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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.006
§ 9050.006. HEARINGS FOR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district; provided, however, that the board shall hold a hearing if an owner of land or other property located in the district files a written request for a hearing with the board secretary before the district's first bond election is called.

(b) This section may not be construed to prevent the board on its own motion from calling and holding an exclusion hearing under general law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.001
§ 2703.001. COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE AND RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a corporation organized under this title, a foreign corporation, and, to the extent that the corporation is engaged in the business of title insurance, a corporation organized under another law, including:

(1) Subdivision 57, Article 1302, Revised Statutes, before repeal of that statute; and

(2) Chapter 861.

(b) A corporation operates in this state under the control and supervision of the commissioner and under uniform rules adopted by the commissioner relating to:

(1) forms of policies and underwriting contracts;

(2) premiums for those policies and contracts; and

(3) underwriting standards and practices.

(c) With respect to real property located in this state, a corporation may not issue any kind of title insurance coverage, any kind of guarantee, or reinsurance of a risk assumed under a title insurance policy, except as provided by Section 2551.305 or 2551.3055, unless the corporation is authorized to engage in the business of title insurance under this title and otherwise complies with this title. In engaging in the business of title insurance with respect to real property located in this state, the corporation shall comply with this title and rules described by Subsection (b), including when:

(1) issuing any kind of title insurance policy or an underwriting contract;

(2) reinsuring any portion of a risk assumed under a title insurance policy; and

(3) deleting a title insurance policy exclusion.

(d) Title insurance coverage, reinsurance, or a guarantee issued in violation of Subsection (c) is invalid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9206.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9206 / Section 9206.102
§ 9206.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) If a portion of the territory of the district is excluded from the corporate limits of the City of Gunter, the district shall:

(1) improve, maintain, repair, and operate the roads located in that portion of territory in accordance with the ordinances and rules of the political subdivision possessing jurisdiction over the roads in that portion of territory; and

(2) pay the entire cost of performing the district's duties under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Government Code § 54.980 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.980
§ 54.980. WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness who appears before a magistrate and is sworn is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may issue attachment against and may fine or imprison a witness whose failure to appear after being summoned or whose refusal to answer questions has been certified to the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.061
§ 463.061. FARES AND OTHER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall impose reasonable and nondiscriminatory fares, tolls, charges, rents, and other compensation for the use of the public transportation system sufficient to produce revenue, together with grants received by the authority, in an amount adequate to:

(1) pay all expenses necessary to operate and maintain the public transportation system;

(2) pay when due the principal of and interest on, and sinking fund and reserve fund payments agreed to be made with respect to, all bonds that are issued by the authority and payable wholly or partly from the revenue; and

(3) fulfill the terms of any other agreement with the holders of bonds described by Subdivision (2) or with a person acting on behalf of the bondholders.

(b) It is intended by this chapter that the compensation imposed under Subsection (a) not exceed the amounts necessary to produce revenue sufficient to meet the obligations of the authority under this chapter.

(c) Compensation for the use of the public transportation system may be set according to a zone system or to another classification that the authority determines to be reasonable.

(d) This section does not limit the state's power to regulate fares, tolls, charges, or rents imposed by an authority or other compensation authorized under this section. The state agrees with holders of bonds issued under this chapter, however, not to alter the power given to an authority under this section to impose fares, tolls, charges, rents, and other compensation in amounts sufficient to comply with Subsection (a), or to impair the rights and remedies of an authority bondholder, or a person acting on behalf of a bondholder, until the bonds, interest on the bonds, interest on unpaid installments of interest, costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or on behalf of a bondholder, and other obligations of the authority in connection with the bonds are discharged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0502
§ 9089.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Section 51.433, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9085.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9085 / Section 9085.0303
§ 9085.0303. 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. Local Government Code § 332.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 332 / Section 332.006
§ 332.006. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

A municipality or county may accept a grant, a lease, a loan or devise of real estate, a gift or bequest of money, either principal or income, or any other personal property for temporary or permanent use for the establishment, operation, or support of public recreation facilities and programs.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0104
§ 540.0104. TREATMENT AS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COST OF CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "community health worker" has the meaning assigned by Section 48.001, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The commission shall allow each Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services under the STAR Medicaid managed care program to categorize services provided by a community health worker as a quality improvement cost, as authorized by federal law, instead of as an administrative expense.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.084 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.084
§ 411.084. EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall provide to employers and employees educational material, including books, pamphlets, brochures, films, videotapes, or other informational material.

(b) Educational material shall be provided to employees in English and Spanish.

(c) The department shall adopt minimum content requirements for the educational material required under this section, including:

(1) information on an employee's right to report an unsafe working environment;

(2) instructions on how to report unsafe working conditions and safety violations; and

(3) information on state laws regarding retaliation by employers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.002
§ 3814.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

4. The Harris County Improvement District No. 4 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0402
§ 8095.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8095.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.082 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.082
§ 162.082. APPLICABILITY TO CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A cooperative or nonprofit corporation or association organized under any other law of this state for the purpose of furnishing communication service may, by a majority vote of the members present in person at a meeting called for that purpose, amend its articles of incorporation to comply with this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 68.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.052
§ 68.052. DESIGNEES FOR FACILITY OWNERS.
Status: in_force

A facility's owner may designate a person:

(1) to act for the owner in connection with a district; and

(2) to bind the owner under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0304
§ 532.0304. NURSING SERVICES ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "acute nursing services" means home health skilled nursing services, home health aide services, and private duty nursing services.

(b) If cost-effective, the commission shall develop an objective assessment process for use in assessing a recipient's need for acute nursing services. If the commission develops the objective assessment process, the commission shall require that:

(1) the assessment be conducted:

(A) by a state employee or contractor who is a registered nurse licensed to practice in this state, and who is not:

(i) the individual who will deliver any necessary services to the recipient; or

(ii) affiliated with the person who will deliver those services; and

(B) in a timely manner so as to protect the recipient's health and safety by avoiding unnecessary delays in service delivery; and

(2) the process include:

(A) an assessment of specified criteria and documentation of the assessment results on a standard form;

(B) an assessment of whether the recipient should be referred for additional assessments regarding the recipient's need for therapy services, as described by Section 532.0305, attendant care services, and durable medical equipment; and

(C) completion by the individual conducting the assessment of any documents related to obtaining prior authorization for necessary nursing services.

(c) If the commission develops the objective assessment process under Subsection (b), the commission shall:

(1) implement the process within the Medicaid fee-for-service model and the primary care case management Medicaid managed care model; and

(2) take necessary actions, including modifying contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to the extent allowed by law, to implement the process within the STAR and STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care programs.

(d) Unless the commission determines that the assessment is feasible and beneficial, an assessment under Subsection (b)(2)(B) of whether a recipient should be referred for additional therapy services assessments shall be waived if the recipient's need for therapy services has been established by a recommendation from a therapist providing care before the recipient is discharged from a licensed hospital or nursing facility. The assessment may not be waived if the recommendation is made by a therapist who:

(1) will deliver any services to the recipient; or

(2) is affiliated with a person who will deliver those services after the recipient is discharged from the licensed hospital or nursing facility.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules providing for a process by which a provider of acute nursing services who disagrees with the results of the assessment conducted under Subsection (b) may request and obtain a review of those results.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.109
§ 1503.109.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1503.109. PLEDGE AND USE OF PROCEEDS OF TAX BY MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 125,000 OR MORE. (a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality that:

(1) has a population of 125,000 or more; and

(2) operates for airport purposes real property that is owned, leased, or controlled by the municipality.

(b) A municipality that issues bonds under this subchapter or that issues bonds to refund bonds issued under this subchapter may impose and pledge to the payment of the operation and maintenance expenses of the airport all or part of the proceeds of an ad valorem tax authorized by Section 22.051, Transportation Code, to supplement the pledge of revenue for payment of the operation and maintenance expenses and principal of and interest on the bonds.

(c) A municipality shall use annually the proceeds of a tax pledged under Subsection (b) to the extent required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds to assure the efficient operation and maintenance of the airport.

(d) In the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds, a municipality may covenant that the municipality will pay certain costs of operating and maintaining the airport for which the bonds were issued, as specified in the proceedings, from the proceeds of the tax prescribed by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.105
§ 7969.105. 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 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 74.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.045
§ 74.045. QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDING JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A presiding judge must be at the time of appointment:

(1) a regularly elected or retired district judge;

(2) a serving or retired business court judge;

(3) a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge or business court judge; or

(4) a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court.

(b) If the judge is retired, he must have voluntarily retired from office, must reside within the administrative region, and must have certified his willingness to serve.
Tex. Water Code § 54.739 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.739
§ 54.739. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF EQUAL VALUE.
Status: in_force

After the district is organized and has obtained voter approval for the issuance of, or has sold, bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, land within the district boundaries subject to taxation that does not need or utilize the services of the district may be excluded and other land not within the boundaries of the district may be included within the boundaries of the district without impairment of the security for payment of the bonds or invalidation of any prior bond election, as provided by this section and Sections 54.740 through 54.747.
Tex. Election Code § 64.0321 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.0321
§ 64.0321. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter and Sections 85.035 and 86.010, assisting a voter includes the following conduct by a person other than the voter that occurs while the person is in the presence of the voter's ballot or carrier envelope:

(1) reading the ballot to the voter;

(2) directing the voter to read the ballot;

(3) marking the voter's ballot; or

(4) directing the voter to mark the ballot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0201
§ 3982.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3982.0204, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.105
§ 7968.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any water, sanitary sewer, road, drainage, or other infrastructure or public facilities constructed, acquired, improved, maintained, or operated by the district shall comply with any subdivision or other applicable regulations of any municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the infrastructure or public facilities are located unless other regulations are specified in a development agreement between the district and the municipality.
Tex. Water Code § 20.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.072
§ 20.072. ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT BOARD BONDS.
Status: in_force

If the board agrees to purchase political subdivision bonds from the development board that have not been purchased by the development board at the time of the agreement, the board may pay the purchase price for those bonds in exchange for the agreement of the development board to transfer those bonds to the board at the time the development board acquires them.
Tex. Tax Code § 163.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 163 / Section 163.005
§ 163.005. NO IMPOSITION OF TAX FOLLOWING OUT-OF-STATE USE.
Status: in_force

(a) No tax is imposed under Subchapter D, Chapter 151, with respect to an aircraft that is brought into this state if the aircraft is predominantly used outside of this state for a period of one year beginning on the later of:

(1) the date the aircraft was acquired, whether by purchase, lease, rental, or otherwise, by the person bringing the aircraft into this state; or

(2) the date the aircraft:

(A) was substantially complete in the condition for its intended use; and

(B) conducted its first flight for the carriage of persons or property.

(b) For purposes of this section, an aircraft is predominantly used outside of this state if more than 50 percent of the aircraft's departures are from locations outside of this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.502 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.502
§ 56B.502. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On determining that a violation has occurred, the attorney general may issue a report stating:

(1) the facts on which the determination is made; and

(2) the attorney general's recommendation on the imposition of an administrative penalty, including a recommendation on the amount of the penalty.

(b) The attorney general shall give written notice of the report to the person described by Article 56B.501. The notice may be given by certified mail and must:

(1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) state the amount of the recommended penalty; and

(3) inform the person of the right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Education Code § 153.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 153 / Section 153.001
§ 153.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Center" means an office, department, or other organizational unit established under this chapter.

(2) "Governing board" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(4) "Organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.201, Business & Commerce Code.

(5) "Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.201, Business & Commerce Code.

(6) "Technology" means the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes and includes inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, copyrighted materials, tools, machines, materials, processes to do work, processes to produce goods, processes to perform services, processes to carry out other useful activities, trademarks, and computer software.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.151
§ 2205.151. GOVERNANCE OF POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool is governed by a board of trustees composed of nine members selected as provided by the plan of operation.

(b) Not later than the 15th day after the date the department approves the plan of operation, the initial regular board must be selected as provided by the plan of operation. The members of the initial regular board shall take office not later than the 30th day after the date the plan of operation is adopted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.108
§ 3899.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.126 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.126
§ 407.126. TRUST FUND; FEE; SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the association shall be assessed an annual fee, based on total amount of income benefits payments made in this state for the preceding reported calendar year, to maintain a Texas certified self-insurer guaranty trust fund of at least $2 million for the emergency payment of the compensation liabilities of an impaired employer. The fund may not exceed three percent of the combined value of the security deposits of all certified self-insurers.

(b) The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner for approval a recommended balance of the trust fund. On approval by the commissioner of the recommended balance, the board of directors shall adopt a year-by-year schedule of assessments to meet the funding goal of the fund.

(c) The assessment for the first year after an employer is issued a certificate of authority to self-insure shall be based on the income benefit payments paid by the employer's insurance carrier on the employer's policy in the year before the certificate was issued.

(d) The board of directors shall administer the trust fund in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 22.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 22 / Section 22.002
§ 22.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a public sale of residential real property conducted under a power of sale in a security instrument.