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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8886.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8886 / Section 8886.101
§ 8886.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.021
§ 2251.021. TIME FOR PAYMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a payment by a governmental entity under a contract executed on or after September 1, 1987, is overdue on the 31st day after the later of:

(1) the date the governmental entity receives the goods under the contract;

(2) the date the performance of the service under the contract is completed; or

(3) the date the governmental entity receives an invoice for the goods or service.

(b) A payment under a contract executed on or after September 1, 1993, owed by a political subdivision whose governing body meets only once a month or less frequently is overdue on the 46th day after the later event described by Subsections (a)(1) through (3).

(b-1) A payment under a contract for legal services described by Section 402.0212 owed by a state agency is overdue on the 46th day after the date the agency receives an invoice for the legal services.

(c) For a contract executed on or after July 1, 1986, and before September 1, 1987, a payment by a governmental entity under that contract is overdue on the 46th day after the later event described by Subsections (a)(1) through (3).

(d) For purposes of this section, the renewal, amendment, or extension of a contract executed on or before September 1, 1993, is considered to be the execution of a new contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.059
§ 5004.059. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the first board meeting in January of each odd-numbered year, the board shall appoint by board majority:

(1) from the directors, a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary-treasurer; and

(2) if considered proper, an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer.

(b) The assistant secretary and assistant treasurer:

(1) are not required to be directors; and

(2) may be granted limited powers by the bylaws.

(c) Officers serve two-year terms, except that the assistant secretary and assistant treasurer, if appointed, hold office at the pleasure of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0101
§ 3979.0101. 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) "County" means Montgomery County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Montgomery County Management District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.115
§ 1069.115. CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision of this state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:

(1) furnish a mobile emergency medical service;

(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district inhabitants; or

(3) provide a rural health clinic to care for the inhabitants of the contracting political subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 2253.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2253 / Section 2253.046
§ 2253.046. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF RETAINAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) To recover in a suit under Section 2253.073 on a payment bond for a claim for payment of retainage, a payment bond beneficiary whose contract with a prime contractor or subcontractor provides for retainage must mail written notice of the claim to the prime contractor and the surety on or before the 90th day after the date of final completion of the public work contract.

(b) The notice shall consist of a statement of:

(1) the amount of the contract;

(2) any amount paid; and

(3) the outstanding balance.

(c) Notice of a claim for payment of retainage is not required if the amount claimed is part of a prior claim made under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.153
§ 702.153. REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY OTHER THAN SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

An applicant who posts under Section 702.151 security other than a surety bond is:

(1) not required to post other security annually if the applicant maintains security in the amount of $20,000; and

(2) entitled to receive the interest that accumulates on the other security posted.
Tex. Finance Code § 98.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 98 / Section 98.304
§ 98.304. COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue an order against a foreign savings bank holding a certificate of authority in the same manner provided by Chapter 96 for issuance of an order against a domestic savings bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8305.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8305 / Section 8305.101
§ 8305.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other obligations issued under Section 8305.151.
Tex. Government Code § 482.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.601
§ 482.601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "executive committee" means the executive committee of the consortium.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.136 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.136
§ 12.136. ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department, pursuant to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, finds, after an audit conducted under Section 12.133 or 12.134, that a political subdivision has overstated unreimbursed health care expenditures in the information submitted under Section 12.133 for any year, the department shall report that fact to the comptroller and shall reduce that political subdivision's percentage of the subsequent annual distribution of the earnings from the account appropriately.

(b) If a monetary penalty is applied under Section 12.134, the department shall also reduce the political subdivision's percentage of the subsequent annual distribution of the earnings from the account appropriately.

(c) If a political subdivision is assessed the cost of an audit under Section 12.134, the department shall report the amount assessed to the comptroller, and the comptroller may withhold that amount from the political subdivision's subsequent annual distribution. The comptroller may use the amount withheld to reimburse the general revenue fund for the cost of the audit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0101
§ 3972.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of El Paso.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Insurance Code § 404.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 404 / Section 404.051
§ 404.051. IMPAIRMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The impairment of the capital stock of a stock insurance company is prohibited.

(b) Impairment of the following surpluses in excess of that provided by Section 404.053 is prohibited:

(1) the surplus of a stock insurance company; or

(2) the minimum required aggregate surplus of a:

(A) mutual company;

(B) Lloyd's plan; or

(C) reciprocal or interinsurance exchange.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.252
§ 1036.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Property Code § 72.1016 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 72 / Section 72.1016
§ 72.1016. STORED VALUE CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a stored value card, as defined by Section 604.001, Business & Commerce Code, other than a card:

(1) to which Chapter 604, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply by operation of Sections 604.002(1)(A) and (C) and 604.002(2)-(5) of that code; or

(2) that is linked to and draws its value solely from a deposit account subject to Chapter 73.

(b) If the existence and location of the owner of a stored value card is unknown to the holder of the property, the stored value card is presumed abandoned to the extent of its unredeemed and uncharged value on the earlier of:

(1) the card's expiration date;

(2) the third anniversary of the date the card was issued, if the card is not used after it is issued, or the date the card was last used or value was last added to the card; or

(3) the first anniversary of the date the card was issued, if the card is not used after it is issued, or the date the card was last used or value was last added to the card, if the card's value represents wages, as defined by Section 61.001, Labor Code.

(c) If the person who sells or issues a stored value card in this state does not obtain the name and address of the apparent owner of the card and maintain a record of the owner's name and address and the identification number of the card, the address of the apparent owner is considered to be the Austin, Texas, address of the comptroller.

(d) A person may charge a fee against a stored value card as provided by Chapter 604, Business & Commerce Code. A fee may not be charged against a stored value card after the card is presumed abandoned under this section.

(e) The comptroller shall transfer five percent of the money collected from cards presumed to be abandoned for use as grants under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code.

(f) This section does not create a cause of action against a person who issues or sells a stored value card.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.051
§ 211.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Dwelling unit" means a house, apartment unit, or any unit in a multiunit residential structure. The term does not include a unit in a hotel, motel, or other establishment in which more than half of the units are intended to be used for transient accommodations.

(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.In this subchapter:

(1) "Housing organization" means a:

(A) trade or industry group organized under the laws of this state consisting of local members primarily engaged in the construction or management of housing units;

(B) nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this state that:

(i) provides or advocates for increased access or reduced barriers to housing; and

(ii) has filed written or oral comments with the legislature; or

(C) nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this state that is engaged in public policy research, education, and outreach that includes housing policy-related issues and advocacy.

(2) "Small lot" means a residential lot that is 4,000 square feet or less.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.003
§ 401.003. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit the commissioner's authority to order or the department's authority to conduct an examination of an insurer or health maintenance organization under this code or the commissioner's rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292 / Section 292.053
§ 292.053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

After the commissioners court has voted to require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court may adopt rules relating to the administration of the mandatory payment.
Tex. Estates Code § 1355.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.153
§ 1355.153. DEPOSIT OF MONEY IN TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of money under this subchapter, an eleemosynary institution shall deposit all of the money received to the resident's trust account.

(b) Money deposited in a trust account may be used only:

(1) by or for the personal use of the owner of the trust account, under the rules or custom of the institution in the expenditure of money by a resident; or

(2) by the responsible officer of the institution, for the resident's use and benefit.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.254 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.254
§ 58.254. PRIORITIES.
Status: in_force

An electing company shall give priority to serving:

(1) rural areas;

(2) areas designated as critically underserved either medically or educationally; and

(3) educational institutions with high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.
Tex. Government Code § 552.225 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.225
§ 552.225. TIME FOR EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A requestor must complete the examination of the information not later than the 10th business day after the date the custodian of the information makes it available. If the requestor does not complete the examination of the information within 10 business days after the date the custodian of the information makes the information available and does not file a request for additional time under Subsection (b), the requestor is considered to have withdrawn the request.

(b) The officer for public information shall extend the initial examination period by an additional 10 business days if, within the initial period, the requestor files with the officer for public information a written request for additional time. The officer for public information shall extend an additional examination period by another 10 business days if, within the additional period, the requestor files with the officer for public information a written request for more additional time.

(c) The time during which a person may examine information may be interrupted by the officer for public information if the information is needed for use by the governmental body. The period of interruption is not considered to be a part of the time during which the person may examine the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.054
§ 3902.054. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the city may appoint up to three persons to serve ex officio as nonvoting directors.

(b) An ex officio director is not counted for purposes of determining a quorum.

(c) Section 3902.052 does not apply to this section.

(d) An ex officio director:

(1) is entitled to all notices and information given to and accessible to a director; and

(2) may attend any board meeting, regardless of whether the meeting is open or closed to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.204
§ 1114.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0301
§ 8511.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall:

(1) administer this chapter; and

(2) use its facilities and powers to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The authority may:

(1) exercise the powers, rights, privileges, and functions in this chapter;

(2) exercise all powers, rights, and privileges necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of this chapter; and

(3) perform any other act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, or functions conferred by this chapter or other laws.

(c) The board may provide for any expenditures it considers essential or useful in the authority's maintenance, operation, and administration.
Tex. Penal Code § 21.11 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 21 / Section 21.11
§ 21.11. INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17 years of age, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex and regardless of whether the person knows the age of the child at the time of the offense, the person:

(1) engages in sexual contact with the child or causes the child to engage in sexual contact; or

(2) with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:

(A) exposes the person's anus or any part of the person's genitals, knowing the child is present; or

(B) causes the child to expose the child's anus or any part of the child's genitals.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:

(1) was not more than three years older than the victim and of the opposite sex;

(2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against the victim at the time of the offense; and

(3) at the time of the offense:

(A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or

(B) was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this section.

(b-1) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor was the spouse of the child at the time of the offense.

(c) In this section, "sexual contact" means the following acts, if committed with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:

(1) any touching by a person, including touching through clothing, of the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of a child; or

(2) any touching of any part of the body of a child, including touching through clothing, with the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of a person.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the second degree and an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Government Code § 864.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.007
§ 864.007. MEMBER NONSERVICE DEATH BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board by rule may provide one or more beneficiaries of a deceased member whose death did not result from the performance of emergency services or support services a benefit, which may be a lump-sum amount or an annuity.

(b) A rule adopted under this section must include the type of eligible recipient of the benefit, including any service or age requirement, and the method of calculating the amount of the benefit. A rule may include any other terms the state board considers appropriate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.005
§ 171.005. COMMISSION TO ENFORCE; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall enforce this chapter except for Subchapter H, which shall be enforced exclusively through the private civil enforcement actions described by Section 171.208 and may not be enforced by the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.191 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.191
§ 361.191. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission, after investigation, finds that there exists a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at a facility that is causing irreversible or irreparable harm to the public health and safety or the environment and that the immediacy of the situation makes it prejudicial to the public interest to delay action until an administrative order can be issued to potentially responsible parties or until a judgment can be entered in an appeal of an administrative order, the commission may, with the funds available to the commission from the hazardous waste disposal fee fund, undertake immediate removal action at the facility to alleviate the harm.

(b) After the immediate danger of irreversible or irreparable harm has been alleviated, the commission shall proceed under this subchapter.

(c) Findings required under this section must be in writing and may be made ex parte by the commission subject to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) The reasonable expenses of any immediate removal action taken by the commission may be recoverable from the persons described in Subchapter G or I, and the state may seek to recover the reasonable expenses in any court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Tex. Family Code § 109.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 109 / Section 109.002
§ 109.002. APPELLATE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from a final order rendered in a suit, when allowed under this section or under other provisions of law, shall be as in civil cases generally under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, except that an appeal from a final order rendered under Subchapter D, Chapter 152, must comply with Section 152.314.

(a-1) An appeal in a suit in which termination of the parent-child relationship is ordered shall be given precedence over other civil cases by the appellate courts, shall be accelerated, and shall follow the procedures for an accelerated appeal under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

(b) An appeal may be taken by any party to a suit from a final order rendered under this title.

(c) An appeal from a final order, with or without a supersedeas bond, does not suspend the order unless suspension is ordered by the court rendering the order. The appellate court, on a proper showing, may permit the order to be suspended, unless the order provides for the termination of the parent-child relationship in a suit brought by the state or a political subdivision of the state permitted by law to bring the suit.

(d) On the motion of the parties or on the court's own motion, the appellate court in its opinion may identify the parties by fictitious names or by their initials only.
Tex. Property Code § 68.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 68 / Section 68.001
§ 68.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Beneficial interest," "investigative agency," "local prosecutor," and "real property" have the meanings assigned by Section 140B.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(2) "RICO lien notice" means a lien notice filed under Section 68.051 or 68.052.

(3) "Trustee":

(A) means:

(i) a person acting as trustee under a trust established under the Texas Trust Code (Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code) in which the trustee holds legal or record title to real property;

(ii) a person who holds legal or record title to real property in which another person has a beneficial interest; or

(iii) a successor trustee to a person described by Subparagraph (i) or (ii); and

(B) does not include a person appointed or acting as a personal representative as defined by Section 22.031, Estates Code, or appointed or acting as a trustee of a testamentary trust or as a trustee of an indenture of trust under which any bonds have been or are to be issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.057
§ 1013.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by the entire board.