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Tex. Government Code § 472.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 472 / Section 472.104
§ 472.104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) An agency shall submit to the legislature and the governor by the first day of the regular session of the legislature a report describing all of the agency's activities in the previous biennium. The report shall include:

(1) an audit required by Section 472.103;

(2) a financial report of the previous fiscal year;

(3) a description of any changes in licensing fees;

(4) a report on the number of examination candidates, licensees, certificate holders, and enforcement activities and any changes in those figures; and

(5) a description of all new rules adopted or repealed.

(b) In addition to the reporting requirements of Subsection (a), each agency shall report annually, not later than November 1, to the governor, to the committee of each house of the legislature that has jurisdiction over appropriations, and to the Legislative Budget Board the following:

(1) the salary for all agency personnel and the total amount of per diem expenses and travel expenses paid for all agency employees, including trend performance data for the preceding five fiscal years;

(2) the total amount of per diem expenses and travel expenses paid for each member of the governing body of each agency, including trend performance data for the preceding five fiscal years;

(3) each agency's operating plan covering a period of two fiscal years;

(4) each agency's operating budget, including revenues and a breakdown of expenditures by program and administrative expenses, showing:

(A) projected budget data for a period of two fiscal years; and

(B) trend performance data for the preceding five fiscal years; and

(5) trend performance data for the preceding five fiscal years regarding:

(A) the number of full-time equivalent positions at the agency;

(B) the number of complaints received from the public and the number of complaints initiated by agency staff;

(C) the number of complaints dismissed and the number of complaints resolved by enforcement action;

(D) the number of enforcement actions by sanction type;

(E) the number of enforcement cases closed through voluntary compliance;

(F) the amount of administrative penalties assessed and the rate of collection of assessed administrative penalties;

(G) the number of enforcement cases that allege a threat to public health, safety, or welfare or a violation of professional standards of care and the disposition of those cases;

(H) the average time to resolve a complaint;

(I) the number of license holders or regulated persons broken down by type of license and license status, including inactive status or retired status;

(J) the fee charged to issue and renew each type of license, certificate, permit, or other similar authorization issued by the agency;

(K) the average time to issue a license;

(L) litigation costs, broken down by administrative hearings, judicial proceedings, and outside counsel costs; and

(M) reserve fund balances.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.254
§ 1501.254. ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the designs, plans, and specifications of the water supply project of the river authority are complete to the extent that they have been approved by the governing bodies of the authority and the municipality, the governing body of the municipality by ordinance may authorize the issuance of revenue bonds in the amount estimated to be sufficient to pay:

(1) the entire cost of the water supply project to be incurred by the river authority, including interest during construction; or

(2) the portion of the cost of the water supply project the municipality has contracted to pay.

(b) The governing body of the municipality may issue the bonds in an amount sufficient to pay:

(1) the cost of providing the facilities described by Section 1501.253(d), including any land, easement, or right-of-way needed for a facility; and

(2) interest during construction.

(c) The ordinance may reserve the right, and specify the conditions under which the right may be exercised, to issue additional revenue bonds on a parity with or subordinate to the original bonds.

(d) The ordinance must provide that all deposits to the credit of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, or another fund must be made from the revenue from the waterworks system of the municipality, or the waterworks and sanitary sewer system of the municipality if those systems are combined.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.205
§ 3828.205. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax of two percent, or the maximum rate at which the combined tax rate of all local sales and use taxes in any location in the district does not exceed two percent, on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption within the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer within the district during the period that the tax is in effect.

(b) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.001
§ 5007.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas.

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the authority.

(3) "Port commission" means the navigation and canal commission of the authority.

(4) "Port commissioner" means a member of the port commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 33.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.03
§ 33.03. PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

In all prosecutions for felonies, the defendant must be personally present at the trial, and he must likewise be present in all cases of misdemeanor when the punishment or any part thereof is imprisonment in jail; provided, however, that in all cases, when the defendant voluntarily absents himself after pleading to the indictment or information, or after the jury has been selected when trial is before a jury, the trial may proceed to its conclusion. When the record in the appellate court shows that the defendant was present at the commencement, or any portion of the trial, it shall be presumed in the absence of all evidence in the record to the contrary that he was present during the whole trial. Provided, however, that the presence of the defendant shall not be required at the hearing on the motion for new trial in any misdemeanor case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.005
§ 3946.005. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) providing quality residential housing; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Property Code § 5.069 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.069
§ 5.069. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF PROPERTY CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an executory contract is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide the purchaser with:

(1) a survey, which was completed within the past year, or plat of a current survey of the real property;

(2) a legible copy of any document that describes an encumbrance or other claim, including a restrictive covenant or easement, that affects title to the real property; and

(3) a written notice, which must be attached to the contract, informing the purchaser of the condition of the property that must, at a minimum, be executed by the seller and purchaser and read substantially similar to the following:

_____ the seller;

_____ the owner of the property on which the road exists;

_____ the municipality;

_____ the county; or

_____ the state.

(1) owns the property;

(2) has a claim of ownership to the property; or

(3) has an interest in the property.

(1) OBTAIN A TITLE ABSTRACT OR TITLE COMMITMENT COVERING

THE PROPERTY AND HAVE THE ABSTRACT OR COMMITMENT REVIEWED

BY AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING A CONTRACT OF THIS TYPE; AND

(2) PURCHASE AN OWNER'S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE

COVERING THE PROPERTY.

(b) If the property is not located in a recorded subdivision, the seller shall provide the purchaser with a separate disclosure form stating that utilities may not be available to the property until the subdivision is recorded as required by law.

(c) If the seller advertises property for sale under an executory contract, the advertisement must disclose information regarding the availability of water, sewer, and electric service.

(d) The seller's failure to provide information required by this section:

(1) is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable in a public or private suit brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code; and

(2) entitles the purchaser to cancel and rescind the executory contract and receive a full refund of all payments made to the seller.

(e) Subsection (d) does not limit the purchaser's remedy against the seller for other false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices actionable in a suit brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.053
§ 327.053. AUTHORITY TO TAX; ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The county may assess and collect a separate ad valorem tax to provide revenue for a zoo board that it has created. The tax may not exceed a rate of three cents per $100 valuation of taxable property, and the amount of the tax must be approved by a majority of the voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose by the county.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.0241 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.0241
§ 151.0241. PERSONS PERFORMING DISASTER- OR EMERGENCY-RELATED WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "disaster- or emergency-related work," "disaster response period," and "out-of-state business entity" have the meanings assigned by Section 112.003, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) An out-of-state business entity is not engaged in business in this state for purposes of Sections 151.107 and 151.403 or any other provision of this chapter applicable to a person engaged in business in this state if the entity's physical presence in this state is solely from the entity's performance of disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.106
§ 8307.106. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A developer may not begin construction or development of a project in the district unless the developer has entered into a contract with an appropriate entity for the provision of water and sewer services for the project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.0145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0145
§ 142.0145. VIOLATION OF LAW RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assess an administrative penalty against a home and community support services agency that violates Section 166.004.

(b) A penalty assessed under this section shall be $500.

(c) The penalty shall be assessed in accordance with department rules. The rules must provide for notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.022
§ 2116.022. CERTAIN ACTIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The depository may not take any of the following actions, and any attempt by the depository to take any of the following actions is void ab initio and of no force or effect:

(1) entering into a precious metals leasing, sale-leaseback, forward transaction, swap transaction, future transaction, index transaction, or option on or other derivative of any of those, whether in the nature of a cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy-and-sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or other financial instrument or interest intended to or having the effect of hedging or leveraging the depository's holdings of precious metals, including any option with respect to any of these transactions, or any combination of these transactions, except that the limitation provided by this subdivision does not apply to a transaction entered into to limit the depository's exposure to post-signature price risks associated with executory agreements to purchase or sell precious metals in the ordinary course of depository operations and does not apply to policies of insurance purchased to insure against ordinary casualty risks such as theft, damage or destruction, loss during shipment, or similar risks;

(2) crediting the depository account balances of a depository account holder, or disposing of any precious metals, if to do so would cause the aggregate depository account balances with respect to any precious metal represented by all depository accounts to exceed the aggregate quantities of such precious metal held by or for the benefit of the depository and the depository's depository agents;

(3) entering into or maintaining a deposit, trust, or similar relationship for the custody of precious metals by a third party outside this state, directly or indirectly, for the account or benefit of the depository if the comptroller by rule establishes that:

(A) the custody or intermediary arrangements in question do not meet the comptroller's standards of safety, security, and liquidity; or

(B) except in those cases where such relationship may be incidental to the performance of or preparation for purchase and sale transactions with counterparties located outside of this state, suitable alternate arrangements for physical custody of the precious metals inside this state have been established and are available;

(4) extending credit to a person, including credit secured by a depository account or other assets, except an extension of credit incidental to the performance of the functions and responsibilities otherwise provided by this chapter; or

(5) engaging in a business or activity that, if conducted by a private person, would be subject to regulation in this state as a banking or savings and loan function.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.094 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.094
§ 2252.094. TRUST AGREEMENT CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

A trust agreement submitted to the governing body of the governmental entity under this subchapter is confidential information excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 142.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 142 / Section 142.008
§ 142.008. COOPERATING SOVEREIGNS.
Status: in_force

The agreement authorized by this chapter is an accord among individual cooperating sovereigns in furtherance of their governmental functions. The agreement provides a mechanism among the member states to establish and maintain a cooperative, simplified system for the application and administration of sales and use taxes under the duly adopted law of each member state.
Tex. Water Code § 13.515 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.515
§ 13.515. PAYMENTS UNDER A PRIVATIZATION CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Payments by an eligible city under a privatization contract shall, if so provided, constitute an operating expense of the eligible city's sanitary sewer system or combined waterworks and sanitary sewer system, except that any payment for purchase of the facilities is payable from a pledge and lien on the net revenues of the eligible city's sanitary sewer system or combined waterworks and sanitary sewer system.
Tex. Water Code § 61.077 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.077
§ 61.077. COMMISSIONERS' COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioners are entitled to receive for their services compensation fixed by the commissioners court and entered in the record.
Tex. Education Code § 37.110 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.110
§ 37.110. INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of each public school district and the administrator of each private elementary or secondary school located in the public school district shall ensure that the student handbook for each campus in the public school district includes information on gang-free zones and the consequences of engaging in organized criminal activity within those zones.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.079 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.079
§ 61.079. NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

After reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to a city or county that is receiving funds under the provisions of this subchapter, if the land office finds that the city or county no longer complies with the requirements of this subchapter, it shall notify the city or county that further payments will not be made until the land office is satisfied that there is no longer any failure to comply.
Tex. Water Code § 55.358 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.358
§ 55.358. CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may require each person who desires to use irrigation water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be irrigated, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.

(b) The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 55.359 against the crops of a person using irrigation water for the service furnished to the person.

(c) If a person irrigates more acreage than the person's contract specifies, the person shall pay for the additional service.

(d) The directors also may require a person using irrigation water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.110
§ 3917.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.105
§ 8359.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the City of Denison in accordance with Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district. The ordinance or resolution of the City of Denison consenting to the creation of the district may limit the amount of the district's bonds and tax rate.

(b) The ordinance or resolution of the City of Denison consenting to the inclusion of additional land in the district may be conditioned on the additional land being covered by the development agreement executed under Section 8359.004.

(c) The consent ordinance or resolution of the City of Denison may not impose a restriction or condition not expressly provided under Section 54.016(f), Water Code, on a new district created under Section 8359.108 or on the inclusion of land in the new district. A restriction or condition on the creation of a new district under Section 8359.108 or the inclusion of land in a new district may not:

(1) limit the amount of the new district's bonds or tax rate; or

(2) restrict the purposes authorized by this chapter for which the new district may issue bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.041
§ 2007.041. GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall prepare guidelines to assist governmental entities in identifying and evaluating those governmental actions described in Section 2007.003(a)(1) through (3) that may result in a taking.

(b) The attorney general shall file the guidelines with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2002.

(c) The attorney general shall review the guidelines at least annually and revise the guidelines as necessary to ensure consistency with the actions of the legislature and the decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the supreme court of this state.

(d) A person may make comments or suggestions or provide information to the attorney general concerning the guidelines. The attorney general shall consider the comments, suggestions, and information in the annual review process required by this section.

(e) Material provided to the attorney general under Subsection (d) is public information.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.213 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.213
§ 2A.213. IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

Except in a finance lease, if the lessor at the time the lease contract is made has reason to know of any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the lessee is relying on the lessor's skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is in the lease contract an implied warranty that the goods will be fit for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.409 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.409
§ 901.409. FEE REDUCTION FOR RETIRED PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may establish a reduced fee to issue or renew the license of a person who does not engage in the practice of public accountancy because of retirement or permanent disability.
Tex. Government Code § 854.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.406
§ 854.406. APPLICATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

A member who is employed by a municipality that has adopted or is subject to the occupational disability benefits program may apply for an occupational disability retirement benefit in the same form and manner as that prescribed by Section 854.301.