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Tex. Water Code § 57.213 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.213
§ 57.213. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) With the consent of the bondholders, a district may refund outstanding bonds by issuing new coupon bonds in their place.

(b) Interest is shown by coupons attached to the bonds, and the commissioners court of jurisdiction shall determine whether the board will pay the interest on the bonds annually or semiannually.

(c) The board may pay the refunding bonds serially or in any other manner they choose, but, except as provided in Subsection (d) of this section, they shall pay the bonds not later than 40 years from the date the bonds are issued.

(d) A district that taxes on the benefit basis and that is located in a county with a population of over 1.3 million may refund outstanding bonds or matured interest coupons on bonds issued by the district with new coupon bonds payable not more than 75 years from their date.

(e) The district shall issue the bonds in denominations of $100 or a multiple of $100 and, before the bonds are delivered, shall levy a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the refunding bonds. The refunding of bonds does not affect any taxes already due.

(f) The board shall issue refunding bonds in the manner provided for other district bonds.

(g) The board shall deduct any money on hand in the sinking fund account to ascertain the amount of refunding bonds to be issued and shall apply the money to the payment of the outstanding bonds.

(h) The board may not issue refunding bonds until they are approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, and the comptroller shall not register the refunding bonds until the old bonds being replaced are presented to him for cancellation. After the comptroller registers the new bonds, he shall cancel the old bonds and interest coupons and deliver the new bonds to the proper bondholders. The old bonds may be presented for cancellation in installments, and the comptroller may register and deliver a like amount of the new bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.406
§ 1301.406. TRANSFER OF LICENSE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval by the board, a person who holds an unexpired license under this chapter and whose license has been held continuously for at least 35 consecutive years may transfer the license number on the date of the person's retirement or death to another person who:

(1) is related within the second degree by consanguinity to the transferor; and

(2) holds a license issued under this chapter that is the same type of license as the license held by the transferor.

(b) The application for a transfer of a license number under this section must include the transferor's consent and a designation of whether the license number will transfer on the retirement or death of the transferor.

(c) The board shall transfer a license number to a person who submits an application and presents evidence satisfactory to the board that:

(1) the person meets the requirements under Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and

(2) the transferor is retired or dead.
Tex. Government Code § 793.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 793 / Section 793.002
§ 793.002. AUTHORITY TO ENTER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

In accordance with the provisions that apply to an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, a local government may enter into an intergovernmental support agreement with a branch of the armed forces of the United States under the National Defense Authorization Act (10 U.S.C. Section 2679) to provide installation-support services to a military installation located in this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.123 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.123
§ 131.123. LABELING OR SALE OF HONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of Subchapter E of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951 / Section 7951.101
§ 7951.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 7951.053.

(b) 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.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0313 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0313
§ 32.0313.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.0313. INDUCED DELIVERIES OR CESAREAN SECTIONS BEFORE 39TH WEEK. (a) The commission shall achieve cost savings with improved outcomes by adopting and implementing quality initiatives that are evidence-based, tested, and fully consistent with established standards of clinical care and that are designed to reduce the number of elective or nonmedically indicated induced deliveries or cesarean sections performed at a hospital on a medical assistance recipient before the 39th week of gestation.

(b) The commission shall coordinate with physicians, hospitals, managed care organizations, and the commission's billing contractor for the medical assistance program to develop a process for collecting information regarding the number of induced deliveries and cesarean sections described by Subsection (a) that occur during prescribed periods.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.406 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.406
§ 341.406. WHEN ACT OR OMISSION NOT VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

An act or omission does not violate this title if the act or omission conforms to:

(1) Subchapter C;

(2) a provision determined by the commissioner; or

(3) an interpretation of this title that is in effect at the time of the act or omission and that was made by:

(A) the commissioner under Section 14.108; or

(B) an appellate court of this state or the United States.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.074 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.074
§ 201.074. SERVICE BY INMATE.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service performed by an inmate of a custodial or penal institution.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.023
§ 413.023. INFORMATION TO EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall provide employers with information on methods to enhance the ability of an injured employee to return to work. The information may include access to available research and best practice information regarding return-to-work programs for employers.

(b) The division shall augment return-to-work program information provided to employers to include information regarding methods for an employer to appropriately assist an injured employee to obtain access to doctors who:

(1) provide high-quality care; and

(2) use effective occupational medicine treatment practices that lead to returning employees to productive work.

(c) The information provided to employers under this section must help to foster:

(1) effective working relationships with local doctors and with insurance carriers or workers' compensation health care networks certified under Chapter 1305, Insurance Code, to improve return-to-work communication; and

(2) access to return-to-work coordination services provided by insurance carriers.

(d) The division shall develop and make available the information described by this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 202.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 202 / Section 202.002
§ 202.002. LITIGATION AND OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of any other provision of this subtitle or rules adopted under it, a local government record the subject matter of which is known by the custodian to be in litigation may not be destroyed until the litigation is settled.

(b) Regardless of any other provision of this subtitle or rules adopted under it, a local government record subject to a request under Chapter 552, Government Code, may not be destroyed until the request is resolved.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.0041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.0041
§ 467.0041. FUNDING FOR STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the State Board of Dental Examiners is subject to Section 467.004.

(b) The board may add a surcharge of not more than $10 to its license or license renewal fee to fund an approved peer assistance program.

(c) The board may collect a fee of not more than $50 each month from a participant in an approved peer assistance program.

(d) Subject to the General Appropriations Act, the board may use the fees and surcharges collected under this section and fines collected in the enforcement of Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code, to fund an approved program and to pay the administrative costs incurred by the board that are related to the program.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.105
§ 252.105. NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO DEVISEES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county clerk inspects a will under Section 252.103, the clerk shall notify the devisees named in the will that the will is on deposit with the clerk if:

(1) the will does not name an executor;

(2) the person named as executor in the will:

(A) has died; or

(B) fails to take the will before the 31st day after the date the notice required by Section 252.104 is mailed to the person; or

(3) the notice mailed to the person named as executor is returned as undelivered.

(b) On request, the county clerk shall deliver the will to any or all of the devisees notified under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.202
§ 8222.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Aransas County.
Tex. Government Code § 609.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.502
§ 609.502. CREATION OF PLAN; PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas is the trustee and the plan administrator of a 401(k) plan and a 457 plan, collectively known as the TexaSaver program, established under this subchapter.

(b) The board of trustees shall administer all aspects of each plan.

(c) The board of trustees may designate a person to assist in the execution of the board's authority and responsibilities as plan administrator.

(d) A state agency may participate in either or both plans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.259
§ 3902.259. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The city is not obligated to pay bonds, notes, or any other obligation of the district, including bonds or debt payable from assessments or other district revenue, unless the city assumes the district's obligations by a vote of three-fourths of the governing body of the city.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.059
§ 503.059. EXEMPT PERSON VOLUNTARILY LICENSED UNDER CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A person otherwise exempt under this subchapter who obtains a license under this chapter is subject to this chapter to the same extent as any other person licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 253.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.031
§ 253.031. CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE WITHOUT CAMPAIGN TREASURER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate may not knowingly accept a campaign contribution or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a campaign treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect.

(b) A political committee may not knowingly accept political contributions totaling more than $500 or make or authorize political expenditures totaling more than $500 at a time when a campaign treasurer appointment for the committee is not in effect.

(c) A political committee may not knowingly make or authorize a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) in a primary or general election unless the committee's campaign treasurer appointment has been filed not later than the 30th day before the appropriate election day.

(d) This section does not apply to a political party's county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures, except that:

(1) a county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures shall maintain the records required by Section 254.001; and

(2) a county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures that, in the aggregate, exceed $25,000 in a calendar year shall file:

(A) a campaign treasurer appointment as required by Section 252.001 not later than the 15th day after the date that amount is exceeded; and

(B) the reports required by Subchapter F, Chapter 254, including in the political committee's first report all political contributions accepted and all political expenditures made before the effective date of the campaign treasurer appointment.

(e) This section does not apply to an out-of-state political committee unless the committee is subject to Chapter 252 under Section 251.005.

(f) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.107
§ 8814.107. SOIL CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may construct and maintain terraces or other structures on land in the district and may engage in or promote land treatment measures for soil conservation and improvement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.204
§ 2301.204. COMPLAINT CONCERNING VEHICLE DEFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle or the owner's designated agent may make a complaint concerning a defect in a motor vehicle that is covered by a manufacturer's, converter's, or distributor's warranty agreement applicable to the vehicle.

(b) The complaint must be made in writing to the applicable dealer, manufacturer, converter, or distributor and must specify each defect in the vehicle that is covered by the warranty.

(c) The owner may also invoke the board's jurisdiction by sending a copy of the complaint to the board.

(d) A hearing may be scheduled on any complaint made under this section that is not privately resolved between the owner and the dealer, manufacturer, converter, or distributor.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 15 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 15
§ 15.
Status: repealed

Sec. 15. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0809 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0809
§ 526.0809. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The council is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). The council shall be reviewed during the period in which the commission is reviewed under Section 523.0003. Unless continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, the council is abolished and this subchapter expires on the date on which the commission is subject to abolishment under that section.
Tex. Government Code § 442.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.158
§ 442.158. OWNERSHIP AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The foundation:

(1) retains ownership of property purchased using the foundation's money and held in the foundation's name; and

(2) may acquire items by gift, grant, or purchase using the foundation's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.151
§ 9009.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 9009.201.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0673 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0673
§ 43.0673. PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a municipality may adopt an ordinance annexing an area under this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality must conduct one public hearing.

(c) During the public hearing, the governing body:

(1) must provide persons interested in the annexation the opportunity to be heard; and

(2) may adopt an ordinance annexing the area.

(d) The municipality must post notice of the hearing on the municipality's Internet website if the municipality has an Internet website and publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the area proposed for annexation. The notice for the hearing must be:

(1) published at least once on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing; and

(2) posted on the municipality's Internet website on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date of the hearing and must remain posted until the date of the hearing.
Tex. Water Code § 49.4641 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.4641
§ 49.4641. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON SITES ACQUIRED FOR WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may develop and maintain recreational facilities on a site acquired for the purpose of developing water, sewer, or drainage facilities.

(b) A district is not required to prorate the costs of a site described by Subsection (a) between the primary water, sewer, or drainage purpose and any secondary recreational facilities purpose if a licensed professional engineer certifies that the site is reasonably sized for the intended water, sewer, or drainage purpose.

(c) The engineer may consider the following factors in determining the reasonableness of the size of a water, sewer, or drainage site:

(1) the rules, regulations, and design guidelines or criteria of a municipality, county, or other entity exercising jurisdiction;

(2) sound engineering principles;

(3) the impact on adjoining property;

(4) the availability of sites that meet the requirements for the proposed use;

(5) requirements for sanitary control;

(6) the need for a buffer zone to mitigate noise or for aesthetic purposes;

(7) benefits to storm water quality; and

(8) anticipated expansions of facilities resulting from:

(A) future growth and demand for district facilities; or

(B) changes in regulatory requirements.
Tex. Government Code § 72.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.124
§ 72.124. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1 of each year, the office shall submit a report to the legislature regarding the performance of the program. The report must include:

(1) the number of courts involved in the program;

(2) the number of guardianships reviewed by guardianship compliance specialists;

(3) the number of reviewed guardianship cases found to be out of compliance with statutory reporting requirements;

(4) the number of cases reported to a court concerning potential abuse, fraud, or exploitation, including financial exploitation, committed against a ward; and

(5) the status of any technology developed to monitor guardianship cases for purposes of the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.004
§ 3881.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) 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.

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

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand 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 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. Health and Safety Code § 301.039 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.039
§ 301.039. BONDS, NOTES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A cooperative association may borrow money from public or private sources or issue bonds, notes, or other obligations in amounts necessary to create, enlarge, maintain, or operate a system.

(b) The association shall pay the bonds, notes, or other obligations of the association solely from revenue received from the operation of a system or from funds specifically provided for that purpose from other sources. An association may pledge its revenues or funds to secure payment of the bonds, notes, or other obligations.

(c) Bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by an association do not constitute indebtedness of the state or of any eligible institution that is a member of the association. Holders of bonds, notes, or other obligations may not demand or enforce payment of principal of or interest on the bonds, notes, or other obligations out of funds other than those specifically pledged to secure payment of those bonds, notes, or other obligations.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0054
§ 114.0054. DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The operator of a commercial lodging establishment may not discipline, retaliate against, or otherwise discriminate against an employee who in good faith reports a suspected act of human trafficking to the operator, a law enforcement agency, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, the attorney general, or any other appropriate authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.354 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.354
§ 452.354. SALE.
Status: in_force

An authority's bonds may be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the executive committee to be the more advantageous.