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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0504
§ 3986.0504. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from:

(1) impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose;

(2) ad valorem taxes for a purpose authorized under Section 3986.0502; and

(3) assessments only to finance a major public infrastructure improvement project that serves a majority of the district.

(c) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, if the improvement financed by an obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the obligation.
Tex. Government Code § 809.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809 / Section 809.101
§ 809.101. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 5 of each year, each state governmental entity shall file a publicly available report with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general that:

(1) identifies all securities sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn in compliance with Section 809.054;

(2) identifies all prohibited investments under Section 809.057; and

(3) summarizes any changes made under Section 809.055.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.159
§ 3873.159. SALE OR LEASE OF LANDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board determines that land owned by the district is not necessary for the purposes for which the land was acquired, the board may sell and dispose of the land on terms the board considers advisable.

(b) The board may lease or permit the use of land for purposes consistent with the purposes for which the land was acquired and on terms the board considers advisable.

(c) Before land owned by the district may be sold, once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county the board must publish a notice of its intention to sell the land. The notice must include an accurate description of the land, the time of a public hearing that is before the 10th day before the disposition date, and the time and place at which sealed bids will be received.
Tex. Transportation Code § 81.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 81 / Section 81.001
§ 81.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this title:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.216 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.216
§ 252.216. DRAINAGE ALONG PUBLIC ROAD.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court or, with the approval of the commissioners court, a road superintendent may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property.

(b) The person must make the drain under the direction of the commissioners court, road superintendent, or a person designated by the commissioners court.
Tex. Education Code § 130.132 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.132
§ 130.132. ABOLITION OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The term "applicable district," as used in this section, shall mean any junior college district which has conveyed all, or substantially all, of its property and assets to a state-supported senior college or university located in such junior college district, and which junior college district has no outstanding bonded indebtedness.

(b) All applicable districts and their governing boards are hereby abolished and shall cease to exist and function; provided, however, that all delinquent and uncollected taxes in said applicable districts shall not hereby be discharged, but shall be and remain fully due, payable and collectible. The persons formerly acting as the governing board and officers of each applicable district shall turn over all remaining property and assets of said applicable district, including all tax collections on hand, directly to the state-supported senior college or university located therein. The governing board of the independent school district in which any such state-supported senior college or university is located shall, for and on behalf of any such applicable district, cause, through its tax collector and other officers, all delinquent and uncollected taxes of any such applicable district to be collected in accordance with the general laws applicable to independent school districts. All of said taxes, as collected, shall be turned over to any such state-supported senior college or university. All taxes turned over to any such state-supported senior college or university in accordance with this section may be used by it for any lawful purpose.
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.154
§ 1160.154. HEARING ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge may hold a hearing on a pooling or unitization application filed under Section 1160.152 at any time agreeable to the parties to the proposed agreement.

(b) The judge shall hear evidence and determine to the judge's satisfaction whether it is in the best interests of the estate that the proposed agreement be authorized.

(c) The hearing may be continued from day to day and from time to time as the court finds necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.207
§ 1122.207. BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are not subject to taxation by the state or by a political subdivision of the state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.004
§ 1008.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precinct No. 3 of Hardeman County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on April 26, 1979.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 193 / Section 193.009
§ 193.009. BURIAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The person in charge of premises on which interments are made shall keep a record of the bodies interred or otherwise disposed of on the premises.

(b) The records must include for each decedent:

(1) the decedent's name;

(2) the place of death;

(3) the date of interment or disposal;

(4) the name and address of the funeral director; and

(5) any other information required by the state registrar.

(c) The records are open to official inspection at all times.
Tex. Education Code § 61.824 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.824
§ 61.824. INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

Each institution shall review and evaluate the institution's core curriculum and applicable field of study curricula at intervals specified by the board and shall report the results of that review to the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.203
§ 4001.203. TERM OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointment authorizing an agent to act for an insurer continues in effect without the necessity of renewal until the appointment is terminated or withdrawn by the insurer or the agent.

(b) A renewal license issued to an agent authorizes the agent to represent and act for each insurer for which the agent holds an appointment until the appointment is terminated or withdrawn, and the agent is considered to be the agent of each appointing insurer for the purposes of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.105
§ 3864.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.5732 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.5732
§ 2210.5732. SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association is authorized to provide for supplemental payments under a windstorm and hail insurance policy issued by the association.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules clarifying the deadlines related to supplemental payments. The commissioner shall solicit and consider comments from the association, association members, and policyholders in adopting rules under this section.

(c) The rules adopted under this section must ensure that a request for supplemental payment will not impair a policyholder's right to appraisal under Section 2210.574.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.3015 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.3015
§ 31.3015. DISCLOSURE TO STATE BANKS.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner may disclose to a state bank information about an affiliate or third-party service provider of the state bank.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.0161 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.0161
§ 112.0161. CONFLICTS 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 council and may not be a council 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 an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of developmental disabilities; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of developmental disabilities.

(c) Unless otherwise required by applicable federal developmental disability laws, a person may not be a member of the council or act as the general counsel to the council if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the council.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.102
§ 36.102. SUMMARY PROCEDURES FOR ROUTINE MATTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule may:

(1) create a summary procedure for routine matters; and

(2) designate department activities that otherwise would be subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code, as routine matters to be handled under the summary procedure.

(b) An activity may be designated as a routine matter only if the activity is:

(1) voluminous;

(2) repetitive;

(3) believed to be noncontroversial; and

(4) of limited interest to anyone other than persons immediately involved in or affected by the proposed department action.

(c) The rules may establish procedures different from those contained in Chapter 2001, Government Code. The procedures must require, for each party directly involved, notice of a proposed negative action not later than the fifth day before the date the action is proposed to be taken.

(d) The rules may provide for the delegation of authority to take action on a routine matter to a salaried employee of the department designated by the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.194 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.194
§ 441.194. APPOINTMENT OF TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint a tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0302
§ 7948A.0302. 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. Government Code § 1201.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.044
§ 1201.044. PLEDGE OR LIEN ON RESOURCES, ASSETS, OR FUND OF ISSUER.
Status: in_force

(a) A pledge or lien provided for in a public security authorization on a resource of an issuer, including revenue or income, on an asset of an issuer, or on a fund maintained by an issuer:

(1) is valid without further action by the issuer according to its terms and without being filed or recorded, except in the records of the issuer;

(2) is effective from the time of payment for and delivery of the public security until the public security is paid or payment of the public security has been provided for; and

(3) is effective as to an item on hand or later received, and the item is subject to the lien or pledge without physical delivery of the item or other act.

(b) This section does not exempt an issuer from a duty to:

(1) record a lien on real property; or

(2) submit a public security to the attorney general for approval and registration by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9072.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9072 / Section 9072.105
§ 9072.105. 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 42.042 or 42.0425, Local Government Code, and consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 854.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.007
§ 854.007. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

If the amount of a benefit payment under this subtitle would exceed the limitations provided by Section 415, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, and the regulations adopted under that section, the retirement system shall reduce the amount of the benefit to comply with that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.253
§ 3829.253. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.153
§ 11006.153. GENERAL POWER OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CONTRACT WITH AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A public agency or political subdivision of this state, including the cities, may enter into a contract or agreement with the authority, on terms agreed to by the parties, for any purpose relating to the authority's powers or functions. Approval, notice, consent, or an election is not required in connection with the contract or agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.002
§ 3804.002. FIRST COLONY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A special district known as the "First Colony Management District" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.251
§ 644.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Employee" has the meaning assigned by 49 C.F.R. Section 40.3.

(2) "Valid positive result" means:

(A) an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater on an alcohol confirmation test; or

(B) a result at or above the cutoff concentration levels listed in 49 C.F.R. Section 40.87 on a confirmation drug test.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.363 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.363
§ 162.363. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer shall keep a record showing:

(1) compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas inventories at the first of each month;

(2) the amount of natural gas compressed by the dealer and the amount of natural gas liquefied by the dealer;

(3) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas purchased or received, showing the name of the seller and the date of each purchase or receipt;

(4) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold and delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, showing the date of the sale;

(5) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold but not delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, showing the date of the sale;

(6) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle not in connection with a sale, showing the date of the delivery;

(7) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle or other equipment exempt from tax under Section 162.356 or sold to the operator of a motor vehicle or owner of equipment exempt from tax under Section 162.356, showing the name of the operator of the vehicle or the owner of the equipment and the date of the delivery or sale; and

(8) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas lost by fire, theft, or accident.

(b) An interstate trucker shall keep a record of:

(1) the total miles traveled in all states by all vehicles traveling to or from this state and the total quantity of compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas consumed in those vehicles; and

(2) the total miles traveled in this state and the total quantity of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas purchased and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles in this state.

(c) The records required by this section must be kept until the fourth anniversary of the date they are created and are open to inspection at all times by the comptroller and the attorney general.

(d) In addition to the records specifically required by this subchapter, a license holder or a person required to hold a license shall keep any other records required by the comptroller.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.054
§ 1704.054. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall initially elect one of its members as presiding officer.

(b) The presiding officer shall preside over board meetings.

(c) The presiding officer may vote on any board matter.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.9802 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.9802
§ 23.9802. QUALIFICATION FOR APPRAISAL AS RESTRICTED-USE TIMBER LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) Land qualifies for appraisal as provided by this subchapter if the land is in an aesthetic management zone, critical wildlife habitat zone, or streamside management zone.

(b) Land qualifies for appraisal as provided by this subchapter if:

(1) timber was harvested from the land in a year in which the land was appraised under Subchapter E; and

(2) the land has been regenerated for timber production to the degree of intensity generally accepted in the area for commercial timber land and with intent to produce income.

(c) Land ceases to qualify for appraisal under Subsection (b) on the 10th anniversary of the date the timber was harvested under Subsection (b)(1). This subsection does not disqualify the land from qualifying for appraisal under this section in a tax year following that anniversary based on the circumstances existing in that subsequent tax year.

(d) In determining whether land qualifies for appraisal as provided by this subchapter, a chief appraiser may not consider the purpose for which a portion of a parcel of land is used if the portion is:

(1) used for the production of timber or forest products, including a road, right-of-way, buffer area, or firebreak; or

(2) subject to a right-of-way that was taken through the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

(e) For the purpose of the appraisal of land under this subchapter, a portion of a parcel of land described by Subsection (d) is considered land that qualifies for appraisal under this subchapter if the remainder of the parcel of land qualifies for appraisal under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.612 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.612
§ 2301.612. OPEN RECORDS EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Information filed with the department under this subchapter is not a public record and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, until the complaint is resolved by a final order of the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 602.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 602 / Section 602.104
§ 602.104. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to a penalty prescribed by this subchapter, a covered entity that violates this chapter is subject to investigation, disciplinary proceedings, and probation or suspension of the covered entity's license or other form of authorization to engage in business.

(b) If there is evidence that a covered entity has engaged in a pattern or practice of violating this chapter, the covered entity's license or other form of authorization to engage in business may be revoked.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0541 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0541
§ 39.0541. ADOPTION OF INDICATORS AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commissioner may adopt indicators and standards under this subchapter at any time before issuing the evaluation of a school district or campus.

(b) If the commissioner does not initially adopt performance standards by the July 15 immediately preceding a school year, district and campus performance ratings for that school year shall be based on the performance standards in effect for the preceding school year.
Tex. Water Code § 57.337 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.337
§ 57.337. CLAIMS THAT WERE APPROVED BEFORE DISTRICT WAS DISSOLVED.
Status: in_force

The trustees shall pay all unpaid bonds and claims outstanding against the district before the commissioners court issues the dissolution order except those which are protested according to the provisions of Section 57.338 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8135.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8135 / Section 8135.157
§ 8135.157. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for:

(1) water and wastewater services; or

(2) any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.
Tex. Water Code § 51.631 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.631
§ 51.631. METHOD OF TAXATION FOR DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

A district which is operated under contract with the United States may adopt the plan to levy and collect taxes on the benefit basis instead of the ad valorem basis and determine taxes under the provisions of Sections 51.632-51.634 of this code.