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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7912A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7912A / Section 7912A.0305
§ 7912A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0612 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0612
§ 773.0612. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or its representative is entitled to access to records and other documents maintained by a person that are directly related to patient care or to emergency medical services personnel to the extent necessary to enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. A person who holds a license or certification or an applicant for a certification or license is considered to have given consent to a representative of the department entering and inspecting a vehicle or place of business in accordance with this chapter.

(b) A report, record, or working paper used or developed in an investigation under this section is confidential and may be used only for purposes consistent with department rules.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.009 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.009
§ 21.009. JOINDER OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In any civil action in which the validity of a provision of this chapter or Chapter 461, Government Code, a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 461, Government Code, or the application of the provision or rule is challenged as void, unconstitutional, or unenforceable, the commission shall be made a party to the proceedings, and, on the motion of the commission, venue of the cause may be transferred to the district courts of Travis County.

(b) An order restraining the commission or invalidating a provision of this chapter or Chapter 461, Government Code, or a commission rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 461, Government Code, may not be enforced and may not take effect until the commission has answered and appeared in the action and has exhausted all avenues of appeal and any judgment is final and enforceable.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, including this chapter, only the commission, if a prevailing party, may recover costs and attorney's fees in such a declaratory proceeding under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.208
§ 21.208. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

The district may apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other money available from any source to carry out any purpose or power under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 5.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 5 / Section 5.902
§ 5.902. CHANGE IN DESIGNATION FROM TOWN TO CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality that was designated as a "town" may change by ordinance its designation to a "city."

(b) A change in designation does not affect the municipality's corporate existence or powers.

(c) Bonds that are voted by a municipality and are unissued before the municipality changes its designation may be issued in the new name of the municipality as designated in the ordinance changing the designation.
Tex. Government Code § 54B.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54B / Section 54B.002
§ 54B.002. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for appointment as an associate judge, a person must:

(1) be a resident of this state and Duval County; and

(2) meet the requirements and qualifications to serve as a judge of the court to which the person is appointed.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 78 / Section 78.103
§ 78.103. CRAB LICENSE MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The license holders under this chapter shall elect a crab license management review board with an odd number of members greater than four and fewer than 12.

(b) A member of the review board must be a license holder under this subchapter or a wholesale fish dealer as defined by Section 47.001 with knowledge of the commercial crab fishing industry.

(c) A majority of the members of the review board may not be residents of the same county.

(d) The review board shall advise the commission and department and make recommendations concerning the administrative aspects of the crab licensing program, including the definition of flagrant offenses, and hardship appeal cases concerning eligibility, license transfer, license renewal, license suspension, and license revocation.

(e) The executive director shall adopt procedures for determining the size and operations of the review board and the election and terms of board members. The executive director shall solicit and consider recommendations regarding these procedures from persons who purchased crab trap tags after September 1, 1995, and before August 31, 1996, or from holders of licenses issued under this subchapter.

(f) The review board is not subject to Article 6252-33, Revised Statutes.

(g) A member of the review board serves without compensation or a per diem allowance.
Tex. Government Code § 437.227 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.227
§ 437.227. COMPENSATION FOR DEATH OR INJURY.
Status: in_force

A member of the Texas military forces who is on state active duty, on state training or other duty, or traveling to or from the member's duty location and who is killed or injured while engaged in authorized duty, training, or travel is entitled to receive compensation and protections under Title 5, Labor Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.252
§ 46C.252. REPORT AFTER EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The report ordered under Article 46C.251 must be filed with the court as soon as practicable before the hearing on disposition but not later than the fourth day before that hearing.

(b) The report in general terms must describe and explain the procedure, techniques, and tests used in the examination of the person.

(c) The report must address:

(1) whether the acquitted person has a mental illness or an intellectual disability and, if so, whether the mental illness or intellectual disability is severe;

(2) whether as a result of any severe mental illness or intellectual disability the acquitted person is likely to cause serious harm to another;

(3) whether as a result of any impairment the acquitted person is subject to commitment under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(4) prospective treatment and supervision options, if any, appropriate for the acquitted person; and

(5) whether any required treatment and supervision can be safely and effectively provided as outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8217.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8217 / Section 8217.103
§ 8217.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a road that has been certified by the licensed engineer as a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road, or any improvements in aid of the certified road.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.610 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.610
§ 361.610. PERSONS RELEASED FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not a responsible party under Section 361.271 or 361.275(g) at the time the person applies to perform a voluntary cleanup:

(1) does not become a responsible party solely because the person signs the application; and

(2) is released, on certification under Section 361.609, from all liability to the state for cleanup of areas of the site covered by the certificate, except for releases and consequences that the person causes.

(b) A person who is not a responsible party under Section 361.271 or 361.275(g) at the time the commission issues a certificate of completion under Section 361.609 is released, on issuance of the certificate, from all liability to the state for cleanup of areas of the site covered by the certificate, except for releases and consequences that the person causes.

(c) The release from liability provided by this section does not apply to a person who:

(1) acquires a certificate of completion by fraud, misrepresentation, or knowing failure to disclose material information;

(2) knows at the time the person acquires an interest in the site for which the certificate of completion was issued that the certificate was acquired in a manner provided by Subdivision (1); or

(3) changes land use from the use specified in the certificate of completion if the new use may result in increased risks to human health or the environment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.509 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.509
§ 301.509. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.454 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.454
§ 56A.454. VICTIM CONTACT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A victim who receives a notice under Article 56A.451(a) and who chooses to receive other notice under law about the same case must keep the following persons informed of the victim's current address and phone number:

(1) the attorney representing the state; and

(2) the department if the defendant is imprisoned in the department after sentencing.

(b) An attorney representing the state who receives information concerning a victim's current address and phone number shall immediately provide that information to the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, if the defendant is placed on community supervision.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.754 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.754
§ 21.754. PROCEEDING NONEXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 21.755, the right of a close corporation or a shareholder to institute a proceeding under Section 21.752 is in addition to another right or remedy the plaintiff is entitled to under law.
Tex. Family Code § 201.320 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.320
§ 201.320. VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the judge's official duties because of absence or illness, injury, or other disability, a judge of a court having jurisdiction of a suit under this title or Title 1 or 4 may appoint a visiting associate judge to perform the duties of the associate judge during the period of the associate judge's absence or disability if the commissioners court of a county in which the court has jurisdiction authorizes the employment of a visiting associate judge.

(b) To be eligible for appointment under this section, a person must have served as an associate judge for at least two years.

(c) Sections 201.001 through 201.017 apply to a visiting associate judge appointed under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0152
§ 479.0152. DISBURSEMENT FROM TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) After approval of each contributing endorsing municipality and endorsing county, the office may make a disbursement from the trust fund for a purpose for which an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state is obligated under a motor sports racing event support contract or event support contract.

(b) If the office makes a disbursement from the trust fund, the office shall satisfy the obligation proportionately from the municipal, county, and state revenue in the trust fund.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.301 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.301
§ 10.301. REORGANIZATION UNDER BANKRUPTCY AND SIMILAR LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee appointed for a domestic entity that is being reorganized under a federal statute, the designated officers of a domestic entity being reorganized under a federal statute, or any other individual designated by a court having jurisdiction of a domestic entity being reorganized under a federal statute to act on behalf of the domestic entity may, without action by or notice to the domestic entity's governing authority, owners, or members, in order to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered by a court under the federal statute:

(1) amend or restate the domestic entity's certificate of formation if the certificate of formation after amendment or restatement contains only provisions required or permitted to be contained in the certificate of formation;

(2) merge or exchange an interest with one or more domestic entities or non-code organizations under a plan of merger or exchange having any provision required or permitted by Sections 10.002, 10.003, 10.004, 10.005, 10.052, and 10.053;

(3) change the location of the domestic entity's registered office, change its registered agent, and remove or appoint any agent to receive service of process;

(4) alter, amend, or repeal the domestic entity's governing documents other than filing instruments;

(5) constitute or reconstitute and classify or reclassify the domestic entity's governing authority and name, constitute, or appoint managerial officials in place of or in addition to all or some of the managerial officials;

(6) sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of the domestic entity's property and assets;

(7) authorize and fix the terms, manner, and conditions of the issuance of bonds, debentures, or other obligations, regardless of whether the obligation is convertible into ownership interests of any class or bearing warrants or other evidences of optional rights to purchase or subscribe for any ownership interests of any class;

(8) wind up and terminate the entity's existence; or

(9) effect a conversion.

(b) An action taken under Subsection (a)(4) or (5) takes effect on entry of the order approving the plan of reorganization or on another effective date as may be specified, without further action of the domestic entity, as and to the extent provided by the plan of reorganization or the order approving the plan of reorganization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.154
§ 344.154. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The board may spend revenue derived from the sales and use tax distributed under Section 321.106, Tax Code, only for a purpose authorized by Section 344.151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8264.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8264 / Section 8264.103
§ 8264.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Education Code § 130.197 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.197
§ 130.197. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the San Jacinto College District includes the territory within:

(1) the Pasadena, La Porte, Deer Park, Channelview, Galena Park, and Sheldon independent school districts; and

(2) the part of the Clear Creek Independent School District that is located in Harris County.
Tex. Water Code § 65.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.023
§ 65.023. APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

A city or a person who appeared in person or by attorney and offered testimony for or against the creation of the district, may appeal from the order of the commission authorizing or refusing the creation of the district. The appeal must be made within 30 days after the entry of the order.
Tex. Government Code § 855.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.304
§ 855.304. CASH ON HAND.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall determine the amount of cash on hand required to pay benefits and the expenses of the retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0105
§ 3994.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Election Code § 253.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.006
§ 253.006. CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY LOBBYISTS RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person required to register under Chapter 305, Government Code, may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution or political expenditure that is a political contribution to another candidate, officeholder, or political committee, or direct campaign expenditure, from political contributions accepted by:

(1) the person as a candidate or officeholder;

(2) a specific-purpose committee for the purpose of supporting the person as a candidate or assisting the person as an officeholder; or

(3) a political committee that accepted a political contribution from a source described by Subdivision (1) or (2) during the two-year period immediately before the date the political contribution or expenditure was made.

(b) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed twice the amount of the political contribution or political expenditure made or authorized in violation of this section.
Tex. Property Code § 56.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 56 / Section 56.004
§ 56.004. PRIORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The lien does not affect an encumbrance that attached to land or a leasehold before the lien's inception.

(b) The lien on material, machinery, supplies, or a specific improvement takes priority over an earlier encumbrance on the land or leasehold on which the material, machinery, supplies, or improvement is placed or located.
Tex. Education Code § 109.162 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.162
§ 109.162. CONTROL OF DRILLING AND PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

The drilling for and the production of oil, gas, and other minerals from the lands shall be governed and controlled by the Railroad Commission of Texas and other applicable regulatory bodies which govern and control other fields in this state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 88.0081 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 88 / Section 88.0081
§ 88.0081. PERMIT FOR TAKING PLANTS FROM PRIVATE LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who takes, possesses, or transports for commercial sale or sells an endangered, threatened, or protected plant from private land, or who hires or pays another to perform those activities, shall possess a permit issued by the department. The permit must specify the land from which the taking is permissible, have attached a copy of the landowner's consent, and contain any other information required by the department.

(b) A person applying for a permit under this section must submit to the department:

(1) a copy of the written consent of the landowner from whose land the plant will be taken; and

(2) a permit fee set by the commission in an amount reasonable to defray administrative costs.

(c) In addition to the permit required by this section, a person taking endangered, threatened, or protected plants from private land shall attach to each plant at the time of taking a tag issued to the person by the department. The fee for each tag is $1.

(d) No person may remove the tag from the plant until the plant has been transplanted into its ultimate site for landscaping or beautification purposes. Only the ultimate owner or a department employee may remove the tag.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules specifying the form and information required for permits and tags issued under this section.

(f) The department shall waive the tagging fee if it determines the plants were planted and cultivated for the express purpose of being harvested for commercial purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 73.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.101
§ 73.101. LOCATION.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is located in the Texas Medical Center in the city of Houston.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.102
§ 8203.102. ROAD PROJECTS; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements in aid of those roads.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.

(d) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district for a road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.359 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.359
§ 51.359. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commission or executive director may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreed settlement, default order, or commission order instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty or sanction.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by the department. The commission or executive director may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.