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Tex. Government Code § 843.0031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 843 / Section 843.0031
§ 843.0031. OPTION TO PAY LUMP-SUM AMOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300, Sec. 38(1), eff. January 1, 2010.

(b) A member who has withdrawn accumulated contributions from the retirement system and who subsequently resumes employment with a subdivision may at any time before retirement pay to the system a lump sum in any amount that does not exceed the actuarial present value of the additional benefits that would have been attributable to the withdrawn contributions. Any amount paid under this subsection and interest accrued on the amount may not be considered in the computation of service credit.

(c) With respect to the account with the subdivision for which contributions had been withdrawn, after the date an amount is deposited under Subsection (b), the member is ineligible to reestablish any service credit with the subdivision that had been forfeited before the date of redeposit, even if the member would otherwise be eligible under an order adopted under Section 843.003.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.106
§ 771.106. FUNDING OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) State funds may be appropriated to the commission to fund the program.

(b) The commission may seek grant funding for the program.

(c) A political subdivision that participates in the program may pay an appropriate share of the cost of the program.

(d) The provisions in this subchapter that require the commission to conduct and evaluate the program are contingent on the commission receiving funding in accordance with this section. If a sufficient number of political subdivisions in a region that could be served by a program offer to pay the commission an amount that in the aggregate, together with any other funding received under this section, is sufficient to fund the program for the region, the commission:

(1) shall enter into contracts with the offering political subdivisions under which each will pay an appropriate share of the cost; and

(2) when the amount under the signed contracts, together with any other funding received under this section, is sufficient to fund the program for the region, shall implement the program for the region.
Tex. Education Code § 39.081 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.081
§ 39.081. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Parent" includes a guardian or other person having lawful control of a student.

(2) "System" means a financial accountability rating system developed under this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0182 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0182
§ 11.0182. EMPLOYEE FUND-RAISING.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the solicitation or receipt of a gift, including money, that has a value of $500 or more.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt policies to govern fund-raising activities by department employees on behalf of the department. The rules must:

(1) designate the types of employees who may solicit donations;

(2) restrict where and how fund-raising may occur; and

(3) establish requirements for reports by employees to the director.

(c) The director shall approve and manage fund-raising activities by department employees on behalf of the department in accordance with commission rules.

(d) The state auditor may audit the fund-raising activities performed under this section, subject to a risk assessment performed by the state auditor and to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the audit in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c), Government Code. If the state auditor performs an audit, the audit shall disclose who has engaged in fund-raising activities for the department and the value of gifts each person has received or solicited. The state auditor shall report the results of the audit to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and of each committee having primary jurisdiction over the department. Each member of the legislature may access the report.

(e) Policies adopted by the commission under Subsection (b) are public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.912 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.912
§ 21.912. VALID SHARES OR PUTATIVE SHARES.
Status: in_force

In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the board of directors of a corporation that shares of the corporation are valid shares or putative shares is conclusive, unless otherwise determined by the district court in a proceeding brought under Section 21.914.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.109
§ 3879.109. USE OF CONDUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, or charge a fee for the use of district conduits for:

(1) fiber-optic cable;

(2) electronic transmission lines; or

(3) other types of transmission lines and supporting facilities.

(b) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.208
§ 3854.208. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations secured by and payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.030 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.030
§ 59.030. NEW SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An electing company may introduce a new service 10 days after providing an informational notice to the commission, to the office, and to any person who holds a certificate of operating authority in the electing company's certificated area or areas or who has an effective interconnection agreement with the electing company.

(b) An electing company shall price each new service at or above the service's long run incremental cost. The commission shall allow a company serving fewer than one million access lines to establish a service's long run incremental cost by adopting, at that company's option, the cost studies of a larger company for that service that has been accepted by the commission.

(c) An affected person, the office on behalf of residential or small commercial customers, or the commission may file a complaint at the commission challenging whether the pricing by an electing company of a new service is in compliance with Subsection (b).

(d) If a complaint is filed under Subsection (c), the electing company has the burden of proving that the company set the price for the new service in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter. If the complaint is finally resolved in favor of the complainant, the electing company:

(1) shall, not later than the 10th day after the date the complaint is finally resolved, amend the price of the service as necessary to comply with the final resolution; or

(2) may, at the company's option, discontinue the service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.109
§ 3900.109. 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 to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, 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 Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 33.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 33 / Section 33.109
§ 33.109. TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND AFFILIATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Without the prior approval of a disinterested majority of the board recorded in the minutes or, if a disinterested majority cannot be obtained, the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a state bank may not directly or indirectly:

(1) sell or lease an asset of the bank to an officer, director, or principal shareholder of the bank or of an affiliate of the bank; or

(2) purchase or lease an asset in which an officer, director, or principal shareholder of the bank or of an affiliate of the bank has an interest.

(b) An officer or director of the bank who knowingly participates in or permits a violation of this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 11.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 11 / Section 11.008
§ 11.008. FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, all money paid to the department is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 58.827 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.827
§ 58.827. DISCHARGE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) On the final payment of the taxes, either the assessor and collector or the trustee shall issue a certificate certifying that the taxes have been fully satisfied and the lien is released.

(b) The execution and acknowledgment of the certificate and the recording of the certificate in the deed records of the county in which the property is located shall be full and conclusive evidence of the discharge of the taxes and liens.
Tex. Government Code § 23.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 23 / Section 23.102
§ 23.102. SECONDARY PRIORITIES.
Status: in_force

A matter not included in Section 23.101 shall be set at the discretion of the trial court in which the matter is pending, observing the following priorities:

(1) precedence should be given to matters where delay will cause physical or economic injury to either the parties or the public;

(2) matters involving substantial substantive or constitutional rights should take precedence over matters involving permits, licenses, or privileges;

(3) precedence should be given matters involving important issues that greatly concern the public or materially affect the public welfare; and

(4) precedence should be given matters involving complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a ward's guardianship.
Tex. Family Code § 2.0091 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.0091
§ 2.0091. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in a county in which the county clerk has been certified by the Texas Judicial Council under Section 71.039, Government Code, to issue a marriage license through the use of remote technology.

(b) In a county to which this section applies:

(1) a person who applies for a marriage license through the use of remote technology is considered to have appeared before the court for purposes of this subchapter; and

(2) the county clerk may issue a marriage license through the use of remote technology only in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Texas Judicial Council under Section 71.039, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.159
§ 1086.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1086.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank of payment as a trustee for bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to:

(1) place a portion of district money on time deposit; or

(2) purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.155
§ 9023.155. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: reserved

(a) In this section, "net revenues" means all income or increment from the ownership and operation of improvements and facilities operated by the district, minus the amount reasonably required to provide for the administration, efficient operation, and adequate maintenance of the improvements and facilities. The term does not include money derived from taxation.

(b) District bonds may be secured by:

(1) a pledge of the district's net revenues; or

(2) a pledge of the district's net revenues and the imposition of a continuing ad valorem tax described by Section 9023.156.

(c) The district may issue bonds secured as provided by Subsection (b)(1) without submitting the question of the issuance to an election.

(d) The district may not issue bonds secured as provided by Subsection (b)(2) unless the bonds are authorized by a majority of the votes cast in an election in the district.

(e) Within the board's discretion, the bonds may also be secured by a lien on the physical properties of the district.

(f) The district may execute contracts, evidences of pledge, deeds of trust, trust indentures, and other instruments that fix a lien on net revenues and the physical properties of the district that the board, in its discretion, determines are necessary or convenient to evidence and secure the obligation of the district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.

(g) The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds secured by a pledge of net revenues may:

(1) contain the conditions under which additional bonds secured by a pledge of net revenues may be subsequently issued;

(2) prescribe the conditions under which the district has the right to release the lien on net revenues and on the district's physical properties, if encumbered, by depositing at the bank or place of payment money sufficient to pay:

(A) the principal of and interest on the bonds to the date on which the bonds may become optional and any premium payment stipulated in the resolution; or

(B) the principal of and interest on the bonds to maturity if an option of prior payment is not reserved; or

(3) prescribe the conditions under which the continuing ad valorem tax described by Section 9023.156, if any, to be collected in any year during which any of the bonds are outstanding may be reduced or omitted when net revenues are sufficient to provide the money necessary for principal, interest, and reserve requirements prescribed by this subchapter.

(h) Additional bonds described by Subsection (g)(1) must be secured by a lien and pledge of net revenues that is inferior to the lien and pledge securing the bonds originally issued unless the additional bonds are issued in full compliance with the restrictions applicable to additional bonds on a parity with the bonds originally issued.
Tex. Family Code § 32.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.002
§ 32.002. CONSENT FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) Consent to medical treatment under this subchapter must be in writing, signed by the person giving consent, and given to the doctor, hospital, or other medical facility that administers the treatment.

(b) The consent must include:

(1) the name of the child;

(2) the name of one or both parents, if known, and the name of any managing conservator or guardian of the child;

(3) the name of the person giving consent and the person's relationship to the child;

(4) a statement of the nature of the medical treatment to be given; and

(5) the date the treatment is to begin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0502
§ 7909A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.107
§ 1101.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) facilities and equipment to provide for domiciliary care and treatment of geriatric patients; and

(2) convalescent home facilities.

(c) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for payment of the purchase price.

(d) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district.

(e) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 93.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 93 / Section 93.002
§ 93.002. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A temporary employment service may not deny an application for, or placement in, a position of employment to an individual for the sole reason that the individual has not earned a high school diploma or graduate equivalency diploma unless the position of employment or the client requires that credential to perform the duties of the position.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0702
§ 3980.0702. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.177 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.177
§ 2001.177. COST OF PREPARING AGENCY RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency by rule may require a party who appeals a final decision in a contested case to pay all or a part of the cost of preparation of the original or a certified copy of the record of the agency proceeding that is required to be sent to the reviewing court.

(b) A charge imposed under this section is a court cost and may be assessed by the court in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Transportation Code § 283.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 283 / Section 283.104
§ 283.104. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) agree with a county to operate, maintain, or contribute to the maintenance costs of a project if the agreement is not inconsistent with the rights of the bondholders;

(2) lease a project from a county under terms that are agreed to by the county and that are not inconsistent with the bond instrument; and

(3) declare or operate all or part of a project as part of the state highway system only if the property and contract rights in the project and in the bonds are not unfavorably affected.

(b) The project shall become part of the state highway system and the commission shall maintain the project free of tolls when:

(1) the principal and interest due on the bonds are paid; or

(2) a sufficient reserve to pay the principal and interest due on the bonds until maturity has been deposited in an irrevocable trust fund for the benefit of the bondholders.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0259 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0259
§ 549.0259. APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall ensure that a prescription drug prescribed before implementation of a prior authorization requirement for that drug for a recipient or enrollee under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, or for an individual who becomes eligible under Medicaid, the child health plan program, or another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, is not subject to any prior authorization requirement under this subchapter until the earlier of:

(1) the date the recipient or enrollee exhausts all the prescription, including any authorized refills; or

(2) the expiration of a period the commission prescribes.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.925 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.925
§ 17.925. LOCAL ORDINANCE OR REGULATION.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of a local government to adopt an ordinance or regulation relating to the use of public donations receptacles as a collection point for donated clothing or household goods if the ordinance or regulation is compatible with and equal to or more stringent than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.107
§ 3860.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:

(1) is an organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of that code; and

(2) performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.101
§ 15.101. COMPOSITION OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department is composed of:

(1) the commission;

(2) the commissioner; and

(3) other department officers and employees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.210
§ 1951.210. PRETREATMENT INSPECTION SERVICE; FEES; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may provide a pretreatment inspection service to consumers. A pretreatment inspection is limited to a determination of whether there is an infestation of pests on the premises inspected.

(b) On the request of a consumer, the department may make available an inspector employed by the department to inspect the premises of the consumer if the consumer has obtained, from at least two pest control companies:

(1) a determination that there is an infestation of pests on the premises; and

(2) an estimate of the cost of the treatment.

(c) The department shall charge a fee for a pretreatment inspection in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of providing the service.

(d) The department is not liable for any damages that may arise as a result of an inspection made under this section that is subsequently found to be incorrect.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 54.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 54 / Section 54.004
§ 54.004. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A principal who fails to comply with a provision of a contract under Section 54.002 relating to payment of a commission or who fails to pay a commission as required by Section 54.003 is liable to the sales representative in a civil action for:

(1) three times the unpaid commission due the sales representative; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.