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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.051
§ 825.051. MUNICIPAL CONTROL OF COYOTES.
Status: in_force

A municipality with a population density of more than 2,500 persons per square mile may capture, relocate, or euthanize a coyote located within the municipality or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The municipality may request assistance from Texas Wildlife Services to capture, relocate, or euthanize a coyote.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 203.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 203 / Section 203.12
§ 203.12. TAX LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person possessing malt beverages on which the tax is delinquent is liable for the delinquent taxes in addition to the criminal penalties.
Tex. Water Code § 53.063 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.063
§ 53.063. SUPERVISOR'S QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be qualified for election as a supervisor:

(1) a person must be:

(A) a resident of this state;

(B) the owner of taxable property in the district; and

(C) at least 18 years of age; or

(2) a person must be a registered voter of the district.

(b) To be qualified for election as a supervisor of a district located wholly or partly in Denton County, a person must be a registered voter of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 130.017 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.017
§ 130.017. PETITION AND ELECTION TO DIVEST SCHOOL BOARD OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the independent school district or city school district, the board of trustees within 30 days shall call an election after the petition has been duly presented on the proposition of whether the school board of trustees shall be divested of its authority as governing board of such junior college district.

(b) At the election called under Subsection (a) of this section, the board of trustees shall also include a separate proposition on whether the junior college district may levy ad valorem taxes.

(c) The board of trustees shall, within 30 days after the official canvass of the election, appoint for the junior college district a separate board of trustees as provided by this code to serve as the governing board of the junior college district if the majority of the votes in the election under this section are cast in favor of both propositions. If a majority of the votes in the election are cast against either proposition, the board may not divest its authority as the governing board of the junior college district unless both propositions are approved at a subsequent election. A subsequent election on the propositions may not be held before the first anniversary of the election date.

(d) The separate governing board of the junior college district may levy and collect taxes in accordance with Subchapter G of this chapter at the approved rate without an additional election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9070.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9070 / Section 9070.004
§ 9070.004. TAX LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Territory excluded from the district under Section 9070.002 is not released from the payment of its pro rata share of the district's debt.

(b) The district shall continue to impose taxes each year on the excluded territory at the same rate imposed on other district property until the taxes collected from the excluded territory equal its pro rata share of the district's debt at the time the territory was excluded. The taxes collected shall be applied exclusively to the payment of the excluded territory's pro rata share of the debt.

(c) The owner of all or part of the excluded territory may pay in full, at any time, the owner's share of the pro rata share of the district's debt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.106
§ 1088.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.001
§ 92.001. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to a savings bank, other than a savings bank organized as a limited savings bank, organized before January 1, 2006, the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Laws Act (Article 1302-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and other law relating to general business corporations apply to a savings bank to the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle or the proper business of a savings bank.

(b) With respect to a savings bank organized as a limited savings bank before January 1, 2006, the Texas Limited Liability Company Act (Article 1528n, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and any other law relating to a limited liability company organized in Texas apply to a limited savings bank to the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle or the proper business of a limited savings bank.

(c) With respect to a savings bank, other than a savings bank organized as a limited savings bank, organized on or after January 1, 2006, the provisions of the Business Organizations Code applicable to general business corporations apply to a savings bank to the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle or the proper business of a savings bank.

(d) With respect to a savings bank organized as a limited savings bank on or after January 1, 2006, the provisions of the Business Organizations Code applicable to a limited liability company organized in this state apply to a limited savings bank to the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle or the proper business of a limited savings bank.

(e) With respect to a savings bank or limited savings bank organized before January 1, 2006, the finance commission may establish rules permitting a savings bank or limited savings bank to elect to be governed by the provisions of the Business Organizations Code to the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle or the proper business of a savings bank or limited savings bank.
Tex. Education Code § 153.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 153 / Section 153.004
§ 153.004. OPERATION OF CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by its governing board, an institution of higher education, through a center established under this chapter, may:

(1) accept and administer funds, including state appropriations, gifts, grants, contracts, and donations, to aid in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the center or to aid in the discovery, development, protection, or commercialization of technology;

(2) solicit and enter into agreements to fund the discovery, development, protection, and commercialization of technology;

(3) make technology owned or controlled by it available to persons for commercial applications through license agreements, assignments, or other forms of transfer;

(4) acquire interests in and ownership of technology;

(5) provide business, scientific, and engineering services and technical assistance to persons engaged in the development, manufacture, or marketing of technology in which it owns an interest;

(6) acquire insurance and pay premiums on insurance of any kind and in amounts considered necessary and advisable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter;

(7) establish and operate corporations, either for profit or not for profit, and limited liability companies for the development and commercialization of technology and convey equity interests in such entities; and

(8) engage in other related activities required to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Property and services of institutions of higher education may be used to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 58.832 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.832
§ 58.832. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An election to determine whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter E of this chapter.

(b) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of district."

(c) The returns of the election shall be canvassed and the result declared by the board. The board shall enter an order in its minutes declaring the result of the election, which order shall be made and entered in accordance with Section 58.034 of this code. The order shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorded in the deed records of the county as provided in Section 58.034 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.004
§ 8856.004. CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is confirmed only if the commissioners courts of two or more of the counties in the district submit a resolution confirming the county's inclusion in the district to the temporary board. If the commissioners court of a county does not submit a resolution confirming the county's inclusion in the district to the temporary board, that county is not included in the district. The temporary board shall provide a copy of the resolutions and the final district boundaries to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(b) If the creation of the district is not confirmed as provided by Subsection (a) before January 1, 2010:

(1) the district is dissolved on January 1, 2010, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred in equal amounts to Collin, Cooke, and Denton Counties; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.105
§ 3904.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.052
§ 8834.052. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out its responsibilities and accomplish the purpose of this chapter, whether the powers are specifically authorized by this chapter or are implied by this chapter or other law.

(b) The board shall administer this chapter as provided by Section 8834.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.114
§ 1017.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) To the extent that a patient or a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the patient's relative.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or any part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the person's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative who was legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to a person's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning a person's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Culberson County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.154
§ 1009.154. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursement of that money.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.508 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.508
§ 451.508. REMOVAL BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

A board member may be removed from office by the other members of the board because of a ground for removal described by Section 451.510.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.057 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.057
§ 37.057. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION FOR NEW TRANSMISSION FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The commission must approve or deny an application for a certificate for a new transmission facility not later than the 180th day after the date the application is filed. If the commission does not approve or deny the application on or before that date, a party may seek a writ of mandamus in a district court of Travis County to compel the commission to decide on the application.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.467 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.467
§ 151.467. SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

If a person fails to file a report required by this subchapter or fails to file a complete report, the comptroller may suspend or cancel one or more permits issued to the person under Section 151.203.
Tex. Government Code § 420.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.071
§ 420.071. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS; PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any communication, including an oral or written communication, between an advocate and a survivor that is made in the course of advising, counseling, or assisting the survivor is confidential.

(b) Any record created by, provided to, or maintained by an advocate is confidential if the record relates to the services provided to a survivor or contains the identity, personal history, or background information of the survivor or information concerning the victimization of the survivor.

(c) In any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding, subject to Section 420.072, a survivor has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent another from disclosing, for any purpose, a communication or record that is confidential under this section.

(c-1) Except as provided by this subsection, the unauthorized disclosure of a portion of a confidential communication or record does not constitute a waiver of the privilege provided by Subsection (c). If a portion of a confidential communication or record is disclosed, a party to the relevant court or administrative proceeding may make a motion requesting that the privilege be waived with respect to the disclosed portion. The court or administrative hearing officer, as applicable, may determine that the privilege has been waived only if:

(1) the disclosed portion is relevant to a disputed matter at the proceeding; and

(2) waiver is necessary for a witness to be able to respond to questioning concerning the disclosed portion.

(d) This subchapter governs a confidential communication or record concerning a survivor regardless of when the survivor received the services of an advocate or sexual assault program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.103
§ 3898.103. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An improvement project described by Section 3898.102 may be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.108 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.108
§ 161.108. SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

The department shall review each of the department's pending guardianship cases at least annually to determine whether a more suitable person, including a guardianship program or private professional guardian, is willing and able to serve as successor guardian for a ward of the department. If the department becomes aware of any person's willingness and ability to serve as successor guardian, the department shall notify the court in which the guardianship is pending as required by Section 1203.151, Estates Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.210
§ 462.210.
Status: in_force

Sec. 462.210. CLAIMS NOT COVERED: CERTAIN DAMAGES. A claim against the insured, insurer, guaranty association, receiver, special deputy receiver, or commissioner for recovery of punitive, exemplary, extracontractual, or bad-faith damages awarded in a court judgment against an insured or insurer is not a covered claim.
Tex. Property Code § 221.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.024
§ 221.024. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may prescribe and publish forms and adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and may suspend or revoke the registration of any developer, place on probation the registration of a developer that has been suspended or revoked, reprimand a developer, impose an administrative penalty of not more than $10,000, or take any other disciplinary action authorized by this chapter if, after notice and hearing, the commission determines that a developer has materially violated this chapter, the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code), or the Contest and Gift Giveaway Act (Chapter 621, Business & Commerce Code).

(b) The commission:

(1) shall authorize the State Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct hearings in contested cases; and

(2) may establish reasonable fees for forms and documents it provides to the public and for the filing or registration of documents required by this chapter.

(c) If the commission initiates a disciplinary proceeding under this chapter, the person is entitled to a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings. The commission by rule shall adopt procedures to permit an appeal to the commission from a determination made by the State Office of Administrative Hearings in a disciplinary action.

(d) The commission shall set the time and place of the hearing.

(e) A disciplinary procedure under this chapter is governed by the contested case procedures of Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) The commission may file a suit in a district court of Travis County to prevent a violation of this chapter or for any other appropriate relief.

(g) Judicial review of a commission order imposing an administrative penalty is:

(1) instituted by filing a petition as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(2) by trial de novo.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.001
§ 8363.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Bearpen Creek Municipal Utility District of Hunt County.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0151
§ 479.0151. DISBURSEMENT WITHOUT APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

Money in the trust fund may be disbursed by the office without appropriation only as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.055
§ 1202.055. RESTRICTION ON SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION REGARDING CAPACITY OR MODIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not reapply for complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a ward's guardianship before the first anniversary of the date of the hearing on the last preceding application, except as otherwise provided by the court on good cause shown by the applicant.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.003
§ 15.003. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A party represented by counsel who alleges that existing rates are excessive or that rates prescribed by the commission are excessive and who prevails in a proceeding for review of a commission order or decision is entitled in the same action to recover against the regulation fund reasonable fees for attorneys and expert witnesses and other costs for the party's efforts before the commission and the court.

(b) The court shall set the amount of attorney's fees awarded under Subsection (a).

(c) If a court finds that an action under Section 15.001 or this section was groundless and brought in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant public utility.
Tex. Family Code § 55.35 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.35
§ 55.35. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO FACILITY OR ALTERNATIVE SETTING; REPORT TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the juvenile court issues an order under Section 55.33(a), the court shall order the probation department to send copies of any information in the possession of the department and relevant to the issue of the child's mental illness or intellectual disability to the public or private facility or outpatient alternative setting, as appropriate.

(b) Not later than the 75th day after the date the court issues an order under Section 55.33(a), the public or private facility or outpatient alternative setting, as appropriate, shall submit to the court a report that:

(1) describes the treatment or services provided to the child by the facility or alternative setting; and

(2) states the opinion of the director of the facility or alternative setting as to whether the child is fit or unfit to proceed.

(c) If the report under Subsection (b) states that the child is unfit to proceed, the report must also include an opinion and the reasons for that opinion as to whether the child meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services or court-ordered intellectual disability services under Section 55.05 or 55.06.

(d) The report of an outpatient alternative setting collaborating with a juvenile probation department to provide restoration classes must include any information provided by the juvenile probation department regarding the child's assessment at the conclusion of the restoration classes.

(e) The court shall provide a copy of the report submitted under Subsection (b) to the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for the child.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1364.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1364 / Section 1364.002
§ 1364.002. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a credit accident and health insurance policy subject to Chapter 1153;

(2) any group specifically provided for or authorized by law in existence and covered under a policy filed with the State Board of Insurance before April 1, 1975;

(3) accident or health coverage that is incidental to any form of a group automobile, casualty, property, workers' compensation, or employers' liability policy approved by the department; or

(4) any policy or contract of insurance with a state agency, department, or board providing health services:

(A) to eligible individuals under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code; or

(B) under a state plan adopted in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sections 1396-1396g, as amended, or 42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq., as amended.