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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 36.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 36 / Section 36.06
§ 36.06. SOLICITATION FROM HOLDER OF MIXED BEVERAGE OR PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A nonresident seller's agent may not solicit business directly or indirectly from a holder of a mixed beverage permit or a private club registration permit unless the agent is accompanied by the holder of a wholesaler's permit or the wholesaler's agent.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0773 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0773
§ 152.0773. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS IN EL PASO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of El Paso County may designate the district clerk or the juvenile probation officer to collect and disburse court-ordered child or spousal support payments that are required by court order to be made to the county. The person designated to receive the payments shall disburse the payments in the manner the court believes to be in the best interest of the spouse or child.

(b) If the juvenile board designates the juvenile probation officer to receive the payments, the officer shall work in the court as an officer of the court. The officer shall obtain a surety bond in an amount determined by the county auditor from a solvent surety company authorized to make the bonds in this state and approved by the county auditor. The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of the officer's duties and on the proper accounting of the money entrusted to the officer.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1843 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1843
§ 152.1843. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS IN NUECES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Nueces County may require a juvenile probation officer to collect and disburse child support payments that are required by court order to be made to a court in the county.

(b) The juvenile probation officer shall keep a record of money received and disbursed in a well-bound book subject to public inspection in the probation office. The county auditor shall audit the records.
Tex. Government Code § 853.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.107
§ 853.107. VOID PRIOR SERVICE CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person's membership in the retirement system is terminated, any prior service certificate issued to the person becomes void.

(b) A person whose membership has terminated and who subsequently resumes membership in the retirement system is not entitled to credit for prior service.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.001
§ 281.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Civic Center Authority Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0106
§ 3988.0106. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008A / Section 8008A.0306
§ 8008A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 143 / Section 143.002
§ 143.002. EMPLOYER'S PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may not deliver materials for industrial homework to any person in this state without an employer's permit issued by the board.

(b) If the employer is not a resident of this state, the employer's agent must hold the employer's permit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 473.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 473 / Section 473.001
§ 473.001. ORDER TO REMOVE HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After a criminal prosecution begins against a person for obstructing a highway, any person, in behalf of the public, may apply to the county judge of the county in which the highway is located for an order to remove the obstruction.

(b) On hearing proof regarding an application to remove an obstruction, the county judge, either in term time or in vacation, may issue to the sheriff or other proper officer of the county a written order directing that officer to remove the obstruction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.151
§ 3900.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.313 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.313
§ 206.313. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board by rule shall adopt procedures under this chapter governing:

(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and

(2) informal proceedings held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must require that:

(1) an informal meeting in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code, be scheduled not later than the 180th day after the date the medical board's official investigation of the complaint is commenced, unless good cause is shown by the board for scheduling the informal meeting after that date;

(2) the medical board give notice to the license holder of the time and place of the meeting not later than the 30th day before the date the meeting is held;

(3) the complainant and the license holder be provided an opportunity to be heard;

(4) at least one of the medical board members or district review committee members participating in the informal meeting as a panelist be a member who represents the public;

(5) the medical board's legal counsel or a representative of the attorney general be present to advise the medical board or the board's staff; and

(6) a member of the medical board's staff be at the meeting to present to the panel the facts the staff reasonably believes it could prove by competent evidence or qualified witnesses at a hearing.

(c) An affected surgical assistant is entitled, orally or in writing, to:

(1) reply to the staff's presentation; and

(2) present the facts the surgical assistant reasonably believes the surgical assistant could prove by competent evidence or qualified witnesses at a hearing.

(d) After ample time is given for the presentations, the medical board panel shall recommend that the investigation be closed or shall attempt to mediate the disputed matters and make a recommendation regarding the disposition of the case in the absence of a hearing under applicable law concerning contested cases.

(e) If the license holder has previously been the subject of disciplinary action by the medical board, the board shall schedule the informal meeting as soon as practicable but not later than the deadline prescribed by Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9019.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9019 / Section 9019.002
§ 9019.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a conservation and reclamation district.

(b) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.207
§ 1005.207. BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are not subject to taxation by the state or by a political subdivision of the state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.254
§ 3885.254. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Before the district borrows money or issues an obligation under Section 3885.253, the city must provide written certification to the district that no party to the development agreement is in default as of the date the district is authorized to borrow the money or enter the obligation.
Tex. Government Code § 1432.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1432 / Section 1432.012
§ 1432.012. CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a local government may impose and collect charges for the use or availability of a facility authorized by this chapter.

(b) A local government shall impose and collect pledged charges in an amount that will be at least sufficient, with any other pledged resources, to provide for the payment of:

(1) the principal of, interest on, and any other amounts required in connection with the bonds; and

(2) to the extent required by the bond authorization:

(A) expenses incurred in connection with the bonds; and

(B) operation, maintenance, and other expenses incurred in connection with the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.153
§ 7920.153. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0105
§ 7915A.0105. 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. Local Government Code § 395.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.041
§ 395.041. COMPLIANCE WITH PROCEDURES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a political subdivision must comply with this subchapter to levy an impact fee.
Tex. Property Code § 301.083 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.083
§ 301.083. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the federal government has referred a complaint to the commission or has deferred jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to the commission, the commission shall promptly investigate the allegations set forth in the complaint.

(b) The commission shall investigate all complaints and, except as provided by Subsection (c), shall complete an investigation not later than the 100th day after the date the complaint is filed or, if it is unable to complete the investigation within the 100-day period, shall dispose of all administrative proceedings related to the investigation not later than the first anniversary after the date the complaint is filed.

(c) If the commission is unable to complete an investigation within the time periods prescribed by Subsection (b), the commission shall notify the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.107
§ 1032.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.049 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.049
§ 271.049. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES; PETITION AND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of the sources of payment of certificates, certificates may not be issued unless the issuer publishes notice of its intention to issue the certificates. The notice must be published:

(1) once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper, as defined by Subchapter C, Chapter 2051, Government Code, that is of general circulation in the area of the issuer, with the date of the first publication to be before the 45th day before the date tentatively set for the passage of the order or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the certificates; and

(2) if the issuer maintains an Internet website, continuously on the issuer's website for at least 45 days before the date tentatively set for the passage of the order or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the certificates.

(b) The notice must state:

(1) the time and place tentatively set for the passage of the order or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the certificates;

(2) the purpose of the certificates to be authorized;

(3) the manner in which the certificates will be paid for, whether by taxes, revenues, or a combination of the two;

(4) the following:

(A) the then-current principal of all outstanding debt obligations of the issuer;

(B) the then-current combined principal and interest required to pay all outstanding debt obligations of the issuer on time and in full, which may be based on the issuer's expectations relative to the interest due on any variable rate debt obligations;

(C) the maximum principal amount of the certificates to be authorized; and

(D) the estimated combined principal and interest required to pay the certificates to be authorized on time and in full;

(5) the estimated interest rate for the certificates to be authorized or that the maximum interest rate for the certificates may not exceed the maximum legal interest rate; and

(6) the maximum maturity date of the certificates to be authorized.

(c) If before the date tentatively set for the authorization of the issuance of the certificates or if before the authorization, the municipal secretary or clerk if the issuer is a municipality, or the county clerk if the issuer is a county, receives a petition signed by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the issuer protesting the issuance of the certificates, the issuer may not authorize the issuance of the certificates unless the issuance is approved at an election ordered, held, and conducted in the manner provided for bond elections under Chapter 1251, Government Code.

(d) This section does not apply to certificates issued for the purposes described by Sections 271.056(1)-(4).

(e) In this section, "debt obligation" means a public security, as defined by Section 1201.002, Government Code, secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes. The term does not include public securities that are designated as self-supporting by the political subdivision issuing the securities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8886.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8886 / Section 8886.152
§ 8886.152. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.205
§ 1036.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund an outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) Refunding bonds may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.061
§ 534.061. PROGRAM AND SERVICE MONITORING AND REVIEW OF CERTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The local mental health authority shall monitor the services of a provider who contracts with the authority to provide services for persons with mental illness to ensure that the provider is delivering the services in a manner consistent with the provider's contract.

(b) Each provider contract involving the use of state funds or funds for which the state has oversight responsibility must authorize the local mental health authority or the authority's designee and the department or the department's designee to have unrestricted access to all facilities, records, data, and other information under the control of the provider as necessary to enable the department to audit, monitor, and review the financial and program activities and services associated with the contract.

(c) The department may withdraw funding from a local mental health authority that fails to cancel a contract with a provider involving the use of state funds or funds for which the state has oversight responsibility if:

(1) the provider is not fulfilling its contractual obligations; and

(2) the authority has not taken appropriate action to remedy the problem in accordance with department rules.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe procedures a local mental health authority must follow in remedying a problem with a provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.251
§ 3902.251. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.105
§ 36.105. SAFE DEPOSITS AND OTHER BAILMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract between the bank and a person for bailment, of deposit for hire, or for lease of a safe, vault, or box ceases on the date specified in the notice as the date for removal of property or a later date approved by the banking commissioner. A person who has paid rental or storage charges for a period extending beyond the date designated for removal of property has an unsecured claim against the bank for a refund of the unearned amount paid.

(b) If the property is not removed by the date the contract ceases, an officer of the bank shall inventory the property. In making the inventory the officer may open a safe, vault, or box, or any package, parcel, or receptacle, in the custody or possession of the bank. The inventory must be made in the presence of a notary public who is not an officer or employee of the bank and who is bonded in an amount and by sureties approved by the banking commissioner. The property shall be marked to identify, to the extent possible, its owner or the person who left it with the bank. After all property belonging to others that is in the bank's custody and control has been inventoried, a master list certified by the bank officer and the notary public shall be furnished to the banking commissioner. The master list shall be kept in a place and dealt with in a manner the banking commissioner specifies pending delivery of the property to its owner or to the comptroller as unclaimed property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.057
§ 1090.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Election Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state.

(b) The secretary shall establish in the secretary's office an elections division with an adequate staff to enable the secretary to perform the secretary's duties as chief election officer. The secretary may assign to the elections division staff any function relating to the administration of elections that is under the secretary's jurisdiction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.302
§ 604.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.

(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(4) efforts made to correct the violation; and

(5) any other matter that justice requires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.255
§ 1101.255. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0311
§ 3962.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.