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Tex. Water Code § 49.069 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.069
§ 49.069. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide for and administer retirement, disability, and death compensation funds for the employees of the district.

(b) The board may establish a public retirement system in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 810, Government Code. The board may also provide for a deferred compensation plan described by Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457).

(c) The board may include hospitalization and medical benefits to its employees as part of the compensation paid to the officers and employees and may adopt any plan, rule, or regulation in connection with it and amend or change the plan, rule, or regulation as it may determine.

(d) The board may establish a sick leave pool for employees of the district in the same manner as that authorized for the creation of a sick leave pool for state employees by Subchapter A, Chapter 661, Government Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.056
§ 255.056. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

If a pretermitted child's other parent is not the surviving spouse of the testator, the portion of the testator's estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Section 255.053(a) or 255.054 may not reduce the portion of the testator's estate passing to the testator's surviving spouse by more than one-half.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0219 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0219
§ 8510.0219. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the authority's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.153
§ 8348.153. 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. Occupations Code § 1904.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1904 / Section 1904.054
§ 1904.054. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an application that meets commission requirements and the required fee, the commission shall issue to a person who meets commission standards for certification a certificate stating that the person is qualified to install, exchange, service, and repair residential, commercial, or industrial water treatment facilities.

(b) All fees received by the commission under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.402
§ 392.402. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each violation.

(c) A misdemeanor charge under this section must be filed not later than the first anniversary of the date of the alleged violation.

(d) This section does not apply to a violation of Section 392.307.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.062 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.062
§ 162.062. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAXES.
Status: in_force

A telephone cooperative doing business in this state is exempt from all excise taxes but is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the cooperative is exempted by that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.114
§ 3864.114. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.205
§ 6902.205. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the revenue of one or more district contracts or other revenue or income specified by board resolution or a trust indenture securing the bonds. The pledge may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the pledge, to issue additional bonds that will be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds being issued.

(b) The district may issue bonds secured by both property taxes and revenue of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.207
§ 2054.207. PERIODIC REPORTS TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

The president shall make periodic reports to the board regarding:

(1) the company's status; and

(2) the company's investments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0961 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0961
§ 361.0961. RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government or other political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation to:

(1) prohibit or restrict, for solid waste management purposes, the sale or use of a container or package in a manner not authorized by state law;

(2) prohibit or restrict the processing of solid waste by a solid waste facility, except for a solid waste facility owned by the local government, permitted by the commission for that purpose in a manner not authorized by state law; or

(3) assess a fee or deposit on the sale or use of a container or package.

(b) This section does not prevent a local government or other political subdivision from complying with federal or state law or regulation. A local government or other political subdivision may take any action otherwise prohibited by this section in order to comply with federal requirements or to avoid federal or state penalties or fines.

(c) This section does not limit the authority of a local government to enact zoning ordinances.
Tex. Water Code § 26.405 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.405
§ 26.405. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The committee shall, on a continuing basis:

(1) coordinate groundwater protection activities of the agencies represented on the committee;

(2) develop and update a comprehensive groundwater protection strategy for the state that provides guidelines for the prevention of contamination and for the conservation of groundwater and that provides for the coordination of the groundwater protection activities of the agencies represented on the committee;

(3) study and recommend to the legislature groundwater protection programs for each area in which groundwater is not protected by current regulation;

(4) file with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives before the date that each regular legislative session convenes a report of the committee's activities during the two preceding years and any recommendations for legislation for groundwater protection; and

(5) publish the joint groundwater monitoring and contamination report required by Section 26.406(c) of this code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.351 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.351
§ 153.351. REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A limited partnership is a limited liability partnership and a limited partnership if the partnership:

(1) registers as a limited liability partnership:

(A) as permitted by its partnership agreement; or

(B) if its partnership agreement does not include a provision for becoming a limited liability partnership, with the consent of partners required to amend its partnership agreement;

(2) complies with Subchapter J, Chapter 152; and

(3) complies with Chapter 5.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.051
§ 3859.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 11 directors who serve staggered terms of four years with five or six directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board, but only if a majority of the board finds that it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:

(1) increase the number of directors to more than 15; or

(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than five.

(c) Sections 49.053, 49.054, 49.056, 49.057, 49.058, and 49.060, Water Code, apply to the board.

(d) Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the board to the extent that subchapter does not conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.009
§ 164.009. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A person whose license to practice medicine has been revoked or who is subject to other disciplinary action by the board may appeal to a Travis County district court not later than the 30th day after the date the board decision is final.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.006
§ 1151.006. GUARDIAN'S DUTY TO NOTIFY COURT OF CHANGES CONCERNING CARE AND CUSTODY OF WARD; CLERK'S DUTY TO OBTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a guardian who is a certified guardian or attorney and who has designated a person to have care and custody of the ward or the ward's estate on the guardian's behalf as provided by Section 1104.402(a-1).

(b) A guardian shall notify the court of any change concerning the designation or contact information of a person having care and custody of a ward or the ward's estate on the guardian's behalf not later than the 30th day after the date the change occurs. If, as a result of a change in designation, the guardian wants to designate another person who will have care and custody of the ward or the ward's estate on the guardian's behalf, the notification must also include the name, address, phone number, and date of birth of that other person.

(c) On receipt of notification of a change under Subsection (b) that includes the name of a person who will have care and custody of the ward or the ward's estate on behalf of the guardian, the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the proceeding shall obtain criminal history record information that is maintained by the Department of Public Safety or the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division relating to that person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.108
§ 562.108. EMERGENCY MEDICATION KITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A Class A or Class C pharmacy, or a Class E pharmacy located not more than 20 miles from any institution in this state that is licensed under Chapter 242 or 252, Health and Safety Code, may maintain controlled substances and dangerous drugs in an emergency medication kit used at an institution licensed under those chapters. A United States Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacy or another federally operated pharmacy may maintain controlled substances and dangerous drugs in an emergency medication kit used at an institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, that is a veterans home, as defined by Section 164.002, Natural Resources Code. The controlled substances and dangerous drugs may be used only for the emergency medication needs of a resident at the institution. A Class E pharmacy may not maintain drugs in an emergency medication kit for an institution that is located more than 20 miles from a pharmacy.

(b) The board shall adopt rules relating to emergency medication kits, including:

(1) the amount and type of dangerous drugs and controlled substances that may be maintained in an emergency medication kit;

(2) procedures regarding the use of drugs from an emergency medication kit;

(3) recordkeeping requirements; and

(4) security requirements.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.101
§ 1114.101. UNFAIR METHOD OF COMPETITION; SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A failure by an insurer or agent to comply with this chapter constitutes a violation of Chapter 541 and is subject to sanctions and penalties as provided by that chapter. For purposes of this section, examples of violations include:

(1) deceptive or misleading information set forth in any sales material;

(2) failing to ask the applicant in completing the application the pertinent questions regarding the possibility of financing or replacement;

(3) intentionally recording an answer incorrectly;

(4) advising an applicant to respond negatively to any question regarding replacement in order to prevent notice to the existing insurer; or

(5) advising a policy or contract owner to contact the insurer directly in such a way as to attempt to obscure the identity of the replacing agent or insurer.

(b) A policy or contract owner has the right to replace an existing life insurance policy or annuity contract after indicating in or as a part of applications for new coverage that replacement is not the intention. However, patterns of that action by policy or contract owners of the same agent shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the agent's knowledge that replacement was intended in connection with the identified transactions, and those patterns of action shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the agent's intent to violate this chapter.

(c) If it is determined that the requirements of this chapter have not been met, the replacing insurer shall provide to the policy owner:

(1) an in force illustration or, if an in force illustration is not available, a policy summary for the replacement policy or an available disclosure document for the replacement contract; and

(2) the appropriate notice regarding replacements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.155
§ 3836.155. 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. Utilities Code § 39.1675 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.1675
§ 39.1675. ELECTRIC INDUSTRY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commission, in consultation with the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region, shall prepare and submit to the legislature an electric industry report.

(b) Each electric industry report submitted under this section must:

(1) identify existing and potential transmission and distribution constraints and system needs within the ERCOT power region, alternatives for meeting system needs, and recommendations for meeting system needs;

(2) summarize key findings from:

(A) the grid reliability assessment conducted under Section 39.165; and

(B) the report required by Section 39.9112;

(3) outline basic information regarding the electric grid and market in this state, including generation capacity, customer demand, and transmission capacity currently installed on the grid and projected in the future; and

(4) be presented in plain language that is readily understandable by a person with limited knowledge of the electric industry.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.404 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.404
§ 76.404. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 13.1831 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.1831
§ 13.1831. TEST YEAR.
Status: in_force

A regulatory authority shall fix rates for water and sewer services for a Class A, B, C, or D utility based on a test year the utility selects that:

(1) includes historic, future, or combined historic and future data;

(2) begins on the first day of a calendar or fiscal year quarter; and

(3) is a consecutive 12-month period that:

(A) begins not later than 18 months after the date the utility files the statement of intent to change rates; and

(B) ends not earlier than 18 months before the date the utility files the statement of intent to change rates.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 139.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 139 / Section 139.002
§ 139.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a suit on a claim for damages arising from personal injury:

(1) to an incapacitated person; or

(2) in which the personal injury has resulted in the substantial disablement of the injured person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0304
§ 8063.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.0101 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.0101
§ 71.0101. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO COOPERATE.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall cooperate with the department in conducting inspections and enforcing the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0502
§ 3943.0502. FEES; CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) establish and collect user fees, concession fees, admission fees, rental fees, or other similar fees or charges; and

(2) apply the proceeds from those fees or charges for the enjoyment, sale, rental, or other use of the district's facilities, services, or improvement projects.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.059 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.059
§ 112.059. DISPOSITION OF PROTEST PAYMENTS BELONGING TO THE STATE.
Status: in_force

If a suit authorized by this subchapter is not brought in the manner or within the time required or if the suit is properly filed and results in a final determination that an amount paid under protest, including the pro rata amount of interest earned on the amount, belongs to the state, the comptroller shall ensure that the proper amount is deposited to the credit of the appropriate state account or fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.152
§ 8477.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8477.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) If required by an agreement between the district and a municipality under Section 8477.105, the total ad valorem tax rate of the district may not be less than the total ad valorem tax rate of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.054
§ 7502.054. RECOMMENDATION BY LANDOWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall seek recommendations from the landowners in the authority for the appointment of directors. The board shall take a recommendation for each director whose term expires in January following the annual board meeting held in odd-numbered years.

(b) To determine a recommendation, the board shall conduct a written poll of the landowners in the authority in attendance at the annual board meeting held in odd-numbered years.

(c) For each recommendation taken, a landowner is entitled to one vote for each acre of land the person owns in the authority. Cumulative voting for recommendations is not permitted.

(d) The board shall submit to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality the name of the person receiving the most votes for each recommendation taken.
Tex. Water Code § 26.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.011
§ 26.011. IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided, the commission shall administer the provisions of this chapter and shall establish the level of quality to be maintained in, and shall control the quality of, the water in this state as provided by this chapter. Waste discharges or impending waste discharges covered by the provisions of this chapter are subject to reasonable rules or orders adopted or issued by the commission in the public interest. The commission has the powers and duties specifically prescribed by this chapter and all other powers necessary or convenient to carry out its responsibilities. This chapter does not apply to discharges of oil covered under Chapter 40, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Government Code § 554.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 554 / Section 554.009
§ 554.009. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state or local governmental entity shall inform its employees of their rights under this chapter by posting a sign in a prominent location in the workplace.

(b) The attorney general shall prescribe the design and content of the sign required by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.107
§ 771.107. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall biennially report its findings to the governor, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, and the advisory council no later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.