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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.304
§ 1104.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board finds that the election results favor the proposition to dissolve the district, the board shall:

(1) issue an order declaring the district be dissolved; and

(2) specify in the order the date the dissolution takes effect.

(b) If the board finds that the election results do not favor the proposition to dissolve the district, another dissolution election may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the election at which the voters disapproved the proposition.
Tex. Penal Code § 8.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 8 / Section 8.01
§ 8.01. INSANITY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the conduct charged, the actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his conduct was wrong.

(b) The term "mental disease or defect" does not include an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
Tex. Local Government Code § 175.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 175 / Section 175.003
§ 175.003. LEVEL OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The person may elect to cover the same persons who were covered under the political subdivision's group health insurance plan or group health coverage plan through the person at the time the person left employment with the political subdivision, or the person may elect to discontinue coverage for one or more persons. A person who was not covered under the plan at the time the person to whom this chapter applies left employment with the political subdivision is not eligible for coverage under this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the level of coverage provided under this chapter at any given time is the same level of coverage provided to current employees of the political subdivision at that time.

(c) A political subdivision may substitute Medicare supplement health benefits coverage as the coverage provided for a person who receives health benefits coverage under this chapter, including a dependent, after the date that the person becomes eligible for federal Medicare benefits.

(d) The person may elect to continue coverage at a reduced level, if offered by the political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.205
§ 3883.205. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1105.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.011
§ 1105.011. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS IN COMPUTING NONFORFEITURE BENEFITS NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1105.007 or 1105.008, additional benefits described by Subsection (b), and premiums for those benefits, may not be included in computing a cash surrender value or nonforfeiture benefits required by this chapter. Additional benefits described by Subsection (b) are not required to be included in any paid-up nonforfeiture benefits.

(b) This section applies to additional benefits payable:

(1) in the event of death or dismemberment by accident;

(2) in the event of total and permanent disability;

(3) as reversionary annuity or deferred reversionary annuity benefits;

(4) as term insurance benefits provided by a rider or supplemental policy provision to which, if issued as a separate policy, this chapter would not apply;

(5) as term insurance on the life of a child that:

(A) is provided in a policy on the life of a parent of the child;

(B) expires before the child reaches 26 years of age;

(C) is uniform in amount after the child reaches one year of age; and

(D) has not become paid up by reason of the death of a parent of the child; or

(6) as other policy benefits additional to life insurance and endowment benefits.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0271
§ 25.0271. BROWN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Brown County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Brown County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.1748 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.1748
§ 502.1748. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

If a person makes a voluntary contribution under Section 502.1746 or 502.1747 at the time the person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter but the person does not clearly specify the entity to which the person intends to contribute, the county assessor-collector shall divide the contribution between the entities authorized to receive contributions under those sections.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0059
§ 475.0059. STATE AS ADDITIONAL INSURED.
Status: in_force

The office may require a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county to list this state as an additional insured on any insurance policy purchased by the committee, municipality, or county that a site selection organization requires to be in effect in connection with the games.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8830.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8830 / Section 8830.005
§ 8830.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.053
§ 3915.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Tax Code § 204.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 204 / Section 204.008
§ 204.008. REVOCATION OF NEW FIELD DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that a designated new field is connected with another recognized field, the tax credit provided by this chapter is canceled.

(b) Persons responsible for paying the severance tax will not be liable for any taxes offset by tax credits available under this chapter prior to the date of cancellation unless the tax credits were obtained in violation of this chapter or any rules or orders of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.104
§ 8136.104. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district may exercise the power of eminent domain within the boundaries of the district for all public purposes.

(b) Each district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the boundaries of the district only for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, operating, repairing, or maintaining water supply lines or sanitary sewer lines.

(c) Each district shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the same manner as required for a county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 153.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 153 / Section 153.003
§ 153.003. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF EXPENSES OF OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the end of each month, a county officer who is compensated on a fee basis shall prepare an itemized and sworn statement of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the officer in the conduct of the office. The statement shall be made a part of the fees statement required by Section 114.041 and must contain:

(1) the name of the case, if any, in connection with which an expense is incurred; and

(2) the name and position of, and the amount of the salary actually paid to, each assistant or deputy of the officer.

(b) For the purposes of this section, actual and necessary expenses include expenses for:

(1) travel, stationery, stamps, and telephone service; and

(2) premiums on officials' bonds, including surety bonds for deputies, and premiums on fire, burglary, theft, and robbery insurance to protect public funds.

(c) The salaries paid to the officer's assistants, deputies, and clerks and the incurred expenses shall be paid from fees earned by the officer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.108
§ 351.108. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the board workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the board workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1); and

(4) be filed with the governor.

(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Water Code § 63.085 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.085
§ 63.085. BOND.
Status: in_force

Before beginning to perform his duties, each appointed commissioner shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000, payable to the county judge of the county of jurisdiction for the use and benefit of the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.054
§ 3860.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the board is a quorum.

(b) Nonvoting directors and vacant director positions are not counted for the purposes of establishing a board quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.104
§ 1020.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;

(3) physicians' offices;

(4) dispensaries;

(5) convalescent home facilities;

(6) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

(7) blood banks;

(8) research centers or laboratories; and

(9) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Government Code § 22A.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.004
§ 22A.004. APPLICATION OF TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and all other statutes and rules applicable to civil litigation in a district court in this state apply to proceedings before a special three-judge district court.

(b) The supreme court may adopt rules for the operation of a special three-judge district court convened under this chapter and for the procedures of the court.
Tex. Water Code § 26.034 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.034
§ 26.034. APPROVAL OF DISPOSAL SYSTEM PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may, on a case-by-case basis, review and approve plans and specifications for treatment facilities, sewer systems, and disposal systems that transport, treat, or dispose of primarily domestic wastes.

(b) Before beginning construction, every person who proposes to construct or materially alter the efficiency of any treatment works to which this section applies shall submit completed plans and specifications to the commission.

(c) The commission by rule shall adopt standards to determine which plans and specifications the commission will review for approval. If the commission excludes certain plans and specifications from review and approval, the commission shall require that a registered professional engineer submit the plans to the commission and make a finding that the plans and specifications are in substantial compliance with commission standards and that any deviation from those standards is based on the best professional judgment of the registered professional engineer.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the commission may not require plans and specifications for a sewer system that transports primarily domestic waste to be submitted to the commission from:

(1) a municipality if:

(A) the municipality has its own internal engineering review staff;

(B) the plans and specifications subject to review are prepared by private engineering consultants; and

(C) the review is conducted by a registered professional engineer who is an employee of or consultant to the municipality separate from the private engineering consultant charged with the design of the plans and specifications under review; or

(2) an entity that is required by local ordinance to submit the plans and specifications for review and approval to a municipality.

(e) If the commission finds that a municipality's review and approval process does not provide for substantial compliance with commission standards, the commission shall require all plans and specifications reviewed by the municipality under Subsection (d) to be submitted to the commission for review and approval.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.159
§ 36.159. PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION; PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A record subpoenaed and produced under this subchapter that is otherwise privileged or confidential by law remains privileged or confidential until admitted into evidence in an administrative hearing or a court.

(b) The commissioner may issue a protective order relating to the confidentiality or privilege of a record described by Subsection (a) to restrict the use or distribution of the record:

(1) by a person; or

(2) in a proceeding other than a proceeding before the commissioner.

(c) Specific information relating to a particular policy or claim is privileged and confidential while in the possession of an insurance company, organization, association, or other entity holding a certificate of authority from the department and may not be disclosed by the entity to another person, except as specifically provided by law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 13
§ 13. ARREST PRIOR TO REQUISITION.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person within this State shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of this State with the commission of any crime in any other State and except in cases arising under Section 6, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that State and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, or whenever complaint shall have been made before any judge or magistrate in this State setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person in another State that a crime has been committed in such other State and that the accused has been charged in such State with the commission of the crime, and except in cases arising under Section 6, has fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that State and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole and is believed to be in this State, the judge or magistrate shall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer commanding him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he may be found in this State, and to bring him before the same or any other judge, magistrate or court who or which may be available in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may be made, to answer the charge or complaint and affidavit, and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to the warrant.
Tex. Government Code § 813.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.304
§ 813.304. USE OF MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing occupational disability retirement benefits and death benefits and in determining eligibility to select an optional death benefit plan.

(b) The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing service retirement or nonoccupational disability retirement benefits of a member of the employee class only if the member has, without military service credit, at least five years of service credit in that class.

(c) The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing service retirement or nonoccupational disability retirement benefits of a member of the elected class:

(1) only if the member has, without military service credit, at least six years of service credit in that class, if the military service credit was established before January 1, 1978; or

(2) only if the member has enough service credit, exclusive of the military service credit, to be eligible for service retirement benefits at age 60, if the military service credit was established on or after January 1, 1978.

(d) The board of trustees by rule may permit a person who retires with at least 10 years of service credit, excluding military service credit, to receive service retirement benefits as an elected officer for the percentage of the person's military service credit, but not more than 100 percent, that is derived by dividing the number of months served as an elected officer by 96 months.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.215 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.215
§ 252.215. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR MISPLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly or wilfully damages or misplaces a bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign, milepost, or similar thing placed on a road to benefit the road is liable to the county and any injured person for damages caused by the person's conduct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.003
§ 1089.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.051
§ 3906.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.904 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.904
§ 3795.904. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.078 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.078
§ 161.078. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEAF-BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES WAIVER PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for that purpose, the department shall provide home-based and community-based services under the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program without regard to a person's age if the person applies for and is otherwise eligible to receive services under the waiver program.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent the department from establishing an age requirement with respect to other programs or services offered to persons who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities, including the summer outdoor training program for individuals who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities established under Section 22.036(c).
Tex. Government Code § 2175.187 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.187
§ 2175.187. DISPOSITION BY DIRECT SALE TO PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that selling the property by competitive bid or auction, including a sale using an Internet auction site, would not maximize the resale value of the property to the state, the commission may sell surplus property directly to the public.

(b) The commission shall set a fixed price for the property in cooperation with the state agency that owns the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.105
§ 9601.105. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A public agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state may lease, sell, or otherwise convey to the district, for any consideration that the parties agree is adequate, any of its land, improvements, property, plants, lines, or other facilities related to:

(1) the supply, delivery, or sale of water;

(2) waste collection, transportation, processing, or disposal; or

(3) garbage collection or disposal.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.103
§ 623.103. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A vehicle towing a manufactured house shall be covered by liability insurance of not less than $300,000 combined single limit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0101
§ 8510.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Red River Authority of Texas.

(2) "Board" means the authority's board of directors.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.045 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.045
§ 77.045. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER.
Status: repealed

(a) The holder of a bait-shrimp dealer's license may sell, purchase, and handle shrimp, minnows, fish, and other forms of aquatic life for sale or resale for fish bait purposes in the coastal counties of this state.

(b) The holder of a bait-shrimp dealer's license is not required to obtain a bait dealer's license issued under Section 47.014 of this code unless he engages in the business in a county other than a coastal county.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2693, ch. 730, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.