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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0301
§ 7981A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.063
§ 574.063. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The person responsible for a patient's court-ordered outpatient treatment or the facility administrator of the outpatient facility in which a patient receives treatment may file a sworn application for the patient's temporary detention pending the modification hearing under Section 574.062.

(b) The application must state the applicant's opinion and detail the reasons for the applicant's opinion that:

(1) the patient meets the criteria described by Section 574.064(a-1); and

(2) detention in an inpatient mental health facility is necessary to evaluate the appropriate setting for continued court-ordered services.

(c) The court may issue an order for temporary detention if a modification hearing is set and the court finds from the information in the application that there is probable cause to believe that the opinions stated in the application are valid.

(d) At the time the temporary detention order is signed, the judge shall appoint an attorney to represent a patient who does not have an attorney.

(e) Within 24 hours after the time detention begins, the court that issued the temporary detention order shall provide to the patient and the patient's attorney a written notice that states:

(1) that the patient has been placed under a temporary detention order;

(2) the grounds for the order; and

(3) the time and place of the modification hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298G.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298G / Section 298G.154
§ 298G.154. INTEREST AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose and collect interest and penalties on delinquent mandatory payments assessed under this chapter in any amount that does not exceed the maximum amount authorized for other delinquent payments owed to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.609 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.609
§ 33.609. LANDOWNER CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not undertake a coastal erosion response project on:

(1) permanent school fund land without first obtaining the written consent of the school land board; or

(2) private property, other than that encumbered by the common law rights of the public affirmed by Chapter 61, without first obtaining the written consent of the property owner.

(b) If the commissioner cannot determine the identity of or locate a property owner, consent is considered to have been given if:

(1) the commissioner publishes a notice of the project at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in the newspaper having the largest circulation in the county in which the project is located; and

(2) the property owner does not object on or before the 20th day after the last date notice is published under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.263 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.263
§ 401.263. APPLICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission is considering the issuance, renewal, or amendment of a license to process materials that produce by-product materials or a license to dispose of by-product material and the commission determines that the licensed activity will have a significant impact on the human environment, the commission shall prepare or have prepared a written environmental analysis.

(b) The analysis must include:

(1) an assessment of the radiological and nonradiological effects of the licensed activity on the public health;

(2) an assessment of any effect of the licensed activity on a waterway or groundwater;

(3) consideration of alternatives to the licensed activity, including alternative sites and engineering methods; and

(4) consideration of decommissioning, decontamination, reclamation, and other long-term effects associated with a licensed activity, including management of by-product material.

(c) The commission shall give notice of the analysis as provided by commission rule and shall make the analysis available to the public for written comment not later than the 31st day before the date of the hearing on the license.

(d) After notice is given, the commission shall provide an opportunity for written comments by persons affected.

(e) The analysis shall be included as part of the record of the commission's proceedings.

(f) The commission by rule shall prohibit major construction with respect to an activity that is to be licensed until the requirements of Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) are completed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.134 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.134
§ 214.134. RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In adopting a resolution or ordinance that establishes a building line, a municipality must follow the same procedure that it is authorized by law to use to acquire land for the opening of streets.

(b) The resolution or ordinance must:

(1) describe the street affected and the location of the building line; and

(2) provide a period, not to exceed 25 years after the date on which the line is established, during which structures extending into the area between the street and the building line must be brought into conformance with the line.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9022.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9022 / Section 9022.103
§ 9022.103. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may divide into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code. Sections 51.748 through 51.753, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.054
§ 1007.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for the directors' bonds.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited in the district depository for safekeeping.
Tex. Family Code § 57.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.001
§ 57.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim.

(2) "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.

(3) "Victim" means a person who as the result of the delinquent conduct of a child suffers a pecuniary loss or personal injury or harm.
Tex. Education Code § 110.33 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.33
§ 110.33. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES.
Status: in_force

The board of regents may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees and may adopt rules for the operation, control, and management of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as necessary for conducting a health sciences center of the first class.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.105
§ 452.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee by resolution may adopt rules for the:

(1) safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the public transportation system;

(2) use of the public transportation system and the authority's services by the public and the payment of fares, tolls, and other charges; and

(3) regulation of privileges on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the authority.

(b) The authority shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise.

(c) A notice of each rule adopted by the executive committee shall be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the area in which the authority is located once each week for two consecutive weeks after adoption of the rule. The notice must contain a condensed statement of the substance of the rule and must advise that a copy of the complete text of the rule is filed in the principal office of the authority where the text may be read by any person.

(d) A rule becomes effective 10 days after the date of the second publication of the notice under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.401 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.401
§ 161.401. PENALTY FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Any person, seller, veteran, or appraiser who knowingly makes, utters, publishes, passes, or uses any false, fictitious, or forged paper, document, contract, affidavit, application, assignment, or other instrument in writing in connection with or pertaining to any transaction under this chapter is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two nor more than 10 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, or by both.
Tex. Government Code § 421.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 421 / Section 421.024
§ 421.024. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The council shall, in collaboration with the Homeland Security Division of the Department of Public Safety, advise the governor on:

(1) the implementation of the governor's homeland security strategy by state and local agencies and provide specific suggestions for helping those agencies implement the strategy; and

(2) other matters related to the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of initiatives to promote the governor's homeland security strategy.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.082 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.082
§ 345.082. STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS AND AMOUNT DUE UNDER CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) On written request of a retail buyer, the holder of a retail installment contract shall give or send to the buyer a written statement of the dates and amounts of installment payments and the total amount unpaid under the contract.

(b) A retail buyer is entitled to one statement without charge during a six-month period. The charge for each additional requested statement during the period may not exceed $1.
Tex. Water Code § 51.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.305
§ 51.305. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by order shall allocate a portion of the estimated maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by assessment against all land in the district to which the district can furnish irrigation water through its water delivery system or through an extension of its water delivery system. This assessment shall be levied against all irrigable land in the district on a per acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated.

(b) The board shall determine from year to year the proportionate amount of the expenses which will be borne by all water users receiving water delivery from the district.

(c) The remainder of the estimated expenses shall be paid by assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits required of persons in the district who use or who make application to use water. The board shall prorate the remainder among the applicants for irrigation water and may consider:

(1) the acreage each applicant will plant, the crop the applicant will grow, and the amount of water per acre used for irrigation purposes; and

(2) other factors deemed appropriate by the board with respect to water used for other nonirrigation uses.

(d) A landowner of irrigable land in the district or a user of water delivered by the district for any purpose other than irrigation who disputes all or a part of a board order that determines the amount of an assessment, charge, fee, rental, or deposit may file a petition under Section 11.041. That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or user of water described by this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8112.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8112 / Section 8112.021
§ 8112.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2005, a person who owns land in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the first petition received by the commission under Subsection (a).

(c) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office or if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(d) Temporary directors serve until the date the directors are elected under Section 8112.023.

(e) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8112.023 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (f) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8112.023; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(f) If Subsection (e) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 136.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 136 / Section 136.007
§ 136.007. SELF-FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop the program as a revolving loan program that will become self-funding over the life of the program.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 16.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 16 / Section 16.02
§ 16.02. EXAMINATION POSTPONED.
Status: in_force

The magistrate may at the request of either party postpone the examination to procure testimony; but the accused shall in the meanwhile be detained in custody unless he give bail to be present from day to day before the magistrate until the examination is concluded, which he may do in all cases except murder and treason.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.021 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.021
§ 20.021. CHECK VERIFICATION AND CHECK GUARANTEE SERVICES; DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "check verifier" means any business offering check verification or check guarantee services in this state.

(b) On request and proper identification provided by a consumer, a check verifier shall disclose to the consumer in writing all information pertaining to the consumer in the check verifier's files at the time of the request, including:

(1) the criteria used by the check verifier to reject a check from the consumer;

(2) a set of instructions describing how information is presented on the check verifier's written disclosure of the consumer file; and

(3) a toll-free number at which personnel are available to consumers during normal business hours for use in resolving a dispute if the consumer submits a written dispute to the check verifier.

(c) A check verifier may not charge a consumer for disclosing the information required under Subsection (b) if the check verifier has rejected a check from the consumer in the 30 days prior to the consumer's request for information. A check verifier may otherwise impose a reasonable charge on a consumer for the disclosure of information pertaining to the consumer in an amount not to exceed $8.
Tex. Water Code § 61.211 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.211
§ 61.211. MAINTENANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district is created all expenses necessarily incurred after the petition was filed in connection with the creation, establishment, and maintenance of the district shall be paid out of the construction and maintenance fund of the district.

(b) The fund shall consist of all money received from the sale of bonds and all other amounts received by the district from any source, except tax collections applied to the sinking fund and payment of interest on the navigation bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.015
§ 592.015. EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

An employer, employment agency, or labor organization may not deny a person equal opportunities in employment because of the person's intellectual disability, unless:

(1) the person's intellectual disability significantly impairs the person's ability to perform the duties and tasks of the position for which the person has applied; or

(2) the denial is based on a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.251
§ 3928.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Family Code § 160.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.303
§ 160.303. DENIAL OF PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

A presumed father of a child may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if:

(1) an acknowledgment of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by another man is filed under Section 160.305;

(2) the denial is in a record and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and

(3) the presumed father has not previously:

(A) acknowledged paternity of the child, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded under Section 160.307 or successfully challenged under Section 160.308; or

(B) been adjudicated to be the father of the child.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.064 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.064
§ 887.064. DIVIDENDS.
Status: in_force

If the amount of an association's mortuary fund exceeds the amount of reserves required by Subchapter I, the association may pay dividends from the fund to its certificate holders. The amount of the dividends and the method of distribution of the dividends must be:

(1) equitable and nondiscriminatory; and

(2) approved by the department before payment.
Tex. Government Code § 46.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 46 / Section 46.007
§ 46.007. INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN OTHER STATE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Subchapter C, Chapter 41, does not apply to a county if the county is served by a state prosecutor who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.
Tex. Local Government Code § 370.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 370 / Section 370.006
§ 370.006. ASSISTANCE IN MAN-MADE OR NATURAL DISASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality, the chief of the fire department, or an emergency management director or coordinator designated for the municipality under Section 418.1015, Government Code, may request or accept any care, assistance, or advice described by Section 79.003(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, including the loan or operation of construction equipment or other heavy equipment by the owner or operator of the equipment, as applicable, or the donation of resources to the extent the governing body, chief, or emergency management director or coordinator believes necessary to address a man-made or natural disaster.

(b) The commissioners court of a county, the county judge, the county fire marshal, an incorporated volunteer fire department under contract with a county under Section 352.001, a volunteer fire department described by Section 352.005, as applicable, or an emergency management director or coordinator designated for the county under Section 418.1015, Government Code, may request or accept any care, assistance, or advice described by Section 79.003(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, including the loan or operation of construction equipment or other heavy equipment by the owner or operator of the equipment, as applicable, or the donation of resources to the extent the commissioners court, county judge, county fire marshal, volunteer fire department, or emergency management director or coordinator believes necessary to address a man-made or natural disaster.

(c) A person as defined by Section 79.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, who provides care, assistance, or advice to a municipality or county in the manner described by this section is immune from civil liability as provided by Section 79.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) Subsection (a) or (b) does not authorize the acceptance of care, assistance, or advice in violation of any other law or contractual agreement that prohibits the acceptance of that care, assistance, or advice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8229.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8229 / Section 8229.051
§ 8229.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.055
§ 9017.055. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board shall administer the defined area as provided by Chapter 51, Water Code.

(b) Sections 51.518-51.524 and 51.526-51.529, Water Code, do not apply to the defined area.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.052 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.052
§ 13A.052. OFFENSE COMMITTED OUTSIDE THIS STATE BY PERSON ACTING FOR STATE.
Status: in_force

An offense committed outside this state by any officer acting under the authority of this state under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant may be prosecuted in:

(1) the county in which the defendant resides; or

(2) if a nonresident of this state, Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.203
§ 8363.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.110
§ 1022.110. CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction or purchase contract that involves the expenditure of more than $2,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252 and Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.031 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.031
§ 41.031. CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner finds that two-thirds or more of those voting in the election voted in favor of the referendum proposition or that those voting in favor of the proposition produced at least 50 percent of the volume of production of the commodity during the relevant production period, the commissioner shall publicly certify the adoption of the referendum proposition and issue certificates of election to those persons elected to the board. Otherwise, the commissioner shall publicly certify that the referendum proposition was defeated.