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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8802.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8802 / Section 8802.053
§ 8802.053. SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is divided into five numbered, single-member districts for electing directors.

(b) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate.

(c) As soon as practicable after the publication of each federal decennial census, the board shall revise the single-member districts as the board considers appropriate to reflect population changes. When the board revises the single-member districts under this subsection, the board shall place two of the districts:

(1) entirely within the boundaries of the city of Austin, as those boundaries exist at that time; or

(2) within the boundaries of the city of Austin, as those boundaries exist at that time, but also including unincorporated areas or other municipalities that are surrounded wholly or partly by the boundaries of the city of Austin if the areas or municipalities are noncontiguous to the territory of any other single-member district.

(d) Changes in the boundaries of the city of Austin between revisions of the single-member districts under Subsection (c) do not affect the boundaries of the single-member districts.

(e) When the boundaries of the single-member districts are changed, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or elected or appointed before the effective date of the change to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change, is entitled to serve the term or the remainder of the term in the single-member district to which elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the single-member district for which the person was elected or appointed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 501.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.102
§ 501.102. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 501.101 is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this subsection.

(a-1) A person who violates Section 501.1011 is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each calendar month in which a violation occurs. The civil penalty may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a month. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this subsection.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.158
§ 1027.158. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1027.159(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 525.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 525 / Section 525.003
§ 525.003. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 27.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.019
§ 27.019. RULES, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules and procedures reasonably required for the performance of its powers, duties, and functions under this chapter.

(b) Copies of any rules under this chapter proposed by the commission shall before their adoption be sent to the railroad commission, the Texas Department of Health, and any other persons the commission may designate. Any agency or person to whom the copies of proposed rules are sent may submit comments and recommendations to the commission and shall have reasonable time to do so as the commission may prescribe.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.254
§ 9051.254. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election.

(b) The board may order an election under this section without a petition. The order must specify:

(1) the time and places at which the election will be held;

(2) the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;

(3) the maximum amount of the bonds;

(4) the maximum maturity of the bonds;

(5) the maximum interest rate;

(6) the form of the ballot; and

(7) the presiding judge for each voting place.

(c) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice must be published once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be at least 14 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 26.260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.260
§ 26.260. MASON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Mason County has:

(1) the general jurisdiction of a probate court;

(2) juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b); and

(3) original and appellate jurisdiction in all matters over which county courts have jurisdiction under the constitution and general laws of this state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 304.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 304 / Section 304.001
§ 304.001. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS GOVERNING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

Title 3 applies to a professional limited liability company, unless there is a conflict with this title.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 114.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 114 / Section 114.006
§ 114.006. NO WAIVER OF OTHER DEFENSES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not waive a defense or a limitation on damages available to a party to a contract, other than a bar against suit based on sovereign immunity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.0225 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0225
§ 551.0225. POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of a state supported living center is the administrative head of the center.

(b) The director of a state supported living center has the custody of and responsibility to care for the buildings, grounds, furniture, and other property relating to the center.

(c) The director of a state supported living center shall:

(1) oversee the admission and discharge of residents and clients;

(2) keep a register of all residents and clients admitted to or discharged from the center;

(3) ensure that the civil rights of residents and clients of the center are protected;

(4) ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of residents and clients of the center;

(5) supervise repairs and improvements to the center;

(6) ensure that center money is spent judiciously and economically;

(7) keep an accurate and detailed account of all money received and spent, stating the source of the money and on whom and the purpose for which the money is spent;

(8) keep a full record of the center's operations;

(9) monitor the arrival and departure of individuals to and from the center as appropriate to ensure the safety of residents; and

(10) ensure that residents' family members and legally authorized representatives are notified of serious events that may indicate problems in the care or treatment of residents.

(d) In accordance with department rules and operating procedures, the director of a state supported living center may:

(1) establish policy to govern the center that the director considers will best promote the residents' interest and welfare;

(2) hire subordinate officers, teachers, and other employees and set their salaries, in the absence of other law; and

(3) dismiss a subordinate officer, teacher, or employee for good cause.

(e) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall, with input from residents of a state supported living center, and the family members and legally authorized representatives of those residents, develop a policy that defines "serious event" for purposes of Subsection (c)(10).
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.001
§ 253.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a subdivision, part of a subdivision, or an access road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.101
§ 4501.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority has the powers necessary to accomplish any authority purpose, including the purposes specified in Section 4501.003.
Tex. Education Code § 29.920 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.920
§ 29.920. WINTER CELEBRATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations, and allow students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including:

(1) "Merry Christmas";

(2) "Happy Hanukkah"; and

(3) "happy holidays."

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional winter celebrations, including a menorah or a Christmas image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display includes a scene or symbol of:

(1) more than one religion; or

(2) one religion and at least one secular scene or symbol.

(c) A display relating to a traditional winter celebration may not include a message that encourages adherence to a particular religious belief.
Tex. Family Code § 264.164 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.164
§ 264.164. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The records of a single source continuum contractor relating to the provision of community-based care services in a catchment area are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, in the same manner as the records of the department are subject to that chapter.

(b) Subchapter C, Chapter 261, regarding the confidentiality of certain case information, applies to the records of a single source continuum contractor in relation to the provision of services by the contractor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.0033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.0033
§ 35.0033. HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefits plan provider who provides coverage for benefits under Section 35.0031 must:

(1) hold a certificate of authority or other appropriate license issued by the Texas Department of Insurance that authorizes the health benefits plan provider to provide the type of coverage to be offered under Section 35.0031; and

(2) satisfy, except as provided by Subsection (b), any other applicable requirement of the Insurance Code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) Except as required by department rule, a health benefits plan provider under this chapter is not subject to a law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292D.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292D / Section 292D.052
§ 292D.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.159
§ 3836.159. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 420.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.001
§ 420.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Act.
Tex. Government Code § 418.179 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.179
§ 418.179. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ENCRYPTION CODES AND SECURITY KEYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Information is confidential if the information:

(1) is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and

(2) relates to the details of the encryption codes or security keys for a public communications system.

(b) This section does not prohibit a governmental entity from making available, at cost, to bona fide local news media, for the purpose of monitoring emergency communications of public interest, the communications terminals used in the entity's trunked communications system that have encryption codes installed.
Tex. Election Code § 114.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 114 / Section 114.001
§ 114.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Federal ballot" means a ballot voted under this chapter that is restricted to federal offices only.

(2) "Federal office" means the offices of president and vice-president of the United States, United States senator, or United States representative.

(3) "United States" includes the several states and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, but does not include any other territory or possession of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.207
§ 8504.207. AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The authority and any other public or private person may enter into an agreement with respect to an economic development program.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.076 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.076
§ 38.076. TESTIMONY OF FORENSIC ANALYST BY VIDEO TELECONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "forensic analyst" has the meaning assigned by Section 4-a, Article 38.01.

(b) In a proceeding in the prosecution of a criminal offense in which a forensic analyst is required to testify as a witness, any testimony of the witness may be conducted by video teleconferencing in the manner described by Subsection (c) if:

(1) the use of video teleconferencing is approved by the court and all parties;

(2) the video teleconferencing is coordinated in advance to ensure proper scheduling and equipment compatibility and reliability; and

(3) a method of electronically transmitting documents related to the proceeding is available at both the location at which the witness is testifying and in the court.

(c) A video teleconferencing system used under this article must provide an encrypted, simultaneous, compressed full motion video and interactive communication of image and sound between the judge, the attorney representing the state, the attorney representing the defendant, and the witness.
Tex. Occupations Code § 56.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 56 / Section 56.003
§ 56.003. DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN EVENT OF DEFAULT OR BREACH PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A licensing authority may not take disciplinary action against a person based on the person's default on a student loan or breach of a student loan repayment contract or scholarship contract, including by:

(1) denying the person's application for a license or license renewal;

(2) suspending the person's license; or

(3) taking other disciplinary action against the person.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.067 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.067
§ 411.067. DIVISION PERSONNEL.
Status: repealed

(a) The division shall employ the personnel necessary to enforce this subchapter, including at least 10 safety inspectors to perform inspections at a job site and at an insurance company to determine the adequacy of the accident prevention services provided by the insurance company.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(27), eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0160
§ 8509.0160. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out a power conferred by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire:

(1) the fee simple title to land and other property and easements inside the district, including land needed for a reservoir or dam or a flood easement above the probable high-water line around a reservoir; and

(2) the fee simple title to land and other property and easements outside the district, except for land, other property, and easements to be used for a dam or facility for the impoundment or storage of water.

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

(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Section 21.021, Property Code.

(d) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property owned by any other political subdivision.

(e) In exercising the power of eminent domain against a person that has the power of eminent domain or a receiver or trustee for that person, the district may acquire an easement only and not the fee title.

(f) The board shall determine the amount of and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired under this section.

(g) The district's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.1095 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.1095
§ 1551.1095. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 1551.351, on application to the board of trustees and arrangement for payment of contributions, an individual who is a member of the State Board of Education and not otherwise eligible under Section 1551.109 and the individual's dependents are eligible under this section to participate in the group benefits program offered under this chapter.

(b) A participant described by this section may not receive a state contribution for premiums.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.068
§ 481.068. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may authorize a person engaged in research on the use and effects of a controlled substance to withhold the names and other identifying characteristics of individuals who are the subjects of the research. A person who obtains the authorization may not be compelled in a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceeding to identify the individuals who are the subjects of the research for which the authorization is obtained.

(b) Except as provided by Sections 481.074 and 481.075, a practitioner engaged in authorized medical practice or research may not be required to furnish the name or identity of a patient or research subject to the department, the Department of State Health Services, or any other agency, public official, or law enforcement officer. A practitioner may not be compelled in a state or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceeding to furnish the name or identity of an individual that the practitioner is obligated to keep confidential.

(c) The director may not provide to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency the name or identity of a patient or research subject whose identity could not be obtained under Subsection (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.080 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.080
§ 263.080. ADMISSION OF PERSONS FROM ADJACENT COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall admit to the hospital a person sent by the commissioners court of an adjacent county if:

(1) the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who are sick or injured;

(2) the person resides in the adjacent county at the time of the application for admission to the hospital; and

(3) there is sufficient provision for the care of persons who are sick or injured and who reside in the county in which the hospital is located.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.068 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.068
§ 49A.068. CREMATION; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not cremate or direct the cremation of a body subject to an inquest under Article 49A.053 unless:

(1) the body is identified; and

(2) the person has received from the justice of the peace a certificate signed by the justice stating that:

(A) an autopsy was performed on the body under Article 49A.063 or 49A.064; or

(B) no autopsy was necessary.

(b) An owner or operator of a crematory shall retain a certificate received under Subsection (a) for a period of 10 years after the cremation date for the body named on the certificate.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person cremates or directs the cremation of a body without obtaining a certificate from a justice of the peace as required by Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0356 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0356
§ 341.0356. ORDER TO STOP OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public water supply system shall stop operations on receipt of a written notification of the executive director of the commission or an order of the commission issued under this section.

(b) The executive director or the commission may order a public water supply system to stop operations if:

(1) the system was constructed without the approval required by Section 341.035; or

(2) the executive director determines that the system presents an imminent health hazard.

(c) A notification or order issued under this section may be delivered by facsimile, by personal service, or by mail.

(d) A water supply system subject to notification or an order under this section, on written request, is entitled to an opportunity to be heard by the commissioners at a commission meeting.

(e) The public water supply system may not resume operations until the commission, the executive director, or a court authorizes the resumption.
Tex. Water Code § 55.669 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.669
§ 55.669. EFFECT OF FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE.
Status: in_force

The final judgment and decree of the commissioners shall form the basis for all taxation in the district. Taxes shall be apportioned and levied on each tract of land and other real property in the district in proportion to the net benefits to the land or other property stated in the final judgment and decree.