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Tex. Estates Code § 359.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 359 / Section 359.052
§ 359.052. CORRECTION OF ANNUAL ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court finds an annual account is incorrect, the account must be corrected.

(b) The court by order shall approve an annual account that is corrected to the satisfaction of the court and shall act with respect to unpaid claims in accordance with Sections 359.053 and 359.054.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.001
§ 2054.001. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) information and information resources possessed by agencies of state government are strategic assets belonging to the residents of this state that must be managed as valuable state resources;

(2) technological and theoretical advances in information use are recent in origin, immense in scope and complexity, and growing at a rapid pace;

(3) the nature of these advances presents this state with the opportunity to provide higher quality, more timely, and more cost-effective governmental services;

(4) the danger exists that state agencies could independently acquire uncoordinated and duplicative information resources technologies that are more appropriately acquired as part of a coordinated effort for maximum cost-effectiveness and use;

(5) the sharing of information resources technologies among state agencies is often the most cost-effective method of providing the highest quality and most timely governmental services that otherwise would be cost prohibitive;

(6) both considerations of cost and the need for the transfer of information among the various agencies and branches of state government in the most timely and useful form possible require a uniform policy and coordinated system for the use and acquisition of information resources technologies;

(7) considerations of cost and expertise require that, to the extent possible, the planning and coordinating functions reside in a separate agency from the purchasing function; and

(8) the need of officials in the executive branch of state government to have timely access to all needed information in a form most useful to them in their execution of the laws and the need of members of the legislative branch of state government to have timely access to all needed information in a form most useful to them in their evaluation of the practical effect of the laws and in their identification of areas in which legislation is needed for the future are equally paramount, requiring the greatest possible continuous and formal coordination and cooperation within and among the branches of state government.

(b) It is the policy of this state to coordinate and direct the use of information resources technologies by state agencies and to provide as soon as possible the most cost-effective and useful retrieval and exchange of information within and among the various agencies and branches of state government and from the agencies and branches of state government to the residents of this state and their elected representatives. The Department of Information Resources exists for these purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8837.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8837 / Section 8837.051
§ 8837.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors appointed by the commissioners court.

(b) Two directors must represent urban interests in the district and three must represent agricultural interests in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.0771 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0771
§ 51.0771. REINSTATEMENT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A reinstatement fee is due when a forfeited award is reinstated. The reinstatement fee is calculated at one and one-half percent of all amounts delinquent at the time of the reinstatement.

(b) The comptroller must receive the reinstatement fee before the forfeited award is reinstated.

(c) Amounts received in the form of a reinstatement fee are considered proceeds from the sale of permanent school fund land and shall be deposited in the permanent school fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4056.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4056 / Section 4056.001
§ 4056.001. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

This title applies to licensing of a nonresident agent under this chapter.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7859 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7859
§ 7859. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Immediately after their organization, the directors shall enter an order directing the issuance of bonds for such district within the limits authorized by the election held therefor, sufficient to cover the cost of the proposed improvements, all of the expenses incident thereto, and the expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the creation and establishment of the district; and they shall levy a tax upon all property subject to taxation in the district, sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds, with an amount to be placed in the sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at maturity, and such levy shall remain as a levy for such purpose until a new levy is made.
Tex. Government Code § 508.319 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.319
§ 508.319. PROGRAM TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, with the assistance of public school districts, community and public junior colleges, public and private institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities, may establish a developmental program based on information obtained under Section 508.183 for an inmate to be released to the supervision of the division.

(b) The developmental program may provide the inmate with the educational and vocational training necessary to:

(1) meet the average skill level required under Section 508.183; and

(2) acquire employment while in the custody of the division to lessen the likelihood that the inmate will return to the institutional division.

(c) To decrease state expense for a program established under this section, the Texas Workforce Commission shall provide to the department and the other entities described by Subsection (a) information relating to obtaining financial assistance under applicable programs of public or private entities.

(d) The department may establish a developmental program similar to the program described by Subsection (a) for inmates released from the institutional division who will not be supervised by the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.007
§ 395.007. GRANT AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish standardized grant amounts based on the incremental costs associated with the purchase or lease of different categories of motor vehicles, including the type of fuel used, vehicle class, and other categories the commission considers appropriate.

(b) In determining the incremental costs and setting the standardized grant amounts, the commission may consider the difference in cost between a new motor vehicle operated using conventional gasoline or diesel fuel and a new motor vehicle operated using alternative fuel.

(c) The amount of a grant for the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle may not exceed the amount of the incremental cost of the purchase or lease.

(d) The commission may establish grant amounts to reimburse the full cost of the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services or may establish criteria for reimbursing a percentage of the cost.

(e) A grant under the program may be combined with funding from other sources, including other grant programs, except that a grant may not be combined with other funding or grants from the Texas emissions reduction plan. When combined with other funding sources, a grant may not exceed the total cost to the grant recipient.

(f) In providing a grant for the lease of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the commission shall establish criteria:

(1) to offset incremental costs through an up-front payment to lower the cost basis of the lease; or

(2) if determined appropriate by the commission, to provide for reimbursement of lease payments over no more than the period of availability of the contracted funds under applicable state law and regulation, which may be less than the required three-year lease term.

(g) In providing a grant for the lease of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services, the commission shall establish criteria:

(1) to offset incremental costs through an up-front payment to lower the cost basis of the lease; or

(2) if determined appropriate by the commission, to provide for reimbursement of lease payments over no more than the period of availability of the contracted funds under applicable state law and regulation, which may be less than the required three-year lease term.

(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the commission is not obligated to fund the full cost of the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services if those costs cannot be incurred and reimbursed over the period of availability of the funds under applicable state law and regulation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.157
§ 1001.157. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The department is not required to award a grant under this subchapter unless the department is specifically appropriated money for purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8193.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8193 / Section 8193.053
§ 8193.053. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.254
§ 1201.254. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REQUIREMENT OR STANDARD.
Status: repealed

Each requirement or standard that is adopted, modified, amended, or repealed by the board must state its effective date.
Tex. Government Code § 825.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.101
§ 825.101. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is responsible for the general administration and operation of the retirement system. Notwithstanding any other law, the board of trustees has exclusive control over all assets held in trust by the retirement system and all operations funded by trust assets and shall administer the retirement system for the sole and exclusive benefit of the members and participants.
Tex. Government Code § 663.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 663 / Section 663.101
§ 663.101. ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall provide child care services for state employees by the development and administration of the child care program.

(b) The commission by rule may establish methods to administer and supervise the child care program.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.019 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.019
§ 111.019. PLANNING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall make long-range and intermediate plans for the scope and development of the program and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources in carrying out the plans.
Tex. Water Code § 27.043 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.043
§ 27.043. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not begin drilling or operating an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or constructing or operating a geologic storage facility regulated under this subchapter without first obtaining the necessary permits from the railroad commission.

(b) The railroad commission may not issue a permit under this subchapter for the conversion of a previously plugged and abandoned Class I injection well, including any associated waste plume, to a Class VI injection well.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.002
§ 6902.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.005
§ 3829.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 987, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 4, Chapter 987, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) 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 a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Property Code § 240.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.006
§ 240.006. POWER TO DISCLAIM BY PERSON OTHER THAN FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person other than a fiduciary may disclaim, in whole or in part, any interest in or power over property, including a power of appointment.

(b) A person other than a fiduciary may disclaim an interest or power under this section even if the creator of the interest or power imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8227.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8227 / Section 8227.052
§ 8227.052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a road that has been certified by the licensed engineer as a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road, or any improvements in aid of the road.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.153
§ 7974.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Education Code § 21.0543 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0543
§ 21.0543. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR INSTRUCTION RELATED TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The board shall propose rules allowing an educator to receive credit toward the educator's continuing education requirements for completion of education courses that:

(1) use technology to increase the educator's digital literacy; and

(2) assist the educator in the use of digital technology in learning activities that improve teaching, assessment, and instructional practices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.053
§ 1046.053. FORM OF BALLOT AT RUNOFF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Of the names printed on the ballot at a runoff election, the name of the candidate who received the higher number of votes at the general election of directors must be printed first on the ballot.
Tex. Government Code § 466.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.002
§ 466.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(2) "Director" means the director of the division.

(3) "Department" or "division" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(4) "Director" or "executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(5) "Lottery" means the procedures operated by the state under this chapter through which prizes are awarded or distributed by chance among persons who have paid, or unconditionally agreed to pay, for a chance or other opportunity to receive a prize.

(6) "Lottery game" includes a lottery activity.

(7) "Lottery operator" means a person selected under Section 466.014(b) to operate a lottery.

(8) "Player" means a person who contributes any part of the consideration for a ticket.

(9) "Sales agent" or "sales agency" means a person licensed under this chapter to sell tickets.

(10) "Ticket" means any tangible evidence issued to provide participation in a lottery game authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.254 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.254
§ 623.254. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. The fee may not exceed $80 per trip.

(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) may be used only to provide funds for the payments under Section 623.253 and for the county's administrative costs, which may not exceed 15 percent of the fees collected. The fees shall be deposited in the state highway fund. Fees deposited in the state highway fund under this section are exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 5.271 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.271
§ 5.271. CREATION AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

The office of public interest counsel is created to ensure that the commission promotes the public's interest. The primary duty of the office is to represent the public interest as a party to matters before the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0703
§ 3973.0703. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8397.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8397 / Section 8397.152
§ 8397.152. DUTIES OF MUNICIPALITY AFTER ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

If a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located annexes the district for full or limited purposes and the annexation precludes or impairs the ability of the district to issue bonds, the municipality shall:

(1) simultaneously with the annexation, pay in cash to the landowner or developer of the district a sum equal to all actual costs and expenses incurred by the landowner or developer in connection with the district that:

(A) the district has agreed in writing to pay; and

(B) would otherwise have been eligible for reimbursement from bond proceeds under the rules and requirements of the commission as those rules and requirements exist on the date of annexation; and

(2) after the annexation, install all necessary water, wastewater, and drainage facilities to serve full buildout of development within the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.122 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.122
§ 375.122. SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing in the manner required for original assessments, the board may make supplemental assessments to correct omissions or mistakes in the assessment:

(1) relating to the total cost of the improvement project or services; or

(2) covering delinquencies or costs of collection.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.106
§ 54A.106. CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a judge of a court may refer any civil case or portion of a civil case to an associate judge for resolution.

(b) Unless a party files a written objection to the associate judge hearing a trial on the merits, the judge may refer the trial to the associate judge. A trial on the merits is any final adjudication from which an appeal may be taken to a court of appeals.

(c) A party must file an objection to an associate judge hearing a trial on the merits or presiding at a jury trial not later than the 10th day after the date the party receives notice that the associate judge will hear the trial. If an objection is filed, the referring court shall hear the trial on the merits or preside at a jury trial.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.458 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.458
§ 2054.458. INTERNET WEBSITES.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules regarding the development and monitoring of state agency Internet websites to provide access to individuals with disabilities.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.205 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.205
§ 12.205. POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) provide a toll-free telephone number for use of the public in reporting violations of the game and fish laws to an office of the department that has employees on duty 24 hours a day; and

(2) establish procedures for voluntary donations to the operation game thief fund to be collected and sent to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0201
§ 9058.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 9058.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 37.211 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.211
§ 37.211. RECOGNITION OF SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

The center shall provide for the public recognition of schools that implement effective school safety measures and violence prevention.