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Tex. Property Code § 209.00594 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.00594
§ 209.00594. TABULATION OF AND ACCESS TO BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law, a person who is a candidate in a property owners' association election or who is otherwise the subject of an association vote, or a person related to that person within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, may not tabulate or otherwise be given access to the ballots cast in that election or vote except as provided by this section.

(b) A person other than a person described by Subsection (a) may tabulate votes in an association election or vote.

(b-1) A person who tabulates votes under Subsection (b) or who performs a recount under Section 209.0057(c) may not disclose to any other person how an individual voted.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law, only a person who tabulates votes under Subsection (b) or who performs a recount under Section 209.0057(c) may be given access to the ballots cast in the election or vote.

(d) This section may not be construed to affect a person's obligation to comply with a court order for the release of ballots or other voting records.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.303
§ 301.303. CONTINUING COMPETENCY.
Status: repealed

(a) The board may recognize, prepare, or implement continuing competency programs for license holders under this chapter and may require participation in continuing competency programs as a condition of renewal of a license. The programs may allow a license holder to demonstrate competency through various methods, including:

(1) completion of targeted continuing education programs; and

(2) consideration of a license holder's professional portfolio, including certifications held by the license holder.

(b) The board may not require participation in more than a total of 20 hours of continuing education in a two-year licensing period.

(c) If the board requires participation in continuing education programs as a condition of license renewal, the board by rule shall establish a system for the approval of programs and providers of continuing education.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803, Sec. 21(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

(e) The board may adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.

(f) The board may assess each program and provider under this section a fee in an amount that is reasonable and necessary to defray the costs incurred in approving programs and providers.

(g) The board by rule may establish guidelines for targeted continuing education required under this chapter. The rules adopted under this subsection must address:

(1) the nurses who are required to complete the targeted continuing education program;

(2) the type of courses that satisfy the targeted continuing education requirement;

(3) the time in which a nurse is required to complete the targeted continuing education;

(4) the frequency with which a nurse is required to meet the targeted continuing education requirement; and

(5) any other requirement considered necessary by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0203
§ 4020.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Initial directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 4020.0201; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 4020.0201 and the terms of the initial directors have expired, successor directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 4020.0201; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 418.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.101
§ 418.101. ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS SERVED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each political subdivision is within the jurisdiction of and served by the division and by a local or interjurisdictional agency responsible for disaster preparedness and coordination of response.

(b) The presiding officer of the governing body of each political subdivision shall notify the division of the manner in which the political subdivision is providing or securing an emergency management program, identify the person who heads the agency responsible for the program, and furnish additional pertinent information that the division requires. The person so designated shall accomplish training prescribed by the division.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.0191 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.0191
§ 86.0191. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall, by rule, exempt entities from the requirements of this chapter regarding permits and fees required for disturbing or taking marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell for noncommercial purposes when such disturbances or takings occur for maintenance projects or construction of new utility lines carried out by public utilities.

(b) Public utilities shall make every reasonable effort to use best management practices established by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8096.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8096 / Section 8096.0201
§ 8096.0201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.107
§ 1040.107. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.302
§ 941.302. BOND OF FOREIGN LLOYD'S PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond filed under Section 941.301 must:

(1) be executed by corporate sureties that:

(A) meet the requirements imposed by the department; and

(B) are authorized to engage in guaranty, fidelity, and surety business in this state;

(2) be in a principal amount that equals the minimum amount of net assets of a Lloyd's plan under this subchapter;

(3) be payable to the department;

(4) be conditioned for the payment of all claims arising under insurance policies or contracts:

(A) issued in this state;

(B) issued to residents of this state; or

(C) covering property located in this state; and

(5) be held by the department for the benefit of any person with a valid claim arising under an insurance policy or contract described by Subdivision (4).

(b) The bond must also provide that if a Lloyd's plan with outstanding insurance policies in favor of residents of this state or covering property located in this state becomes insolvent or ceases to engage in the business of insurance in this state, the department, after 10 days' notice to the attorney in fact for the Lloyd's plan or any receiver in charge of the Lloyd's plan's property and affairs, may contract with another insurer engaging in the business of insurance in this state for the assumption of and reinsurance by that insurer of:

(1) all of the Lloyd's plan's insurance risks outstanding in this state; and

(2) all unsatisfied lawful claims outstanding against the Lloyd's plan.

(c) If the department enters into a contract described by Subsection (b) and the attorney general approves the contract as reasonable, the assuming insurer is entitled to recover from the makers of the bond filed under Section 941.301 the amount of the premium or compensation for reinsurance that is specified in the contract.

(d) A bond filed under Section 941.301 binds any additional or substitute underwriters of the Lloyd's plan.
Tex. Local Government Code § 291.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 291 / Section 291.001
§ 291.001. PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING COUNTY BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county shall:

(1) provide, as soon as practicable after a county seat is established or moved, a courthouse and offices for county officers at the county seat;

(2) provide other necessary public buildings; and

(3) maintain the courthouse, offices, and other public buildings.
Tex. Family Code § 2.207 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.207
§ 2.207. MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is to conduct a marriage ceremony shall determine whether the license has expired from the county clerk's endorsement on the license.

(b) A person who conducts a marriage ceremony after the marriage license has expired commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.
Tex. Government Code § 27.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.034
§ 27.034. DEED RESTRICTION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice court has jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a structural change to a dwelling.

(b) The petitioner in a dispute concerning a deed restriction shall present as evidence at the first hearing in the dispute:

(1) a certified copy of the deed or other document that establishes the restriction on the property; and

(2) other documents necessary to demonstrate that the restriction applies to the property in dispute.

(c) In a dispute concerning a deed restriction, a justice of the peace may order any alternative method of dispute resolution provided by Title 7, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) The jurisdiction provided by this section is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the district court.

(e) A justice court has jurisdiction of suits under this section regardless of the amount in controversy.

(f) In a dispute concerning a deed restriction, a justice of the peace may consolidate disputes relating to the same issues and parties.

(g) An appeal under this section is by trial de novo.

(h) In this section, "deed restriction" means one or more restrictive covenants contained or incorporated by reference in a properly recorded deed, map, plat, replat, declaration, or other instrument filed in the real property records, map records, or deed records of the county in which the property is located.

(i) In this section, a "dwelling" does not include an external structure such as a carport, fence, storage building, or unattached garage.

(j) Nothing in this section authorizes a justice of the peace to grant a writ of injunction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0303
§ 8017.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.058
§ 2152.058. PRESIDING OFFICER; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor annually shall appoint a presiding officer from among the commission members.

(b) The commission shall meet at least quarterly. The commission may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by the commission's rules.

(c) Four members of the commission constitute a quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9005.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9005 / Section 9005.004
§ 9005.004. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may submit for approval at an election the question of whether to automatically annex to the district territory later annexed by the City of Killeen or a political subdivision described by Section 9005.003(b) or to include territory added to the service area of the 439 Water Supply Corporation that is not already included in the district.

(b) An automatic annexation authorized under Subsection (a) is effective only after:

(1) the annexed area assumes its pro rata share of all bonds, notes, or other obligations or taxes owed, contracted, or authorized by the district; and

(2) that assumption is approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election held in the district territory as enlarged as a result of the annexation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.130 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.130
§ 225.130. BEDFORD-CARMICHAEL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The structure on State Highway 6 located in Eastland County adjacent to Lake Cisco connecting the north and south banks of Sandy Creek is designated as the Bedford-Carmichael Bridge.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Bedford-Carmichael Bridge and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the structure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0605 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0605
§ 3964.0605. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until:

(1) the district submits to the commission:

(A) an engineer's report describing the project for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and

(B) a cash flow analysis to determine the projected rate of assessment, which includes the following assumptions:

(i) each ending balance for debt service in the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's debt service requirement;

(ii) interest income is only shown on the ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and

(iii) the projected rate of assessment is level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the district;

(2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds; and

(3) the district has obtained an independent market study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market analysis supporting the development projects for the real property that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Election Code § 18.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.003
§ 18.003. REGISTRATION CORRECTION LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) For each election held in the county in a voting year, the registrar shall prepare and furnish to the authority responsible for procuring election supplies a certified list of corrections.

(b) The list must contain:

(1) the name of each person for whom the information on a list of registered voters furnished under Section 18.001 or 18.002 has changed because of cancellation or correction; and

(2) an indication that the person's registration has been canceled or the corrected registration information.

(c) An additional copy of each list shall be furnished for use in early voting and as needed in order to ensure all voters eligible to vote in an election appear correctly on the original list.

(d) In this code, "registration correction list" means a list prepared under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.051
§ 8117.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 19.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.003
§ 19.003. GOALS OF THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The goals of the district in educating its students are to:

(1) reduce recidivism;

(2) reduce the cost of confinement or imprisonment;

(3) increase the success of former students in obtaining and maintaining employment; and

(4) provide an incentive to students to behave in positive ways during confinement or imprisonment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.005
§ 8307.005. 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. Human Resources Code § 32.033 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.033
§ 32.033. SUBROGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing of an application for or receipt of medical assistance constitutes an assignment of the applicant's or recipient's right of recovery from:

(1) personal insurance;

(2) other sources; or

(3) another person for personal injury caused by the other person's negligence or wrong.

(b) A person who applies for or receives medical assistance shall inform the commission, at the time of application or at any time during eligibility and receipt of services, of any unsettled tort claim which may affect medical needs and of any private accident or sickness insurance coverage that is or may become available. A recipient shall inform the commission of any injury requiring medical attention that is caused by the act or failure to act of some other person. An applicant or a recipient shall inform the commission as required by this subsection within 60 days of the date the person learns of his or her insurance coverage, tort claim, or potential cause of action. An applicant or recipient who knowingly and intentionally fails to disclose the information required by this subsection commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) A claim for damages for personal injury does not constitute grounds for denying or discontinuing assistance under this chapter.

(d) A separate and distinct cause of action in favor of the state is hereby created, and the commission may, without written consent, take direct civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. A suit brought under this section need not be ancillary to or dependent upon any other action.

(e) The commission's right of recovery is limited to the amount of the cost of medical care services paid by the commission. Other subrogation rights granted under this section are limited to the cost of the services provided.

(f) The executive commissioner may waive the commission's right of recovery in whole or in part when the executive commissioner finds that enforcement would tend to defeat the purpose of public assistance.

(g) The commission may designate an agent to collect funds the commission has a right to recover from third parties under this section. The commission shall use any funds collected to pay costs of administering the medical assistance program.

(h) The executive commissioner may adopt rules for the enforcement of the commission's right of recovery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7989.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7989 / Section 7989.056
§ 7989.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7989.056. COMPLIANCE WITH MARCH 2016 AGREEMENT. On the date the district becomes a permittee under Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. WQ0015314001, the district shall exercise any power necessary to comply with all applicable terms of the "Settlement Agreement" of March 29, 2016, between Randolph Todd Company, LLC and:

(1) Patricia and Troy Brand;

(2) Ellen McClellan;

(3) Edward Harris;

(4) Phyllis Yvonne Ritter;

(5) Carole Farmer;

(6) Nelda and Ronald Davis;

(7) Susan Dooley Logue;

(8) Randall and Nancy Pappas;

(9) Daniel and Michele Laroe;

(10) Elizabeth Martin;

(11) Ted Martin;

(12) Taylor Martin;

(13) Hector X. Amaya;

(14) Sabrina Houser-Amaya;

(15) Franklin Houser; and

(16) Bonnie Houser.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 84.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 84 / Section 84.010
§ 84.010. CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The council shall:

(1) give priority to applications that protect and maintain the agricultural or timber productivity of lands that are susceptible to development, including subdivision and fragmentation; and

(2) adopt a scoring process to be used in evaluating applications that considers the following:

(A) maintenance of landscape and watershed integrity to conserve water and natural resources;

(B) protection of habitats for native plant and animal species, including habitats for endangered, threatened, rare, or sensitive species;

(C) potential for leveraging state money allocated to the program with additional public or private money;

(D) proximity of the subject property to other protected lands;

(E) the term of the proposed easement, whether perpetual or for a term of 30 years;

(F) the land's agricultural or timber productivity; and

(G) a resource management plan agreed to by both parties and approved by the council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.253
§ 1022.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1022.254.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Coke County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.