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Tex. Government Code § 2305.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.033
§ 2305.033. STATE ENERGY PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The energy office is the supervising state agency for the state energy program.

(b) In accordance with Part D, Title III, Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6321 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, the energy office, under the program, shall distribute funds for projects that save measurable quantities of energy.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 121(17).

(d) A proposal under Subsection (b) must:

(1) promote the conservation of energy; or

(2) improve the efficient use of energy through activities that result in quantifiable energy savings, including:

(A) energy audits of buildings;

(B) technical assistance in reducing energy bills;

(C) training to building operators and fiscal officers on various energy issues such as utility bill analysis and energy management techniques; or

(D) other technical assistance to programs for which funds are appropriated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.101
§ 1094.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has full responsibility for providing hospital care for the district's indigent residents.

(b) The district shall provide all necessary hospital and medical care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.156
§ 11003.156. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may award a construction contract that requires an expenditure of more than $5,000 only after publication of notice to bidders once each week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(b) The notice is sufficient if it states:

(1) the time and place for opening the bids;

(2) the general nature of the work to be done or the material, equipment, or supplies to be purchased; and

(3) where the terms of bidding and copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.053
§ 3898.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.108
§ 8306.108. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8306.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 58.731 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.731
§ 58.731. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NONIRRIGATED LAND.
Status: in_force

The board may exclude from the district land that is not being irrigated as provided by Sections 51.759 through 51.766. This section applies only to land that is eligible for exclusion under Section 51.759.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.151
§ 1050.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Government Code § 404.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.123
§ 404.123. NOTES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) In anticipation of a temporary cash shortfall in the general revenue fund during any fiscal year, the comptroller, subject to Section 404.124, may issue, sell, and deliver tax and revenue anticipation notes on behalf of the state.

(b) The committee may impose a limit on the sum of the total amount of the notes outstanding and the total outstanding liability of the general revenue fund under Section 403.092.

(c) Tax and revenue anticipation notes are not debts of the state within the meaning of any state constitutional prohibition. The notes may be used solely to coordinate the state's cash flow within each fiscal biennium.

(d) All notes must mature and be paid in full during the fiscal biennium in which they were issued. The notes must be signed by the governor.

(e) The notes are not subject to review by the Bond Review Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8037.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8037 / Section 8037.0403
§ 8037.0403. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.002
§ 7969.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.101
§ 2651.101. BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensed title insurance agent and direct operation shall make, file, and pay for a surety bond payable to the department and issued by a corporate surety company authorized to write surety bonds in this state. The bond shall obligate the principal and surety to pay for any pecuniary loss sustained by:

(1) any participant in an insured real property transaction through an act of fraud, dishonesty, theft, embezzlement, or wilful misapplication by a title insurance agent or direct operation; or

(2) the department as a result of any administrative expense incurred in a receivership of a title insurance agent or direct operation.

(b) The amount of the bond must be the greater of:

(1) $10,000; or

(2) an amount equal to 10 percent of the gross premium written by the title insurance agent or direct operation in accordance with the latest statistical report to the department but not to exceed $100,000.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.122 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.122
§ 134.122. AMOUNT OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall determine the amount of the bond required for each bonded area.

(b) The amount of the bond shall:

(1) reflect the probable difficulty of the reclamation, considering factors including:

(A) topography;

(B) geology of the site;

(C) hydrology; and

(D) revegetation potential; and

(2) be sufficient to assure completion of the reclamation plan if the commission has to perform the work in the event of forfeiture.

(c) The bond for the entire area under one permit may not be less than $10,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.213
§ 3876.213. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Lake Jackson is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1 / Section 1.004
§ 1.004. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this code, "Department of Public Safety" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 149.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 149 / Section 149.003
§ 149.003. LIMITATIONS ON SUCCESSOR ASBESTOS-RELATED LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as further limited in Subsection (b), the cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities of a corporation are limited to the fair market value of the total gross assets of the transferor determined as of the time of the merger or consolidation. The corporation does not have any responsibility for successor asbestos-related liabilities in excess of this limitation.

(b) If the transferor had assumed or incurred successor asbestos-related liabilities in connection with a prior merger or consolidation with a prior transferor, then the fair market value of the total assets of the prior transferor, determined as of the time of such earlier merger or consolidation, shall be substituted for the limitation set forth in Subsection (a) for purposes of determining the limitation of liability of a corporation.
Tex. Property Code § 301.153 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.153
§ 301.153. RELIEF GRANTED.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff:

(1) actual and punitive damages;

(2) reasonable attorney fees;

(3) court costs; and

(4) subject to Section 301.154, a permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order, including an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in the practice or ordering appropriate affirmative action.
Tex. Property Code § 82.101 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.101
§ 82.101. ORGANIZATION OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A unit owners' association must be organized as a profit or nonprofit corporation. The declarant may not convey a unit until the secretary of state has issued a certificate of formation under the Texas Corporation Law. The membership of the association at all times consists exclusively of all the unit owners or, following termination of the condominium, all former unit owners entitled to distribution of proceeds, or the owners' heirs, successors, or assigns.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.116
§ 1024.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; VENUE; NONWAIVER OF IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.

(b) An action against the board, the district, or the district's hospital system must be brought in Ector County.

(c) This chapter may not be construed to waive the district's sovereign or governmental immunity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.006
§ 7997.006. 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. Education Code § 61.028 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.028
§ 61.028. COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION; PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a commissioner of higher education, who shall select and supervise the board's staff and perform other duties delegated to him by the board. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(b) The commissioner shall be a person of high professional qualifications having a thorough background by training and experience in the fields of higher education and administration and shall possess such other qualifications as the board may prescribe.

(c) The commissioner shall employ professional and clerical personnel and consultants as necessary to assist the board and the commissioner in performing the duties assigned by this chapter. The number of employees, their compensation and the other expenditures of the board shall be within the limits and in compliance with the appropriation made for those purposes by the legislature and within budgets that shall be approved from time to time by the board.

(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program. The program shall require intraagency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(e) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(f) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the board to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the board's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(g) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (f)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.

(h) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (g) of this section. The report may be made separately or as part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.

(i) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the respective responsibilities of the board and the staff of the board.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.006 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.006
§ 171.006. ADJUSTMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NO TAX DUE, DISCOUNTS, AND COMPENSATION DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "consumer price index" means the average over a state fiscal biennium of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor in function.

(b) Beginning in 2010, on January 1 of each even-numbered year, the amounts prescribed by Sections 171.002(d)(2) and 171.1013(c) are increased or decreased by an amount equal to the amount prescribed by those sections on December 31 of the preceding year multiplied by the percentage increase or decrease during the preceding state fiscal biennium in the consumer price index and rounded to the nearest $10,000.

(c) The amounts determined under Subsection (b) apply to a report originally due on or after the date the determination is made.

(d) The comptroller shall make the determination required by this section and may adopt rules related to making that determination.

(e) A determination by the comptroller under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Finance Code § 37.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 37 / Section 37.007
§ 37.007. TEMPORARY BRANCH OR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner determines that an emergency has affected and will continue to affect one or more particular bank offices for an extended period, either as a result of the emergency or subsequent recovery operations, the banking commissioner may authorize the bank or banks affected to open temporary branch offices or other facilities required for bank operations for the purpose of prompt restoration of access by the public to banking services.

(b) A temporary bank office opened under the authority of Subsection (a) may remain open only for the period specified in the banking commissioner's order, except that the banking commissioner may extend the period the office may remain open on a finding that the conditions requiring the temporary office continue to exist. The bank may convert a temporary branch office to a permanent bank location only by obtaining the prior written approval of the banking commissioner under Section 32.203.

(c) If requested by the state bank regulatory agency of another state that is experiencing an emergency and is contiguous to this state, the banking commissioner may authorize a bank or banks located in the state to open temporary offices in this state for the purpose of prompt restoration of banking services to the existing customers of the bank or banks, as the circumstances of such emergency may require. A temporary bank office opened under the authority of this subsection may remain open only for the period specified in the banking commissioner's order, except that the banking commissioner may extend the period the office may remain open on a finding that the conditions requiring the temporary office continue to exist. A bank may convert a temporary branch office to a permanent bank location if permitted by and subject to the conditions and requirements of Chapter 203.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.3523 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.3523
§ 205.3523. PHYSICAL OR MENTAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The acupuncture board shall adopt guidelines, in conjunction with persons interested in or affected by this section, to enable the board to evaluate circumstances in which an acupuncturist or applicant may be required to submit to an examination for mental or physical health conditions, alcohol and substance abuse, or professional behavior problems.

(b) The acupuncture board shall refer an acupuncturist or applicant with a physical or mental health condition to the most appropriate medical specialist. The acupuncture board may not require an acupuncturist or applicant to submit to an examination by a physician having a specialty specified by the board unless medically indicated. The acupuncture board may not require an acupuncturist or applicant to submit to an examination to be conducted an unreasonable distance from the person's home or place of business unless the acupuncturist or applicant resides and works in an area in which there are a limited number of physicians able to perform an appropriate examination.

(c) The guidelines adopted under this section do not impair or remove the acupuncture board's power to make an independent licensing decision.
Tex. Government Code § 852.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 852 / Section 852.002
§ 852.002. REFERENDUM ON PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If qualified voters representing at least 10 percent of the total votes cast at the most recent regular municipal election petition the governing body of a municipality for an election on the issue of participation in the retirement system by the municipality or specified departments of the municipality, the governing body shall make arrangements for an election to be held before the 61st day after the day the petition is filed.

(b) If a majority of the votes cast in an election under this section favor municipal or departmental participation in the retirement system, the governing body of the municipality immediately shall elect to participate.
Tex. Government Code § 62.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.111
§ 62.111. PENALTY FOR DEFAULTING JURORS.
Status: in_force

A juror lawfully notified shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 if the juror:

(1) fails to attend court in obedience to the notice without reasonable excuse; or

(2) files a false claim of exemption from jury service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0206
§ 3959.0206. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.074
§ 263.074. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The superintendent has general supervision and control of:

(1) the records and accounts of the hospital;

(2) the hospital buildings; and

(3) the internal affairs of the hospital, including discipline.

(b) The superintendent shall enforce the bylaws and rules adopted by the board of managers for the government, discipline, and management of the hospital and its employees and patients.

(c) The superintendent may adopt additional rules and orders the superintendent considers necessary that are not inconsistent with law or the rules and directions of the board of managers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.051
§ 3933.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3933.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.156
§ 3803.156. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

Because the district is created in an area that is devoted primarily to commercial and business activity, the district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on a detached single-family residential property or a residential duplex, triplex, fourplex, or condominium. A condominium is exempt under this section only if for the year in which the impact fee or assessment is imposed on the condominium, the condominium receives a residence homestead exemption under Section 11.13, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 155.209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.209
§ 155.209. FEE FOR OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may charge a fee to obtain criminal history record information under this subchapter, in an amount approved by the supreme court.

(b) The supreme court may adopt rules excluding individuals who are indigent from having to pay the fee authorized by this section.

(c) A guardian is entitled to reimbursement from the guardianship estate as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 1155, Estates Code, for the fee authorized by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.102
§ 3850.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.