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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.103
§ 1059.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.18 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.18
§ 43.18. EXECUTIONER.
Status: in_force

The director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall designate an executioner to carry out the death penalty provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0306
§ 3975.0306. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2258.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2258 / Section 2258.058
§ 2258.058. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, agent, or representative of the state or of a political subdivision of the state commits an offense if the person wilfully violates or does not comply with a provision of this chapter.

(b) A contractor or subcontractor of a public work under this chapter, or an agent or representative of the contractor or subcontractor, commits an offense if the person violates Section 2258.024.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $500;

(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed six months; or

(3) both a fine and confinement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 37.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 37 / Section 37.051
§ 37.051. STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall study and the commissioner may adopt and implement procedures for streamlining insurance rate proceedings under this code or another insurance law of this state. The procedures must ensure due process to each affected party.

(b) The commissioner shall consider this section in adopting rules under Section 37.001.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.9213 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.9213
§ 171.9213. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, for each state fiscal year, the comptroller shall deposit to the credit of the property tax relief fund an amount of revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter sufficient to offset any decrease in deposits to that fund for the state fiscal year that results from the implementation of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.111
§ 1045.111. GENERAL CONTRACT POWER.
Status: in_force

The board may contract for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.253
§ 1007.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector for Brewster or Presidio County shall collect taxes for the district.
Tex. Family Code § 158.204 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.204
§ 158.204. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

An employer may deduct an administrative fee of not more than $10 each month from the obligor's disposable earnings in addition to the amount to be withheld as child support.
Tex. Government Code § 1434.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1434 / Section 1434.053
§ 1434.053. LIMIT ON TAXES.
Status: in_force

The only limits on the amount of taxes that may be imposed to pay the principal of and interest on public securities, including certificates of obligation, issued under this chapter are those provided by the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.139 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.139
§ 2155.139. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LIBRARIES AND HEALTH FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 2155.061 does not apply to an acquisition if:

(1) the acquisition is for a:

(A) library operated as a part of a university system or institution of higher education;

(B) library or resource-sharing program operated by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; or

(C) state-owned hospital or clinic; and

(2) the goods or services acquired are:

(A) serial and journal subscriptions, including electronic databases and information products;

(B) library materials, including books not available under a statewide contract and papers;

(C) library services, including binding services not available under a statewide contract; or

(D) library equipment and supplies.

(b) Section 2155.061 does not apply to a purchase of goods by a state-owned hospital or clinic through a group purchasing program that offers purchasing services at discount prices to two or more hospital or clinic facilities if the chief executive officer of the hospital or clinic or the officer's designee certifies that the purchase of the particular goods through the group purchasing program is the most cost-effective method of purchasing available.
Tex. Education Code § 61.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.305
§ 61.305. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A private postsecondary educational institution that has been in operation for not less than two years may apply to the board for a certificate of authority to grant a degree in a specified program of study on application forms provided by the board.

(b) The application form shall contain the name and address of the institution; purpose of the institution; names of the sponsors or owners of the institution; regulations, rules, constitutions, bylaws, or other regulations established for the government and operation of the institution; the names and addresses of the chief administrative officer, the principal administrators, and each member of the board of trustees or other governing board; the names of members of the faculty who will, in fact, teach in the program of study, with the highest degree held by each; a full description of the degree or degrees to be awarded and the course or courses of study prerequisite thereto; a description of the facilities and equipment utilized by the institution; and any additional information which the board may request.

(c) The application must be accompanied by an initial fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed the average cost of reviewing the application, including the cost of necessary consultants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.213
§ 3001.213. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an assessment order is issued, the district shall file a notice of the assessment in the deed records of the county in which the property to be assessed is located. The notice must:

(1) provide a legal description of the property subject to the assessment;

(2) state the name of the owner of the property subject to the assessment; and

(3) describe how to contact the district for further information about the assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.001
§ 3886.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Prosper Management District No. 1.

(4) "Improvement project" means any program or project authorized by Section 3886.103, inside or outside the district.

(5) "Town" means the Town of Prosper, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.153
§ 1076.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish the district fiscal year.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Finance Code § 304.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 304 / Section 304.102
§ 304.102. PREJUDGMENT INTEREST REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

A judgment in a wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage case earns prejudgment interest.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2213.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2213 / Section 2213.001
§ 2213.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bank" means a bank chartered under federal or state law.

(2) "Plan" means a self-insurance trust's plan of organization and operation.

(3) "Savings and loan association" means a savings and loan association chartered under federal or state law.

(4) "Self-insurance trust" means a self-insurance trust organized and operated under this chapter.

(5) "Trustees" means the trustees of a self-insurance trust.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0106
§ 8086.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0102
§ 8006.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.151
§ 8488.151. 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 8488.153.

(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.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 21.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 21 / Section 21.052
§ 21.052. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

Before entering into a contract with a homeowner of a residence in foreclosure for the purchase of the services of a foreclosure consultant, the foreclosure consultant shall provide the homeowner written notice stating the following, in at least 14-point boldfaced type:
Tex. Education Code § 48.114 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.114
§ 48.114. MENTOR PROGRAM ALLOTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district that has implemented a mentoring program for classroom teachers who have less than two years of teaching experience under Section 21.458 is entitled to an allotment as determined under Subsection (b) to fund the mentoring program and to provide stipends for mentor teachers.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt a formula to determine the amount to which each district described by Subsection (a) is entitled.

(c) Funding provided to districts under this section may be used only for providing:

(1) mentor teacher stipends;

(2) scheduled release time for mentor teachers and the classroom teachers to whom they are assigned for meeting and engaging in mentoring activities; and

(3) mentoring support through providers of mentor training.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.051
§ 3921.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board 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 nine voting directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.354
§ 110.354. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The council or a three-member committee of council members designated by the council shall temporarily suspend the license of a person licensed under this chapter if the council or committee determines from the evidence or information presented to it that continued practice by the person would constitute a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare.

(b) A license may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a preliminary hearing not later than the 14th day after the date of the temporary suspension to determine if there is probable cause to believe that a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare still exists. A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later than the 61st day after the date of the temporary suspension.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.070 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.070
§ 451.070. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an election ordered by a board:

(1) the board shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority at least once each week for three consecutive weeks, with the first publication occurring at least 21 days before the date of the election; and

(2) a resolution ordering the election and the election notice must show, in addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the hours of the election and polling places in election precincts.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an election under Subchapter N.

(c) An election contest may not be heard unless the comptroller is timely notified as required by Section 451.413.
Tex. Property Code § 121.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.002
§ 121.002. EMPLOYEES OF CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the relationship of employer and employee exists between a corporation and its own employees, and between a corporation and the employees of each other corporation that it controls, by which it is controlled, or with which it is under common control through the exercise by one or more persons of a majority of voting rights in one or more corporations.
Tex. Family Code § 158.0051 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.0051
§ 158.0051. ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to an order for income to be withheld for child support, including child support and child support arrearages, the court may render an order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied towards the satisfaction of any ordered reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses resulting from an action to enforce child support under this title.

(b) An order rendered under this section is subordinate to an order or writ of withholding for child support under this chapter and is subject to the maximum amount allowed to be withheld under Section 158.009.

(c) The court shall order that amounts withheld for fees, costs, and expenses under this section be remitted directly to the person entitled to the ordered attorney's fees, costs, or expenses or be paid through a local registry for disbursement to that person.
Tex. Election Code § 501.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.024
§ 501.024. HEADING, STATEMENT, AND ISSUE ON APPLICATION FOR PETITION TO PROHIBIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a petition seeking an election to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types and alcoholic contents must be headed: "Application for Local Option Election Petition to Prohibit."

(b) The application must contain a statement just ahead of the signatures of the applicants, as follows: "It is the hope, purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear hereon to see prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages referred to in the issue set out above."

(c) The issue to be voted on must be:

(1) clearly stated in the application; and

(2) one of the issues listed in Section 501.035.
Tex. Property Code § 94.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.051
§ 94.051. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO PROSPECTIVE TENANT.
Status: in_force

At the time the landlord receives an application from a prospective tenant, the landlord shall give the tenant a copy of:

(1) the proposed lease agreement for the manufactured home community;

(2) any manufactured home community rules; and

(3) a separate disclosure statement with the following prominently printed in at least 10-point type:

"You have the legal right to an initial lease term of six months. If you prefer a different lease period, you and your landlord may negotiate a shorter or longer lease period. After the initial lease period expires, you and your landlord may negotiate a new lease term by mutual agreement. Regardless of the term of the lease, the landlord must give you at least 60 days' notice of a nonrenewal of the lease, except that if the manufactured home community's land use will change, the landlord must give you at least 180 days' notice. During the applicable period, you must continue to pay all rent and other amounts due under the lease agreement, including late charges, if any, after receiving notice of the nonrenewal."
Tex. Government Code § 403.0552 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0552
§ 403.0552. PREPARATION AND RETENTION OF CERTAIN WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may prepare and retain a warrant that Section 57.48, Education Code, Section 231.007, Family Code, or Section 403.055 prohibits the comptroller from issuing.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the comptroller may prepare a warrant to make a payment that Section 57.48, Education Code, Section 231.007, Family Code, or Section 403.055 prohibits the comptroller from initiating by electronic funds transfer. The comptroller shall prepare the warrant if the payment is overdue under Section 2251.021.

(c) If the comptroller prepares a warrant under Subsection (a) or (b), the comptroller shall:

(1) make the warrant payable to the person to whom the warrant may not be issued or an electronic funds transfer may not be initiated; and

(2) retain the warrant until the earliest of:

(A) the first day the warrant may no longer be paid by the comptroller under Section 404.046 or other applicable law;

(B) the date the comptroller deducts the amount of the person's indebtedness to the state or tax delinquency from the amount of the warrant under Section 403.0551 or other applicable law;

(C) the date the comptroller recovers the amount of the person's indebtedness to the state under Chapter 666; or

(D) the first day the comptroller is no longer prohibited from issuing the warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to that person.

(d) The comptroller may not cancel or destroy a warrant prepared under Subsection (a) or (b) unless the comptroller receives a request for the cancellation or destruction from the state agency that submitted the voucher requesting issuance of the warrant or initiation of the electronic funds transfer and:

(1) the agency informs the comptroller that the voucher was erroneous or was submitted erroneously;

(2) the agency is the only state agency responsible for collecting the indebtedness or tax delinquency of the payee of the warrant; or

(3) all state agencies that are responsible for collecting the indebtedness or tax delinquency of the payee of the warrant consent to the cancellation or destruction.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (d)(1), a voucher is not erroneous and is not submitted erroneously merely because the comptroller is prohibited by Section 57.48, Education Code, Section 231.007, Family Code, or Section 403.055 from issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer in accordance with the voucher.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.218 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.218
§ 623.218. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.202
§ 8423.202. 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 Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 18.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.011
§ 18.011. FILE OF LISTS FOR COUNTYWIDE ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar shall maintain a file containing one of each of the lists prepared under this subchapter for each countywide election.

(b) The registrar shall retain each list on file for two years after election day except a list used in a presidential election, which shall be retained for four years after election day.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.409 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.409
§ 2063.409. INFORMATION SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND PENETRATION TEST REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) At least once every two years, the command shall require each state agency to complete an information security assessment and a penetration test to be performed by the command or, at the command's discretion, a vendor selected by the command.

(c) The chief shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules for the procurement of a vendor under Subsection (b).