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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.116
§ 8506.116. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority. The authority shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The authority shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The authority shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
Tex. Government Code § 25.00221 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.00221
§ 25.00221. VISITING JUDGE TO TAKE OATH; RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the assignment of a retired or former judge as a visiting judge of a statutory probate court under Section 25.0022.

(b) A person who is a retired or former judge shall, before accepting an assignment as a visiting judge of a statutory probate court, take the oath of office required by the constitution and file the oath with the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts.

(c) The presiding judge shall maintain a file containing the oaths of office filed with the judge under Subsection (b).

(d) A retired or former judge may be assigned as a visiting judge of a statutory probate court only if the judge has filed with the presiding judge an oath of office as required by this section.

(e) When a retired or former judge is appointed as a visiting judge, the clerk shall enter in the administrative file as a part of the proceedings in the cause a record that gives the visiting judge's name and shows that:

(1) the judge of the court was disqualified, absent, or disabled to try the cause;

(2) the visiting judge was appointed; and

(3) the oath of office prescribed by law for a retired or former judge who is appointed as a visiting judge was duly administered to the visiting judge and filed with the presiding judge.

(f) "Administrative file" means a file kept by the court clerk for the court's administrative orders and assigned a cause number.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.407 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.407
§ 342.407. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUDING INSURANCE CHARGE IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Insurance for which a charge is included in a loan contract must be written:

(1) at lawful rates;

(2) in accordance with the Insurance Code; and

(3) by a company authorized to do business in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0209
§ 9305.0209. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, accountants, engineers, or other technical or nontechnical employees or assistants and set the amount and manner of their compensation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 92 / Section 92.102
§ 92.102. EFFECT OF REPOSSESSION DURING REINSTATEMENT PERIOD.
Status: in_force

A consumer's right to reinstate a rental-purchase agreement is not affected by the merchant's repossession of the merchandise during the reinstatement period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7805.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7805 / Section 7805.003
§ 7805.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory located within the redefined boundaries of the district filed in the deed records of Dallas County, Texas, on October 1, 1983, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.
Tex. Election Code § 501.109 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.109
§ 501.109. ELECTION IN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an election to permit or prohibit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types and alcoholic contents in a municipality.

(b) An election to which this section applies shall be conducted by the municipality instead of a county. For the purposes of an election conducted under this section, a reference in this chapter to:

(1) the county is considered to refer to the municipality;

(2) the commissioners court is considered to refer to the governing body of the municipality;

(3) the county clerk or voter registrar is considered to refer to the secretary of the municipality or, if the municipality does not have a secretary, to the person performing the functions of a secretary of the municipality; and

(4) the county judge is considered to refer to the mayor of the municipality or, if the municipality does not have a mayor, to the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality.

(c) The municipality shall pay the expense of the election.

(d) An action to contest the election under Section 501.155 may be brought in the district court of any county in which the municipality is located.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.064
§ 2257.064. REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may reinstate a depository's designation as a state depository if:

(1) the comptroller determines that the depository has remedied all violations of this chapter; and

(2) the depository assures the comptroller to the comptroller's satisfaction that the depository will maintain reasonable compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 24.237 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.237
§ 24.237.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.237. 135TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). (a) The 135th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties.

(b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Transportation Code § 523.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 523 / Section 523.003
§ 523.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this compact:

(1) "Conviction" has the same meaning as provided in Section 522.003.

(2) "Executive director" means the director of the Department of Public Safety or the equivalent officer of another state.

(3) "Home state" means the state which has issued a license or permit and has the power to suspend or revoke use of the license or permit to operate a motor vehicle.

(4) "License" means a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued by a state.

(5) "Licensing authority" means the Department of Public Safety or the equivalent agency of another state.

(6) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(7) "Violation" means the commission of an offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle, even if there has been no conviction. A suspension by reason of a violation includes a suspension for failure to appear in court or comply with a court order or suspension for violating an implied consent law.
Tex. Property Code § 55.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 55 / Section 55.005
§ 55.005. SECURING LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure the lien, a hospital or emergency medical services provider must:

(1) provide notice to the injured individual in accordance with Subsection (d); and

(2) file written notice of the lien with the county clerk of the county in which the services were provided before money is paid to an entitled person because of the injury.

(b) The notice must contain:

(1) the injured individual's name and address;

(2) the date of the accident;

(3) the name and location of the hospital or emergency medical services provider claiming the lien; and

(4) the name of the person alleged to be liable for damages arising from the injury, if known.

(c) The county clerk shall record the name of the injured individual, the date of the accident, and the name and address of the hospital or emergency medical services provider and shall index the record in the name of the injured individual.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), not later than the fifth business day after the date a hospital or emergency medical services provider receives notice from the county clerk that a notice of lien filed under Subsection (a)(2) has been recorded in the county records, the hospital or emergency medical services provider must send a written notice to the injured individual or the injured individual's legal representative, by regular mail, to the individual's last known address, informing the individual that:

(1) the lien will attach to any cause of action or claim the individual may have against another person for the individual's injuries; and

(2) the lien does not attach to real property owned by the individual.

(e) An emergency medical services provider is not required to provide notice by mail if the emergency medical services provider provides the notice required by Subsection (d) to the injured individual or the injured individual's representative at the time emergency medical services are provided and if:

(1) the required notice is included on the emergency medical services authorization form in a paper or electronic version in a separate paragraph that is bolded and in at least 14-point type; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (f), the notice is signed by the injured individual or the injured individual's representative.

(f) For the purposes of Subsection (e), if consent for emergency care of an individual is not required under Section 773.008, Health and Safety Code, notice provided on an emergency medical services authorization form to the injured individual is not required to be signed.

(g) The failure of an individual to receive a notice mailed in accordance with Subsection (d) does not affect the validity of a lien under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.104
§ 8335.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.133 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.133
§ 283.133. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The ballot for the election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created under this chapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 to a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."

(b) The ballot for an election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, if no bonds issued by the district are outstanding, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, to a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957, and the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."

(c) The ballot for an election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, if bonds issued by the district are outstanding, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, to a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957, and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district until presently outstanding bonds issued by the district have been retired, and thereafter the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.103
§ 377.103. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The rate of a tax adopted under this subchapter must be one-eighth, one-fourth, three-eighths, or one-half of one percent.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 291.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 291 / Section 291.002
§ 291.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county that:

(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public hospital;

(2) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, as that region is defined by Section 2056.002, Government Code; and

(3) has a population of more than 51,000 but less than 65,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.155
§ 1004.155. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets belonging to the district to Runnels County or another governmental entity in Runnels County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts of the district until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the district makes a transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or governmental entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer. The district is dissolved at the time of the transfer.

(c) If the district administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0181 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0181
§ 42.0181. NOTICE OF THEFT, FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, OR INSURANCE FRAUD PROVIDED BY CLERK OF COURT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the fifth day after the date a person who holds a certificate of authority, license, or other authority issued by the Texas Department of Insurance is convicted of or granted deferred adjudication for an offense under Chapter 31, 32, 34, or 35, Penal Code, the clerk of the court in which the conviction or order of deferred adjudication is entered shall provide to the Texas Department of Insurance written notice of the person's conviction or deferred adjudication, including the offense on which the conviction or deferred adjudication was based.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7212.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7212 / Section 7212.102
§ 7212.102. WATER SERVICE IMPACT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may charge a water service impact fee that is not greater than the sum of the capital improvement fee and connection fee charged by the Goforth Water Supply Corporation on December 31, 2006, under that corporation's tariff.

(b) Chapter 395, Local Government Code, does not apply to the initial water service impact fee set under this section.

(c) The district may increase the water service impact fee only as provided by Chapter 395, Local Government Code, or as approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.304
§ 173.304. LIMIT ON POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) A revenue bond indenture may limit the exercise of a power granted by Section 173.004, 173.005, 173.111, 173.151, 173.152, 173.153, 173.154, 173.155, 173.157, 173.159, 173.160, 173.201, 173.202, 173.203, 173.204, 173.205, 173.206, 173.207, 173.208, 173.209, 173.251, 173.252, 173.253, 173.254, or 173.255.

(b) The limitation applies while any of the revenue bonds issued under the indenture are outstanding and unpaid.
Tex. Water Code § 27.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.153
§ 27.153. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize the use of a Class V injection well as an ASR injection well:

(1) by rule;

(2) under an individual permit; or

(3) under a general permit.

(b) In adopting a rule or issuing a permit under this section, the commission shall consider:

(1) whether the injection of water will comply with the standards set forth under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.);

(2) the extent to which the cumulative volume of water injected for storage in the receiving geologic formation can be successfully recovered from the geologic formation for beneficial use, taking into account that injected water may be commingled to some degree with native groundwater;

(3) the effect of the aquifer storage and recovery project on existing water wells; and

(4) whether the introduction of water into the receiving geologic formation will alter the physical, chemical, or biological quality of the native groundwater to a degree that would:

(A) render the groundwater produced from the receiving geologic formation harmful or detrimental to people, animals, vegetation, or property; or

(B) require an unreasonably higher level of treatment of the groundwater produced from the receiving geologic formation than is necessary for the native groundwater in order to render the groundwater suitable for beneficial use.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1), the commission by rule or by individual or general permit may authorize the injection of reclaimed water that is treated in accordance with standards adopted by the commission for that purpose.

(c) All wells associated with a single aquifer storage and recovery project must be located within a continuous perimeter boundary of one parcel of land, or two or more adjacent parcels of land under common ownership, lease, joint operating agreement, or contract.

(d) The commission by rule shall provide for public notice and comment on a proposed general permit authorized under this section. The commission shall require an applicant for an individual permit authorized under this section to provide notice of the application by first class mail to any groundwater conservation district in which the wells associated with the aquifer storage and recovery project will be located and by publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the wells will be located.
Tex. Election Code § 68.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.051
§ 68.051. MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and secretary of state shall each appoint six persons to serve on an elections advisory committee in connection with the tabulation and reporting of election results under this chapter.

(b) Each member of the committee serves a two-year term beginning on January 1 of even-numbered years.

(c) Appointments to the committee shall be made without regard to race, creed, sex, religion, and national origin.

(d) Instead of making one of the required appointments, each appointing officer or the officer's designee may serve on the committee.

(e) Each appointing officer shall allocate at least four of the officer's appointments among members of the various media organizations covering elections in this state.

(f) The following persons or their designees shall also serve on the committee:

(1) the president of the Texas Association of Broadcasters;

(2) the president of the Texas Press Association;

(3) the president of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association; and

(4) the chief state executive officers of the Associated Press and United Press International.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.008 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.008
§ 12.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.008. LEASING OF GRAZING OR FARMING RIGHTS: SALE OF PRODUCTS. (a) The department may lease grazing or farming rights on any land acquired by, and for the use of, the department as game preserves, game sanctuaries, and game management areas. The department may harvest and sell, or sell in place, any timber, hay, or other product grown on land of the department when the product is found to be in excess of wildlife management needs.

(b) The department may agree to accept consideration in lieu of money as part or full payment for a sale or lease under this section. The consideration in lieu of money must be materials, supplies, or services that are needed for wildlife management projects on any game management area administered by the department. The materials, supplies, or services accepted in lieu of money may be assigned a value no greater than that which the department would have been authorized to pay for them in a bona fide purchase.

(c) The comptroller shall execute any sale of products under this section under the general law governing the sale of state property; however, the department shall determine the quantity of products to be offered for sale and the consideration in lieu of money to be received under the sale. The department may lease grazing or farming rights under this section. In leasing the rights, the department must follow a competitive bidding procedure.

(d) All money derived from a sale or lease under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.069 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.069
§ 424.069.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.069. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: CERTAIN LOANS. An insurer may invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus in a loan on the pledge of any mortgage, stock, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness acceptable as an investment under Sections 424.051, 424.053-424.071, and 424.074, if the current value of the mortgage, stock, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness is at least 25 percent more than the amount of the loan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.112
§ 1100.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the state or federal government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.