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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.152
§ 3820.152. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may not submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Election Code § 271.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.012
§ 271.012. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the canvassing authority that regularly serves a particular political subdivision shall issue certificates of election to candidates elected at the joint election to offices of the political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.002
§ 3834.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

5. The Harris County Improvement District No. 5 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.301
§ 2001.301. LICENSE INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

Promptly after the filing of the application for a license under this chapter, the commission shall investigate the qualifications of each applicant and the merits of the application.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1173 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1173
§ 12.1173. COMMON ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM; WAITING LIST FOR ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall adopt a common admission application form for use by an applicant for admission to an open-enrollment charter school that provides for the submission of information that the commissioner considers appropriate.

(b) The form adopted under this section may not:

(1) advertise or otherwise promote any person or open-enrollment charter school; or

(2) solicit money, goods, or services from an applicant.

(c) The commissioner shall publicize the availability of the form adopted under this section, including by posting the form on the agency's Internet website.

(d) The commissioner by rule shall adopt guidelines for an open-enrollment charter school that receives more acceptable applications for admission than available positions at the school to create and manage a waiting list each school year for applicants who are not admitted.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt any other rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to ensure this section complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.053
§ 1028.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 15 registered voters of the district, as determined by the most recent official lists of registered voters; and

(2) filed not later than the 46th day before the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.254
§ 3884.254. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other indebtedness payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.008
§ 202.008. MEETINGS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular quarterly meetings on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the presiding officer.

(b) The board shall adopt rules regulating the board's proceedings.

(c) The board shall keep a public record of the board's decisions at the board's general office.

(d) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.013
§ 715.013. ADJACENT OR CONTIGUOUS CEMETERY.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation authorized to restore, operate, and maintain a historic cemetery may not acquire land for cemetery purposes that is adjacent or contiguous to the cemetery unless the adjacent or contiguous land is operated as a perpetual care cemetery under Chapter 712. The nonprofit corporation may not petition the district court of the county in which the cemetery is located to remove the dedication with respect to all or any portion of the cemetery.
Tex. Government Code § 551.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.103
§ 551.103. CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental body shall either keep a certified agenda or make a recording of the proceedings of each closed meeting, except for a private consultation permitted under Section 551.071.

(b) The presiding officer shall certify that an agenda kept under Subsection (a) is a true and correct record of the proceedings.

(c) The certified agenda must include:

(1) a statement of the subject matter of each deliberation;

(2) a record of any further action taken; and

(3) an announcement by the presiding officer at the beginning and the end of the meeting indicating the date and time.

(d) A recording made under Subsection (a) must include announcements by the presiding officer at the beginning and the end of the meeting indicating the date and time.
Tex. Government Code § 403.708 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.708
§ 403.708. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall publish on the comptroller's Internet website and submit to the legislature a report that includes:

(1) the amount of bitcoin and other cryptocurrency held in the reserve on the last day of the preceding state fiscal biennium;

(2) an estimate of the monetary value of the bitcoin and other cryptocurrency held in the reserve on the last day of the preceding state fiscal biennium;

(3) the changes, if any, in the amount and estimated monetary value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrency in the reserve during the period the cryptocurrency has been held in the reserve, disaggregated by cryptocurrency type; and

(4) a description of the actions taken by the comptroller to administer and manage the reserve during the preceding state fiscal biennium.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.059 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 65 / Section 65.059
§ 65.059. DNA SPECIMEN.
Status: in_force

A person required to register under this chapter shall comply with a request for a DNA specimen made by a law enforcement agency under Section 411.1473, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 61.175 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.175
§ 61.175. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district operating under this subchapter shall have all the rights, powers, and authority granted by this chapter and shall have all the authority granted by general or special law to navigation districts.

(b) A district operating under this subchapter shall also have the fullest powers consistent with the state constitution for the regulation of wharfage and of all facilities relating to the port, waterways, and district.

(c) The district may assess and collect charges for the use of all facilities acquired or constructed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 432.165 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.165
§ 432.165. FRAUDS AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter on conviction shall be punished as a court-martial directs if the person:

(1) knowing it to be false or fraudulent:

(A) makes a claim against the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state; or

(B) presents to a person in the civil or military service of the United States or the state for approval or payment a claim against the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state;

(2) for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of a claim against the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state:

(A) makes or uses a writing or other paper knowing it to contain false or fraudulent statements;

(B) makes an oath to a fact or to a writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false; or

(C) forges or counterfeits a signature on a writing or other paper, or uses such a signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;

(3) having charge, possession, custody, or control of money or other property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to a person having authority to receive it, any amount of the money or property less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt; or

(4) being authorized to make or deliver a paper certifying the receipt of property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to a person the paper without having full knowledge of the truth of its statements and with intent to defraud the United States or the state.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.124 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.124
§ 101.124. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, and each district attorney and county attorney, within the attorney's respective jurisdiction, shall:

(1) prosecute all criminal proceedings under this subchapter; and

(2) institute and maintain all civil proceedings under this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.005
§ 207.005. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The maximum amount of benefits payable to an eligible individual during a benefit year may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) 26 times the individual's benefit amount; or

(2) 27 percent of the individual's benefit wage credits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.054
§ 8836.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.

(b) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.159
§ 3824.159. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Without further authorization or other procedural requirement, the district may grant, consistent with Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.061 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.061
§ 147.061. FAILURE TO FILE OR MAINTAIN BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) advertises or solicits business, or engages in business, as a livestock commission merchant without filing a bond in accordance with this chapter; or

(2) as a livestock commission merchant, fails to maintain a bond in full force and effect in accordance with this chapter.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) advertises or solicits business, or engages in business, as a livestock auction commission merchant without filing a bond in accordance with this chapter; or

(2) as a livestock auction commission merchant, fails to maintain a bond in full force and effect in accordance with this chapter.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000;

(2) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one nor more than two years; or

(3) both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.

(d) An offense under Subsection (b) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 30 days; or

(3) both fine and confinement under this subsection.
Tex. Election Code § 163.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 163 / Section 163.005
§ 163.005. FILING AND POSTING RULES; EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state chair shall file a copy of each rule on electoral affairs with the secretary of state.

(b) Except as provided by Section 163.006, the rule shall be filed not later than the 30th day after the date of its adoption.

(c) If the state chair fails to make a timely filing, any member of the state executive committee may make the filing.

(d) A filing must be accompanied by a written statement signed by the state chair or any two members of the state executive committee indicating whether the rule is temporary or permanent.

(e) A rule on electoral affairs is not effective until filed.

(f) All rules, temporary or permanent, shall be posted on the state party's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.201
§ 8457.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8074.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8074 / Section 8074.0201
§ 8074.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8074.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.102
§ 1082.102. RESTRICTION ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Nolan County, the City of Sweetwater, or any other governmental entity in which the district is located may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Water Code § 63.183 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.183
§ 63.183. OTHER LAWS GOVERNING DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The commission has the same rights, powers, and duties provided for commissioners in Chapter 62, Transportation Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.0201
§ 2256.0201. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; MUNICIPAL UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that owns a municipal electric utility that is engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy or natural gas to the public may enter into a hedging contract and related security and insurance agreements in relation to fuel oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel, and electric energy to protect against loss due to price fluctuations. A hedging transaction must comply with the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. If there is a conflict between the municipal charter of the municipality and this chapter, this chapter prevails.

(b) A payment by a municipally owned electric or gas utility under a hedging contract or related agreement in relation to fuel supplies or fuel reserves is a fuel expense, and the utility may credit any amounts it receives under the contract or agreement against fuel expenses.

(c) The governing body of a municipally owned electric or gas utility or the body vested with power to manage and operate the municipally owned electric or gas utility may set policy regarding hedging transactions.

(d) In this section, "hedging" means the buying and selling of fuel oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel, and electric energy futures or options or similar contracts on those commodities and related transportation costs as a protection against loss due to price fluctuation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.104
§ 8125.104. WATER CONTROL AND STORAGE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, or maintain dams, levees, walls, dikes, embankments, canals, reservoirs, lakes, or other improvements as necessary to control, store, or preserve water in the district for any useful purpose.

(b) The district may overflow and inundate district lands and other district property in the district.

(c) A project authorized by this section is subject to all applicable permitting and regulatory requirements.
Tex. Government Code § 845.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.111
§ 845.111. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the board of trustees may self-insure or purchase any insurance the board considers reasonable and prudent for the performance of board duties and prerogatives.
Tex. Property Code § 24.0042 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.0042
§ 24.0042. COMPUTATION OF TIME.
Status: in_force

A period of time prescribed by this chapter:

(1) does not include the day of the event that begins the period;

(2) includes Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays;

(3) includes the last day of the period; and

(4) if the last day of the period is a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, is extended so that the last day of the period is the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 120.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 120 / Section 120.102
§ 120.102. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the task force.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.202
§ 8852.202. DISSOLUTION BY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After January 1, 2016, the board shall order an election on the question of dissolving the district if the board receives a petition requesting that an election be held for that purpose that is signed by at least 15 percent of the district's registered voters.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the petition, the directors shall:

(1) validate the signatures on the petition; and

(2) if the signatures are validated, order an election on the next uniform election date under Section 41.001, Election Code.

(c) The order calling the election must state the nature of the election, including the proposition that is to appear on the ballot.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0513 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0513
§ 382.0513. PERMIT CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish and enforce permit conditions consistent with this chapter. Permit conditions of general applicability shall be adopted by rule.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.059 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.059
§ 92.059. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant may appeal a final order with the commissioner as defendant.

(b) A party to the action may appeal the court's decision. The appeal is immediately returnable to the appellate court and has precedence over any cause of a different character pending in that court.

(c) The commissioner is not required to give an appeal bond in a cause arising under this section.

(d) Filing an appeal under this section does not stay an order of the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.252
§ 1100.252. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district subject to hospital district taxation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.551
§ 1201.551. DENIAL OF LICENSE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may deny, permanently revoke, or suspend for a definite period and specified sales location or geographic area a license if the director determines that the applicant or license holder:

(1) knowingly and wilfully violated this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter;

(2) unlawfully retained or converted money, property, or any other thing of value from a consumer in the form of a down payment, sales or use tax, deposit, or insurance premium;

(3) failed repeatedly to file with the department a completed application for a statement of ownership before the 61st day after the date of the sale of a manufactured home as required by Section 1201.206 or the date of the installation, whichever occurred later;

(4) failed to give or breached a manufactured home warranty required by this chapter or by the Federal Trade Commission;

(5) engaged in a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice as described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code;

(6) failed to provide or file a report required by the department for the administration or enforcement of this chapter;

(7) provided false information on an application, report, or other document filed with the department;

(8) acquired a criminal record during the five-year period preceding the application date that, in the opinion of the director, makes the applicant unfit for licensing;

(9) failed to file a bond or other security for each location as required by Subchapter C;

(10) has had another license issued by this state revoked or suspended; or

(11) failed to pay the required fee to obtain or renew a license.

(b) The director may suspend or revoke a license if, after receiving notice of a claim, the license holder or the license holder's surety fails or refuses to pay a final claim paid under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program for which demand for reimbursement was made.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.306 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.306
§ 336.306. SECURITY PLEDGED.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure the payment of a district's bonds, the district may:

(1) pledge all or part of revenue realized from any tax that the district may impose;

(2) pledge all or part of revenue from library facilities; or

(3) mortgage all or part of the district's facilities, including any part of the facilities subsequently acquired.

(b) A district may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, secure payment of district bonds by encumbering a separate item of the district facilities and may acquire, use, hold, or contract for the property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale.

(c) This subchapter does not prohibit a district from encumbering one or more library facilities to purchase, construct, or improve one or more other district facilities.