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Tex. Government Code § 552.150 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.150
§ 552.150.
Status: repealed

Sec. 552.150. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION THAT COULD COMPROMISE SAFETY OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT. (a) Information in the custody of a hospital district that relates to an employee or officer of the hospital district is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if:

(1) it is information that, if disclosed under the specific circumstances pertaining to the individual, could reasonably be expected to compromise the safety of the individual, such as information that describes or depicts the likeness of the individual, information stating the times that the individual arrives at or departs from work, a description of the individual's automobile, or the location where the individual works or parks; and

(2) the employee or officer applies in writing to the hospital district's officer for public information to have the information withheld from public disclosure under this section and includes in the application:

(A) a description of the information; and

(B) the specific circumstances pertaining to the individual that demonstrate why disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to compromise the safety of the individual.

(b) On receiving a written request for information described in an application submitted under Subsection (a)(2), the officer for public information shall:

(1) request a decision from the attorney general in accordance with Section 552.301 regarding withholding the information; and

(2) include a copy of the application submitted under Subsection (a)(2) with the request for the decision.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 609, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2751.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2751 / Section 2751.003
§ 2751.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this code, other than this chapter, does not apply to the business of personal property title insurance.

(b) The following laws apply to the business of personal property title insurance:

(1) Section 2501.005, other than Subsections (a)(2)(A)-(C) of that section;

(2) Section 2501.007;

(3) Section 2502.001;

(4) Sections 2502.051, 2502.053, and 2502.055;

(5) Chapter 2551;

(6) Chapter 2553;

(7) Chapter 2601;

(8) Chapter 2651;

(9) Chapter 2652;

(10) Section 2701.002;

(11) Chapter 2703, except to the extent of any conflict with Subchapter B of this chapter;

(12) Section 2704.001, other than Subdivisions (1) and (2) of that section;

(13) Section 2704.002; and

(14) Section 2704.004.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 785.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 785 / Section 785.003
§ 785.003. PENALTY FOR DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 785.002 commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $300 or more than $1,000.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the actor requested the search and rescue dog handler's credentials under Section 785.005 and the handler failed to provide the actor with the credentials.
Tex. Government Code § 1502.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.065
§ 1502.065. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may issue public securities in the manner provided by applicable law to refund or otherwise refinance any obligation incurred under this chapter to which revenue has been pledged.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.606 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.606
§ 33.606. GRANTS AND GIFTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may apply for, request, solicit, contract for, receive, and accept gifts, grants, donations, and other assistance from any source to carry out the powers and duties provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.305 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.305
§ 775.305. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall establish a schedule for a district to prepare an annual budget, tax rate calculations and notices, and a recommended tax rate and to submit the budget, calculations, notices, and recommendation to the commissioners court for final approval.

(b) The schedule must take into account requirements of this chapter, Chapter 26, Tax Code, and Section 21, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, applicable to adopting a district tax rate and provide the commissioners court a reasonable amount of time to review the submissions required under Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall:

(1) prepare an annual budget and submit the budget to the commissioners court for final approval according to the schedule established under this section; and

(2) submit to the commissioners court and the county auditor tax rate calculations and notices and a recommended tax rate according to the schedule established under this section.

(d) If the commissioners court does not approve or deny a budget submitted to the commissioners court under this section before the 31st day after the date the budget is submitted, the commissioners court is considered to have approved the budget.

(e) If the commissioners court does not approve or deny a tax rate recommended to the commissioners court under this section before the 31st day after the date the recommended tax rate is submitted, the commissioners court is considered to have approved the recommended tax rate and the recommended tax rate is the rate for the year in which the rate is recommended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.112
§ 3908.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.051
§ 3891.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.024 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.024
§ 8113.024. INITIAL ELECTED DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The directors elected under Section 8113.023 shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8113.052 and which three shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors.
Tex. Election Code § 87.0272 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.0272
§ 87.0272. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall provide a standardized training program and materials for members of a signature verification committee in the same manner it provides such a program under Subchapter F, Chapter 32.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.002
§ 2304.002. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of this chapter are to provide a means by which the deterioration of housing and the decline of residential areas throughout the state can be arrested and prevented.

(b) The purposes of this chapter are public purposes for which money may be borrowed, loaned, and spent.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.135 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.135
§ 283.135. EFFECT OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's identity is not affected by the conversion, and the district is liable for all outstanding debts and obligations assumed or incurred by the district.

(b) Any bonds voted by a district originally created under Chapter 281 which have not been issued on the date of the conversion election may not be issued.

(c) On conversion of a district from one operated under Chapter 281 to one operated under this chapter, the district may not impose a tax in excess of the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order for any purposes other than to pay the principal of and interest on the unpaid bonds issued by the district before the date of conversion.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.024 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.024
§ 42.024. EXHIBITING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) No person required by the provisions of this chapter to have a hunting license may fail or refuse to show the license to an officer on demand.

(b) If on or before the trial of any person charged with a violation of this section, the person produces for the court or the prosecuting attorney the proper hunting license issued to the person and valid at the time of the offense, the court having jurisdiction of the suit shall dismiss the charge.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.154
§ 1202.154. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court order entered with respect to an application filed under Section 1202.051 to completely restore a ward's capacity or modify a ward's guardianship must state:

(1) the guardian's name;

(2) the ward's name;

(3) whether the type of guardianship being addressed at the proceeding is a:

(A) guardianship of the person;

(B) guardianship of the estate; or

(C) guardianship of both the person and the estate; and

(4) if applicable, any necessary supports and services for the restoration of the ward's capacity or modification of the guardianship.

(b) In an order described by this section, the court may not grant a power to a guardian or require the guardian to perform a duty that is a power granted to or a duty required to be performed by another guardian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8226.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8226 / Section 8226.052
§ 8226.052. 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 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0202
§ 7943A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Kyle Kraus;

(2) Darrin Fentress;

(3) Joseph Koch;

(4) Michelle Vinklarek; and

(5) Justin Vickery.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7943A.0103; 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 7943A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary 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 7943A.0103; 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 commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.412 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.412
§ 51.412. REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the board shall submit to the legislature, the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation, and the Legislative Budget Board a report that, specifically and in detail, assesses the direct and indirect economic impact, as anticipated by the board, of the use of funds:

(1) retained by the board as provided by Section 51.011(a-3); or

(2) designated under Section 51.401 for deposit in the real estate special fund account of the permanent school fund.

(b) The board may not disclose information under this section that is confidential under applicable state or federal law.

(c) The report must include the following information:

(1) the total amount of the funds designated by Section 51.401 for deposit in the real estate special fund account of the permanent school fund that the board intends to use in a manner authorized under Section 51.402;

(2) the amount of funds retained by the board as provided by Section 51.011(a-3) and the purposes for which the board intends to use those funds;

(3) the amount of the funds the board expects to distribute to the available school fund or the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation for investment in the permanent school fund under Section 51.413;

(4) the amounts of all fees or other compensation paid by the board to investment consultants and advisors appointed or organizations contracted with under Section 51.4021; and

(5) any other information the board considers necessary to include in the report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0107
§ 3967.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Property Code § 240.108 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.108
§ 240.108. DISCLAIMER BY CERTAIN APPOINTEES.
Status: in_force

In the case of a disclaimer by an appointee of a nonfiduciary power of appointment:

(1) the disclaimer must be delivered to the holder, the personal representative of the holder's estate, or the fiduciary under the instrument that created the power; or

(2) if no fiduciary is then serving, the disclaimer must be filed:

(A) with a court having authority to appoint the fiduciary; or

(B) in the official public records of the county in which the creator of the power is domiciled or was domiciled on the date of the creator's death.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.953 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.953
§ 21.953. PURPOSE OF PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION; NAME OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public benefit corporation is a domestic for-profit corporation that is intended to produce a public benefit or benefits and to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner.

(b) To accomplish the purpose of the corporation described by Subsection (a), a public benefit corporation shall be managed in a manner that balances:

(1) the shareholders' pecuniary interests;

(2) the best interests of those persons materially affected by the corporation's conduct; and

(3) the public benefit or benefits specified in the corporation's certificate of formation.

(c) The name of the public benefit corporation specified in its certificate of formation may contain the words "public benefit corporation," the abbreviation "P.B.C.," or the designation "PBC." If the name does not contain those words or that abbreviation or designation, before the issuance of unissued shares or the disposition of treasury shares and except as provided by Subsection (d), notice that the corporation is a public benefit corporation shall be given to any person:

(1) to whom the unissued shares are issued; or

(2) who acquires the treasury shares.

(d) Notice is not required to be provided under Subsection (c) if:

(1) the issuance or disposal of shares described by that subsection is under an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. Section 77a et seq.); or

(2) at the time of the issuance or disposal of shares described by that subsection, the corporation has a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78a et seq.).

(e) Section 5.054(a) does not apply to a public benefit corporation that includes in its name the words, abbreviation, or designation permitted by Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.104
§ 6611.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Election Code § 16.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.036
§ 16.036. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION TO VOTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after, but not later than the 30th day after the date a voter's registration is canceled under Section 16.031(a)(3), 16.033, 16.0331, or 16.0332, the registrar shall deliver written notice of the cancellation to the voter.

(b) The notice shall be delivered by mail to the mailing address on the voter's registration application and to any new address known to the registrar.

(c) The notice must include:

(1) the date of cancellation;

(2) the reason for cancellation; and

(3) a brief explanation of the voter's right to challenge the cancellation and to appeal the registrar's decision.
Tex. Water Code § 60.104 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.104
§ 60.104. POWER TO BORROW MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, for the purposes stated in Subsection (b) of this section, may borrow money from the United States or from any other source and may evidence the debt by issuing notes, warrants, certificates of indebtedness, negotiable bonds, or other forms of obligation of the district payable solely out of the revenue to be derived from land, improvements, and facilities.

(b) The commission may use the money to acquire land and waterways and all improvements on or to the land and waterways and to acquire, purchase, construct, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, operate, or develop wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt railroads, floating plants and facilities, lightering and towing facilities, everything appurtenant to them, and all other facilities or aids incidental to or useful in the operation or development of the district's ports and waterways or in the aid of navigation and commerce in the ports and waterways.

(c) Obligations issued under this subchapter shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of credit of the district and may not be paid in whole or in part from any funds raised or to be raised by taxation. Each obligation shall contain a recital to this effect.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.208
§ 602.208. EXAMINATION RESULTS; REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the medical board receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If the medical board learns that the notice of the examination results will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination date, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay not later than the 90th day.

(c) If requested by a person who fails the examination, the medical board shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.

(d) The medical board by rule shall establish procedures and requirements for reexamination of an applicant who fails the examination.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.155
§ 1501.155. SIGNATURES; SEAL.
Status: in_force

A certificate of indebtedness issued under this subchapter must:

(1) be signed by the mayor and the secretary or clerk of the municipality; and

(2) bear the seal of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.101
§ 7979.101. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7979.103.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(d) Section 49.303(d), Water Code, does not apply to the district. The district may rely on a previously held election for the approval to issue bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes after the exclusion of territory described by the Act enacting this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.302 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.302
§ 5.302. AGENT FOR SERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The registered agent designated and maintained by a domestic limited liability company or foreign entity under Subchapter E is an agent of each series of the company or entity for the purpose of service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on a particular series of the company or entity.

(b) A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on a series of a domestic limited liability company or foreign entity that is served on the company's or entity's registered agent must include:

(1) the name of the company or entity; and

(2) the name of the series on which the process, notice, or demand is required or permitted to be served.