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Tex. Election Code § 142.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 142 / Section 142.008
§ 142.008. STATEMENT ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a candidate's petition: "I know the purpose of this petition. I have not voted in the general primary election or runoff primary election of any political party that has nominated, at either election, a candidate for the office of (insert office title) for which (insert candidate's name) is a candidate."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8857.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8857 / Section 8857.052
§ 8857.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method provided by this section.

(b) Three directors are elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(d) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are changed, each director in office on the effective date of the change or elected to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change serves in the precinct to which the director was elected for the entire term to which the director was elected, even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0235 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0235
§ 39.0235. TECHNOLOGY LITERACY ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "pilot program" means the technology literacy assessment pilot program.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish a pilot program in which a participating school district assesses student technology proficiency.

(c) A school district may apply to the commissioner to participate in the pilot program. The commissioner shall select for participation school districts from both rural and urban areas of the state.

(d) The agency shall adopt an assessment instrument designed to assess an individual student's mastery of the essential knowledge and skills in technology to be administered by a school district participating in the pilot program. The assessment instrument adopted under this subsection must be an existing product that is currently available.

(e) Each school year, the assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (d) shall be administered in a participating school district to each student in either fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth grade, with the grade level and time to be determined by the district.

(f) The assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (d) must:

(1) be administered online;

(2) be aligned with the essential knowledge and skills requirements for technology applications; and

(3) incorporate performance-based measures, including a requirement that students perform certain technological tasks and respond to questions based on the completion of those tasks.

(g) An assessment instrument administered by a participating school district must be designed in a manner to provide the district with an automatic report of the technology literacy proficiency of a district student in a format that is compatible with the school district and state data information systems.

(h) A participating school district shall report student performance on the assessment instrument to the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0502
§ 3984.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3984.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

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

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.020
§ 534.020. ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES BY COMMUNITY CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A community center may purchase or lease-purchase real and personal property and may construct buildings and facilities.

(b) The board of trustees shall require that an appraiser certified by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board conduct an independent appraisal of real estate the community center intends to purchase. The board of trustees may waive this requirement if the purchase price is less than the value listed for the property by the local appraisal district and the property has been appraised by the local appraisal district within the preceding two years. A community center may not purchase or lease-purchase property for an amount that is greater than the property's appraised value unless:

(1) the purchase or lease-purchase of that property at that price is necessary;

(2) the board of trustees documents in the official minutes the reasons why the purchase or lease-purchase is necessary at that price; and

(3) a majority of the board approves the transaction.

(c) The board of trustees shall establish in accordance with relevant rules of each appropriate department competitive bidding procedures and practices for capital purchases and for purchases involving department funds or required local matching funds.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01904 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01904
§ 30.01904. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

The municipal court director shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.563 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.563
§ 882.563. EFFECT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION ON PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On the effective date of a merger or consolidation under this subchapter, the property rights, including any right of recovery, of each company that is a party to the merger or consolidation are transferred to the new or surviving life insurance company resulting from the merger or consolidation without a deed or other transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.063
§ 1120.063. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district;

(2) remove any doctor from the medical staff, after due process, if the board considers the doctor's removal necessary for the efficient operation of the district; and

(3) make temporary appointments to the medical staff as the board considers necessary.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.162 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.162
§ 9.162. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a partnership registered as a foreign limited liability partnership to the same extent as it applies to a foreign filing entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.005
§ 8452.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8404.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8404 / Section 8404.101
§ 8404.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 130.163 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.163
§ 130.163. ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Alvin Community College District includes the territory within:

(1) the Alvin, Danbury, and Pearland independent school districts; and

(2) the part of the Angleton Independent School District annexed by the community college district before September 1, 1995.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8817.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8817 / Section 8817.006
§ 8817.006. CREATION OF AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not preclude the creation of an aquifer storage and recovery conservation district in San Patricio County.

(b) The district may not limit or restrict an aquifer storage and recovery conservation district from recovering water stored by the aquifer storage and recovery conservation district in a municipal aquifer storage area located in the district.

(c) To the extent that the boundaries of the aquifer storage and recovery conservation district and the district overlap, the power and authority of the two districts are joint and coextensive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.152
§ 3931.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.156
§ 1027.156. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.047
§ 32.047. HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum" means a disorder that causes a woman to experience extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration, weight loss, or electrolyte imbalance.

(b) The commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan to improve the diagnosis and treatment of and raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum. Not later than September 1 of the last state fiscal year in each five-year period, the commission shall develop a new strategic plan for the next five state fiscal years that begins with the following state fiscal year.

(c) The strategic plan must provide strategies to:

(1) increase awareness among state-administered program providers who may serve women at risk of or experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum about the prevalence and effects of hyperemesis gravidarum on outcomes for women and children;

(2) establish a referral network of community-based health care providers and support services addressing hyperemesis gravidarum;

(3) increase women's access to formal and informal peer support services, including access to certified peer specialists who have successfully completed additional training related to hyperemesis gravidarum;

(4) raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum; and

(5) leverage sources of funding to support existing community-based hyperemesis gravidarum screening, referral, treatment, and support services.

(d) The commission shall coordinate with the department in the development of the strategic plan.

(e) The commission, in consultation with the department, shall annually review the strategic plan and update the plan as necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.157
§ 883.157. REINSURANCE OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), a mutual insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state may enter into an agreement with an insurer to cede to or accept from the insurer all or part of an insurance risk.

(b) A reinsurance agreement under this section does not create or confer contingent liability, participation, or membership unless otherwise provided by the agreement.

(c) A mutual insurance company may not enter into an agreement with a reinsurer that has been disapproved for that purpose by written order of the commissioner filed in the department's offices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.203
§ 9041.203. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for the facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code, notwithstanding any overlap of the district's territory with the territory of one or more political subdivisions authorized to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The authority of the district to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under this section does not limit the authority of any other political subdivision whose territory the territory of the district may overlap, wholly or partly, to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.0255 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0255
§ 262.0255. ADDITIONAL NOTICE AND BOND PROVISIONS RELATING TO PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice of a proposed purchase of earth-moving, material-handling, road maintenance, or construction equipment under Section 262.025 may include a request for information about the costs of the repair, maintenance, or repurchase of the equipment.

(b) The commissioners court may require the bidder to furnish, to the county in a contract for the purchase of the equipment, a bond to cover the repurchase costs of the equipment.

(c) A commissioners court purchasing personal property under Section 271.083 of this code or Section 791.025, Government Code, may negotiate with a vendor awarded a cooperative contract under those sections an agreement for the vendor to purchase or accept as trade used equipment owned by the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.055
§ 1007.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, secretary, and treasurer at the first meeting of the board after each directors' election.
Tex. Government Code § 498.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 498 / Section 498.003
§ 498.003. ACCRUAL OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME.
Status: repealed

(a) Good conduct time applies only to eligibility for parole or mandatory supervision as provided by Section 508.145 or 508.147 and does not otherwise affect an inmate's term. Good conduct time is a privilege and not a right. Regardless of the classification of an inmate, the department may grant good conduct time to the inmate only if the department finds that the inmate is actively engaged in an agricultural, vocational, or educational endeavor, in an industrial program or other work program, or in a treatment program, unless the department finds that the inmate is not capable of participating in such a program or endeavor.

(b) An inmate accrues good conduct time according to the inmate's classification in amounts as follows:

(1) 20 days for each 30 days actually served while the inmate is classified as a trusty, except that the department may award the inmate not more than 10 extra days for each 30 days actually served;

(2) 20 days for each 30 days actually served while the inmate is classified as a Class I inmate; and

(3) 10 days for each 30 days actually served while the inmate is classified as a Class II inmate.

(c) An inmate may not accrue good conduct time during any period the inmate is classified as a Class III inmate or is on parole or under mandatory supervision.

(d) An inmate may accrue good conduct time, in an amount determined by the department that does not exceed 15 days for each 30 days actually served, for diligent participation in an industrial program or other work program or for participation in an agricultural, educational, or vocational program provided to inmates by the department. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "participation in an educational program" includes the participation of the inmate as a tutor or a pupil in a literacy program authorized by Section 501.005. The department may not award good conduct time under this subsection for participation in a literacy program unless the department determines that the inmate participated in good faith and with diligence as a tutor or pupil.

(e) If a person is confined in a county jail, the department shall award good conduct time to the person up to an amount equal to the amount earned by an inmate in the entry level time earning class. The department shall award good conduct time to a defendant for diligent participation in a voluntary work program operated by a sheriff under Article 43.101, Code of Criminal Procedure, in the same manner as if the inmate had diligently participated in an industrial program or other work program provided to inmates by the department. The sheriff of each county shall have attached a certification of the number of days each inmate diligently participated in the volunteer work program operated by the sheriff under Article 43.101, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.37(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2608 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2608
§ 54.2608. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate to whom a case is referred may:

(1) conduct hearings;

(2) hear evidence;

(3) compel production of relevant evidence;

(4) rule on admissibility of evidence;

(5) issue summons for the appearance of witnesses;

(6) examine witnesses;

(7) swear witnesses for hearings;

(8) make findings of fact on evidence;

(9) formulate conclusions of law;

(10) rule on a pretrial motion;

(11) recommend the rulings, orders, or judgment to be made in a case;

(12) regulate proceedings in a hearing;

(13) accept a plea of guilty from a defendant charged with misdemeanor, felony, or both misdemeanor and felony offenses;

(14) select a jury;

(15) accept a negotiated plea on probation revocation;

(16) conduct a contested probation revocation hearing;

(17) sign a dismissal in a misdemeanor case;

(18) in any case referred under Section 54.656(a)(1), accept a negotiated plea of guilty or no contest and:

(A) enter a finding of guilty and impose or suspend the sentence; or

(B) defer adjudication of guilty; and

(19) perform any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties required by the order of referral.

(b) A magistrate may sign a motion to dismiss submitted by an attorney representing the state on cases referred to the magistrate, or on dockets called by the magistrate, and may consider adjudicated cases at sentencing under Section 12.45, Penal Code.

(c) A magistrate has all the powers of a magistrate under the laws of this state and may administer an oath for any purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.052
§ 485A.052. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The office shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.103
§ 701.103. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; REPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall take appropriate disciplinary action as provided by this code if the commissioner believes a fraudulent insurance act has occurred. The commissioner shall report information concerning the commissioner's belief that a person has committed a fraudulent insurance act to an authorized governmental agency.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) provide all material, documents, reports, complaints, or other evidence to an authorized governmental agency on request; and

(2) assist the authorized governmental agency as requested.
Tex. Water Code § 7.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.002
§ 7.002. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may initiate an action under this chapter to enforce provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code within the commission's jurisdiction as provided by Section 5.013 of this code and rules adopted under those provisions. The commission or the executive director may institute legal proceedings to compel compliance with the relevant provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code and rules, orders, permits, or other decisions of the commission. The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority to issue an administrative order, including an administrative order that assesses penalties or orders corrective measures, to ensure compliance with the provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code within the commission's jurisdiction as provided by Section 5.013 of this code and rules adopted under those provisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.155
§ 3802.155. 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.

(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 proceeding.

(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 correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.102
§ 104.102. STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A gas utility may not increase its rates unless the utility files a statement of its intent with the regulatory authority that has original jurisdiction over those rates at least 35 days before the effective date of the proposed increase.

(b) The gas utility shall also mail or deliver a copy of the statement of intent to the appropriate officer of each affected municipality.

(c) The statement of intent must include:

(1) proposed revisions of tariffs and schedules; and

(2) a detailed statement of:

(A) each proposed increase;

(B) the effect the proposed increase is expected to have on the revenues of the utility;

(C) each class and number of utility consumers affected; and

(D) any other information required by the regulatory authority's rules and regulations.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.014
§ 2101.014. DUTIES OF STATE AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall ensure that the accounting and financial reporting procedures of each state agency conform to the procedures adopted under this subchapter.