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Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.106 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.106
§ 101A.106. REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall define "administrative costs" as used in this section. However, if a standard definition of administrative costs is required by law to be used by state agencies, the executive commissioner shall use that definition.

(b) To determine the administrative costs incurred by an entity, including an area agency on aging and including an entity that spends money distributed by the department under Section 101A.101 or 101A.102 in engaging in a program that is funded in any part by money derived from the department under this chapter, the department shall request appropriate information from the entity.

(c) The executive commissioner shall establish the maximum amount of administrative costs that may be incurred by the entity in engaging in the program.

(d) The department periodically shall review the actions of entities receiving funds from the department under this chapter and shall document its review. The review of an entity that spends money distributed under Section 101A.102 must include on-site evaluations of the entity and must include the review of documentation, which shall be required by the department, of the services performed by the aged in programs under Section 101A.102.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.224 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.224
§ 1369.224. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.063
§ 118.063. MAIL SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

The fee for "Mail Service of Process" under Section 118.052(3) is for the clerk's service of process by certified or registered mail. The fee is the same amount that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge under Section 118.131.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.015 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.015
§ 11.015. EXTENSION OF TEXAS-NEW MEXICO BOUNDARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The boundary lines of all counties in the Texas Panhandle that border on the New Mexico boundary line are extended by extending the north and south lines of certain counties west to the Texas-New Mexico line, which was established by the survey of John H. Clark in 1859 and later retraced to completion on September 26, 1911, by the Boundary Commission composed of Francis M. Cockrell and Sam R. Scott, under authority of S.J.R. No. 124, of the 61st Congress, Third Session.

(b) The boundary line is referred to as the 103rd Meridian and is described as follows:

Beginning at the point where the one hundred and third degree of longitude west from Greenwich intersects the parallel of thirty-six degrees and thirty Minutes North latitude, as determined and fixed by John H. Clark, the Commissioner on the part of the United States in the years eighteen hundred and fifty-nine and eighteen hundred and sixty; thence South with the line run by said Clark for the said one hundred and third degree of longitude to the Thirty-second parallel of North latitude to the point marked by said Clark as the Southeast corner of New Mexico; and thence West with the thirty-second degree of North latitude as determined by said Clark to the Rio Grande.

(c) Copies of the deeds certified by the custodian of records in each of the counties in New Mexico in which the land is located and other instruments of title are admissible as evidence in suits filed in this state to the same extent as the original deeds or certified copies of them.

(d) The county clerk of each of the counties in Texas in which the land is now located may file the certified copies of deeds and other instruments affecting title in the same manner as the original deeds could have been filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.153
§ 3876.153. FINANCING OF PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.023
§ 394.023. TIME OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A permit is valid for one year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.058
§ 1507.058. RATES.
Status: in_force

A health maintenance organization shall file for informational purposes the rates to be used with a standard health benefit plan. Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting the commissioner any power or authority to determine, fix, prescribe, or promulgate the rates to be charged for any evidence of coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.305
§ 1091.305. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may not be dissolved unless the board provides for the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person.

(b) The dissolution of the district and the sale or transfer of the district's assets or liabilities may not:

(1) contravene a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the district's outstanding bonds; or

(2) diminish or impair the rights of a holder of an outstanding bond, warrant, or other obligation of the district.

(c) The sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities must satisfy the debt and bond obligations of the district in a manner that protects the interests of district citizens, including the citizens' collective property rights in the district's assets.

(d) The district may transfer or sell the district's assets only for due compensation, unless the transfer is made to another governmental agency embracing the district and using the transferred assets for the benefit of the citizens formerly in the district.

(e) A grant from federal funds is an obligation to be repaid in satisfaction.
Tex. Water Code § 11.024 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.024
§ 11.024.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.024. APPROPRIATION: PREFERENCES. In order to conserve and properly utilize state water, the public welfare requires not only recognition of beneficial uses but also a constructive public policy regarding the preferences between these uses, and it is therefore declared to be the public policy of this state that in appropriating state water preference shall be given to the following uses in the order named:

(1) domestic and municipal uses, including water for sustaining human life and the life of domestic animals, it being the public policy of the state and for the benefit of the greatest number of people that in the appropriation of water as herein defined, the appropriation of water for domestic and municipal uses shall be and remain superior to the rights of the state to appropriate the same for all other purposes;

(2) agricultural uses and industrial uses, which means processes designed to convert materials of a lower order of value into forms having greater usability and commercial value, including the development of power by means other than hydroelectric;

(3) mining and recovery of minerals;

(4) hydroelectric power;

(5) navigation;

(6) recreation and pleasure; and

(7) other beneficial uses.
Tex. Water Code § 11.039 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.039
§ 11.039. DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DURING SHORTAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a shortage of water in a water supply not covered by a water conservation plan prepared in compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or Texas Water Development Board rules results from drought, accident, or other cause, the water to be distributed shall be divided among all customers pro rata, according to the amount each may be entitled to, so that preference is given to no one and everyone suffers alike.

(b) If a shortage of water in a water supply covered by a water conservation plan prepared in compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or Texas Water Development Board rules results from drought, accident, or other cause, the person, association of persons, or corporation owning or controlling the water shall divide the water to be distributed among all customers pro rata, according to:

(1) the amount of water to which each customer may be entitled; or

(2) the amount of water to which each customer may be entitled, less the amount of water the customer would have saved if the customer had operated its water system in compliance with the water conservation plan.

(c) Nothing in Subsection (a) or (b) precludes the person, association of persons, or corporation owning or controlling the water from supplying water to a person who has a prior vested right to the water under the laws of this state.
Tex. Water Code § 15.954 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.954
§ 15.954. ELIGIBLE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a political subdivision or a nonprofit organization must:

(1) demonstrate work experience relevant to extending retail water or wastewater utility service to colonias in coordination with retail public utilities; and

(2) develop a plan that requires self-help project beneficiaries to actively participate in the implementation of the project, in coordination with a retail public utility described by Section 15.955(8).
Tex. Government Code § 2165.213 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.213
§ 2165.213. AD VALOREM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Space leased to a private tenant is subject to ad valorem taxation in accordance with Section 11.11(d), Tax Code.

(b) The space is not subject to taxation if:

(1) the private tenant would be entitled to an exemption from taxation of the space if the tenant owned the space instead of leasing it; or

(2) the tenant uses the space for a child care facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5009.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5009 / Section 5009.002
§ 5009.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.112
§ 1001.112. JOINT ADMINISTRATION OR DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To provide joint administration or delivery of health care services, the district may affiliate with or enter into an arrangement with:

(1) a managed care system;

(2) a preferred provider organization;

(3) a health maintenance organization;

(4) a provider of an alternative health care or delivery system; or

(5) a private hospital.
Tex. Government Code § 2008.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.002
§ 2008.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "State agency" means an officer, board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government with statewide jurisdiction that makes rules. The term includes:

(A) the attorney general;

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

(C) the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(2) The terms "party," "person," and "rule" have the meanings assigned by Section 2001.003.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.011
§ 192.011. AMENDING BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an amending birth certificate that is filed under Section 191.028 and that completes or corrects information relating to the person's sex, color, or race.

(b) On the request of the person or the person's legal representative, the state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues birth certificates shall issue a birth certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected information instead of issuing a copy of the original or supplementary certificate with an amending certificate attached.

(c) The department shall prescribe the form for certificates issued under this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.22
§ 21.22. INFORMATION BASED UPON COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

No information shall be presented until affidavit has been made by some credible person charging the defendant with an offense. The affidavit shall be filed with the information. It may be sworn to before the district or county attorney who, for that purpose, shall have power to administer the oath, or it may be made before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.103
§ 941.103. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

On determination by the department that the underwriters and attorney in fact have complied with the law, the department shall, in accordance with Sections 801.001, 801.002, 801.051-801.055, 801.057, and 801.101, issue a certificate of authority to the attorney in fact.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.354 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.354
§ 201.354. COLLECTION OF CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall bring a suit for the collection of a penalty imposed by Section 201.353(c) of this code.

(b) Venue of a suit under this section is in the county where the violation occurs.

(c) A suit under this section may be joined with any other civil suit provided for by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.103
§ 3919.103. WATER DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.

(b) The district may not provide wholesale or retail water or wastewater service.

(c) The district shall display a design selected by the city on a water tower or tank the district constructs or finances. The district may not display the name or logo of the district or of any other entity on the water tower or tank.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.21 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.21
§ 25.21. OMITTED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the chief appraiser discovers that real property was omitted from an appraisal roll in any one of the three preceding tax years or that personal property was omitted from an appraisal roll in one of the two preceding tax years, the chief appraiser shall appraise the property as of January 1 of each tax year that it was omitted and enter the property and its appraised value in the appraisal records.

(b) The entry shall show that the appraisal is for property that was omitted from an appraisal roll in a prior year and shall indicate the year and the appraised value for each year.
Tex. Water Code § 55.517 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.517
§ 55.517. ADJUSTMENT OF TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

The tax which is levied in connection with the original bond issue shall remain in force for that purpose until a new levy is made. The board may, from time to time, increase or diminish the tax for the purpose of adjusting the tax to the taxable values of taxable property in the district and the amount to be collected, and the increase or decrease in the tax shall be sufficient to provide enough money in the interest and sinking fund to make annual payments on outstanding bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.103
§ 4501.103. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the competitive bidding requirements for a municipality under Chapter 252, Local Government Code, apply to the authority.

(b) A contract with a private person under Section 4501.102 or 4501.104(2) is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 252, Local Government Code, or any other statute if the contract:

(1) is entered into before the effective date of the Act creating this chapter;

(2) is conditioned on the passage of the Act creating this chapter; and

(3) is assigned by a party to the contract after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 159.316 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.316
§ 159.316. SPECIAL RULES OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.

(b) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in an affidavit or document, that would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state.

(c) A copy of the record of child support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it and is admissible to show whether payments were made.

(d) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before trial are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.

(e) Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier, or other electronic means that does not provide an original record may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.

(f) In a proceeding under this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall permit a party or witness residing outside this state to be deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location. A tribunal of this state shall cooperate with other tribunals in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

(g) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(h) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this chapter.

(i) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this chapter.

(j) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy, is admissible to establish parentage of the child.
Tex. Water Code § 16.132 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.132
§ 16.132. JOINT VENTURES.
Status: in_force

The board may act singly or in a joint venture in partnership with any person or entity, including any agency or political subdivision of this state, or with another state or its political subdivisions, or with the United States, or with a foreign nation, to the extent permitted by law.
Tex. Family Code § 156.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 156 / Section 156.005
§ 156.005. FRIVOLOUS FILING OF SUIT FOR MODIFICATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Rules 296 through 299, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, if the court finds that a suit for modification is filed frivolously or is designed to harass a party, the court shall state that finding in the order and assess reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses against the offending party.
Tex. Family Code § 158.507 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.507
§ 158.507. ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT TERMINATING WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

An administrative writ to terminate withholding may be issued and delivered to an employer by the Title IV-D agency when all current support, including medical support and dental support, child support arrearages, and Title IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the obligor is responsible have been paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.159
§ 3861.159. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.586 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.586
§ 2306.586.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2306.586. SELF-HELP CENTER: PURPOSE AND SERVICES. (a) The purpose of a self-help center is to assist individuals and families of low income and very low income to finance, refinance, construct, improve, or maintain a safe, suitable home and otherwise improve living conditions in the colonias' designated service area or in another area the department has determined is suitable.

(b) A self-help center shall set a goal to improve the living conditions of residents in the colonias designated under Section 2306.583(b) within a two-year period after a contract is awarded under this subchapter.

(c) A self-help center may serve individuals and families of low income and very low income by:

(1) providing assistance in obtaining loans or grants to build a home;

(2) teaching construction skills necessary to repair or build a home;

(3) providing model home plans;

(4) operating a program to rent or provide tools for home construction and improvement for the benefit of property owners in colonias who are building or repairing a residence or installing necessary residential infrastructure;

(5) helping to obtain, construct, access, or improve the service and utility infrastructure designed to service residences in a colonia, including potable water, wastewater disposal, drainage, streets, and utilities;

(6) surveying or platting residential property that an individual purchased without the benefit of a legal survey, plat, or record;

(7) providing credit and debt counseling related to home purchase and finance;

(8) applying for grants and loans to provide housing and other needed community improvements;

(9) providing other services that the self-help center, with the approval of the department, determines are necessary to assist colonia residents in improving their living conditions, including help in:

(A) obtaining suitable alternative housing outside of a colonia's area; and

(B) performing the following authorized public service activities under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq.):

(i) securing employment;

(ii) establishing or expanding a small business;

(iii) developing professional skills; or

(iv) managing personal finances and achieving financial literacy;

(10) providing assistance in obtaining loans or grants to enable an individual or a family to acquire fee simple title to property that originally was purchased under a contract for a deed, contract for sale, or other executory contract; and

(11) providing monthly programs to educate individuals and families on their rights and responsibilities as property owners.

(d) A self-help center may not provide grants, financing, or mortgage loan services to purchase, build, rehabilitate, or finance construction or improvements to a home or otherwise improve living conditions in a colonia if water service and suitable wastewater disposal are not available.

(e) Through a self-help center, a colonia resident may apply for any direct loan or grant program operated by the department.