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Tex. Local Government Code § 392.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.053
§ 392.053. PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT.
Status: reserved

(a) In this section, "housing project" includes, in addition to the works or undertakings described by Subdivision (6) of Section 392.002:

(1) a work or undertaking implemented for a reason described by Subdivision (6) of Section 392.002 that is financed in any way by public funds or tax-exempt revenue bonds; or

(2) a building over which the housing authority has jurisdiction and of which a part is reserved for occupancy by persons who receive income or rental supplements from a governmental entity.

(b) Unless the commissioners of an authority hold a public meeting about a proposed housing project before the site for the project is approved, the authority may not authorize the construction of the housing project or obtain a permit, certificate, or other authorization required by a municipality or other political subdivision for any part of the construction of the housing project. A majority of the commissioners must attend the public meeting.

(c) The commissioners shall hold the meeting at the closest available facility to the site of the proposed project.

(d) The commissioners shall allow a person who owns or leases real property within one-fourth mile of the proposed site to comment on the proposed project.

(e) If a housing authority has not complied with the requirements of this section and Section 392.054, a municipality or other political subdivision may not issue a permit, certificate, or other authorization for any part of the construction of, or for the occupancy of, a housing project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 108 / Section 108.012
§ 108.012. COMPUTER ACCESS TO DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide a means for computer-to-computer access to the public use data. All reports shall maintain patient confidentiality as provided by Section 108.013.

(b) The department may charge a person requesting public use or provider quality data a fee for the data. The fees may reflect the quantity of information provided and the expense incurred by the department in collecting and providing the data. The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees at a level that will raise revenue sufficient for the operation of the department. The department may not charge a fee for providing public use data to another state agency.
Tex. Property Code § 94.111 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.111
§ 94.111. NOTICE BY E-MAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice and other communications required or permitted by this subchapter may be sent by e-mail if the tenant and the landlord or landlord's agent have previously communicated by e-mail.

(b) The landlord or landlord's agent may designate a specific e-mail address for a tenant to use for the purpose of Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 251.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 251 / Section 251.014
§ 251.014. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The rules adopted under Section 251.003 must contain minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an end stage renal disease facility, including standards for:

(1) the qualifications and supervision of the professional staff, including physicians, and other personnel;

(2) the equipment used by the facility is compatible with the health and safety of the patients;

(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the facility;

(4) quality assurance for patient care;

(5) the provision and coordination of treatment and services by the facility;

(6) clinical records maintained by the facility;

(7) design and space requirements for the facility for safe access by patients and personnel and for ensuring patient privacy;

(8) indicators of the quality of care provided by the facility; and

(9) water treatment and reuse by the facility.

(b) The standards described in Subsection (a)(7) of this section shall apply only:

(1) to a facility which initiates the provision of end stage renal disease services on or after September 1, 1996; or

(2) to the area of a facility affected by design and space modifications or renovations completed after September 1, 1996.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.209
§ 1051.209. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL ADVISOR.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall act as legal advisor to the board and shall provide legal assistance to enforce this subtitle. This section does not relieve a local prosecuting attorney of any duty under the law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.101
§ 8108.101. 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. Health and Safety Code § 286.171 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.171
§ 286.171. TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of voters in a proposed district of which all or a majority of the territory is located in a county or counties each with a population of 75,000 or less may impose a sales and use tax if the imposition is authorized at the creation election under Subchapter B.

(b) An election to authorize the imposition of a sales and use tax under this subchapter may be held only in conjunction with a creation election under Subchapter B.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.105
§ 8236.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing the district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, and tax elections held before the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Government Code § 24.250 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.250
§ 24.250.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.250. 151ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 151st Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 151st District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.201
§ 7201.201. AUDIT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.

(b) An individual licensed by the state as a certified public accountant with not less than five years of government accounting experience shall perform the audit required by Section 49.191, Water Code.

(c) Not later than the third day after the date the accountant finalizes the audit required by this section, the district shall publish the audit on the district's Internet website.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.156
§ 2054.156. RATIO OF CERTAIN PREMIUMS TO SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

The company shall maintain a ratio of net written premiums on policies written after reinsurance to surplus of not more than three to one.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.301
§ 1301.301. CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the regulatory functions of the board and the procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.151
§ 461A.151. CLIENT SERVICE CONTRACT STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In each contract for the purchase of chemical dependency program-related client services, the department shall include:

(1) clearly defined contract goals, outputs, and measurable outcomes that relate directly to program objectives;

(2) clearly defined sanctions or penalties for failure to comply with or perform contract terms or conditions; and

(3) clearly specified accounting, reporting, and auditing requirements applicable to money received under the contract.

(b) Contract goals must include a standard developed by the department that is based on a percentage of program clients who maintain long-term recovery for an extended period as defined by the department.
Tex. Utilities Code § 105.026 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 105 / Section 105.026
§ 105.026. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A penalty that accrues under this subtitle is cumulative of any other penalty.

(b) A suit for the recovery of a penalty does not bar or affect the recovery of any other penalty or bar a criminal prosecution against any person, including a gas utility or officer, director, agent, or employee of a gas utility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.002
§ 3819.002. BAYBROOK MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Baybrook Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3810.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.002
§ 3810.002. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

1. The Harris County Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.106
§ 1098.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.

(b) The board shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 25.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 25 / Section 25.02
§ 25.02. SERVICE AND RETURN.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of such writ and copy, the sheriff shall immediately deliver such certified copy of the indictment to the accused and return the writ to the clerk issuing the same, with his return thereon, showing when and how the same was executed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.007
§ 3927.007. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.004
§ 54.004. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law or charter provision to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality may impose a tax at a rate not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of property for the maintenance and operation of a port or harbor of the municipality.

(b) The tax may be imposed only if it has been approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8167.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8167 / Section 8167.001
§ 8167.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means Cinco Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.107
§ 8306.107. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON CITY OF BASTROP.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter abrogates, diminishes, or otherwise alters any rights, powers, privileges, or functions of the City of Bastrop provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 42, Local Government Code, and Chapter 54, Water Code, related to the creation of special districts in its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 24.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 24 / Section 24.024
§ 24.024. BOND OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and each commissioner of the municipality must execute a bond. The bond must be:

(1) in the amount of $3,000;

(2) conditioned that the mayor or commissioner will faithfully perform the duties of the office;

(3) payable to the municipality for its use and benefit; and

(4) approved by the governing body.

(b) The bonds of the initial commissioners must be approved by the governing body within 20 days after the date the county judge or the mayor enters the order under Section 8.006 or 8.026.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8169.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8169 / Section 8169.004
§ 8169.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 186, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0122 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0122
§ 11.0122. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is a paid or compensated officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of conservation, outdoor recreation, or commercial fishing; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of conservation, outdoor recreation, or commercial fishing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.004
§ 1122.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hidalgo County.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.102
§ 60.102. ADOPTION OF COST STUDIES BY CERTAIN COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall allow an incumbent local exchange company that is not a Tier 1 local exchange company on September 1, 1995, to adopt, at that company's option, the cost studies approved by the commission for a Tier 1 local exchange company.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 7.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 7 / Section 7.002
§ 7.002. LIABILITY FOR DEPOSITS PENDING SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer who has custody of a sum of money, a debt, an instrument, or other property paid to or deposited with a court pending the outcome of a cause of action shall seal the property in a secure package in a safe or bank vault that is accessible and subject to the control of the court.

(b) The officer shall keep in his office as part of his records an itemized inventory of property deposited with the court. The inventory must list the disposition of the property and the account for which the property was received.

(c) At the expiration of the officer's term, the officer shall transfer all deposited property and the inventory to the officer's successor in office. The successor shall give a receipt for the transferred property and the inventory.

(d) This section does not exempt an officer or the officer's surety from liability on the officer's bond due to neglect or other default in regard to the deposited property.
Tex. Labor Code § 502.067 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 502 / Section 502.067
§ 502.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of workers' compensation may order or direct the system or the institution to reduce or suspend the compensation of an injured employee who:

(1) persists in insanitary or injurious practices that tend to imperil or retard the employee's recovery; or

(2) refuses to submit to medical, surgical, chiropractic, or other remedial treatment recognized by the state that is reasonably essential to promote the employee's recovery.

(b) Compensation may not be reduced or suspended under this section without reasonable notice to the employee and an opportunity to be heard.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.101
§ 2652.101. BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance agent or direct operation shall obtain, at its own expense, a bond for its escrow officers appointed under Section 2652.1511 payable to the department. The bond shall obligate the principal and surety to pay for any pecuniary loss sustained by the title insurance agent or direct operation through an act of fraud, dishonesty, forgery, theft, embezzlement, or wilful misapplication by an escrow officer, either directly and alone or in conspiracy with another person.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) of a type approved by the department; and

(2) issued by a surety licensed by the department to do business in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.201
§ 3860.201. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.054
§ 2051.054. INTERNET PUBLICATION OF NOTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subsections (b)(2) and (c) apply only if the Texas Press Association maintains an Internet website as a statewide repository of notices.

(b) A newspaper that publishes a notice shall, at no additional cost to the governmental entity placing the notice:

(1) publish the notice on one or more webpages on the newspaper's Internet website, if the newspaper maintains a website, that are:

(A) clearly designated for notices; and

(B) accessible to the public at no cost; and

(2) deliver the notice to the Texas Press Association for the association to publish on the association's Internet website described by Subsection (a).

(c) The Texas Press Association shall publish each notice it receives from a newspaper under Subsection (b)(2) on the association's Internet website described by Subsection (a). The association must ensure that the website:

(1) is accessible to the public at no cost;

(2) is updated as notices are received;

(3) is searchable and sortable by subject matter, location, and both subject matter and location; and

(4) offers an e-mail notification service to which a person may electronically subscribe to receive notifications that a notice has been published on the website and that allows the subscriber to limit the notifications by subject matter, location, or both subject matter and location.

(d) A person required to publish a notice on an Internet website under this section shall archive the notice on the website in its entirety, including the date the notice is published.

(e) The validity of a notice printed in a newspaper and published on an Internet website under this section is not affected if:

(1) there is an error in the notice published on the website; or

(2) publication of the notice on the website is temporarily prevented as the result of a technical issue with the website.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.152
§ 1954.152. TERM OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A provisional license or registration is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license or registration holder's application for a license or registration under Subchapter C.
Tex. Government Code § 482.610 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.610
§ 482.610. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Executive committee members serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending committee meetings. Those expenses are paid from funds appropriated to the consortium.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.151
§ 453.151. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(c) Information maintained by the executive council or the board under this chapter regarding the home address or personal telephone number of a person licensed under this chapter is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. A person licensed under this chapter must provide the board with a business address or address of record that will be subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.