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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0503
§ 8009A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 752.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.057
§ 752.057. COMMUNITY OUTREACH POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each law enforcement agency that is subject to the requirements of this subchapter may adopt a written policy requiring the agency to perform community outreach activities to educate the public that a peace officer may not inquire into the immigration status of a victim of or witness to an alleged criminal offense unless, as provided by Article 2A.059, Code of Criminal Procedure, the officer determines that the inquiry is necessary to:

(1) investigate the offense; or

(2) provide the victim or witness with information about federal visas designed to protect individuals providing assistance to law enforcement.

(b) A policy adopted under this section must include outreach to victims of:

(1) family violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, including those receiving services at family violence centers under Chapter 51, Human Resources Code; and

(2) sexual assault, including those receiving services under a sexual assault program, as those terms are defined by Section 420.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0201
§ 8067.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8067.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Estates Code § 55.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 55 / Section 55.202
§ 55.202. HEARING AND ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After service of the citation under Section 55.201, the court shall hear the complaint and the evidence on the complaint.

(b) The court shall order the personal representative to transfer title to the property, according to the tenor of the bond or agreement, to the complainant if the judge is satisfied from the proof that:

(1) the bond or agreement was legally executed by the decedent; and

(2) the complainant has a right to demand specific performance.

(c) The order must fully describe the property to be transferred.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.155
§ 1601.155. REINSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A system may arrange with an administering carrier issuing a policy under this chapter for the reinsurance of portions of the total amount of insurance under the policy with other carriers that elect to participate in the reinsurance.
Tex. Property Code § 113.017 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.017
§ 113.017. CORPORATE STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES HELD IN NAME OF NOMINEE.
Status: in_force

A trustee may:

(1) hold corporate stock or other securities in the name of a nominee;

(2) under Subchapter B, Chapter 161, or other law, employ a bank incorporated in this state or a national bank located in this state as custodian of any corporate stock or other securities held in trust; and

(3) under Subchapter C, Chapter 161, or other law, deposit or arrange for the deposit of securities with a Federal Reserve Bank or in a clearing corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.003
§ 3873.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city or county services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.051
§ 3855.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with three or four directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution or the governing body of the city by resolution or ordinance may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Property Code § 112.032 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.032
§ 112.032. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TRUSTS; STATUTE OF USES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), title to real property held in trust vests directly in the beneficiary if the trustee has neither a power nor a duty related to the administration of the trust.

(b) The title of a trustee in real property is not divested if the trustee's title is not merely nominal but is subject to a power or duty in relation to the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.102
§ 8417.102. 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. Agriculture Code § 14.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.032
§ 14.032. ADDITIONAL BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department determines that an approved bond is insufficient, the department shall require the warehouse operator to give additional bond.

(b) If a license has been suspended or revoked or has expired, the department may require a bond from the warehouse operator to protect depositors of grain for as long as any receipts or open storage accounts remain outstanding.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.209
§ 402.209. APPLICATION BY LICENSE HOLDER FROM ANOTHER STATE.
Status: repealed

(a) A person licensed to fit and dispense hearing instruments in another state may apply for a license under this chapter by submitting a completed application on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(95), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) An applicant for a license under this section shall provide as part of the application:

(1) written verification that the applicant is licensed in good standing as a fitter and dispenser of hearing instruments in another state;

(2) written verification that:

(A) the requirements to obtain a license to fit and dispense hearing instruments in the state in which the applicant is licensed include passing an examination approved by the commission by rule; or

(B) the applicant holds a certification from a professional organization approved by the commission by rule;

(3) a written statement from the licensing entity in the state in which the applicant is licensed that details any disciplinary action taken by the entity against the applicant; and

(4) a statement of the applicant's criminal history acceptable to the department.

(d) The department may deny an application under this section based on the applicant's criminal history or history of disciplinary action.

(e) If the department approves an application, the applicant may take the practical test and a written test of Texas law administered by the department or the department's authorized representative.

(f) The department may allow an applicant under this section who satisfies all application requirements other than the requirement under Subsection (c)(2) to take the examination.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(95), eff. September 1, 2015.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 3.010(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(i) The department may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who is a licensed audiologist in another state. The department shall inform the applicant of the licensing requirements of Chapter 401.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.002
§ 406.002. COVERAGE GENERALLY ELECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for public employers and as otherwise provided by law, an employer may elect to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage.

(b) An employer who elects to obtain coverage is subject to this subtitle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 552.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.010
§ 552.010. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall meet at least once every four months to transact board business.

(b) The board may meet at other times at the call of the board's president or two-thirds of the board's members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.153
§ 3874.153. ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment on property in the district, including an assessment on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or public improvement district, according to the benefit received by the property.

(b) An assessment on property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:

(1) public water and wastewater facilities;

(2) drainage and storm-water facilities;

(3) streets and alleys; and

(4) any authorized project under Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.

(d) A lien of an assessment against property under this chapter runs with the land, and the portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien. Any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of payment under the applicable assessment ordinance or order.

(e) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.

(f) The district shall file notice of any tax or assessment imposed by the district with the county clerk of Dallas County and post the notice on the district's Internet website.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.216 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.216
§ 214.216. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012, is adopted as a municipal commercial building code in this state.

(b) The International Building Code applies to all commercial buildings in a municipality and to any alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of those commercial buildings.

(c) Subject to Subsection (f), a municipality may establish procedures:

(1) to adopt local amendments to the International Building Code that may add, modify, or remove requirements set by the code; and

(2) for the administration and enforcement of the International Building Code.

(d) A municipality may review and consider amendments made by the International Code Council to the International Building Code after May 1, 2012.

(e) A municipality that has adopted a more stringent commercial building code than a commercial building code required by this section is not required to repeal that code and may adopt future editions of that code.

(f) A municipality may not adopt a local amendment under Subsection (c) unless the municipality:

(1) holds a public hearing on the local amendment before adopting the local amendment; and

(2) adopts the local amendment by ordinance.
Tex. Water Code § 55.194 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.194
§ 55.194. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT.
Status: in_force

If there is land in a district which has a water right from a source of supply acquired by the district but the land is difficult or impracticable to irrigate from that source of supply, the district may allow transfer of the water right to other land which is adjacent to the district. The adjacent land may be admitted to the district with the same right of water service as other land already in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.004
§ 2652.004. TRUST FUND ACCOUNT DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An escrow officer may not disburse funds from a trust fund account until good funds related to the transaction have been received and deposited in the account in amounts sufficient to fund any disbursements from the transaction.

(b) An escrow officer is not liable for a violation of this section if the violation:

(1) was not intentional; and

(2) resulted from a bona fide error despite the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid the error.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules and definitions to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 24.905 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.905
§ 24.905. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

5. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 5 is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 5.

(d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 5.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.152 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.152
§ 60.152. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Prior to dissolution, the board may sell its property. If the purchaser of any district property is not a governmental entity, purchase by the person renders the agricultural facility or other property ineligible to issue tax-exempt securities, to impose assessments, or to be eligible for tax-exempt status.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.014 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.014
§ 2022.014. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) The executive director shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.352
§ 2054.352. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following licensing entities shall participate in the system established under Section 2054.353:

(1) Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

(2) Judicial Branch Certification Commission;

(3) State Board of Dental Examiners;

(4) Texas Funeral Service Commission;

(5) Texas Medical Board;

(6) Texas Board of Nursing;

(7) Texas Optometry Board;

(8) Department of Agriculture, for licenses issued under Chapter 1951, Occupations Code;

(9) Texas State Board of Pharmacy;

(10) Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners;

(11) Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;

(12) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council;

(13) State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;

(14) Texas Real Estate Commission;

(15) Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board;

(16) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(17) Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;

(18) State Board for Educator Certification;

(19) Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors;

(20) Health and Human Services Commission;

(21) Texas Board of Architectural Examiners;

(22) Texas Racing Commission;

(23) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; and

(24) Texas Private Security Board.

(b) The department may add additional agencies as system capabilities are developed.

(c) A licensing entity other than an entity listed by Subsection (a) may participate in the system established under Section 2054.353, subject to the approval of the department.
Tex. Education Code § 54.214 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.214
§ 54.214. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM; SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT.
Status: in_force

A student is entitled to pay the fees and charges required of Texas residents without regard to the length of time the student has resided in Texas if the student:

(1) holds a competitive academic scholarship or stipend;

(2) is accepted in a clinical and biomedical research training program designed to lead to both doctor of medicine and doctor of philosophy degrees; and

(3) is either a nonresident or a citizen of a country other than the United States of America.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.103
§ 54A.103. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To qualify for appointment as an associate judge under this subchapter, a person must:

(1) be a resident of this state and one of the counties the person will serve;

(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least five years;

(3) not have been removed from office by impeachment, by the supreme court, by the governor on address to the legislature, by a tribunal reviewing a recommendation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or by the legislature's abolition of the judge's court; and

(4) not have resigned from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided in Section 33.022 and before final disposition of the proceedings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.102
§ 8377.102. 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 § 434.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.201
§ 434.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

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

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(3) "Program" means the Texas Women Veterans Program.

(4) "Woman veteran" means a woman who:

(A) served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or in the Texas National Guard on federal active duty under Title 10, United States Code; and

(B) was discharged or released from that service under conditions other than dishonorable.
Tex. Education Code § 51.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.205
§ 51.205. PARKING; BLOCKING OR IMPEDING TRAFFIC.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on any property under the control and jurisdiction of a state institution of higher education of this state except in the manner designated by the institution and in the spaces marked and designated by the governing board, or to block or impede traffic through any driveway of that property. All laws regulating traffic on highways and streets apply to the operation of vehicles within the property of the institution, except as may be modified in this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1252.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.101
§ 1252.101. NOTICE OF DISCONTINUATION OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A notice of discontinuation of a health benefit plan must include a request to the group policyholder or other entity responsible for making payments or submitting subscription charges to the carrier to notify employees or members covered by the plan of the discontinuation and the date of the discontinuation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.208 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.208
§ 174.208. OPERATION OR USE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may:

(1) lease all or part of the commuter rail facilities to an operator; or

(2) contract for the use or operation of all or part of the commuter rail facilities by an operator.

(b) To the maximum extent practicable, the district shall encourage the participation of private enterprise in the operation of commuter rail facilities.

(c) The term of an operating contract under this section may not exceed 20 years.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.517 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.517
§ 2A.517. REVOCATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) A lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit whose nonconformity substantially impairs its value to the lessee if the lessee has accepted it:

(1) except in the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, on the reasonable assumption that its nonconformity would be cured and it has not been seasonably cured; or

(2) without discovery of the nonconformity if the lessee's acceptance was reasonably induced either by the lessor's assurances or, except in the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, by the difficulty of discovery before acceptance.

(b) A lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit if the lessor defaults under the lease contract and the default substantially impairs the value of that lot or commercial unit to the lessee.

(c) If the lease agreement so provides, the lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit because of other defaults by the lessor.

(d) Revocation of acceptance must occur within a reasonable time after the lessee discovers or should have discovered the ground for it and before any substantial change in condition of the goods which is not caused by the nonconformity. Revocation is not effective until the lessee notifies the lessor.

(e) A lessee who so revokes has the same rights and duties with regard to the goods involved as if the lessee had rejected them.