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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.003
§ 3853.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Dickinson, Galveston County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Galveston County or the City of Dickinson from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of this Act to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 597.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 597 / Section 597.051
§ 597.051. EFFECT OF COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit the availability of other lawful means of obtaining a client's consent for medical treatment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935A / Section 7935A.0401
§ 7935A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7935A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.105
§ 3911.105. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.108
§ 1014.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 282.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 282 / Section 282.001
§ 282.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county with a population of 350,000 or more.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.043
§ 533.043. PROPOSALS FOR GERIATRIC, EXTENDED, AND TRANSITIONAL CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall solicit proposals from community providers to operate:

(1) community residential programs that will provide at least the same services that an extended care unit provides for the population the provider proposes to serve; or

(2) transitional living units that will provide at least the same services that the department traditionally provides in facility-based transitional care units.

(b) The department shall solicit proposals from community providers to operate community residential programs for elderly residents at least every two years.

(c) A proposal for extended care services may be designed to serve all or part of an extended care unit's population.

(d) A proposal to operate transitional living units may provide that the community provider operate the transitional living unit in a community setting or on the grounds of a department facility.

(e) The department shall require each provider to:

(1) offer adequate assurances of ability to:

(A) provide the required services;

(B) meet department standards; and

(C) safeguard the safety and well-being of each resident; and

(2) sign a memorandum of agreement with the local mental health authority outlining the responsibilities for continuity of care and monitoring, if the provider is not the local authority.

(f) The department may fund a proposal through a contract if the provider agrees to meet the requirements prescribed by Subsection (e) and agrees to provide the services at a cost that is equal to or less than the cost to the department to provide the services.

(g) The appropriate local mental health authority shall monitor the services provided to a resident placed in a program funded under this section. The department may monitor any service for which it contracts.

(h) The department is responsible for the care of a patient in an extended care program funded under this section. The department may terminate a contract for extended care services if the program ends or does not provide the required services. The department shall provide the services or find another program to provide the services if the department terminates a contract.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.024
§ 312.024. CORRECTION OF ERROR; REASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may correct a mistake or irregularity in a proceeding regarding an improvement or in an assessment of the cost of an improvement made against abutting property or its owner.

(b) If an assessment is in error or is not valid, the governing body may reassess the cost of the improvement against abutting property or its owner. A reassessment may not exceed the improvement's benefit in enhanced value to the property.

(c) The governing body may adopt rules for giving notice to a property owner before a reassessment and for holding a hearing before a reassessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0302
§ 5018.0302. REPORTING OF CARGO AND VESSEL MOVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Waterborne commercial cargo and vessel movements originating in or departing from the special purpose area may be attributed as waterborne commercial cargo or vessel movements originating in or departing from the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas, for the purpose of reporting to the United States Army Corps of Engineers under applicable federal law.

(b) Waterborne commercial cargo and vessel movements originating in or departing from the territory of the district not including the special purpose area may be attributed as waterborne commercial cargo or vessel movements originating in or departing from the district for the purpose of reporting to the United States Army Corps of Engineers under applicable federal law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.001
§ 1152.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 12.014(1); Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.201(a).

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(3-a) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(4) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

(5) "Property tax consultant" means a person who performs or supervises another person in the performance of property tax consulting services for compensation.

(6) "Property tax consulting services" means:

(A) preparing for another person a rendition statement or property report under Chapter 22, Tax Code;

(B) representing another person in a protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code;

(C) consulting or advising another person concerning:

(i) the preparation of a rendition statement or property report under Chapter 22, Tax Code; or

(ii) an action the other person may protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code;

(D) negotiating or entering into an agreement with an appraisal district on behalf of another person concerning an action that is or may be the subject of a protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code; or

(E) acting as the agent of a property owner designated in accordance with Section 1.111, Tax Code.

(7) "Registrant" means a person who is registered as a property tax consultant or a senior property tax consultant under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026 / Section 8026.0302
§ 8026.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 102.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 102 / Section 102.003
§ 102.003. SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a late ballot must be submitted in person to the early voting clerk at the main early voting polling place by a representative of the applicant. However, if the early voting ballots voted by mail are processed at a location other than the main early voting polling place, the early voting clerk may require the application to be submitted at that location.

(b) An application may be submitted after the last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and before 5 p.m. on election day.

(b) An application must be submitted before 5 p.m. on election day.

(c) To be eligible to serve as an applicant's representative, a person:

(1) must be at least 18 years of age;

(2) must not be employed by or related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a candidate whose name appears on the ballot; and

(3) must not have served in the election as the representative for another applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.001
§ 3875.001. CREATION OF DISTRICT; LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law relating to consent by political subdivisions to the creation of conservation and reclamation districts and the inclusion of land in those districts, the Smith County Economic Development District is created as a special district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a unit of government for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Texas Tort Claims Act), and operations of the district are considered to be essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort Claims Act.

(c) The board by resolution may change the district's name.

(d) The creation of the district is essential to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and to the accomplishment of the public purposes stated in this chapter.

(e) The district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and public welfare in the Smith County Economic Development District. The creation of the district and this chapter are not to be interpreted to relieve Smith County or any other political subdivision from providing the level of services as of the effective date of this chapter, to the area included in the district or to release the county or political subdivision from its obligations to provide services to that area. The district is created to supplement and not supplant such services in the area included within the district.

(f) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district is not subject to the jurisdiction or supervision of the commission under Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law.
Tex. Government Code § 802.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.301
§ 802.301. ACTUARIAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a bill or resolution that proposes to change the amount or number of benefits or participation in benefits of a public retirement system or that proposes to change a fund liability of a public retirement system is required to have attached to it an actuarial impact statement as provided by this section.

(b) An actuarial impact statement required by this section must:

(1) summarize the actuarial analysis prepared under Section 802.302 for the bill or resolution accompanying the actuarial impact statement;

(2) identify and comment on the reasonableness of each actuarial assumption used in the actuarial analysis under Subdivision (1); and

(3) include other information determined necessary by board rule.

(c) The board is primarily responsible for preparing a required actuarial impact statement under this section.

(d) A required actuarial impact statement must be attached to the bill or resolution:

(1) before a committee hearing on the bill or resolution is held; and

(2) at the time it is reported from a legislative committee of either house for consideration by the full membership of a house of the legislature.

(e) An actuarial impact statement must remain with the bill or resolution to which it is attached throughout the legislative process, including the process of submission to the governor.

(f) A bill or resolution for which an actuarial impact statement is required is exempt from the requirement of a fiscal note as provided by Chapter 314.

(g) An actuarial impact statement is not required for a bill or resolution that proposes to have an economic effect on a public retirement system only by providing new or increased administrative duties.

(h) The board shall provide to the Legislative Budget Board a copy of any actuarial impact statement required under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0104
§ 3945.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

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

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways, transit facilities, parking facilities, and public art objects, and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.062 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.062
§ 202.062. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.553 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.553
§ 92.553. APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Control of a savings bank may change only if an application for approval of the change of control is filed with and approved by the commissioner.

(b) The application must be:

(1) on a form prescribed by the commissioner;

(2) sworn to; and

(3) accompanied by the filing fee.

(c) Unless the commissioner expressly waives a requirement of this subsection, the application must contain:

(1) the identity, history, business background and experience, and financial condition of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, including a description of:

(A) the managerial resources and future prospects of each acquiring party; and

(B) any material pending legal or administrative proceedings to which the applicant is a party;

(2) the terms of any proposed acquisition and the manner in which the acquisition is to be made;

(3) the identity, source, and amount of the money or other consideration used or to be used in making the acquisition and, if any part of the money or other consideration was or is to be borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of making the acquisition, a description of the transaction, the names of the parties, and arrangements, agreements, or understandings with those parties;

(4) any plan or proposal of an acquiring party to liquidate the savings bank, sell the savings bank's assets, merge the savings bank with another company, or make other major changes in the savings bank's business, corporate structure, or management;

(5) the terms of any offer, invitation, agreement, or arrangement under which a voting security of the savings bank will be acquired and any contract affecting that security or its financing after it is acquired;

(6) information establishing that the requirements under Section 92.556(a) are satisfied; and

(7) other information that:

(A) the finance commission by rule requires; or

(B) the commissioner orders to be included in a particular application.

(d) The commissioner may require each member of a group proposing to acquire voting securities of a savings bank under this subchapter to provide the information required by the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.033
§ 485.033. INHALANT PARAPHERNALIA.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses or possesses with intent to use inhalant paraphernalia to inhale, ingest, or otherwise introduce into the human body an abusable volatile chemical in violation of Section 485.031.

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

(1) knowingly:

(A) delivers or sells inhalant paraphernalia;

(B) possesses, with intent to deliver or sell, inhalant paraphernalia; or

(C) manufactures, with intent to deliver or sell, inhalant paraphernalia; and

(2) at the time of the act described by Subdivision (1), knows that the person who receives or is intended to receive the paraphernalia intends that it be used to inhale, ingest, apply, use, or otherwise introduce into the human body a volatile chemical in violation of Section 485.031.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor, and an offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.424 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.424
§ 521.424. DUPLICATE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE FEE.
Status: in_force

The fee for a duplicate driver's license or duplicate personal identification certificate is $10.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.046
§ 593.046. RELEASE FROM PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of a facility in which a person is held in protective custody shall discharge the person not later than the 20th day after the date on which custody begins if the court that issued the protective custody order has not issued further detention orders.

(b) A facility administrator who believes that the person is a danger to himself or others shall immediately notify the court that issued the protective custody order of this belief.
Tex. Election Code § 85.0311 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.0311
§ 85.0311. EARLY VOTING CLERK TO SIGN BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting clerk's initials shall be placed on the back of each ballot to be used at the polling place.

(b) The early voting clerk shall enter the initials on each ballot or a deputy early voting clerk shall stamp a facsimile of the initials on each ballot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8190.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8190 / Section 8190.152
§ 8190.152. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8190.201.
Tex. Family Code § 162.414 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.414
§ 162.414. MATCHING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator shall process each registration in an attempt to match the adoptee and the adoptee's birth parents or the adoptee and the adoptee's biological siblings.

(b) The administrator shall determine that there is a match if the adult adoptee and the birth mother or the birth father have registered or if a biological sibling has registered.

(c) To establish or corroborate a match, the administrator shall request confirmation of a possible match from the vital statistics unit. If the agency operating the registry has in its own records sufficient information through which the match may be confirmed, the administrator may, but is not required to, request confirmation from the vital statistics unit. The vital statistics unit may confirm or deny the match without breaching the duty of confidentiality to the adoptee, adoptive parents, birth parents, or biological siblings and without a court order.

(d) To establish a match, the administrator may also request confirmation of a possible match from the agency, if any, that has possession of records concerning the adoption of an adoptee or from the court that granted the adoption, the hospital where the adoptee or any biological sibling was born, the physician who delivered the adoptee or biological sibling, or any other person who has knowledge of the relevant facts. The agency, court, hospital, physician, or person with knowledge may confirm or deny the match without breaching any duty of confidentiality to the adoptee, adoptive parents, birth parents, or biological siblings.

(e) If a match is denied by a source contacted under Subsection (d), the administrator shall make a full and complete investigation into the reliability of the denial. If the match is corroborated by other reliable sources and the administrator is satisfied that the denial is erroneous, the administrator may make disclosures but shall report to the adoptee, birth parents, and biological siblings involved that the match was not confirmed by all information sources.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.013
§ 379A.013. NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not create more than one corporation under this chapter.