and confine him in the county jail for one day for a fine not exceeding $1 and one additional day for every dollar above that amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.003
§ 9015.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All territory and taxable property in the authority will benefit from the works and improvements of the authority.

(b) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter, including the use, for municipal and industrial purposes, of stored water that otherwise would be wasted into the Gulf, is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries.

(c) In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the authority will be performing an essential public function under the constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2021.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2021 / Section 2021.005
§ 2021.005. PRECEDENCE OF SUIT UNDER TITLE.
Status: in_force

A court shall accelerate the disposition of an action brought under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0155
§ 9078.0155. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding district bonds and interest on those bonds.

(b) Bonds issued to refund revenue-supported bonds may:

(1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;

(2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; and

(3) be secured by other or additional revenues.

(c) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(d) Instead of issuing refunding bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded as provided by Subsection (c), the district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their option date or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Family Code § 8.0591 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.0591
§ 8.0591. OVERPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an obligor is not in arrears on the obligor's maintenance obligation and the obligor's maintenance obligation has terminated, the obligee must return to the obligor any maintenance payment made by the obligor that exceeds the amount of maintenance ordered or approved by the court, regardless of whether the payment was made before, on, or after the date the maintenance obligation terminated.

(b) An obligor may file a suit to recover overpaid maintenance under Subsection (a). If the court finds that the obligee failed to return overpaid maintenance under Subsection (a), the court shall order the obligee to pay the obligor's reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in addition to the amount of the overpaid maintenance. For good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement that the obligee pay attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses if the court states in its order the reasons supporting that finding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.153
§ 2207.153. SELECTION OF TEMPORARY BOARD.
Status: in_force

At the time a written agreement is executed under Section 2207.151, the presiding officers of the boards of trustees of each junior college district executing the agreement to create the pool shall select nine individuals to:

(1) serve as a temporary board; and

(2) draft the plan of operation for the pool.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.051
§ 3944.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3944.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 15.434 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.434
§ 15.434. USE OF FUND; PAYMENTS TO AND FROM OTHER FUNDS OR ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the direction of the board, the trust company shall make disbursements from the fund to another fund or account pursuant to a bond enhancement agreement authorized by Section 15.435 in the amounts the board determines are needed for debt service payments on or security provisions of the board's general obligation bonds or revenue bonds, after considering all other sources available for those purposes in the respective fund or account.

(b) Of the money disbursed from the fund during the five-year period between the adoption of a state water plan and the adoption of a new plan, the board shall undertake to apply not less than:

(1) 10 percent to support projects described by Section 15.435 that are for:

(A) rural political subdivisions; or

(B) agricultural water conservation; and

(2) 20 percent to support projects described by Section 15.435, including agricultural irrigation projects, that are designed for water conservation or reuse.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.058
§ 3503.058. COMPENSATION; BOARD POSITION NOT CIVIL OFFICE OF EMOLUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A position on the board may not be construed to be a civil office of emolument for any purpose, including a purpose described in Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) Elected officials of Bowie County and municipalities may serve on the board without penalty or forfeiture of office.
Tex. Family Code § 159.707 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.707
§ 159.707. CONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, Sections 159.605 through 159.608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.

(b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration. If the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.

(c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order by the time specified in Subsection (b), the order is enforceable.

(d) A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in Section 159.708. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.

(e) In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this state:

(1) is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and

(2) may not review the merits of the order.

(f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.

(g) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.057
§ 1012.057. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) keep an account of all board meetings and proceedings; and

(2) maintain at the district's principal office all district records and accounts, including all contracts, notices, duplicate vouchers, and duplicate receipts.

(b) The information described by Subsection (a) shall be open to public inspection at the district's principal office at all reasonable times.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.07636 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.07636
§ 481.07636. OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LIMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "acute pain" means the normal, predicted, physiological response to a stimulus such as trauma, disease, and operative procedures. Acute pain is time limited. The term does not include:

(1) chronic pain;

(2) pain being treated as part of cancer care;

(3) pain being treated as part of hospice or other end-of-life care; or

(4) pain being treated as part of palliative care.

(b) For the treatment of acute pain, a practitioner may not:

(1) issue a prescription for an opioid in an amount that exceeds a 10-day supply; or

(2) provide for a refill of an opioid.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a prescription for an opioid approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of substance addiction that is issued by a practitioner for the treatment of substance addiction.

(d) A dispenser is not subject to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties for dispensing or refusing to dispense a controlled substance under a prescription that exceeds the limits provided by Subsection (b).
Tex. Water Code § 57.216 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.216
§ 57.216. PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the improvements in the engineer's report are insufficient to reclaim all of the land and other property inside the district, extensive repairs or additions to the improvements are necessary, or additional funds are needed to complete improvements, the board may provide additional funds for the district by following the provisions of this chapter for raising funds.

(b) If the board creates additional indebtedness or issues additional bonds, the indebtedness or bonds are subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.140 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.140
§ 131.140. APPROVAL OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall grant a surface mining permit if it is established that the permit application complies with the requirements of this chapter and applicable federal and state laws.

(b) The commission may approve a surface mining permit conditioned on the approval of other state permits or licenses that may be required.
Tex. Education Code § 45.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.152
§ 45.152. CREATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the boards of trustees of two districts find that it is to the best interest of the districts to create an athletic stadium authority to include the districts, each board of trustees shall adopt a resolution creating an authority and designating the name by which it shall be known.

(b) An authority is a body politic and corporate. It must have a seal, may sue and be sued, and may make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.053
§ 8854.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Government Code § 609.509 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.509
§ 609.509. CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may contract for necessary goods and consolidated billing, accounting, and other services to be provided in connection with a deferred compensation plan.

(b) In a contract under Subsection (a), the board of trustees may provide for the board to audit periodically the person with whom the contract is made. The audit may cover:

(1) the proper handling and accounting of state or trust funds; and

(2) other matters related to the proper performance of the contract.

(c) The board of trustees may contract with a private entity to conduct the audit under Subsection (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.005
§ 533A.005. EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, may grant a temporary or permanent easement or right-of-way on land held by the department that relates to services provided under this title. The department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, must grant an easement or right-of-way on terms and conditions the executive commissioner considers to be in the state's best interest.
Tex. Education Code § 33.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.053
§ 33.053. FINGERPRINTS OF CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) A missing child prevention and identification program may include a procedure for taking the fingerprints of each student registered in the school whose parent or legal custodian has consented in writing to the fingerprinting. Fingerprints obtained under this section may be used only for the identification and location of a missing child.

(b) The board of trustees of a school district or the chief administrative officer of a private school may establish a reasonable fee to cover the costs of fingerprinting not provided by volunteer assistance. The fee may not exceed $3 for each child fingerprinted. If the school charges a fee, the school may waive all or a portion of the costs of fingerprinting for educationally disadvantaged children.

(c) A representative of a law enforcement agency of the county or the municipality in which the school district is located or of the Department of Public Safety, or a person trained in fingerprinting technique by a law enforcement agency or the Department of Public Safety, shall make one complete set of fingerprints on a fingerprint card for each child participating in the program. If the school requests, the Department of Public Safety may provide fingerprint training to persons designated by the school.

(d) A fingerprint card shall include a description of the child, including the name, address, date and place of birth, color of eyes and hair, weight, and sex of the child.

(e) Except as provided by Section 33.054(b), the fingerprint card and other materials developed under this subchapter shall be made part of the school's permanent student records.

(f) A state agency, law enforcement agency, or other person may not retain a copy of a child's fingerprints taken under this program.