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Tex. Government Code § 665.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.054
§ 665.054. REMOVAL VOTE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall remove from office a person on the address of two-thirds of each house of the legislature.

(b) The vote of each member shall be recorded in the journal of each house.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.029 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.029
§ 201.029. GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "grant program" means a competitive grant program administered by the state board under this title and funded primarily by state funds. The term includes a program for water quality management, water supply enhancement, or flood control.

(b) The state board shall:

(1) develop goals for each grant program, including desired program results and descriptions of program beneficiaries;

(2) establish statewide evaluation criteria to document grantee compliance with grant conditions;

(3) monitor compliance with the evaluation criteria described by Subdivision (2) by gathering, maintaining, and analyzing comprehensive data on grant program activities;

(4) analyze the extent to which grant programs achieve the goals developed under Subdivision (1), using either empirical or nonempirical evidence; and

(5) publish the analysis required by Subdivision (4) on the state board's Internet website or in any annual publication the state board is required by statute to publish.
Tex. Local Government Code § 283.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 283 / Section 283.052
§ 283.052. EFFECT OF PAYMENT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FEES TO MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the requirements of Sections 283.056 and 283.057, a certificated telecommunications provider that complies with this chapter and commission orders issued under this chapter:

(1) may erect poles or construct conduit, cable, switches, and related appurtenances and facilities and excavate within a public right-of-way to provide telecommunications service; and

(2) is not subject to municipal franchise requirements.

(b) All use of a public right-of-way is nonexclusive and subject to Section 283.056.
Tex. Government Code § 1203.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.023
§ 1203.023. MAINTENANCE OF REGISTRAR RECORDS BY TRUST COMPANY OR COMMERCIAL BANK.
Status: in_force

At the direction of the issuer, a trust company or a commercial bank acting as a registrar under this chapter shall maintain the registrar records in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.111
§ 1030.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.212
§ 1201.212. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY OPERATION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) If the ownership of a manufactured home in this state is transferred by inheritance, devise, or bequest, by bankruptcy, receivership, judicial sale, or other involuntary divestiture of ownership, or by any other operation of law, the department shall issue a new statement of ownership after receiving a copy of:

(1) the order or bill of sale from an officer making a judicial sale;

(2) the order appointing a temporary administrator;

(3) the probate proceedings;

(4) the letters testamentary or the letters of administration; or

(5) if administration of an estate is not necessary, an affidavit by all of the heirs at law showing:

(A) that administration is not necessary; and

(B) the name in which the statement of ownership should be issued.

(b) The department may issue a new statement of ownership in the name of the purchaser at a foreclosure sale:

(1) for a lien or security interest foreclosed according to law by nonjudicial means, if the lienholder or secured party files an affidavit showing the nonjudicial foreclosure according to law; or

(2) for a foreclosed constitutional or statutory lien, if the person entitled to the lien files an affidavit showing the creation of the lien and the resulting divestiture of title according to law.

(c) The department shall issue a new statement of ownership to a survivor if:

(1) an agreement providing for a right of survivorship is signed by two or more eligible persons, as determined under Section 1201.213; and

(2) on the death of one of the persons, the department is provided with a copy of the death certificate of that person.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.208 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.208
§ 60.208. ACCESS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications provider shall provide access to poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-of-way to competing providers of telecommunications service on rates, terms, and conditions that are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.151
§ 251.151. DUTY OF AN EXCAVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 251.155 and 251.156, a person who intends to excavate shall notify a notification center not earlier than the 14th day before the date the excavation is to begin or later than the 48th hour before the time the excavation is to begin, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if an excavator makes a Saturday notification, the excavator may begin the excavation the following Tuesday at 11:59 a.m. unless the intervening Monday is a holiday. If the intervening Monday is a holiday, the excavator may begin the excavation the following Wednesday at 11:59 a.m.

(c) To have a representative present during the excavation, the operator shall contact the excavator and advise the excavator of the operator's intent to be present during excavation and confirm the start time of the excavation. If the excavator wants to change the start time, the excavator shall notify the operator to set a mutually agreed-to time to begin the excavation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.066
§ 286.066. NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of an application under Section 286.065, the county clerk shall issue to the sheriff or a constable a notice that commands the sheriff or constable to summon the property owners named in the notice to:

(1) appear at the next regular term of the commissioners court; and

(2) show cause why the line or route designated in the application should not be declared a public road.

(b) Notice under this section:

(1) must contain the substance of the application filed under Section 286.065; and

(2) shall be served and returned in the same manner and for the same length of time as provided for the service of citation in a civil action in justice court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6001.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6001 / Section 6001.253
§ 6001.253. DISCIPLINARY HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state fire marshal proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license, permit, certificate, or approval issued under this chapter, the holder of the license, permit, certificate, or approval is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) Proceedings for a disciplinary action are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) Rules of practice adopted by the commissioner applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Government Code § 571.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.031
§ 571.031. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 571.139(a) and 571.140, Chapter 552 applies to all records of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.002
§ 3807.002. GREATER EAST END MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A special district in Harris County known as the "Greater East End Management District" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1957 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1957
§ 54.1957. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of a hearing, the magistrate shall transmit to the judge any papers relating to the case, including:

(1) the magistrate's findings and recommendations;

(2) a statement that notice of the findings and recommendations and of the right to a hearing before the judge has been given to all parties; and

(3) all other documents requested by the referring judge.

(b) Unless the judge adopts, modifies, or rejects the magistrate's findings or recommendations not later than the fifth working day after the date the judge receives the findings or recommendations, a magistrate's finding or recommendation is final for appeal purposes.

(c) The judge shall send written notice of any modification or rejection of the magistrate's findings or recommendations to each party to the case and the attorney representing the state not later than the fifth day after the date of the modification or rejection.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 302.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 302 / Section 302.001
§ 302.001. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS GOVERNING FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapters 20 and 21 governing a for-profit corporation apply to a professional association, unless there is a conflict with this title.
Tex. Family Code § 157.3171 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.3171
§ 157.3171. RELEASE OF LIEN ON HOMESTEAD PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligor who believes that a child support lien has attached to real property of the obligor that is the obligor's homestead, as defined by Section 41.002, Property Code, may file an affidavit to release the lien against the homestead in the same manner that a judgment debtor may file an affidavit under Section 52.0012, Property Code, to release a judgment lien against a homestead.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the obligor must comply with all requirements imposed by Section 52.0012, Property Code. For purposes of complying with that section, the obligor is considered to be a judgment debtor under that section and the claimant under the child support lien is considered to be a judgment creditor under that section.

(c) For purposes of Section 52.0012(d), Property Code, and the requirements of the certificate of mailing prescribed by Section 52.0012(g), Property Code, the obligor is required only to send the letter and affidavit described in Section 52.0012(g) to the claimant under the child support lien at the claimant's last known address.

(d) The claimant under the child support lien may dispute the obligor's affidavit by filing a contradicting affidavit in the manner provided by Section 52.0012(e), Property Code.

(e) Subject to Subsection (f), an affidavit filed by an obligor under this section has the same effect with respect to a child support lien as an affidavit filed under Section 52.0012, Property Code, has with respect to a judgment lien.

(f) If the claimant files a contradicting affidavit as described by Subsection (d), the issue of whether the real property is subject to the lien must be resolved in an action brought for that purpose in the district court of the county in which the real property is located and the lien was filed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.651 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.651
§ 33.651. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Bond" means any type of interest-bearing obligation, including a bond, note, bond anticipation note, certificate of participation, lease, contract, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a coastal county to pay the project costs of a qualified project.

(2) "Coastal county" means a county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico.

(3) "Coastal erosion" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.601.

(4) "Coastal improvement project" means a project to improve access to a public beach by:

(A) acquiring fee title to property or a right of public access to a public beach;

(B) constructing or maintaining public roads, parking, or other facilities in aid of public access to or use of a public beach;

(C) requiring a landowner, as prescribed by land office rules, to restore land affected by coastal erosion to its original boundaries; or

(D) implementing a building set-back line established under Section 33.607.

(5) "Coastal protection project" means a project to address or mitigate coastal erosion.

(6) "Coastal protection and improvement fund" means the coastal protection and improvement fund created under Section 33.653.

(7) "County coastal protection and improvement fund" means a county coastal protection and improvement fund created by a coastal county under Section 33.655.

(8) "Project cost" means a cost or expense incurred in relation to a qualified project, including the cost of:

(A) designing, engineering, acquiring, constructing, maintaining, improving, extending, repairing, replacing, monitoring, removing, or administering a qualified project; or

(B) financing a qualified project, including the cost of issuing bonds and the payment of principal, interest, and redemption price.

(9) "Public beach" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.013.

(10) "Qualified agreement" means an agreement between the land office and a coastal county in accordance with Section 33.657.

(11) "Qualified payment" means a payment by the commissioner to a coastal county from the coastal protection and improvement fund, as provided by this subchapter, that has been approved in amount and qualification for payment by the land office and the applicable coastal county.

(12) "Qualified project" means a coastal protection or improvement project that qualifies for funding under Section 33.656.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.106 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.106
§ 52.106. QUALITY OF SERVICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commission may require the quality of telecommunications service provided in a local exchange in which the commission determines that service has deteriorated and become unreliable to be adequate to protect the public interest and the interests of customers of that exchange.
Tex. Education Code § 86.81 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.81
§ 86.81. CENTER FOR TEXAS BEACHES AND SHORES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Center for Texas Beaches and Shores is a component of Texas A&M University.

(b) The center is under the management and direction of the board.

(c) The center shall:

(1) research problems at coastal conservation areas;

(2) study the effects of nature and humans on coastal conservation areas;

(3) develop ways to control the loss of shoreline in coastal conservation areas and to avoid ecological damage to coastal conservation areas using innovative technologies; and

(4) cooperate and consult with the General Land Office and other state agencies to manage coastal conservation areas.

(d) The board may employ personnel for the center, including experts in coastal engineering, marine geology, ecology, biology, and economics.

(e) The board may accept a gift or grant from any public or private source for the benefit of the center.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Center" means the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores.

(2) "Coastal conservation areas" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.052(d), Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.042
§ 314.042. NOTICE TO OWNER OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment may not be made against the property benefited or the owners of the property until after the owners, lienholders, and other interested parties are given a reasonable opportunity to be heard before the governing body or before the commission as provided by Section 314.047.

(b) The governing body or commission shall publish three times before the hearing reasonable notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality beginning not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) If an owner is a railway or street railway, the governing body or commission shall also give, not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, written notice:

(1) in person to the owner's local agent; or

(2) by mailing the notice through the post office in the municipality to the address of the office of the railway or street railway as it appears on the most recent tax roll of the municipality.

(d) The name of an owner, lienholder, or other interested party need not be specifically set out in the notice required by Subsection (b) or (c), but the real property proposed to be assessed shall be briefly described in the notice by:

(1) lot and block;

(2) number;

(3) front feet;

(4) reference to a plat, report, or record filed in connection with the proceedings; or

(5) any other description reasonably identifying the property.

(e) The governing body or commission may give notice in addition to the notice required by Subsections (b) and (c), but the notice required by those subsections is sufficient.
Tex. Education Code § 130.128 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.128
§ 130.128. SALE OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a public junior college district or regional college district may sell notes or refunding notes issued under this subchapter at a public or private sale and at a price that the board determines is adequate.

(b) The governing board of a public junior college district or regional college district shall deposit proceeds from the sale of notes issued under this subchapter in the district's general revenue fund.

(c) Proceeds from the sale of notes issued under this subchapter may be used to pay the costs of issuing, marketing, or distributing the notes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0315 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0315
§ 3975.0315. AUDIT EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may elect to complete an annual financial report in lieu of an annual audit under Section 375.096(a)(6), Local Government Code, if:

(1) the district had no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the fiscal period;

(2) the district did not have gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, assessments, or contributions in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period; and

(3) the district's cash and temporary investments were not in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period.

(b) Each annual financial report prepared in accordance with this section must be open to public inspection and accompanied by an affidavit signed by a duly authorized representative of the district attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the financial report.

(c) The annual financial report and affidavit shall be substantially similar in form to the annual financial report and affidavit forms prescribed by the executive director of the commission under Section 49.198, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 551.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.004
§ 551.004. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize a governmental body to close a meeting that a charter of the governmental body:

(1) prohibits from being closed; or

(2) requires to be open.
Tex. Government Code § 44.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.002
§ 44.002. QUALIFICATIONS; BOND; COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a criminal district attorney must meet the qualifications and give the bond required of a district attorney by the constitution and general law.

(b) Instead of the bond required under Subsection (a), a criminal district attorney may obtain coverage from a county government risk management pool created under Chapter 119, Local Government Code. Coverage obtained under the pool must be in the same amount and satisfy the same bond conditions otherwise required by this section.

(c) A criminal district attorney is not required to execute the bond required under Subsection (a) and may perform the duties of office if the commissioners court of the county the attorney serves by order authorizes the county to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond. An order adopted by a commissioners court under this subsection shall be kept and recorded by the county clerk.
Tex. Local Government Code § 376.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 376 / Section 376.005
§ 376.005. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CONTRACT FOR ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To make a determination under Section 376.004, the governing body of a municipality must adopt a resolution indicating the governing body's intention to designate an area for assessment.

(b) The resolution of intention must:

(1) include a statement that the municipality proposes to make contractual assessment financing available to property owners;

(2) identify the types of energy efficiency public improvements, distributed generation renewable energy resources, or energy efficiency improvements that may be financed;

(3) describe the boundaries of the area in which contracts for assessments may be entered into;

(4) thoroughly describe the proposed arrangements for financing the program; and

(5) state the time and place for a public hearing and that interested persons may object to or inquire about the proposed program at the hearing.

(c) If contractual assessments are to be used to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to real property, the resolution of intention must state that it is in the public interest to do so.

(d) The resolution shall direct an appropriate municipal official to:

(1) prepare a report under Section 376.006; and

(2) consult with the appropriate appraisal district or districts regarding collecting the proposed contractual assessments with property taxes imposed on the assessed property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.002
§ 4153.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person who is employed as a risk manager by:

(1) a liability insurance company authorized to engage in business in this state;

(2) a single employer; or

(3) a public self-insurance pool.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.305
§ 6903.305. BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "net revenue" means the gross revenue of the district less the amount necessary to pay the cost of maintaining and operating the district and its property.

(b) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured under board resolution by a pledge of:

(1) all or part of the district's net revenue;

(2) the net revenue of one or more contracts made before or after the issuance of the bonds; or

(3) other revenue specified by board resolution.

(c) The pledge may reserve the right to issue additional bonds on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds being issued, subject to conditions specified by the pledge.

(d) Bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may be issued without an election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.00605 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.00605
§ 142.00605. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROVIDED WITHOUT LICENSE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

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

(1) is required to hold a license under this chapter; and

(2) provides without holding the required license personal assistance services to a resident of an assisted living facility, as defined by Section 247.002.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.061 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.061
§ 91.061. CIVIL SUIT.
Status: in_force

None of these provisions shall prevent an aggrieved person from maintaining a civil suit for damages in the county or counties in which the gas is produced.