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Tex. Government Code § 853.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.105
§ 853.105. DETERMINATION OF PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: repealed

(a) After receiving a certification of prior service and average prior service compensation under Section 853.104, the retirement system shall determine the member's prior service credit.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2020.

(c) The prior service credit is an amount computed as a percentage determined as provided by Subsection (d) or, if applicable, Subsection (d-1), times a base credit equal to the accumulation at three percent interest of a series of monthly amounts for the number of months of approved prior service, times the sum of:

(1) the rate of contributions required of employees of the municipality for current service; plus

(2) the rate described in Subdivision (1) times the municipal current service matching ratio.

(d) The governing body of a municipality shall determine in the ordinance providing for participation the percentage to be applied against the base credit in computing a prior service credit under Subsection (c). Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), the percentage adopted may be any multiple of 10 percent that does not exceed 100 percent of the base credit, with 10 percent being the minimum percentage a municipality may adopt. A governing body may not adopt a percentage under this subsection until the actuary first determines, and the retirement system concurs in the determination, that the municipality is able to fund, before the 30th anniversary of the effective date of its participation in the retirement system, all prior service obligations that the municipality proposes to assume under this section.

(d-1) The governing body of a municipality shall adopt, by ordinance, a zero percent prior service credit if, before joining the retirement system, the municipality provided retirement benefits to its employees that were funded partly or wholly by the municipality. Prior service credit adopted under this subsection is excluded prior service credit.

(e) The prior service credit of a person who becomes a member of the retirement system under Section 852.105 or who is entitled to prior service credit under Section 853.102(a)(3) is computed on the percentage of the base prior service credit that was most recently used by the person's employing municipality in computing prior or updated service credits for current employees.

(f) Interest on a prior service credit is earned for each whole calendar year beginning on the effective date of membership and ending on the effective date of retirement. If a person retires under this subtitle on a date other than December 31, interest on a prior service credit is earned for the partial year in which the retirement occurs, prorated from January 1 of the year in which the retirement occurs to the effective date of retirement.
Tex. Water Code § 11.338 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.338
§ 11.338. CANCELLATION OF WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter recognizes any abandoned or cancelled water right or impairs in any way the power of the commission under general law to forfeit, cancel, or find abandoned any water right, including adjudicated water rights.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.157
§ 1074.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.076 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.076
§ 134.076. EXTENSION OF PERMIT AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for incidental boundary revisions, an extension of the permit area must be made by application for another permit.

(b) If an application for renewal of an existing permit includes a proposal to extend the mining operation beyond the boundaries authorized in the permit, the part of the application that addresses new land areas must meet all standards applicable to a new application under this chapter.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if the surface coal mining operations authorized by the existing permit are not subject to the standards contained in Section 134.066(a)(5), the part of the application for renewal that addresses new land areas previously identified in the reclamation plan submitted under Section 134.041 is not subject to those standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.102
§ 1116.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service or medical care in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.101
§ 142.101. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to a municipality:

(1) with a population of 50,000 or more; or

(2) that has adopted Chapter 143.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a municipality that:

(1) has adopted Chapter 174;

(2) is covered by Subchapter H, I, or J, Chapter 143; or

(3) has a population of one million or more and has not adopted Chapter 143.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.0022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.0022
§ 35.0022. SERVICE INTERRUPTION NOTIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a provider of electric generation service described by Section 35.0021(a).

(b) The commission by rule shall require a provider of electric generation service to provide to the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region the reason for each unplanned service interruption. Not later than the third business day after the service is restored, the independent organization shall include the reason for each unplanned service interruption in a publicly available report published on the independent organization's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.002
§ 1086.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Crosby County Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1147
§ 411.1147.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1147. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Historical Commission is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the department or the identification division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that relates to a person who is:

(1) an employee, volunteer, or intern;

(2) an applicant to be an employee, volunteer, or intern; or

(3) a contractor or subcontractor for the commission.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Historical Commission under this section may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

(c) The Texas Historical Commission shall collect and destroy criminal history record information that relates to a person immediately after the commission uses the information to make an employment or other decision related to the person or take a personnel action relating to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) The Texas Historical Commission may not obtain criminal history record information under this section unless the commission first adopts policies and procedures that provide that evidence of a criminal conviction or other relevant information obtained from the criminal history record information does not automatically disqualify an individual from obtaining employment or another position or contract with the commission. The policies and procedures developed under this section must provide that the hiring official will determine whether the individual is qualified for employment based on factors including:

(1) the specific duties of the position;

(2) the number of offenses committed by the individual;

(3) the nature and seriousness of each offense;

(4) the length of time between the offense and the employment decision;

(5) the efforts by the individual at rehabilitation; and

(6) the accuracy of the information on the individual's employment application.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.105
§ 274.105. FAILURE TO SEND NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION; DEFECTIVE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parties to a substitution agreement under Section 274.101 intentionally fail to send the required notice under Section 274.103, the substitution of the fiduciary is ineffective.

(b) If the parties unintentionally fail to send the required notice, the substitution of the fiduciary is not impaired.

(c) If a substitution of a fiduciary is ineffective because of a defect in the required notice, any action taken by a subsidiary trust company before the substitution is determined to be ineffective is valid if the action would have been valid if performed by the affiliated bank.
Tex. Property Code § 74.502 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.502
§ 74.502. CLAIM FILED WITH HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a claim is filed with a holder under this section and the holder determines in good faith that the claim is valid, the holder may pay the amount of the claim.

(b) The comptroller shall reimburse the holder for a valid claim paid under this section.

(c) The request from a holder for reimbursement must be filed in accordance with procedures and on forms prescribed by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7895.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7895 / Section 7895.0501
§ 7895.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0308
§ 3943.0308. NO PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The district may not employ peace officers.
Tex. Water Code § 16.272 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.272
§ 16.272. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The board may execute long-term contracts with the United States or any of its agencies for the acquisition and development of improvements and facilities under Section 16.271 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.115
§ 1099.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.

(b) The district is entitled to all causes of action and defenses to which similar authorities are entitled.
Tex. Education Code § 55.165 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.165
§ 55.165. OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a capital project for which the issuance of bonds is specifically authorized under this chapter on or after October 1, 2021.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 2262.002(a), Government Code, or any other law, a project to which this section applies is subject to oversight by the contract advisory team in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 2262, Government Code, and the governing board of the institution of higher education or university system for which a project was authorized shall consult the contract advisory team before expending any funds for purposes of the project. The contract advisory team shall consider the model guidelines for procurement and construction developed by the capital project oversight advisory commission established by S.B. 52, 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, when consulting with a governing board for purposes of this subsection.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 322.020(f), Government Code, or any other law, the governing board of an institution of higher education or university system authorized to issue bonds for a project to which this section applies shall report any major contract as defined by Section 322.020(a), Government Code, that is entered into for purposes of the project to the major contracts database maintained by the Legislative Budget Board under Section 322.020, Government Code, not later than the 30th day after the date the contract is executed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.354
§ 841.354. ACCESS TO DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

In accordance with reasonable rules adopted by the comptroller and the commissioner, the proper officer or agent of a domestic insurance company making a deposit of securities under this subchapter may at a reasonable time:

(1) examine the deposit;

(2) detach coupons from the securities; and

(3) collect interest on the deposit.
Tex. Tax Code § 142.011 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 142 / Section 142.011
§ 142.011. SETTLEMENT OF TAX, PENALTY, AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

On or after the later of the date on which the agreement takes effect as provided by the terms of the agreement or this state becomes a signatory to the agreement, the comptroller may settle a claim for tax, penalty, or interest on tax imposed by Chapter 151 if necessary for the comptroller to comply with the terms of the agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.418 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.418
§ 841.418. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is valid for business sold only until January 1 of the year in which principle-based reserve requirements become operative in Texas under the adoption of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' 2009 amendments to the NAIC Model Standard Valuation Law. After that January 1, the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company may not assume new risks of a ceding insurer relating to business sold after that date.
Tex. Education Code § 56.166 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.166
§ 56.166. TERMS OF LOAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A loan must be evidenced by a promissory note that provides for the repayment of the loan with interest and for the charging of necessary collection costs.

(b) Except as provided by Sections 56.168 and 56.169 of this code, a loan must be repayable, at the option of the board, in equal monthly installments over a period beginning with the first day of the seventh month after the date on which the recipient ceases to be enrolled in a graduate program at an institution.

(c) A loan must bear simple interest at a rate determined by the board.

(d) A loan provided under this subchapter may not exceed $14,000 each year for a maximum of four years.

(e) The board shall determine the other terms of a loan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.022
§ 363.022. COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall implement and enforce this chapter.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) provide technical assistance to public agencies and planning regions and cooperate with federal agencies and private organizations in carrying out this chapter;

(2) promote planning for and implementation of the recovery of materials and energy from solid waste;

(3) establish guidelines for regional and local municipal solid waste management plans;

(4) review and approve or disapprove regional and local municipal solid waste management plans;

(5) assist the advisory council in its duties;

(6) provide educational and informational programs to promote effective municipal solid waste management practices and to encourage resource recovery;

(7) provide procedures under which public agencies and planning regions may apply for financial assistance grants;

(8) evaluate applications and award financial assistance grants in accordance with commission rules; and

(9) coordinate programs under this chapter with other state agencies, including the Railroad Commission of Texas and any other state or federal agency having an interest in a program or project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8181.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8181 / Section 8181.004
§ 8181.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 654, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8280-542, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.159
§ 11003.159. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out a power conferred by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district, including land or an interest in land needed for:

(1) a well; or

(2) a reservoir, dam, or flood easement above the probable high-water line around a reservoir.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21, Property Code.

(d) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.106
§ 436.106. TEMPERATURE ABUSE.
Status: in_force

If temperature abuse of oysters associated with possible Vibrio parahaemolyticus illnesses is identified at any point in the market chain from harvest to consumer, the department may not designate a harvest area as a closed area if the temperature abuse is the probable cause of the illness. This section does not preclude closures for investigations conducted in accordance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program that are necessary to protect public health. If a harvest area has been designated as a closed area because the investigation could not be completed within the time required in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program and temperature abuse is determined, as a result of the investigation, to be the probable cause of the illnesses, the harvest area must be immediately designated as an open area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.058
§ 1007.058. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ an attorney, general manager, bookkeeper, architect, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 152.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 152 / Section 152.102
§ 152.102. HEARING; ISSUANCE OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court finds that there is good cause to believe that the decedent's surviving spouse is the principal or an accomplice in a wilful act that resulted in the decedent's death, the court may, after notice and a hearing, limit the surviving spouse's right to control the decedent's burial or cremation.

(b) Subsection (a) applies:

(1) without regard to whether the decedent died intestate or testate;

(2) regardless of whether the surviving spouse is designated by the decedent's will as the executor of the decedent's estate; and

(3) subject to the prohibition described by Section 711.002(l), Health and Safety Code.

(c) If the court limits the surviving spouse's right of control as provided by Subsection (a), the court shall designate and authorize a person to make burial or cremation arrangements.
Tex. Water Code § 16.146 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.146
§ 16.146. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS FOR STATE PARTICIPATION ACCOUNT II.
Status: repealed

(a) The board may use the state participation account II created under Section 17.957 to provide financial assistance for the development of a desalination or aquifer storage and recovery facility, including associated intake or distribution facilities, to meet existing or projected future water needs by acquiring such a facility or an ownership interest in such a facility.

(b) The board may act singly or in a joint venture in partnership with any person, including a public or private entity, an agency or political subdivision of this state, another state or a political subdivision of another state, the United States, or a foreign nation, to the extent permitted by law. The board may provide financial assistance under this section for a facility without regard to any requirements provided by board rules regarding the portion of the capacity of the facility that will serve an existing need or the portion of the cost of the facility that the applicant will finance from sources other than the state participation account II.

(c) Section 16.135 does not apply to the use of the state participation account II to develop a facility described by Subsection (a) of this section by acquiring the facility or an interest in the facility.

(d) Before the board may acquire a facility or an interest in a facility described by Subsection (a), the board must find affirmatively that:

(1) it is reasonable to expect that the state will recover its investment in the facility; and

(2) the public interest will be served by the acquisition of the facility.

(e) The board may not provide financial assistance under this section for a facility unless the facility is included in the state water plan.

(f) The board shall establish a point system for prioritizing facilities for which financial assistance is sought from the board under this section. The system must include a standard for the board to apply in determining whether a facility qualifies for financial assistance at the time the application for financial assistance is filed with the board.

(g) The board may not issue more than $200 million in water financial assistance bonds designated by the board as issued to provide financial assistance for facilities under this section.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.16(2), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9014.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9014 / Section 9014.201
§ 9014.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under Section 9014.101 or 9014.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations to finance projects authorized by Section 9014.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 9014.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.055
§ 8851.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a vacancy on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.

(b) If at any time there are fewer than three qualified directors, the Pecos County Commissioners Court shall appoint the necessary number of persons to fill all the vacancies on the board.