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Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.060
§ 1002.060. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing board operations;

(2) the board's programs, functions, rules, and budget;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;

(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including any rule, interpretation, or enforcement action that:

(A) regulates the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(B) restricts advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(C) affects the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; or

(D) restricts participation in a profession or business the board regulates;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the board. Each member of the board shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Election Code § 231.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 231 / Section 231.002
§ 231.002. APPLICABILITY OF RULES GOVERNING CIVIL SUITS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the rules governing civil suits in the district court apply to an election contest in the district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0203
§ 3994.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2022, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1, 2024.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8102.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8102 / Section 8102.101
§ 8102.101. GENERAL RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES, AND FUNCTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by the general laws of this state applicable to municipal utility districts, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729, Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.086 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.086
§ 60.086. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but is entitled to be reimbursed by the district for a reasonable and necessary expense incurred in performing an official duty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.154
§ 11006.154. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may contract with public agencies or political subdivisions, including the cities, to supply water to them. The authority may sell water inside or outside the boundaries of the authority.

(b) Contracts under Subsection (a) may provide that the contractual payments by the political subdivisions:

(1) will be payable from revenue or the imposition of taxes or both; and

(2) will constitute the purchase of the authority's system at the time all indebtedness incurred by the authority for acquisition, construction, improvement, and extensions of the system is paid in full.

(c) The authority may contract with a public agency or political subdivision for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the water supply, water, and filtration or purification facilities of the entity for the consideration agreed to by the authority and the entity.

(d) A contract under Subsection (a) or (c) may:

(1) be on the terms and for the time agreed to by the parties; and

(2) provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified in it and refunding bonds issued in lieu of the bonds are paid.

(e) The authority may enter into contracts or agreements with the Nueces River Authority and the City of Corpus Christi for the purchase of water.

(f) The authority and the City of Corpus Christi may enter into contracts or agreements for the sale of water and the operation and maintenance of the authority's water lines if considered advisable.

(g) Public agencies or political subdivisions of this state, including the cities, may enter into contracts or agreements with the authority for a water supply.

(h) Approval, notice, consent, or an election is not required in connection with a contract or agreement described by Subsection (e), (f), or (g).
Tex. Water Code § 15.605 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.605
§ 15.605. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt necessary rules to carry out this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.104
§ 8852.104. EFFECTS OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) In reviewing a proposed transfer of groundwater out of the district in accordance with Section 36.122(f), Water Code, the district shall determine whether the proposed transfer would have a negative effect on:

(1) the availability of water in the district;

(2) the conditions of any aquifer that overlies the district;

(3) subsidence in the district;

(4) existing permit holders or other groundwater users in the district; and

(5) any applicable approved regional water plan or certified district management plan.

(b) If the district determines under Subsection (a) that the transfer would have a negative effect, the district may, in addition to the conditions authorized by Section 36.122, Water Code, impose other requirements or limitations on the permit that are designed to minimize the effect.

(c) Sections 36.122(c), (i), and (j), Water Code, do not apply to a requirement or limitation imposed under this section.

(d) The district may impose a fee or surcharge as an export fee. The restrictions under Section 36.122(e), Water Code, do not apply to a fee or surcharge imposed under this subsection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.154
§ 172.154. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES FOR JOINT USE.
Status: in_force

A district may:

(1) enter into agreements with a public utility, private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for the joint use of its facilities, installations, or property inside or outside the district; and

(2) establish:

(A) through routes;

(B) joint fares; and

(C) divisions of tariffs, subject to approval of a tariff-regulating body that has jurisdiction.
Tex. Finance Code § 34.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 34 / Section 34.003
§ 34.003. OTHER REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state bank may not acquire real property except:

(1) as permitted by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle;

(2) with the prior written approval of the banking commissioner; or

(3) as necessary to avoid or minimize a loss on a loan or investment previously made in good faith.

(b) With the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a state bank may:

(1) exchange real property for other real property or personal property;

(2) invest additional money in or improve real property acquired under this subsection or Subsection (a); or

(3) acquire additional real property to avoid or minimize loss on real property acquired as permitted by Subsection (a).

(c) A state bank shall dispose of real property subject to this section not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the real property:

(1) was acquired except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this subtitle;

(2) ceases to be used as a bank facility; or

(3) ceases to be a bank facility as provided by Section 34.002(b).

(d) The banking commissioner on application may grant one or more extensions of time for disposing of real property if the banking commissioner determines that:

(1) the bank has made a good faith effort to dispose of the real property; or

(2) disposal of the real property would be detrimental to the bank.
Tex. Property Code § 68.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 68 / Section 68.051
§ 68.051. GENERAL RICO LIEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the institution by an investigative agency of a civil action brought under Chapter 140B, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the investigative agency, then or at any time during the pendency of the action, may file a RICO lien notice in the official records of any one or more counties. The attorney general must receive the consent of the applicable local prosecutor before filing a RICO lien.

(b) A filing fee or other charge may not be required as a condition for filing the RICO lien notice, and the clerk of the district court, on the presentation of a RICO lien notice, shall immediately record it in the official records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.006
§ 8477.006. 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 made 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0254
§ 8509.0254. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a district project or any part of the project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 107A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 107A / Section 107A.003
§ 107A.003. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The commission may distribute to the center unobligated and unexpended appropriations to be used to carry out its powers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.111
§ 3916.111. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 51.536 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.536
§ 51.536. COMPENSATION OF CITY ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board shall pay to the city assessor and collector and other city officers reasonable compensation for the services performed by them for the district. The amount of compensation shall be fixed in advance of the performance of the duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.156
§ 1053.156. EMERITUS STATUS; INTERIOR DESIGNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a procedure by which an interior designer may place the interior designer's certificate of registration on emeritus status. The interior designer must apply for emeritus status, on a form prescribed by the board, before the interior designer's certificate of registration expires.

(b) An interior designer is eligible for emeritus status if the interior designer:

(1) has been an interior designer for 20 years or more; and

(2) is 65 years of age or older.

(c) An interior designer whose certificate of registration is on emeritus status:

(1) may use the title "Emeritus Interior Designer" or "Interior Designer Emeritus";

(2) must pay a renewal fee on a date and in a manner prescribed by board rule; and

(3) is exempt from continuing education requirements under this chapter.

(d) The board shall change an interior designer's certificate of registration from emeritus status to active status if the interior designer:

(1) requests in writing that the board change the interior designer's certificate of registration from emeritus status to active status;

(2) pays an administrative fee; and

(3) complies with education or other requirements established by board rule.

(e) The renewal fee charged under Subsection (c) may not exceed an amount reasonable and necessary to recover the costs to administer this section.
Tex. Education Code § 21.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.103
§ 21.103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.103. PROBATIONARY CONTRACT: TERMINATION. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may terminate the employment of a teacher employed under a probationary contract at the end of the contract period if in the board's judgment the best interests of the district will be served by terminating the employment. The board of trustees must give notice of its decision to terminate the employment to the teacher not later than the 10th day before the last day of instruction required under the contract. The notice must be delivered personally by hand delivery to the teacher on the campus at which the teacher is employed, except that if the teacher is not present on the campus on the date that hand delivery is attempted, the notice must be mailed by prepaid certified mail or delivered by express delivery service to the teacher's address of record with the district. Notice that is postmarked on or before the 10th day before the last day of instruction is considered timely given under this subsection. The board's decision is final and may not be appealed.

(b) If the board of trustees fails to give the notice of its decision to terminate the teacher's employment within the time prescribed by Subsection (a), the board must employ the probationary teacher in the same capacity under:

(1) a probationary contract for the following school year, if the teacher has been employed by the district under a probationary contract for less than three consecutive school years; or

(2) a continuing or term contract, according to district policy, if the teacher has been employed by the district under a probationary contract for three consecutive school years.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.151 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.151
§ 14.151. OBTAINING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or an assistant commissioner, examiner, or other employee of the office shall obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or another law enforcement agency relating to a person described by Section 411.095(a), Government Code.

(b) For an applicant for a license or registration, license holder, or registrant that is a business entity, the criminal history record information requirement of this section applies to an officer, director, owner, or employee of the entity or another person having a substantial relationship with the entity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.004
§ 1301.004. NONAPPLICABILITY OF LAW GOVERNING CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this section, Chapter 601, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to a good or service provided by a license holder under this chapter if the transaction involving the good or service is initiated by the consumer. Chapter 601, Business & Commerce Code, does apply to a transaction that involves a breach of express warranty or a negligent installation in violation of a building code applicable to the good or service sold to the consumer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 146.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 146 / Section 146.003
§ 146.003. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS AND RECOGNITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not be denied local control over the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, other terms and conditions of employment, or other state-mandated personnel issues. A public employer may enter into a mutual agreement governing these issues with an employee association recognized under this chapter as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all covered employees that does not advocate the illegal right to strike by municipal employees. The applicable statutes, local ordinances, and civil service rules govern a term or condition of employment on which the public employer and the association do not agree.

(b) An agreement under this chapter must be written.

(c) This chapter does not require the public employer and the recognized employee association to meet and confer or reach an agreement on any issue.

(d) This chapter does not authorize an agreement regarding pension or pension-related matters governed by Chapter 358, Acts of the 48th Legislature, Regular Session, 1943 (Article 6243g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or a successor statute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0105
§ 7958A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.201
§ 3854.201. DISBURSEMENTS OR TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of director signatures or the procedure required for all disbursements or transfers of the district's money.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.0521 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0521
§ 551.0521. WRITTEN NOTICE OF DECLINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An insurer that declines a completed and submitted application for a liability insurance or commercial property insurance policy shall deliver or mail written notice of the declination to the applicant or the applicant's agent in accordance with Section 551.007, as applicable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.401
§ 547.401. BRAKES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or combination of those vehicles shall be equipped with brakes that comply with this chapter.

(b) A trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is not required to have brakes if:

(1) its gross weight is 4,500 pounds or less; or

(2) its gross weight is heavier than 4,500 pounds but not heavier than 15,000 pounds, and it is drawn at a speed of not more than 30 miles per hour.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.089 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.089
§ 163.089. PUBLIC SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a public purpose for a public entity that has participated in the creation of an agency to pay costs of planning, acquisition, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of electric facilities.

(b) A public entity may issue public securities, as defined by Section 1201.002(2), Government Code, including bonds, notes, or other forms of indebtedness, in the principal amount approved by the governing body of the public entity, for the purpose of financing electric facilities or improvements to electric facilities to be owned or operated by the agency or otherwise in furtherance of a purpose described by this section.

(c) A public entity and an agency may agree in a contract, or by other official action of the public entity and agency, to terms and conditions governing the use by the agency of the proceeds of the public securities issued by a public entity for a purpose described by this section.

(d) A contract or other official action described by Subsection (c) may include provisions with respect to, and conclusively establish sufficient consideration for, the use of the proceeds. The consideration may include the right to:

(1) use the financed facilities or portions of the facilities;

(2) receive output from the financed facilities; or

(3) receive an ownership interest in the financed facilities upon the dissolution of the agency or an undivided interest in the financed facilities at the time a public entity funds facility improvements.

(e) A contract or other official action described by Subsection (c) may contain other terms and extend for any period on which all of the parties agree.

(f) A public security issued for the purposes described by this section may include:

(1) debt obligations issued in accordance with Chapter 1207, 1331, 1371, 1431, or 1502, Government Code, or Chapter 271, Local Government Code; or

(2) other types or forms of debt that the public entity is authorized to issue.

(g) Each participating public entity may exercise any power of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.158
§ 888.158. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER RATE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

If a burial association refuses to comply with an order of the commissioner regarding rates under this subchapter, the commissioner shall consider the association insolvent.