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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.103
§ 31.103. WATER SKIS, AQUAPLANES, ETC.
Status: in_force

: TIME AND MANNER OF OPERATION. (a) No person may operate a vessel on any water of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, surfboards, or similar devices and no person while being towed may engage in water-skiing, surfboarding or similar activity at any time between the hours from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. This subsection does not apply to motorboats or vessels used in water ski tournaments, competitions, or exhibitions or trials therefor if adequate lighting is provided.

(b) All motorboats having in tow or otherwise assisting in towing a person on water skis, aquaplanes, or similar contrivances shall be operated in a careful and prudent manner and at a reasonable distance from persons and property so as not to endanger the life or property of any person.

(c) A person being towed on water skis, aquaplanes, or similar devices by a vessel is considered an occupant of the vessel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8168.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8168 / Section 8168.002
§ 8168.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Fort Bend and Harris Counties created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7817.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7817 / Section 7817.0103
§ 7817.0103. TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district boundaries form a closure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8128.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8128 / Section 8128.003
§ 8128.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8128.022 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to the City of Schertz; 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, 2010.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.077 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.077
§ 462.077. PASS OR FURLOUGH FROM INPATIENT CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The facility administrator may permit a patient admitted to the facility under an order for inpatient services to leave the facility under a pass or furlough.

(b) A pass authorizes the patient to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours. A furlough authorizes the patient to leave for a longer period.

(c) The pass or furlough may be subject to specified conditions.

(d) When a patient is furloughed, the facility administrator shall notify the court that issued the commitment order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.011 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.011
§ 3954.011. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.057 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.057
§ 111.057. EXTENSION FOR FILING REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may grant a reasonable extension of time, not to exceed 45 days, for the filing of a report required by this title.

(b) To qualify for an extension of time under this section, the person required to file a report must make a request for the extension to the comptroller and remit not less than 90 percent of the amount of the tax estimated to be due on or before the filing date as required by other provisions of this title. The request must be in writing and include the reason an extension is needed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.044
§ 313.044. ASSESSMENT APPORTIONED UNDER FRONT FOOT RULE UNLESS INEQUITABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A cost of an improvement that is assessed against abutting property and the owners of the property shall be apportioned among the parcels of abutting property and the owners of the property in accordance with the front foot rule.

(b) If, in the opinion of the governing body, the application of the front foot rule in a particular case would result in injustice or inequality, the governing body shall apportion and assess the costs in the proportion it determines just and equitable, considering:

(1) the special benefit the property and the owner receive in enhanced value to the property;

(2) the equities of the owners; and

(3) the adjustment of the apportionment so as to produce a substantial equality of benefits received and burdens imposed.

(c) The entirety of a parcel of real property abutting the highway proposed for assessment is subject to the assessment irrespective of subdivision or partial sale after the date on which the notice was mailed if:

(1) an assessment is imposed by ordinance; and

(2) the municipality has delivered to the county clerk for recording a notice of the proposed assessment that describes, or describes by reference, each abutting parcel.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.205
§ 1504.205. OBLIGATIONS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation issued under this subchapter:

(1) is not a debt of the municipality;

(2) may be a charge only on the property of the exposition or convention hall encumbered; and

(3) may not be included in determining the power of the municipality to issue bonds for any purpose authorized by law.

(b) Each contract, bond, or note issued or executed under this subchapter must contain the following provision: "The holder of this obligation is not entitled to demand payment of this obligation out of any money raised by taxation."
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 103.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 103 / Section 103.002
§ 103.002. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender commits an offense if in connection with a mortgage loan transaction the lender pays or offers to pay a person, including an individual licensed or certified by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board or the Texas Real Estate Commission, a fee or other consideration for appraisal services and the payment:

(1) is contingent on a minimum, maximum, or pre-agreed estimate of value of property securing the loan; and

(2) interferes with the person's ability or obligation to provide an independent and impartial opinion of the property's value.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An instruction a lender gives to a real estate appraiser regarding a legal or other regulatory requirement for the appraisal of property, or any other communication between a lender or real estate appraiser necessary or appropriate under a law, regulation, or underwriting standard applicable to a real estate appraisal, does not constitute interference by a lender for purposes of Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.502
§ 1051.502. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may bring an action in its name to enjoin or restrain a person from violating this subtitle, a rule adopted under this subtitle, or another state statute or rule relating to the professions regulated under this subtitle.

(b) An action under this section must be brought in:

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

(2) the county in which the violation occurred or is threatened to occur.

(c) In an action brought under this section, the board may be represented by the attorney general, the district attorney or the county attorney, and by other counsel as necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.004
§ 1011.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Schleicher County.
Tex. Property Code § 221.012 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.012
§ 221.012. CONVEYANCE AND ENCUMBRANCE.
Status: in_force

Once the property is established as a timeshare plan, each timeshare interest may be individually conveyed or encumbered and shall be entirely independent of all other timeshare interests in the same timeshare property. Any title or interest in a timeshare interest may be recorded.
Tex. Water Code § 17.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.021
§ 17.021. SECURITY FOR BIDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall require every bidder, except administrators of state funds, to include with the bid an exchange or cashier's check for a sum the board considers adequate as a forfeit guaranteeing acceptance of and payment for all bonds covered by the bids and accepted by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.262 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.262
§ 401.262. MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN BY-PRODUCT MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

The commission has sole and exclusive authority to assure that processing and disposal sites are closed and that by-product material is managed and disposed of in compliance with:

(1) the federal commission's applicable standards; and

(2) closure criteria the federal commission and the United States Environmental Protection Agency have determined are protective of human health and safety and the environment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.006
§ 7968.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.0575 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.0575
§ 2308.0575. RULES ON FEES; CONTRACT FOR STUDY; CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public health and safety, the commission by rule shall establish:

(1) the fees that may be charged in connection with a private property tow;

(2) the maximum amount that may be charged for fees, other than tow fees, that may be assessed by a towing company in connection with a private property tow; and

(3) a maximum amount that may be charged for the following private property tows:

(A) standard light-duty tows of motor vehicles with a gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less;

(B) medium-duty tows of motor vehicles with a gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, but less than 25,000 pounds; and

(C) heavy-duty tows of motor vehicles with a gross weight rating that exceeds 25,000 pounds.

(b) In adopting rules under Subsection (a), the commission shall contract for a study that:

(1) examines towing fee studies conducted by municipalities in this state; and

(2) analyzes the cost of towing services by company, the consumer price index, the geographic area, and individual cost components.

(c) The commission may structure the maximum amounts that may be charged for private property tows based on hourly or flat fees or by geographic location.

(d) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of information contained in a study conducted under this section that is claimed to be confidential for competitive purposes and may not release information that identifies a person or company. The confidential information is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(e) To protect the confidentiality of the information, the commission shall aggregate the information to the maximum extent possible considering the purpose of the study.

(f) The department shall contract to conduct a study on private property towing fees under this section at least once every two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.051
§ 1041.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of six directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms with three directors elected each year; and

(2) a directors' election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year.

(c) If two or more persons tie for the third-highest vote in a directors' election, those persons shall draw lots to determine which person is elected.

(d) A director's term begins on June 1 following the director's election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.255
§ 861.255. RULES REGARDING CERTAIN ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The value of the electronic machines and systems, office equipment, furniture, other machines, and labor-saving devices specified in Section 861.254(c)(9), as determined under this section and in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, is an admitted asset of the company.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules defining electronic machines and systems, office equipment, furniture, other machines, and labor-saving devices as specified in Section 861.254(c)(9) and stating the maximum period for which each class of equipment may be amortized.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.049
§ 283.049. DISTRICT INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district facilities may be inspected by a representative of the Department of State Health Services or any other state agency or board authorized to supervise a hospital.

(b) A resident district officer shall:

(1) admit an inspector into the district facilities; and

(2) on demand give the inspector access to records, reports, books, papers, and accounts related to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1693.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1693 / Section 1693.005
§ 1693.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.154
§ 3908.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.152
§ 9026.152. DISTRICT ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The district shall keep a complete system of the district's accounts.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.101 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.101
§ 40.101. NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person responsible for an unauthorized discharge of oil or the person in charge of any vessel or a terminal facility from or at which an unauthorized discharge of oil has occurred, as soon as that person has knowledge of the discharge, shall:

(1) immediately notify the commissioner of the discharge; and

(2) undertake all reasonable actions to abate, contain, and remove pollution from the discharge.

(b) If the persons responsible or in charge are unknown or appear to the commissioner to be unwilling or unable to abate, contain, and remove pollution from an unauthorized discharge of oil in an adequate manner, the commissioner may abate, contain, and remove pollution from the discharge and may contract with and appoint agents who shall operate under the direction of the commissioner.

(c) In order to prevent duplication of effort among state agencies, the commissioner shall utilize the expertise of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on technical and scientific actions, including but not limited to:

(1) taking samples in the spill area;

(2) monitoring meteorological conditions that may affect spill response operations; and

(3) regulating disposal of spilled material.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.001
§ 7927.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 218.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0301
§ 8004A.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. Insurance Code § 1152.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.057
§ 1152.057. ALLOCATION OF INCOME, GAINS, OR LOSSES ON SEPARATE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

An insurance company shall credit to or charge against a separate account the income, gain, or loss, realized or unrealized, from an asset allocated to the account without regard to other income, gains, or losses of the insurance company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.106
§ 3824.106. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:

(1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and

(2) performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.

(b) An expenditure of public money for membership in the organization is considered to further a district purpose and to be for a public purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 57.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.101
§ 57.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "division" means the division of the governor's office established under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 120.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 120 / Section 120.103
§ 120.103. ASSISTANCE FROM STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

At the request of the task force, a state agency or political subdivision of this state may cooperate with the task force to the greatest extent practicable to fully implement the task force's statutory duties.
Tex. Government Code § 418.186 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.186
§ 418.186. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of State Health Services shall establish a program designed to educate the citizens of this state on disaster and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Before establishing the program, the department must collaborate with local authorities to prevent state efforts that are duplicative of local efforts. The program must address:

(1) types of disasters or other emergencies;

(2) the appropriate response to each type of disaster or emergency, including options for evacuation and shelter;

(3) how to prepare for each type of disaster or emergency;

(4) the impact of each type of disaster or emergency on citizens requiring medical assistance or other care;

(5) ways to respond in a disaster or emergency or to assist the victims of a disaster or emergency; and

(6) resources and supplies for disaster or emergency recovery.

(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, in cooperation with the governor, shall adopt rules to create and administer a disaster and emergency education program established under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.041
§ 773.041. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate, conduct, or maintain an emergency medical service, advertise that the person is an emergency medical services provider, or otherwise engage in or profess to be engaged in the provision of emergency medical services unless the person holds a license as an emergency medical services provider issued by the department in accordance with this chapter.

(a-1) A person may not transport a patient by stretcher in a vehicle unless the person holds a license as an emergency medical services provider issued by the department in accordance with this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, "person" means an individual, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.

(b) A person may not practice as any type of emergency medical services personnel unless the person is certified under this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(c) A certificate or license issued under this chapter is not transferable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.055
§ 3951.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.004
§ 115.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 115.004. AUDIT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 190,000 OR MORE. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 190,000 or more.

(b) At the end of the fiscal year or the accounting period fixed by law, the county auditor shall audit, adjust, and settle the accounts of the district attorney, the district clerk, and each county or precinct officer.

(c) If the county auditor is unable to obtain proper reports or an adequate accounting from any of those persons, either during or after the person's term of office, the auditor may require an accounting and may proceed at the county's expense as the auditor considers necessary to protect the interest of the county or of the person entitled to any funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.056
§ 6912.056. SUPERVISOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each supervisor shall give a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the supervisor's duties.