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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.101
§ 290.101. LIMITATION ON TAXING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Each district may impose taxes only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 664.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 664 / Section 664.005
§ 664.005. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATE, LOCAL, OR FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A state agency may, and is encouraged to, enter into an agreement with another state agency, including a state-supported college or university, or with a local or federal department, institution, commission, or agency, to present, join in presenting, or participate jointly in health fitness education or activity programs for the state agency's administrators and employees.
Tex. Education Code § 48.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.255
§ 48.255. STATE COMPRESSION PERCENTAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this title, "state compression percentage" means the percentage of the rate of $1.00 per $100 valuation of taxable property that is used to determine a school district's maximum compressed tax rate under Section 48.2551.

(b) The state compression percentage is the lower of:

(1) 93 percent, or a lower percentage set by appropriation for a school year;

(2) the percentage determined by the following formula:

(3) the percentage determined under this section for the preceding school year.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2):

(1) "SCP" is the state compression percentage;

(2) "PYCP" is the state compression percentage for the preceding school year; and

(3) "ECPV" is the estimated percentage change in total taxable property value for the applicable tax year as determined based on the estimate submitted to the legislature under Section 48.269.
Tex. Water Code § 51.650 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.650
§ 51.650. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board desires to submit the question of whether or not to adopt the method of assessing benefits provided in Section 51.649 of this code, it shall order an election to be held in the district and shall submit the proposition in the manner provided for other district elections.

(b) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Uniform assessment of benefits of $______ per acre on all irrigable land in the district, and the assessment of $______ per acre on all nonirrigable land in the district."

(c) The board shall determine the amounts to fill the spaces in the proposition. The amount of charge per acre may be found by dividing the number of acres of land into the amount of debt to be incurred by the district in providing for irrigation.

(d) If a majority of the persons voting in the election vote in favor of the proposition, it shall be adopted.
Tex. Government Code § 2009.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2009 / Section 2009.002
§ 2009.002. POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that disputes before governmental bodies be resolved as fairly and expeditiously as possible and that each governmental body support this policy by developing and using alternative dispute resolution procedures in appropriate aspects of the governmental body's operations and programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9701.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9701 / Section 9701.001
§ 9701.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Member district" means a district listed as a member of the Red Bluff District in Section 9701.003.

(2) "Principal amount" means the amount of $13.8 million, representing the amount received by this state by order of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Texas v. New Mexico (494 U.S. 111 (1990)) and deposited to the credit of the Pecos River compact account established by Section 1, Chapter 3, Acts of the 71st Legislature, 5th Called Session, 1990.

(3) "Red Bluff District" means the Red Bluff Water Power Control District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.103
§ 3852.103. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

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

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

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation.

(d) The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.0047
§ 191.0047. BIRTH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall implement an efficient and effective method to verify birth information or provide a certified copy of a birth record necessary to provide services for the benefit of a minor being served by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(b) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Family and Protective Services to implement this section. Subject to Subsection (c), the terms of the memorandum of understanding must include methods for reimbursing the department in an amount that is not more than the actual costs the department incurs in verifying the birth information or providing the birth record to the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(c) The department may not collect a fee or other amount for verification of birth information or provision of a certified copy of the birth record under Subsection (a) for a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services if parental rights to the child have been terminated and the child is eligible for adoption.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.304
§ 154.304. DELIVERY TO COMPTROLLER OF ABANDONED MONEY AND REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the first July 1 after the date a seller is required to furnish notice to the commissioner under Section 154.302, the seller shall deliver to the comptroller:

(1) the abandoned money; and

(2) the report required to be filed under Chapter 74, Property Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.005
§ 89.005. USE OF BRIDGES, TUNNELS, AND CAUSEWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the department and local governments to use obsolete bridges, tunnels, and causeways to create artificial reefs under this chapter.

(b) The Texas Department of Transportation may transfer obsolete bridges, tunnels, and causeways to the department to create artificial reefs.

(c) The department may provide assistance, including money, to a local government to fulfill the purposes of this section.

(d) Any money appropriated to the department for the artificial reef program under this chapter may be used for the purposes of this section.(a) The department, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and local governments, may use obsolete bridges, tunnels, and causeways to create artificial reefs under this chapter.

(b) The department may receive from the Texas Department of Transportation the transfer of obsolete bridges, tunnels, and causeways to create artificial reefs.

(c) The department may provide assistance, including money, to a local government to fulfill the purposes of this section.

(d) Any money appropriated to the department for the artificial reef program under this chapter may be used for the purposes of this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.016 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.016
§ 103.016. NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INTEREST; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall give notice of the findings made under Section 103.015(d) to the person charged with a violation. If the department finds that a violation has occurred, the department shall give to the person charged written notice of:

(1) the findings;

(2) the amount of the administrative penalty;

(3) the rate of interest payable with respect to the penalty and the date on which interest begins to accrue; and

(4) the person's right to judicial review of the department's order.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the department's order is final, the person assessed the penalty shall:

(1) pay the full amount of the penalty; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the department may permit the person to pay a penalty in installments.

(d) If the person does not pay the penalty within the period provided by Subsection (b) or in accordance with Subsection (c), if applicable:

(1) the penalty is subject to interest; and

(2) the department may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty and interest.

(e) Interest under Subsection (d)(1) accrues:

(1) at a rate equal to the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank; and

(2) for the period beginning on the day after the date on which the penalty becomes due and ending on the date the penalty is paid.

(f) If the amount of the penalty is reduced or the assessment of a penalty is not upheld on judicial review, the department shall:

(1) remit to the person charged the appropriate amount of any penalty payment plus accrued interest; or

(2) execute a release of the supersedeas bond if one has been posted.

(g) Accrued interest on the amount remitted by the department under Subsection (f)(1) shall be paid:

(1) at a rate equal to the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank; and

(2) for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted to the person charged with the violation.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.101
§ 183.101. VOTING SECURITIES HELD BY TRUST COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) Voting securities of a state trust company held by the state trust company in a fiduciary capacity under a will or trust, whether registered in its own name or in the name of its nominee, may not be voted in the election of directors or managers or on a matter affecting the compensation of directors, managers, officers, or employees of the state trust company in that capacity, unless:

(1) under the terms of the will or trust, the manner in which the voting securities are to be voted may be determined by a donor or beneficiary of the will or trust and the donor or beneficiary actually makes the determination in the matter at issue;

(2) the terms of the will or trust expressly direct the manner in which the securities must be voted to the extent that discretion is not vested in the state trust company as fiduciary; or

(3) the securities are voted solely by a cofiduciary that is not an affiliate of the state trust company, as if the cofiduciary were the sole fiduciary.

(b) Voting securities of a state trust company that cannot be voted under this section are considered to be authorized but unissued for purposes of determining the procedures for and results of the affected vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0102
§ 7929A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 252.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 252 / Section 252.004
§ 252.004. DESIGNATION OF ONESELF.
Status: in_force

An individual may appoint himself or herself as campaign treasurer.
Tex. Government Code § 2273.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2273 / Section 2273.003
§ 2273.003. ABORTION PROVIDER AND AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a governmental entity may not enter into a taxpayer resource transaction with:

(1) an abortion provider or an affiliate of an abortion provider; or

(2) an abortion assistance entity for the purpose of providing an abortion or abortion assistance.

(b) This section does not apply to a taxpayer resource transaction that is subject to a federal law in conflict with Subsection (a) as determined by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission and confirmed in writing by the attorney general.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.701
§ 883.701. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person or corporation commits an offense if the person or corporation violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.001
§ 8336.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 13.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.356
§ 203.356. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician, a registered nurse, or other person who, on the order of a physician, instructs a midwife in the approved techniques for collecting blood specimens to be used for newborn screening tests is immune from liability arising out of the failure or refusal of the midwife to:

(1) collect the specimens in the approved manner; or

(2) submit the specimens to the Department of State Health Services in a timely manner.

(b) A physician who issues an order directing or instructing a midwife is immune from liability arising out of the failure or refusal of the midwife to comply with the order if, before the issuance of the order, the midwife provided the physician with evidence satisfactory to the department of compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.001
§ 3912.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Bulkhead property" means all bulkheads in the district owned by the district or owned or previously owned by the Padre Isles Property Owners Association, including any associated easements.

(3) "City" means the City of Corpus Christi.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Padre Isles Management District.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.519 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.519
§ 504.519. INDUSTRIAL FIREFIGHTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall design and issue specialty license plates for industrial firefighters certified by the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas.

(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $30.

(c) A person may be issued not more than three sets of license plates.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0345 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0345
§ 25.0345. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF SERVICEMEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "servicemember" means an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas National Guard.

(b) On request of a servicemember who is a parent of or person standing in parental relation to a student, the board of trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall transfer the student to another district campus or to another school district under an agreement under Section 25.035.

(c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or school district, as applicable, selected by the servicemember making the request.

(d) A school district is not required to provide transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or school district under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 81.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 81 / Section 81.006
§ 81.006. QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED FOR TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

(a) Three members of the commissioners court constitute a quorum for conducting county business except the levying of a county tax.

(b) A county tax may be levied at any regularly scheduled meeting of the court when at least four members of the court are present.

(c) A county may not levy a tax unless at least three members of the court vote in favor of the levy.
Tex. Government Code § 465.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0103
§ 465.0103. COMPOSITION OF PANEL.
Status: in_force

In designating individuals to serve on the panel, the governor may give priority to individuals with expertise in state agency rules and the rulemaking process, including expertise in regulatory research, compliance, cost, and impact analysis, and related law and procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.203
§ 8306.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.202
§ 603.202. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the medical board for the purpose of directing complaints under this chapter to the medical board. The medical board may provide for that notice:

(1) on each license form, application, or written contract for services of a person licensed under this chapter;

(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each person licensed under this chapter; or

(3) in a bill for services provided by a person licensed under this chapter.

(b) The medical board shall list with its regular telephone number any toll-free telephone number established under other state law that may be called to present a complaint about a health professional.
Tex. Tax Code § 312.403 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.403
§ 312.403. TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION FACILITY IN COUNTY REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nuclear electric power generation" means activities described in category 221113 of the 2002 North American Industry Classification System.

(b) An agreement made under this subchapter with the owner of property that is a nuclear electric power generation facility may include a provision that defers the effective date of the agreement to a later date agreed to by the taxing unit and the owner of the property, but not later than the seventh anniversary of the date the agreement is made.

(c) If the effective date of an agreement is deferred under Subsection (b), the agreement may have a term ending not later than 10 years after the effective date of the agreement, notwithstanding Sections 312.204 and 312.208.
Tex. Water Code § 60.123 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.123
§ 60.123. PILOT AND PILOTAGE LAWS UNAFFECTED.
Status: in_force

No provision of this subchapter may be construed to amend, repeal, or affect the laws relating to pilots and pilotage or their appointment and remuneration.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.111 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.111
§ 1201.111. EXCEPTIONS TO SECURITY AND INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association, federal savings bank, or state or federal credit union engaged in the business of selling or exchanging, or offering for sale or exchange, manufactured homes that the institution has acquired through repossession of collateral is not required to attend a course of instruction or file a bond or other security to be licensed as a retailer.

(b) A licensed retailer is not required to file a bond or other security to be licensed as a broker or installer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.002
§ 1053.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.124 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.124
§ 1451.124. SELECTION OF PSYCHOLOGIST.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a psychologist to provide the services or procedures scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the psychologist's license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.032
§ 433.032. STORAGE AND HANDLING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules prescribing conditions under which carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products of livestock must be stored and handled by a person in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting those articles in or for intrastate commerce if the executive commissioner considers the rules necessary to prevent adulterated or misbranded articles from being delivered to a consumer.

(b) A person may not violate a rule adopted under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.059
§ 1087.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitation prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) perform the duties required by the board;

(2) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(3) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.7515 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.7515
§ 42A.7515. NOTIFICATION BY SUPERVISION OFFICER REGARDING ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

Immediately after a supervision officer determines there is reasonable cause to believe that a defendant supervised by the officer has violated a condition of community supervision related to an electronic monitoring device, including a global positioning monitoring system as defined by Article 17.49, the supervision officer shall notify the judge of that violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.005
§ 3941.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.508 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.508
§ 401.508. LASER HAIR REMOVAL APPRENTICE-IN-TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a laser hair removal apprentice-in-training certificate must have at least 24 hours of training in safety, laser physics, skin typing, skin reactions, treatment protocols, burns, eye protection, emergencies, and posttreatment protocols.

(b) A laser hair removal apprentice-in-training must work directly under the supervision of a senior laser hair removal technician or a certified laser hair removal professional.

(c) A person must be at least 18 years of age to qualify to be a laser hair removal apprentice-in-training.