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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0801 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0801
§ 3981.0801. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owner or owners of:

(1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.101
§ 3914.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.713 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.713
§ 2.713. BUYER'S DAMAGES FOR NON-DELIVERY OR REPUDIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter with respect to proof of market price (Section 2.723), the measure of damages for non-delivery or repudiation by the seller is the difference between the market price at the time when the buyer learned of the breach and the contract price together with any incidental and consequential damages provided in this chapter (Section 2.715), but less expenses saved in consequence of the seller's breach.

(b) Market price is to be determined as of the place for tender or, in cases of rejection after arrival or revocation of acceptance, as of the place of arrival.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.058 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.058
§ 304.058. RULES REGARDING ISOLATED CALLS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules providing that a telemarketing call made to a telephone number on the Texas no-call list is not a violation of Section 304.052 if the telemarketing call:

(1) is an isolated occurrence; and

(2) is made by a person who has in place adequate procedures to comply with this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.056 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.056
§ 347.056. AUTHORITY OF CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER RELATING TO A CREDIT DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 347.004(a), the commissioner may not require the inclusion of any specific language or a disclosure on a credit document that is not expressly required by:

(1) this chapter; or

(2) a regulation of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.101
§ 156.101. EXCEPTION--PERMANENT RESIDENT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not impose a tax on a person who has the right to use or possess a room in a hotel for at least 30 consecutive days, so long as there is no interruption of payment for the period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.053
§ 1094.053. BALLOT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary an application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98B.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98B / Section 98B.007
§ 98B.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION; CERTAIN CONDUCT EXCEPTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purpose to protect persons from, and provide adequate remedies to victims of, the disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a claim brought against an interactive computer service, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 230, for a disclosure or promotion consisting of intimate visual material provided by another person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.114
§ 1039.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to the medical, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.154
§ 1301.154. OBLIGATION FOR CONTINUITY OF CARE OF INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Sections 1301.152 and 1301.153 do not extend an insurer's obligation to reimburse the terminated physician or provider or, if applicable, the insured at the preferred provider level of coverage for ongoing treatment of an insured after:

(1) the 90th day after the effective date of the termination; or

(2) if the insured has been diagnosed as having a terminal illness at the time of the termination, the expiration of the nine-month period after the effective date of the termination.

(b) If an insured is past the 24th week of pregnancy at the time of termination, an insurer's obligation to reimburse, at the preferred provider level of coverage, the physician or provider or, if applicable, the insured, extends through delivery of the child, immediate postpartum care, and the follow-up checkup within the six-week period after delivery.
Tex. Education Code § 54.0051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.0051
§ 54.0051. DISCLOSURE OF COURSE FEES IN COURSE CATALOG.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education shall include in the institution's online course catalog, for each course listed in the catalog, a description and the amount of any special course fee, including an online access fee or lab fee, to be charged specifically for the course. If the institution publishes a paper course catalog, the institution may publish any fees specifically charged for each course using the amounts charged in the most recent academic year.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.407
§ 2310.407. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AND ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

Designation of an area as a readjustment zone is also designation of the area as a reinvestment zone for:

(1) tax increment financing under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and

(2) tax abatement under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.052
§ 8451.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Jerry Ashmore;

(2) Bari Pace;

(3) Robert Quarles;

(4) Neal Shudde; and

(5) Jim Thomas.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8451.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8451.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8451.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 61.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 61 / Section 61.007
§ 61.007. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall assist a board in the enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 12.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 12 / Section 12.002
§ 12.002. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not make, present, or use a document or other record with:

(1) knowledge that the document or other record is a fraudulent court record or a fraudulent lien or claim against real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property;

(2) intent that the document or other record be given the same legal effect as a court record or document of a court created by or established under the constitution or laws of this state or the United States or another entity listed in Section 37.01, Penal Code, evidencing a valid lien or claim against real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property; and

(3) intent to cause another person to suffer:

(A) physical injury;

(B) financial injury; or

(C) mental anguish or emotional distress.

(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), a person may not file an abstract of a judgment or an instrument concerning real or personal property with a court or county clerk, or a financing statement with a filing office, if the person:

(1) is an inmate; or

(2) is not licensed or regulated under Title 11, Insurance Code, and is filing on behalf of another person who the person knows is an inmate.

(a-2) A person described by Subsection (a-1) may file an abstract, instrument, or financing statement described by that subsection if the document being filed includes a statement indicating that:

(1) the person filing the document is an inmate; or

(2) the person is filing the document on behalf of a person who is an inmate.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) or (a-1) is liable to each injured person for:

(1) the greater of:

(A) $10,000; or

(B) the actual damages caused by the violation;

(2) court costs;

(3) reasonable attorney's fees; and

(4) exemplary damages in an amount determined by the court.

(c) A person claiming a lien under Chapter 53, Property Code, is not liable under this section for the making, presentation, or use of a document or other record in connection with the assertion of the claim unless the person acts with intent to defraud.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.039 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.039
§ 1372.039. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED OF ISSUER; CANCELLATION ON FAILURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 35th day after an issuer's reservation date, the issuer shall submit to the board:

(1) a certificate signed by an authorized representative of the issuer that certifies the principal amount of the bonds to be issued; and

(2) a list of finance team members and their addresses and telephone numbers.

(b) If the principal amount certified by the issuer is less than the amount stated in the issuer's application for the reservation, the amount of the issuer's reservation is reduced to the amount certified.

(c) If an issuer does not submit the documents as required by this section and the fee as required by Section 1372.006(d)(1):

(1) the reservation is canceled; and

(2) from the reservation date of the canceled reservation until the expiration of the applicable period described by Section 1372.042(a) or (b):

(A) no issuer may submit an application for a reservation for the same project; and

(B) the issuer is eligible for a carryforward designation for the project only as provided by Subchapter C.

(d) If an issuer does not submit the documents during the period provided by Subsection (a), the issuer may submit the documents not later than the third day after the end of the 35-day period together with a statement and evidence regarding extenuating circumstances that prevented a timely filing. The board shall review the statement and the evidence and may, based on the statement and evidence, permit the late filing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.123 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.123
§ 1451.123. SELECTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATE.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a psychological associate to provide the services scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the associate's license.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.102
§ 1232.102. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the authority to finance the acquisition or construction of buildings. After receiving a request described by Section 2166.452, the board may issue bonds in amounts not exceeding the previously authorized amount of bonds plus five percent of the acquisition cost of the property, as described in the request.

(b) The board shall promptly issue and sell bonds in the name of the authority under this chapter to finance the acquisition or construction of a building that has been authorized in accordance with this chapter or under Section 2166.452 or 2166.453.

(c) The commission or other state agency involved in acquiring or constructing a building financed by bonds issued under this chapter shall accomplish its statutory authority as if the building were financed by legislative appropriation. The board and the commission or other state agency involved in the acquisition or construction of a building shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that defines the division of authority between the board and the commission or other agency.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1951 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1951
§ 152.1951. PRESIDIO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Presidio County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Presidio County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Presidio County.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.046
§ 2051.046. NOTICE OF COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice of a county shall be published in a newspaper published in the county that will publish the notice at or below the legal rate.

(b) If no newspaper that will publish the notice at or below the legal rate is published in the county, the notice shall be posted at the door of the county courthouse.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.060 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.060
§ 21.060. JURISDICTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND LEASING OF LAND, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, OR FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department has jurisdiction over and shall administer land given to the department.

(b) The department may:

(1) exercise jurisdiction over and administer navigational aids or facilities given to the state or to the department; and

(2) lease land, navigational aids, or facilities given to the state or to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.102
§ 8106.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are:

(A) inside or outside the boundaries of the district; and

(B) necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or

(2) enter into a contract with a person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:

(A) the purchase or sale of water;

(B) the transportation, treatment, and disposal of the domestic, industrial, or communal wastes of the district or others;

(C) the continuing and orderly development of district land and property through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the district is otherwise authorized to do or perform so that, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, considering sound engineering and economic practices, all of the lands and property may ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements; and

(D) the performance of any of the powers granted by this chapter or general law.

(b) A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.
Tex. Property Code § 70.502 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.502
§ 70.502. AMOUNT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

The amount of a landowner's lien under this subchapter is equal to the lesser of:

(1) the fair market value of the motor vehicle on the date the landowner's fence is damaged; or

(2) the actual cost incurred by the landowner to:

(A) repair the fence;

(B) recapture any livestock or other animals that escaped as a direct result of the damage to the fence; and

(C) have the vehicle towed from the property and stored.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.158 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.158
§ 681.158. CITY OF DEL RIO OR DESIGNEE.
Status: in_force

The City of Del Rio, or a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state and designated by the City of Del Rio, may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone in Del Rio, Val Verde County; and

(2) other subzones.
Tex. Transportation Code § 550.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 550 / Section 550.041
§ 550.041. INVESTIGATION BY PEACE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer who is notified of a motor vehicle collision resulting in injury to or death of a person or property damage to an apparent extent of at least $1,000 may investigate the collision and file justifiable charges relating to the collision without regard to whether the collision occurred on property to which this chapter applies.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a privately owned residential parking area; or

(2) a privately owned parking lot where a fee is charged for parking or storing a vehicle.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.108 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.108
§ 36.108. STAY OF CERTAIN DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a showing by the state that certain actions of discovery by the person bringing the action would interfere with the state's investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil matter arising out of the same facts, the court may stay the discovery for a period not to exceed 60 days.

(b) The court shall hear a motion to stay discovery under this section in camera.

(c) The court may extend the period prescribed by Subsection (a) on a further showing in camera that the state has pursued the criminal or civil investigation or proceedings with reasonable diligence and that any proposed discovery in the civil action will interfere with the ongoing criminal or civil investigation or proceedings.
Tex. Local Government Code § 243.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 243 / Section 243.006
§ 243.006. SCOPE OF REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The location of sexually oriented businesses may be:

(1) restricted to particular areas; or

(2) prohibited within a certain distance of a school, regular place of religious worship, residential neighborhood, or other specified land use the governing body of the municipality or county finds to be inconsistent with the operation of a sexually oriented business.

(b) A municipality or county may restrict the density of sexually oriented businesses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8233.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8233 / Section 8233.051
§ 8233.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.118 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.118
§ 6906.118. RIGHTS-OF-WAY; EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district has all necessary or useful right-of-way and easements along, over, under, and across all public, state, municipal, and county roads, highways, and places for any of its purposes. The district shall restore a facility used to its previous condition as nearly as possible at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 12.112 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 12 / Section 12.112
§ 12.112. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner or the banking commissioner's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the department to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the department's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Education Code § 45.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.052
§ 45.052. GUARANTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval by the commissioner, bonds issued under Subchapter A by a school district or Chapter 53 for a charter district, including refunding and refinanced bonds, are guaranteed by the corpus and income of the permanent school fund.

(b) Notwithstanding any amendment of this subchapter or other law, the guarantee under this subchapter of school district or charter district bonds remains in effect until the date those bonds mature or are defeased in accordance with state law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.460 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.460
§ 351.460. RELATIONSHIPS WITH DISPENSING OPTICIANS; PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is engaged in the business of a dispensing optician, other than an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician, may not have:

(1) an interest in the practice, books, records, files, equipment, or materials of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist; or

(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), an interest in the premises or space occupied by an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist for the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry.

(b) An optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician who is engaged in the business of a dispensing optician and who owns an interest in the practice, books, records, files, equipment, or materials of another optometrist or therapeutic optometrist shall maintain a separate set of books, records, files, and accounts in connection with that interest.

(c) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply if the interest is a lease for a specific term without retention of the present right of occupancy on the part of the dispensing optician.

(d) Section 351.364(d) applies to this section.