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Tex. Education Code § 55.1731 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1731
§ 55.1731. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects specified as follows:

(1) Prairie View A&M University:

(A) $53 million to construct or renovate engineering facilities, construct and renovate an architecture building, and carry out other campus renovations; and

(B) $15 million to construct a juvenile justice and psychology building;

(2) Tarleton State University, $18.7 million for a library addition and renovation of a mathematics building;

(3) Texas A&M University--Commerce, $14,960,000 to construct a science building;

(4) Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, $34 million to construct a classroom and laboratory facility and for construction of the Harte Research Center;

(5) Texas A&M International University, $21,620,000 to construct a science building (Phase IV);

(6) Texas A&M University at Galveston, $10,030,000 to construct an engineering building;

(7) Texas A&M University--Kingsville, $20,060,000 to construct facilities for a pharmacy school and to construct a student services building;

(8) Texas A&M University--Texarkana, $17 million to construct a health science building and for library renovation;

(9) West Texas A&M University, $22,780,000 to construct a fine arts complex; and

(10) The Texas A&M University Health Science Center, $14.3 million for construction of classroom and faculty office facilities for the School of Rural Public Health.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The Texas A&M University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) Any portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for one or more specified projects at an institution that is not required for the specified projects may be used to renovate existing structures and facilities at the institution.

(e) The bonds authorized by Subsection (a)(1)(B) for Prairie View A&M University may not be issued before March 1, 2003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.051
§ 8433.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8433.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 109.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.151
§ 109.151. MINERAL LEASES; DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may lease for oil, gas, sulphur, or other mineral development to the highest bidder at public auction all or part of the lands under the exclusive control of the board owned by the State of Texas and acquired for the use of Texas Tech University and its divisions.

(b) Any money received by virtue of this section shall be deposited in a special fund managed by the board to be known as the Texas Tech University special mineral fund. Money in the fund is considered to be institutional funds, as defined by Section 51.009, of the university and is to be used exclusively for the university. All deposits in and investments of the fund shall be made in accordance with Section 51.0031. Section 34.017, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to the fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.705 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.705
§ 1301.705. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing, the board shall set a hearing and give written notice of the hearing to the person. An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold the hearing.

(b) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the board a proposal for a decision about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed penalty.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.046
§ 321.046. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source approved by the board, including the government of the United States, this state, a public or private corporation, or any other person, for the purpose of promoting, establishing, or accomplishing the objectives, purposes, and powers provided by this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.50 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.50
§ 12.50. PENALTY IF OFFENSE COMMITTED IN DISASTER AREA OR EVACUATED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (c) and (d), the punishment for an offense described by Subsection (b) is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was committed in an area that was, at the time of the offense:

(1) subject to a declaration of a state of disaster made by:

(A) the president of the United States under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Section 5121 et seq.);

(B) the governor under Section 418.014, Government Code; or

(C) the presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision under Section 418.108, Government Code; or

(2) subject to an emergency evacuation order.

(b) The increase in punishment authorized by this section applies only to an offense under:

(1) Section 20.05;

(2) Section 20.06;

(3) Section 20.07;

(4) Section 22.01;

(5) Section 28.02;

(6) Section 29.02;

(7) Section 30.02;

(8) Section 30.03;

(9) Section 30.04;

(10) Section 30.05;

(11) Section 31.03; and

(12) Section 38.15.

(c) If an offense listed under Subsection (b) is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, the minimum term of confinement for the offense is increased to 180 days. Except as provided by Subsection (d), if an offense listed under Subsection (b) is punishable as a felony of the first degree, the punishment for that offense may not be increased under this section.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the minimum term of imprisonment for an offense listed under Subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) for which punishment is increased under this section is 10 years. If an offense listed under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) is punishable as a felony of the first degree, the minimum term of imprisonment is increased to 15 years unless another provision of law applicable to the offense provides for a minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years or more.

(e) For purposes of this section, "emergency evacuation order" means an official statement issued by the governing body of this state or a political subdivision of this state to recommend or require the evacuation of all or part of the population of an area stricken or threatened with a disaster.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.108
§ 2254.108. FEE PAYMENT AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a contingent fee and a reimbursement of an expense under a contract with a state governmental entity is payable only from funds the legislature specifically appropriates to pay the fee or reimburse the expense. An appropriation to pay the fee or reimburse the expense must specifically describe the individual contract, or the class of contracts classified by subject matter, on account of which the fee is payable or expense is reimbursable. A general reference to contingent fee contracts for legal services or to contracts subject to this subchapter or a similar general description is not a sufficient description for purposes of this subsection.

(b) If the legislature has not specifically appropriated funds for paying the fee or reimbursing the expense, a state governmental entity may pay the fee or reimburse the expense from other available funds only if:

(1) the legislature is not in session; and

(2) the Legislative Budget Board gives its prior approval for that payment or reimbursement under Section 69, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, after examining the statement required under Section 2254.104(c) and determining that the requested payment and the contract under which payment is requested meet all the requirements of this subchapter.

(c) A payment or reimbursement under the contract may not be made until:

(1) final and unappealable arrangements have been made for depositing all recovered funds to the credit of the appropriate fund or account in the state treasury; and

(2) the state governmental entity and the state auditor have received from the contracting attorney or law firm the statement required under Section 2254.104(c).

(d) Litigation and other expenses payable under the contract, including expenses attributable to attorney, paralegal, accountant, expert, or other professional work performed by a person who is not a contracting attorney or a partner, shareholder, or employee of a contracting attorney or law firm, may be reimbursed only if the state governmental entity or political subdivision and, if applicable, the entity's or subdivision's auditor determine that the expenses were reasonable, proper, necessary, actually incurred on behalf of the state governmental entity or political subdivision, and paid for by the contracting attorney or law firm. The contingent fee may not be paid until the entity's or subdivision's auditor or the governing body of a political subdivision without an auditor, as applicable, has reviewed the relevant time and expense records and verified that the hours of work on which the fee computation is based were actually worked in performing reasonable and necessary services for the state governmental entity or political subdivision under the contract.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 52.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 52 / Section 52.053
§ 52.053. CASH DEPOSIT INSTEAD OF BOND.
Status: in_force

Instead of furnishing the bond required by Section 52.051, the invention developer may provide for, in an amount equal to the amount of the bond required:

(1) cash deposited with the secretary of state;

(2) a certificate of deposit payable to the secretary of state and issued by a bank that is:

(A) transacting business in this state; and

(B) insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(3) an investment certificate of a share account assigned to the secretary of state and issued by a savings and loan association that is:

(A) transacting business in this state; and

(B) insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or

(4) a bearer bond issued by the United States government or this state.
Tex. Election Code § 61.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 61 / Section 61.034
§ 61.034. TRANSLATING BALLOT.
Status: in_force

If a voter cannot comprehend the language in which the ballot is printed, the voter may receive assistance in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 64.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.003
§ 74.003. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY NOT WAIVED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not waive sovereign immunity from suit or from liability.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.105
§ 1305.105. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The department may employ personnel necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. The department shall employ an electrical occupations and code specialist to oversee the electrical licensing and safety program.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 71.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 71 / Section 71.08
§ 71.08.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71.08. MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES: RETAIL DEALER'S OFF-PREMISE LICENSE. Section 11.64 of this code relates to mitigating circumstances with respect to cancellation or suspension of a retail dealer's off-premise license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0305
§ 8349.0305. 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. Transportation Code § 224.121 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.121
§ 224.121. CONDITION FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

The department may implement this subchapter only if:

(1) another state has enacted a statute providing for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of a bridge described by Section 224.122 and for the use of the bridge by the public without charge; and

(2) the bridge connects designated highways of this state and the other state.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.051
§ 1506.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.006
§ 11001.006. MASTER PLAN ANNUAL HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district shall conduct an annual public hearing on revisions to the master plan to inform the public and provide opportunity for public comment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.113
§ 1020.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITALIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the hospitalization of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the hospitalization of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Election Code § 173.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.062
§ 173.062. FEE PAID TO STATE CHAIR FOR DISTRICT OFFICES REMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: repealed

(a) The filing fee for a district office accompanying an application for a place on the ballot filed with the state chair during the regular filing period shall be remitted to the secretary of state and deposited in the state treasury for the financing of primary election expenses.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 64(5), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 64(5), eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 64(5), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Government Code § 654.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.001
§ 654.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Position Classification Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0313 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0313
§ 3979.0313. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may add land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The district may include and exclude land as provided by Sections 54.739-54.747, Water Code. A reference in those sections to a "tax" means an ad valorem tax for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3979.0602 and subsequently includes new territory in the district under this section, the district:

(1) is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and

(2) shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.

(e) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3979.0602 and subsequently excludes territory in the district under this section, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.352 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.352
§ 101.352. GENERAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), notice of a regular or special meeting of the governing authority or members of a limited liability company, or a committee of the company's governing authority, shall be given in writing to each governing person, member, or committee member, as appropriate, and as provided by Section 6.051.

(b) If the members of a limited liability company do not constitute the governing authority of the company, notice of a meeting of members required by Subsection (a) shall be given by or at the direction of the governing authority not later than the 10th day or earlier than the 60th day before the date of the meeting. Notice of a meeting required under this subsection must state the business to be transacted at the meeting or the purpose of the meeting if:

(1) the meeting is a special meeting; or

(2) a purpose of the meeting is to consider a matter described by Section 101.356.
Tex. Government Code § 35.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 35 / Section 35.008
§ 35.008. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the commission may not receive compensation for the member's service on the commission.

(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall reimburse a member for all actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the exercise of powers and performance of duties under this chapter.

(c) A member shall follow the reimbursement procedures of the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
Tex. Government Code § 33.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.028
§ 33.028. PROCESS AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Process issued under this chapter is valid anywhere in the state.

(b) A peace officer, an employee of the commission, or any other person whom the commission, a special master, or a special court of review designates may serve process or execute a lawful order of the commission, the special master, or the special court of review.
Tex. Education Code § 28.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.010
§ 28.010. NOTIFICATION REGARDING COLLEGE CREDIT AND WORK-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school year, a school district shall notify the parent of each district student enrolled in grade nine or above of:

(1) the availability of:

(A) programs in the district under which a student may earn college credit, including advanced placement programs, dual credit programs, joint high school and college credit programs, and international baccalaureate programs;

(B) career and technology education programs or other work-based education programs in the district, including any internship, externship, or apprenticeship programs or a P-TECH program under Subchapter N, Chapter 29;

(C) subsidies based on financial need available for fees paid to take college advanced placement tests or international baccalaureate examinations under Section 28.054; and

(D) funding for enrollment in dual credit courses under Section 28.0095; and

(2) the qualifications for:

(A) enrolling in programs described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (B); or

(B) funding described by Subdivision (1)(D).

(b) A school district may provide the notification required by this section on the district's Internet website. The notification must include the name and contact information of any public or private entity offering a program described by this section in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 37.017 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.017
§ 37.017. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Information received by a school district under Article 15.27, Code of Criminal Procedure, may not be attached to the permanent academic file of the student who is the subject of the report. The school district shall destroy the information at the end of the school year in which the report was filed.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.202
§ 186.202. NOTICE AND EFFECT OF CLOSURE; APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) After closing a state trust company under Section 186.201, the banking commissioner shall attach to or otherwise display at its main entrance a copy of the written closing order issued under Section 186.201(a) and containing the findings on which the closing of the state trust company is based. A correspondent bank of the closed state trust company may not pay an item drawn on the account of the closed state trust company that is presented for payment after the correspondent has received actual notice of closing unless it previously certified the item for payment.

(b) As soon as practicable after posting the closing order at the state trust company's main entrance, the banking commissioner shall tender the state trust company to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as provided by Section 186.003 or initiate a receivership proceeding by filing a certified copy of the closing order in district court in Travis County, subject to Subsection (c). The court in which the closing order is filed shall docket it as a case styled, "In re liquidation of ____" (inserting the name of the state trust company). When the closing order is filed, the court has constructive custody of all the state trust company's assets and any action that seeks to directly or indirectly affect state trust company assets is considered an intervention in the receivership proceeding and subject to this subchapter and Subchapter D.

(c) Venue for an action instituted to effect, contest, or intervene in the liquidation of a state trust company is in Travis County, except that on motion filed and served concurrently with or before the filing of the answer, the court may, on a finding of good cause, transfer the action to the county of the state trust company's home office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906 / Section 7906.051
§ 7906.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7906.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 32.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 32 / Section 32.002
§ 32.002. RIGHT OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

A person against whom a judgment is rendered has, on payment of the judgment, a right of action to recover payment from each codefendant against whom judgment is also rendered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.158
§ 1054.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.014
§ 401.014. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The department and commission each within its jurisdiction may employ, compensate, and prescribe the powers and duties of persons as necessary to carry out this chapter.