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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0202
§ 8055.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2019, 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 temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8055.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2023.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8055.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8055.0103; or

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

(d) If Subsection (c) 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. Government Code § 51.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.004
§ 51.004. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the supreme court shall:

(1) file and carefully preserve the transcripts of records certified to the supreme court and papers relative to the record;

(2) docket causes in the order in which the supreme court directs;

(3) faithfully record the proceedings and decisions of the supreme court; and

(4) certify the judgments of the supreme court to the courts from which the cases were brought.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.010
§ 2022.010. COMMISSION OFFICES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall maintain a general office of the commission in Austin and may also establish branch offices.
Tex. Water Code § 15.737 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.737
§ 15.737. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules necessary to carry out this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 22.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.107
§ 22.107. COMMISSION IN AID OF COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the authority granted by Section 22.106 of this code, the court of criminal appeals may appoint a commission for the aid of the court in disposing of the business before the court. The commission in aid of the court shall discharge the duties that are assigned it by the court of criminal appeals.

(b) The commission shall be composed of two attorneys having the qualifications fixed by the constitution and laws of this state for a judge of the court of criminal appeals. Commissioners serve two-year terms that expire September 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) The opinions of the commissioners in aid of the court shall be submitted to the court of criminal appeals for approval. When approved by a majority of the court and handed down as an opinion of the court, an opinion of a commissioner in aid of the court has the same weight and legal effect as an opinion originally prepared and handed down by the court of criminal appeals.

(d) Each member of the commission is entitled to receive for his services the salary that is provided by law.

(e) The court of criminal appeals by appointment may fill a vacancy on the commission in aid of the court that is created by the death, resignation, or removal of a member of the commission. A person appointed to fill a vacancy continues in office for the unexpired portion of the term for which the commissioner vacating the office was appointed.

(f) The court of criminal appeals shall appoint two stenographers for the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 247.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 247 / Section 247.006
§ 247.006. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may appeal to the governing body of a political subdivision:

(1) a decision to conditionally approve or disapprove a development document made by the regulatory authority for the political subdivision or a person authorized by Section 247.002(a) to perform the review of the document; or

(2) a decision regarding a development inspection conducted by the regulatory authority or a person authorized by Section 247.002(b) to perform the inspection.

(b) A person must file an appeal under this section not later than the 15th day after the date the decision being appealed is made.

(c) If the governing body hearing the appeal does not affirm the decision being appealed by a majority vote on or before the 60th day after the date the appeal is filed:

(1) the development document that is the subject of the appeal is considered approved; or

(2) the development inspection that is the subject of the appeal is waived.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0304
§ 3980.0304. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.

(b) A district may not add or exclude land unless the city consents to the addition or exclusion.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2291 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2291
§ 152.2291. TERRY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Terry County Juvenile Board is composed of the:

(1) county judge;

(2) district judges in Terry County;

(3) juvenile court judge;

(4) Brownfield city manager;

(5) superintendent of the Brownfield Independent School District; and

(6) one public member from Terry County appointed by the board chairman.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the juvenile board an annual salary of not more than $1,200 for the added duties imposed on them. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county.

(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile board members and all probation officers and staff for reasonable and necessary job related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.

(e) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the salaries and allowances of the juvenile probation officers in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(f) Sections 152.0005(a) and (b) do not apply to the juvenile board of Terry County.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.155 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.155
§ 351.155. PLEDGE OR COMMITMENT OF CERTAIN TAX REVENUE FOR OBLIGATIONS FOR QUALIFIED PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the authority of a municipality to issue debt under Chapter 1504, Government Code, a municipality may pledge or commit the revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter from a qualified hotel and the revenue to which the municipality is entitled under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, Section 351.157 for the payment of:

(1) bonds or other obligations issued for a qualified project; and

(2) contractual obligations related to the project, including obligations under:

(A) a contract authorized by Chapter 380, Local Government Code, for the project; and

(B) an interlocal agreement directly related to the project.

(b) A municipality may pledge or commit revenue for the payment of bonds, other obligations, or contractual obligations under Subsection (a) only if the qualified hotel that is a component of the qualified project for which that revenue is pledged or committed benefits from the pledging or committing of that revenue.

(c) A municipality may pledge or commit revenue under this section for only one qualified project. After a municipality pledges or commits revenue under this section for a qualified project, the municipality may not ever again pledge or commit revenue for a qualified project.

(c-1) This subsection applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(12) that has a population of 130,000 or more. Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a municipality to which this subsection applies may pledge or commit revenue under this section for only two qualified projects.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more.

(e) A municipality is not entitled to receive revenue under Section 351.156 or 351.157 unless the municipality has pledged or committed a portion of the revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter and collected by the qualified hotel for the payment of bonds, other obligations, or contractual obligations described by Subsection (a) and issued or incurred for the qualified project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.001
§ 8143.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Texas City, Texas.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.057
§ 1052.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but may receive actual expenses incurred in attending to district business on approval of the expenses by the remainder of the board.
Tex. Finance Code § 159.151 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 159 / Section 159.151
§ 159.151. MONEY HELD IN TRUST.
Status: in_force

A person who collects or receives a payment from a wrap borrower under the terms of a wrap mortgage loan holds the money in trust for the benefit of the borrower.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8078.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8078 / Section 8078.0306
§ 8078.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) 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 enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8078.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8078.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8078.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.102
§ 439.102. WRITTEN VERIFICATION REQUIRED FOR BRAND NAME INSULIN DRUG MANUFACTURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The manufacturer of a brand name insulin prescription drug for which a generic or biosimilar prescription drug is not available and that is included in the Medicaid vendor drug program formulary must submit to the Health and Human Services Commission a written verification stating whether or not the unavailability of the generic or biosimilar prescription drug is the result, wholly or partly, of:

(1) a scheme by the manufacturer to pay a generic or biosimilar prescription drug manufacturer to delay manufacturing or marketing the generic or biosimilar drug;

(2) a legal or business strategy to extend the life of a patent on the brand name prescription drug;

(3) the manufacturer directly manipulating a patent on the brand name prescription drug; or

(4) the manufacturer facilitating an action described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) on behalf of another entity.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing the form and manner for submission of the written verification required under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9054.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9054 / Section 9054.0202
§ 9054.0202. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with Sections 49.105(a)-(c), Water Code.

(b) If a position on the board becomes vacant on a date that is more than two years before the next scheduled date for an election for the office, the board shall:

(1) appoint a person to fill the vacant office until a person elected to that office has qualified; and

(2) hold an election to elect a member to fill the vacant office for the remainder of the unexpired term together with the next regularly scheduled election for other directors' offices.

(c) Section 49.105(d) does not apply to the board.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.104
§ 840A.104. GAIN SHARING INTEREST ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each fiscal year and subject to Subsection (b), the retirement system shall compute the gain sharing interest rate by:

(1) determining the average return on the investment of the system's cash and securities during the preceding five fiscal years, expressed as a percentage rate;

(2) subtracting four percentage points from the percentage rate determined under Subdivision (1); and

(3) multiplying the resulting difference under Subdivision (2) by 50 percent.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), each fiscal year, the retirement system shall:

(1) in addition to the amount deposited under Section 840A.103, deposit into each member's individual account in the retirement system an amount equal to the gain sharing interest rate determined under Subsection (a) for the fiscal year multiplied by the member's accumulated account balance as of the end of the preceding fiscal year; and

(2) recalculate the annuity payment of a retiree or annuitant under this chapter by:

(A) multiplying the annuity payment amount as of the end of the preceding fiscal year by the gain sharing interest rate determined under Subsection (a); or

(B) if the retiree or annuitant was not entitled to an annuity payment as of the end of the preceding fiscal year, multiplying the retiree's or annuitant's first annuity payment amount by the gain sharing interest rate determined under Subsection (a).

(c) The gain sharing interest rate applied under Subsection (b) may not be less than zero or more than three percent.

(d) Subsection (b) applies only to a retiree or annuitant who is receiving a cash balance annuity under Section 840A.053 or 840A.054, including an alternate payee under Section 804.005.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.111
§ 501.111. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person within 30 days after the date that the judgment of the court becomes final.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.030
§ 383.030. ACTION BY BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The resolution or a security agreement may provide that on default in the payment of principal of or interest on the bonds, or threatened default under conditions stated in the resolution or security agreement, and on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, a court of competent jurisdiction may appoint a receiver to collect and receive pledged income.

(b) The resolution or security agreement may limit or qualify the rights of less than all of the holders of outstanding bonds payable from the same source to institute or prosecute litigation affecting the issuer's property or income.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.153
§ 1954.153. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license or registration under Subchapter C to a provisional license or registration holder who is eligible to be licensed or registered under rules adopted under Section 1954.055 or who:

(1) passes the part of the examination under Section 1954.109 that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the performance of the relevant asbestos-related activity in this state, if the executive commissioner requires an examination under Section 1954.109 to obtain the license or registration required to perform that activity;

(2) meets the relevant academic and experience requirements for the license or registration, as verified by the department; and

(3) satisfies any other applicable license or registration requirement under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.279 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.279
§ 1001.279. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) An engineer or land surveyor may request inactive status at any time. An engineer or land surveyor on inactive status may not practice engineering or land surveying, as applicable.

(b) An engineer or land surveyor on inactive status must pay a fee in an amount and at times prescribed by the board.

(c) An engineer or land surveyor on inactive status is not required to:

(1) comply with the continuing education requirements adopted by the board under Section 1001.210 or 1071.305, as applicable; or

(2) take an examination for reinstatement to active status.

(d) To return to active status, an engineer or land surveyor on inactive status must:

(1) file with the board a written notice requesting reinstatement to active status;

(2) pay the fee for the renewal of the license; and

(3) provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has complied with the continuing education requirements adopted by the board under Section 1001.210 or 1071.305, as applicable.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.354 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.354
§ 22.354. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RECORD OR PREPARE ANNUAL REPORT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation commits an offense if the corporation fails to maintain a financial record, prepare an annual report, or make the record or report available to the public in the manner required by Section 22.353.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.153
§ 9029.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the authority is from October 1 to September 30 of the following year, unless changed by the board.
Tex. Estates Code § 1162.008 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1162 / Section 1162.008
§ 1162.008. GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the ward or an interested party at any stage of proceedings under this subchapter if it is considered advisable for the protection of the ward or the interested party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0501
§ 8003A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 49.192 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.192
§ 49.192. FORM OF AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall adopt accounting and auditing manuals and, except as otherwise provided by the manuals, the district audit shall be performed according to the generally accepted auditing standards adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.252 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.252
§ 51.252. REFUND OF PURCHASE MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a patent cannot be issued for land because of a conflict, erroneous survey, or illegal sale or if a patent is issued for land and is later canceled, the comptroller, on proper proof, may issue his warrant to the proper parties for amounts paid in good faith to the State Treasury for taxes, lease payments, or purchase payments on this land.

(b) Proof of these good-faith payments may be shown by the certificate of the commissioner if the records of the land office show that a patent cannot be issued because of conflict, erroneous survey, or illegal sale or that a patent has been canceled.

(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to surveys on which the errors may be corrected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.053
§ 8154.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) approved by:

(A) the board; and

(B) the county judge or the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located;

(2) filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the district is located;

(3) filed for safekeeping in the district's depository; and

(4) recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the district office.