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Tex. Tax Code § 26.0443 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0443
§ 26.0443. TAX RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR ELIGIBLE COUNTY HOSPITAL EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Eligible county hospital" means a hospital that:

(A) is:

(i) owned or leased by a county and operated in accordance with Chapter 263, Health and Safety Code; or

(ii) owned or leased jointly by a municipality and a county and operated in accordance with Chapter 265, Health and Safety Code; and

(B) is located in an area not served by a hospital district created under Sections 4 through 11, Article IX, Texas Constitution.

(2) "Eligible county hospital expenditures" for a tax year means the amount paid by a county or municipality in the period beginning on July 1 of the tax year preceding the tax year for which the tax is adopted and ending on June 30 of the tax year for which the tax is adopted to maintain and operate an eligible county hospital.

(b) If a county's or municipality's eligible county hospital expenditures exceed the amount of those expenditures for the preceding tax year, the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for the county or municipality, as applicable, is increased by the lesser of the rates computed according to the following formulas:

(Current Tax Year's Eligible County Hospital Expenditures - Preceding Tax Year's Eligible County Hospital Expenditures) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)

(Preceding Tax Year's Eligible County Hospital Expenditures x 0.08) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)

(c) The county or municipality shall include a notice of the increase in the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate provided by this section, including a description and amount of eligible county hospital expenditures, in the information published under Section 26.04(e) and, as applicable, in the notice prescribed by Section 26.06 or 26.061.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0203
§ 4205.0203. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary voting directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary voting directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The temporary voting or successor temporary voting directors shall hold an election to elect five permanent voting directors as provided by Section 4205.0201.

(c) Temporary voting directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent voting directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

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

(1) the date permanent voting directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

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

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary voting directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary voting directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.037
§ 221.037. WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

If a notice is required to be given to a director by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws, a waiver of the notice signed by the person entitled to the notice, before or after the time that would have been stated in the notice, is equivalent to giving the notice.
Tex. Water Code § 26.456 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.456
§ 26.456. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK ON-SITE SUPERVISOR LICENSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person supervising the installation, repair, or removal of an underground storage tank must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37.

(b) An on-site supervisor must be present at the site at all times during the critical junctures of the installation, repair, or removal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.205
§ 1954.205. TERM OF REGISTRATION; PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall set the term of registration of an asbestos abatement worker.

(b) The procedures provided by this subchapter for the renewal of a license apply to the renewal of an asbestos abatement worker registration.

(c) An asbestos abatement worker who is required to complete periodic retraining must submit evidence of that retraining with the worker's application for renewal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.506 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.506
§ 1951.506. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall temporarily suspend the license of a person licensed under this chapter if the commissioner determines from the evidence or information presented to the commissioner that continued practice by the person would constitute a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare or environment.

(b) A license may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a preliminary hearing not later than the 14th day after the date of the temporary suspension to determine if there is probable cause to believe that a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare or environment still exists. A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later than the 61st day after the date of the temporary suspension.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.065 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.065
§ 1301.065. SHIFTING OF INSURER'S TORT LIABILITY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A preferred provider contract may not require any physician, health care provider, or physicians' group to execute a hold harmless clause to shift the insurer's tort liability resulting from the insurer's acts or omissions to the preferred provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.053
§ 3950.053. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A vacant director position is not counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.104
§ 9006.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the authority in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other powers granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the authority or the subordinate district is solely responsible for the expense of that necessary action.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.34 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.34
§ 49.34. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OR AUTOPSY CONSENT FORM.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of state health services, in consultation with the Texas Medical Board, shall prescribe a standard written consent form for a postmortem examination or autopsy. The form must:

(1) include the name of the hospital or other institution and the department that will perform the examination or autopsy;

(2) include a statement that the removal from the deceased person's body and retention by the physician of organs, fluids, prosthetic devices, or tissue may be required for purposes of comprehensive evaluation or accurate determination of a cause of death;

(3) provide the family of the deceased person with an opportunity to place restrictions or special limitations on the examination or autopsy;

(4) include a separate section regarding the disposition of organs, fluids, prosthetic devices, or tissue after the examination or autopsy, including a prioritized list of the persons authorized to control that disposition, as provided by Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code;

(5) provide for documented and witnessed consent;

(6) allow authorization for the release of human remains to a funeral home or individual designated by the person giving consent for the postmortem examination or autopsy;

(7) include information regarding the rights described by Article 49.35 of this code;

(8) list the circumstances under which a medical examiner is required by law to conduct an investigation, inquest, or autopsy under Article 49.25 of this code;

(9) include a statement that the form is required by state law; and

(10) be written in plain language designed to be easily understood by the average person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.103
§ 7979.103. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.404 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.404
§ 541.404. HEARING ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing held by the department in response to a petition to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule must be open to the public.

(b) At the hearing, any person may present to the department in writing or orally testimony, data, or other information regarding the act or practice under consideration.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 71 / Section 71.007
§ 71.007. INEFFECTIVE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

An agreement between the owner of a railroad, street railway, steamboat, stagecoach, or other vehicle for the transportation of goods or passengers, of an industrial or public utility plant, or of other machinery and an individual, corporation, trustee, receiver, lessee, joint-stock association, or other entity in control of or operating the vehicle, plant, or other machinery does not release the owner or the entity controlling or operating the vehicle, plant, or other machinery from liability provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.169 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.169
§ 225.169. TITUS COUNTY WORLD WAR II VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Titus County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2348 and the eastern municipal boundary of Mount Pleasant is designated as the Titus County World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Titus County World War II Veterans Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Local Government Code § 319.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 319 / Section 319.004
§ 319.004. CONTRACTS AND LEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract for the complete management of, and for the conducting, maintenance, use, and operation of, buildings, improvements, and exhibits authorized by this chapter or by Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code.

(b) The commissioners court may lease the buildings, improvements, or exhibits.

(c) A contract or lease made under this section must be evidenced by an order of the commissioners court and entered in the minutes of the court.

(d) The commissioners court may permit the use of a building, improvement, or exhibit for any public purpose the court determines to be of benefit to the county and its residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.253
§ 3892.253. NOTICE AND HEARING ON CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district's board shall publish notice and hold a public hearing in its district regarding the terms and conditions for consolidation of the districts. The board shall publish notice at least once in a newspaper with general circulation in the affected districts at least seven days before the hearing.

(b) After the hearing, each board by resolution must approve the terms and conditions for consolidation by majority vote and enter an order consolidating the districts.

(c) If the board of each involved district adopts a resolution containing the terms and conditions for the consolidation, the involved districts become consolidated.
Tex. Government Code § 26.210 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.210
§ 26.210. HOCKLEY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Hockley County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.007
§ 1114.007. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules in the manner prescribed by Subchapter A, Chapter 36, to accomplish and enforce the purpose of this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.203 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.203
§ 41.203. CONFLICT WITH GENERAL COMMODITY LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

To the extent that this subchapter conflicts with other provisions of this chapter, this subchapter prevails.
Tex. Government Code § 24.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.019
§ 24.019. EXPENSES OF DISTRICT JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A district judge engaged in the discharge of official duties in a county other than the judge's county of residence is entitled to traveling and other necessary expenses, as provided by Chapter 660.

(b) A district judge is entitled to receive from the state the actual and necessary postage, telegraph, and telephone expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.

(c) The expenses shall be paid by the state on a sworn itemized account showing the expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0105
§ 7948A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.204
§ 2269.204. FIDUCIARY CAPACITY OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AGENT.
Status: in_force

A construction manager-agent represents the governmental entity in a fiduciary capacity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.113
§ 843.113. SPECIFIED POWERS NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The powers of a health maintenance organization are not limited to the powers specified by this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 55.534 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.534
§ 55.534. DEFAULT IN PAYING PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS BY A DISTRICT OBTAINING ITS WATER SUPPLY FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district which obtains its water supply from the United States defaults in the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the district, the board, if it considers it advisable, may authorize the issuance of bonds to fund or refund the debt including bonds, debt and accrued interest on debt, and interest on notes lawfully issued to pay for construction or acquisition of irrigation and drainage works.

(b) Before any bonds are issued under this section, the district shall submit to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the bonds should be issued.

(c) The board may issue the bonds either in serial form or in a form which provides for annual payment of principal and interest in a single amount, represented by coupons, and the board may prescribe the form and contents of the bonds and coupons. Amortization of both principal and interest on the bonds shall be accomplished in not more than 40 years from the date the bonds are issued.

(d) If bonds are issued in serial form, they shall be numbered consecutively beginning with one and continuing in numerical order. The bonds shall mature serially in annual amounts which are approximately equal. The board may set the bonds to not less than 5 years nor more than 40 years.

(e) If the bonds provide for the annual payment of principal and interest in a single amount which is represented by coupons, the coupons for the first five years may be for any amount which in the judgment of the board is economically sound and within the ability of the district to pay. For the remainder of the term of the bonds, the coupons shall be paid annually in equal amounts which are sufficient to liquidate the remainder of the bonds within 40 years from the date the bonds were issued.

(f) Any funding or refunding bonds issued under this section shall be negotiable.

(g) The district is not bound by the provisions of Sections 55.504-55.505 of this code, and the exercise of the provisions of those sections is left to the discretion of the board. If a suit is instituted, the suit is subject to the provisions and governed by the statutes relating to these suits.

(h) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the laws governing the issuance of bonds and the form and contents of bonds shall apply to bonds issued under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.357 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.357
§ 1030.357. COMPOSITION AND ELECTION OF BOARD FOLLOWING ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If annexation is approved, the board shall be governed by a board of nine directors with two directors elected from each commissioners precinct and one director elected at large.

(b) At the next regularly scheduled board meeting following the canvassing of the election to expand the district's territory, the board shall appoint two individuals who meet the qualifications under Section 1030.054 to serve as temporary directors representing Precinct 4 until the date of the next regular election of directors.

(c) On the date of the next regular election following the approval of annexation, in addition to the directors scheduled to be elected at that election, two directors shall be elected from Precinct 4.

(d) The two initial directors elected from Precinct 4 shall draw lots to determine which director shall serve a one-year term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.151
§ 3813.151. SALES AND USE TAX; EXCISE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Taxable items" includes all items subject to a sales and use tax that is imposed by Harris County.

(2) "Use," with respect to a taxable service, means the derivation in the district of a direct or indirect benefit from the service.

(b) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority vote at an election held for that purpose.

(c) If the district adopts a sales and use tax:

(1) the tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district; and

(2) an excise tax is imposed on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased or rented from a retailer during the period in which the sales and use tax is effective in the district.

(d) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax applied to the sales price of the taxable items and is included in the sales tax.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.362 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.362
§ 43.362. TRANSFER, PURCHASE, OR SALE OF LIVE BREEDER DEER.
Status: in_force

(a) Only breeder deer that are in a healthy condition may be sold, transferred, bartered, or exchanged, or offered for sale, transfer, barter, or exchange, by a deer breeder.

(b) Except as provided by Subchapter C or by a rule adopted by the commission under this subchapter, no person may purchase, obtain, sell, transfer, or accept in this state a live breeder deer unless the person obtains a transfer permit from the department.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.355 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.355
§ 62.355. WAIVER OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The prosecuting attorney may waive the state's right to a hearing under this subchapter and agree that registration under this chapter is not required. A waiver under this subsection must state whether the waiver is entered under a plea agreement.

(b) If the waiver is entered under a plea agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall:

(1) enter an order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter; or

(2) under Section 54.03(j), Family Code, inform the respondent that the court believes a hearing under this article is required and give the respondent the opportunity to:

(A) withdraw the respondent's plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or true; or

(B) affirm the respondent's plea and participate in the hearing.

(c) If the waiver is entered other than under a plea agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall enter an order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.357 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.357
§ 173.357. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY SUBJECT TO TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a district acquires additional territory, the district shall notify the comptroller and each affected local governmental jurisdiction of the acquisition.

(b) The district must include with each notification:

(1) an adequate map showing the new property boundaries of the district; and

(2) the date the additional territory was acquired.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller receives the notice under this section, the comptroller shall inform the district whether the comptroller is prepared to administer the tax in the additional territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.253
§ 1033.253. TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector of Houston County shall collect taxes for the district.
Tex. Water Code § 11.454 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.454
§ 11.454. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE WATERMASTER.
Status: in_force

Section 11.327 applies to the duties and authority of a watermaster appointed for a river basin or segment of a river basin under this subchapter in the same manner as that section applies to the duties and authority of a watermaster appointed for a water division under Subchapter G.