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Tex. Water Code § 54.032 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.032
§ 54.032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.032. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT: NOTICE. (a) The governing body of a district described by Section 54.030(b) shall give notice of the conversion hearing by publishing notice in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.

(b) The notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks.

(c) The notice shall:

(1) set out the resolution adopted by the district in full; and

(2) notify all interested persons how they may offer comments for or against the proposal contained in the resolution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.162 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.162
§ 501.162. USE OF TAX REVENUE FOR JOB TRAINING.
Status: in_force

A corporation may spend tax revenue received under this subtitle for job training offered through a business enterprise only if the business enterprise has committed in writing to:

(1) create new jobs that pay wages that are at least equal to the prevailing wage for the applicable occupation in the local labor market area; or

(2) increase its payroll to pay wages that are at least equal to the prevailing wage for the applicable occupation in the local labor market area.
Tex. Government Code § 1302.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.001
§ 1302.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "county security" means a certificate, bond, interest coupon, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119A.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119A / Section 119A.008
§ 119A.008. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A member of the advisory council is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing advisory council duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.151
§ 8109.151. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.101
§ 2211.101. COVERAGE PROVIDED TO INSUREDS IN UNDERSERVED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with the plan of operation, the association shall develop and administer a program for participation by each insurer that writes residential property insurance in this state.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, each insurer, as a condition of the insurer's authority to engage in the business of residential property insurance in this state, shall participate in the association in accordance with this chapter, including participating in the association's assessments in the proportion that the insurer's net direct premiums written in this state during the preceding calendar year bear to the aggregate net direct premiums written in this state by all participating insurers. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association established by Chapter 2210 may not participate in the association for any purpose.

(c) An insurer's participation under Subsection (b) in the association's assessments must be determined in accordance with the residential property statistical plan adopted by the commissioner.

(d) A participating insurer is entitled to receive credit for similar insurance voluntarily written in an underserved area. The participation of an insurer entitled to receive credit under this subsection must be reduced in accordance with the plan of operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 506.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 506 / Section 506.003
§ 506.003. STATUS OF COUNTY ALLIANCE AS SINGLE UNIT.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subtitle, a county alliance is considered a single unit.
Tex. Water Code § 13.0421 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0421
§ 13.0421. RATES CHARGED BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a municipally owned water and sewer utility that on January 1, 1989, required some or all of its wholesale customers to assess a surcharge for service against residential customers who reside outside the municipality's municipal boundaries.

(b) A municipality may not require a municipal utility district to assess a surcharge against users of water or sewer service prior to the annexation of the municipal utility district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.065 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.065
§ 31.065. SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

A motorboat must have an efficient whistle or other sound-producing device if one is required by the commandant of the Coast Guard.
Tex. Government Code § 1476.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1476 / Section 1476.005
§ 1476.005. CASH SALE.
Status: in_force

A county shall sell certificates of indebtedness issued under this chapter for cash.
Tex. Education Code § 62.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.152
§ 62.152. RULES.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 825.3011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.3011
§ 825.3011. CERTAIN CONSULTATIONS CONCERNING INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "private investment fund," "reinvestment," and "restricted securities" have the meanings assigned by Section 552.143.

(b) Chapter 551 does not require the board of trustees to confer with one or more employees, consultants, or legal counsel of the retirement system or with a third party, including representatives of an issuer of restricted securities or a private investment fund, in an open meeting if the only purpose of the conference is to receive information from or question the employees, consultants, or legal counsel of the retirement system or the third party relating to:

(1) investment transactions or potential investment transactions if, before conducting the closed meeting, a majority of the board of trustees in an open meeting vote that deliberating or conferring in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the retirement system in negotiations with third parties or put the retirement system at a competitive disadvantage in the market; or

(2) the purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities or a private investment fund's investment in restricted securities if, under Section 552.143, the information discussed would be confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the information was included in the records of a governmental body.

(c) This section applies notwithstanding Section 825.115.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.172 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.172
§ 441.172. TAX BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds secured by taxes unless the issuance of the bonds is approved at an election ordered by the board within the district boundaries for that purpose.

(b) The district may issue bonds not secured by taxes without an election.

(c) In addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the order shall state:

(1) the nature of the election;

(2) the hours during which polls will be open;

(3) the location of polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of the election must be given as provided by Section 441.031 for a confirmation and directors' election.

(e) The ballot at the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the issuance of the bonds and the imposition of ad valorem taxes for payment of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 491 / Section 491.102
§ 491.102. MEDICAL SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

A physician licensed under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, who has prescribed ibogaine for a patient shall supervise the administration of ibogaine at a hospital or other licensed health care facility to ensure the patient's safety while the patient is under the influence of ibogaine.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.154
§ 1076.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the board shall have an annual audit made of the district's books and records by an independent public accountant.
Tex. Water Code § 26.0286 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0286
§ 26.0286. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PERMITS FOR CERTAIN CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Sole-source surface drinking water supply" means a body of surface water that is designated as a sole-source surface drinking water supply in rules adopted by the commission.

(2) "Protection zone" means an area so designated by commission rule under Subsection (c).

(3) "Liquid waste handling system" means a system in which fresh water or wastewater is used for transporting and land applying waste.

(b) The commission shall process an application for authorization to construct or operate a concentrated animal feeding operation as a specific permit under Section 26.028 subject to the procedures provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 5, if, on the date the commission determines that the application is administratively complete, any part of a pen, lot, pond, or other type of control or retention facility or structure of the concentrated animal feeding operation is located or proposed to be located within the protection zone of a sole-source surface drinking water supply. For the purposes of this subsection, a land application area is not considered a control or retention facility.

(c) For the purposes of this section only, when adopting rules under Section 26.023 to set water quality standards for water in the state, the commission by rule shall designate a surface water body as a sole-source surface drinking water supply if that surface water body is identified as a public water supply in rules adopted by the commission under Section 26.023 and is the sole source of supply of a public water supply system, exclusive of emergency water connections. At the same time, the commission shall designate as a protection zone any area within the watershed of a sole-source surface drinking water supply that is:

(1) within two miles of the normal pool elevation of a body of surface water that is a sole-source surface drinking water supply;

(2) within two miles of that part of a perennial stream that is:

(A) a tributary of a sole-source surface drinking water supply; and

(B) within three linear miles upstream of the normal pool elevation of a sole-source surface drinking water supply; or

(3) within two miles of that part of a stream that is a sole-source surface drinking water supply, extending three linear miles upstream from the water supply intake.

(d) This section does not apply to a poultry operation that does not use a liquid waste handling system.
Tex. Government Code § 815.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.302
§ 815.302. CUSTODY AND INVESTMENT OF ASSETS PENDING TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The retirement system may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian or custodians of the system's cash or securities pending completion of an investment transaction and may authorize such custodian to invest the cash so held in such short-term securities as the board of trustees determines, subject only to the provisions of Section 815.301.
Tex. Family Code § 231.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.303
§ 231.303. TITLE IV-D ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The Title IV-D agency of this state or another state may issue an administrative subpoena to any individual or private or public entity in this state to furnish information necessary to carry out the purposes of child support enforcement under 42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq. or this chapter.

(b) An individual or entity receiving an administrative subpoena under this section shall comply with the subpoena. The Title IV-D agency may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $500 on an individual or entity that fails without good cause to comply with an administrative subpoena. An alleged or presumed father or a parent who fails to comply with a subpoena without good cause may also be subject to license suspension under Chapter 232.

(c) A court may compel compliance with an administrative subpoena and with any administrative fine for failure to comply with the subpoena and may award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, costs, and expenses to the Title IV-D agency in enforcing an administrative subpoena on proof that an individual or organization failed without good cause to comply with the subpoena.

(d) An individual or organization may not be liable in a civil action or proceeding for disclosing financial or other information to a Title IV-D agency under this section. The Title IV-D agency may disclose information in a financial record obtained from a financial institution only to the extent necessary:

(1) to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation; or

(2) to comply with Section 233.001, as added by Chapter 420, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
Tex. Education Code § 160.08 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 160 / Section 160.08
§ 160.08. CONSENT TO MEMBERSHIP OF OKLAHOMA.
Status: in_force

Consent is hereby given by the State of Texas to the membership of the State of Oklahoma in the Southern Regional Education Compact set out in this chapter on the same terms and conditions as if that state had signed, ratified, and approved the compact as one of the original contracting states, subject to the approval of the other states party to the compact, and subject to the execution of a copy of the compact by the Governor of Oklahoma, and subject to the approval of the compact and acceptance of its terms, agreements, and obligations by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 840.3012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.3012
§ 840.3012. SECURITIES LENDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian or custodians of the system's securities and to lend the securities under rules adopted by the board of trustees and as required by this section.

(b) To be eligible to lend securities under this section, a bank or brokerage firm must:

(1) be experienced in the operation of a fully secured securities loan program;

(2) maintain adequate capital in the prudent judgment of the retirement system to assure the safety of the securities;

(3) execute an indemnification agreement satisfactory in form and content to the retirement system fully indemnifying the retirement system against loss resulting from borrower default in its operation of a securities loan program for the system's securities; and

(4) require any securities broker or dealer to whom it lends securities belonging to the retirement system to deliver to and maintain with the custodian collateral in the form of cash or United States government securities in an amount equal to not less than 100 percent of the market value, from time to time, of the loaned securities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0675 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0675
§ 111.0675.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.0675. COMMISSIONERS COURT: SPECIAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FOR BUDGET HEARING. (a) A commissioners court shall publish notice before a public hearing relating to a budget in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(b) Notice published under this section is in addition to notice required by other law. Notice under this section shall be published not earlier than the 30th or later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) This section does not apply to a commissioners court required by other law to give notice by publication of a hearing on a budget.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.057
§ 457.057. DEPOSIT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks as depositories for authority funds. All authority money, other than money invested as provided by Section 457.056, shall be deposited in one or more of the authority's depository banks.

(b) Funds in a depository, to the extent that those funds are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, shall be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.
Tex. Government Code § 53.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.091
§ 53.091. EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, and each of the courts of appeals may employ and commission a peace officer to protect the court.

(b) A peace officer commissioned under this section holds office at the will of the court served by the officer.

(c) A person may not be commissioned as a peace officer under this section unless the person meets all standards for licensing as a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.001
§ 7954.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 153.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 62.063 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 62 / Section 62.063
§ 62.063. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICER FOR MONEY SPENT.
Status: in_force

If an officer is required to expend money in the security, management, or care of sequestered property, he may retain possession of the property until the money is repaid by the party seeking to replevy the property or by that party's agent or attorney.
Tex. Government Code § 322.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 322 / Section 322.004
§ 322.004. DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a director to serve at the pleasure of the board. The director is accountable only to the board.

(b) The director may make recommendations and, when the board specifically requests, shall make recommendations on a matter before the board relating to a function or duty of any state institution, department, agency, officer, or employee.

(c) The director may not vote on a question or issue before the board.

(d) The board shall set the salary of the director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.001
§ 3862.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Laredo, Texas.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Central Laredo Municipal Management District.
Tex. Government Code § 752.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.051
§ 752.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Campus police department" means a law enforcement agency of an institution of higher education.

(2) "Immigration laws" means the laws of this state or federal law relating to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, including the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).

(3) "Institution of higher education" means:

(A) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(B) a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(4) "Lawful detention" means the detention of an individual by a local entity, state criminal justice agency, or campus police department for the investigation of a criminal offense. The term excludes a detention if the sole reason for the detention is that the individual:

(A) is a victim of or witness to a criminal offense; or

(B) is reporting a criminal offense.

(5) "Local entity" means:

(A) the governing body of a municipality, county, or special district or authority, subject to Section 752.052;

(B) an officer or employee of or a division, department, or other body that is part of a municipality, county, or special district or authority, including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or county attorney; and

(C) a district attorney or criminal district attorney.

(6) "Policy" includes a formal, written rule, order, ordinance, or policy and an informal, unwritten policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.116
§ 6902.116. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the terms of a resolution or deed of trust authorizing or securing bonds issued by the district, the district may sell, lease, rent, trade, or otherwise dispose of property the board considers not needed for district purposes.
Tex. Water Code § 63.337 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.337
§ 63.337. SUIT TO SET ASIDE OR CORRECT ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner with an assessment or reassessment against him or his property may bring suit within 20 days after the assessment or reassessment in any court with jurisdiction to set aside or correct the assessment or reassessment or any proceeding with reference to the assessment or reassessment due to any error or invalidity.

(b) The cost of a suit to set aside or correct an assessment or reassessment shall be paid by the loser of the litigation.

(c) After the 20-day period following the assessment or reassessment, the owner or his heirs, assigns, or successors do not have a right of action or a defense of invalidity of the assessment or reassessment in any action in which the assessment or reassessment is in question, except in case of fraud.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.024
§ 433.024. INSPECTION OF PROCESSING AND SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall inspect each processing establishment in which livestock is slaughtered and meat and meat food products of the livestock are prepared solely for intrastate commerce as necessary to obtain information about the establishment's sanitary conditions.

(b) The department shall inspect each slaughtering establishment whose primary business is the selling of livestock to be slaughtered by the purchaser on premises owned or operated by the seller. This subsection does not nullify the provisions in Section 433.006 relating to exemptions or Section 433.0065 relating to an animal share exemption.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing sanitation maintenance in processing and slaughtering establishments as defined by this section.

(d) If sanitary conditions of a processing establishment render meat or meat food products adulterated, the department shall prohibit the meat or meat food products from being labeled, marked, stamped, or tagged as "Texas inspected and passed."
Tex. Government Code § 2001.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.081
§ 2001.081. RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The rules of evidence as applied in a nonjury civil case in a district court of this state shall apply to a contested case except that evidence inadmissible under those rules may be admitted if the evidence is:

(1) necessary to ascertain facts not reasonably susceptible of proof under those rules;

(2) not precluded by statute; and

(3) of a type on which a reasonably prudent person commonly relies in the conduct of the person's affairs.