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Tex. Local Government Code § 334.0235 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.0235
§ 334.0235. TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IMPACT ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the resolution contains a proposed sales and use tax under Subchapter D, and imposition of the tax would result in the reduction of the tax rate of a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, or a regional transportation authority created under Chapter 452, Transportation Code, the municipality or county shall send a copy of the resolution to the authority before calling an election on the resolution under Section 334.024.

(b) Before the 30th day after the date the rapid transit authority receives the copy of the resolution, the authority shall:

(1) perform an analysis to determine if implementation of the proposed sales and use tax and the resulting reduction in the authority's tax rate will:

(A) have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services; or

(B) impair any existing contracts; and

(2) provide to the municipality or county written notice of the results of the analysis.

(c) If the rapid transit authority determines that implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services or will impair any existing contracts, the written analysis required under Subsection (b)(2) must include information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide service or will not impair any existing contracts.

(d) If the rapid transit authority does not complete the analysis and provide the notice before the 30th day after the date the authority receives the copy of the resolution, the authority is considered to have determined that implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services and will not impair any existing contracts.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.056
§ 2025.056. BACKGROUND CHECK.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require a complete personal, financial, and business background check of the applicant or of any person who owns an interest in or exercises control over an applicant for a racetrack license, including the partners, stockholders, concessionaires, management personnel, management firms, and creditors.

(b) The commission shall refuse to issue or renew a license if, in the commission's sole discretion, the background checks reveal anything that may be detrimental to the public interest or the racing industry.

(c) The commission may not hold a hearing on the application, or any part of the application, of a racetrack license applicant before the 14th day after the date the completed background check of the applicant has been on file with the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8482.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8482 / Section 8482.001
§ 8482.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 12.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.255
§ 453.255. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant renewing a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 453.215.

(b) The board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 453.215 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior license renewal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.013 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.013
§ 11001.013. TERMINATION OF ROAD DISTRICT AUTHORITY; DISTRIBUTION OF DISTRICT MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The road district authority under this chapter terminates when:

(1) all road improvements under the master plan are completed; and

(2) the City of Bastrop or Bastrop County, as appropriate, has accepted all road improvements in the district.

(b) On termination of the district's road district authority, the district shall give any money related to the district's road district authority that remains in the district's possession or control to the City of Bastrop or Bastrop County, as appropriate, for road maintenance in the district. The district shall send the money to the City of Bastrop or Bastrop County in the proportion that the number of miles of road improvements by the district accepted by the city or county bears to the total number of miles of road improvements by the district accepted by both the city and the county.
Tex. Water Code § 5.111 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.111
§ 5.111. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide to its members, appointees, and employees as often as is necessary information regarding their qualifications under this code and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.004
§ 7987.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7987.003, undertake an improvement project, impose taxes or fees, or issue bonds or otherwise borrow money until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has:

(1) consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) entered into a development agreement under Section 212.172, Local Government Code, with an owner or owners of a majority of the land described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) If a development agreement described by Subsection (a)(2) has not been executed before March 1, 2019:

(1) the temporary directors may not call a confirmation election under Section 7987.003;

(2) the district is dissolved; and

(3) this chapter expires March 1, 2020.
Tex. Government Code § 1474.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1474 / Section 1474.104
§ 1474.104. EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may exchange bonds issued under this chapter:

(1) for property; or

(2) in payment of the contract price for work to be done in the construction of the improvements.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 92.035 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 92 / Section 92.035
§ 92.035. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The accounts and records of the chief inspector of the department are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.

(b) The state auditor shall make a written report of the results of an audit to the commissioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1214.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1214 / Section 1214.001
§ 1214.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage issued by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a health maintenance organization operating under Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, Chapter 843, Chapter 1271, and Chapter 1272; or

(4) an approved nonprofit health corporation holding a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.003
§ 345.003. SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, services include work, labor, and other services, other than services described by Subsection (c), that are:

(1) purchased primarily for personal, family, or household use; and

(2) not purchased for commercial or business use.

(b) "Services" includes work or labor described by Subsection (a) and that is:

(1) a medical or dental service;

(2) a prepaid funeral benefit regulated under Chapter 154; and

(3) a maintenance or service contract or warranty.

(c) This chapter does not apply to the sale of:

(1) legal services;

(2) services of a professional person licensed by this state, unless the services are:

(A) provided in connection with the purchase of goods; or

(B) described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2);

(3) services for which the cost is:

(A) set by law; or

(B) filed with or subject to approval by the United States, this state, or an agency, instrumentality, or subdivision of this state;

(4) educational services provided by:

(A) an accredited college or university; or

(B) a primary or secondary school providing education required by this state;

(5) services provided by a kindergarten or nursery school; or

(6) services that are included in a contract under Chapter 348.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.107
§ 848.107. COMPLAINT SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care collaborative shall implement and maintain complaint systems that provide reasonable procedures to resolve an oral or written complaint initiated by:

(1) a patient who received health care services provided by a participating physician or health care provider; or

(2) a participating physician or health care provider.

(b) The complaint system for complaints initiated by patients must include a process for the notice and appeal of a complaint.

(c) A health care collaborative may not take a retaliatory or adverse action against a physician or health care provider who files a complaint with a regulatory authority regarding an action of the health care collaborative.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0095
§ 511.0095. AUTHORITY TO HOUSE OUT-OF-STATE INMATES.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the state granted under Article 42.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other applicable law to house in this state inmates convicted of offenses committed against the laws of another state of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8327.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8327 / Section 8327.105
§ 8327.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922A / Section 7922A.0502
§ 7922A.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 § 3501.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.005
§ 3501.005. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualifying project" means any real estate project involving the construction of:

(1) a tenant finish-out or build-to-suit facility for a tenant who, through the execution of a lease with the authority, pays for or reimburses the authority for the cost of the improvements;

(2) infrastructure improvements including roads, driveways, or utility extensions made in connection with the sale or lease of property owned by the authority and for which the proceeds of the sale or the lease are used to reimburse the authority for the infrastructure improvements; or

(3) an income-producing facility that generates revenue for the authority and is constructed by:

(A) a private developer with special expertise in development; or

(B) an entity whose purpose is to support the research and development of national security-related technology or critical infrastructure technology or services in collaboration with Texas Tech University.

(b) Chapters 2267 and 2269, Government Code, do not apply to a qualifying project of the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.151
§ 3953.151. 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 district money.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.557 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.557
§ 1101.557. ACTING AS AGENT; REGULATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A broker who represents a party in a real estate transaction or who lists real estate for sale under an exclusive agreement for a party is that party's agent.

(b) A broker described by Subsection (a):

(1) may not instruct another broker to directly or indirectly violate Section 1101.652(b)(22);

(2) must inform the party if the broker receives material information related to a transaction to list, buy, sell, or lease the party's real estate, including the receipt of an offer by the broker; and

(3) shall, at a minimum, answer the party's questions and present any offer to or from the party.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

(1) a license holder who has the authority to bind a party to a lease or sale under a power of attorney or a property management agreement is also a party to the lease or sale;

(2) an inquiry to a person described by Section 1101.005(6) about contract terms or forms required by the person's employer does not violate Section 1101.652(b)(22) if the person does not have the authority to bind the employer to the contract; and

(3) the sole delivery of an offer to a party does not violate Section 1101.652(b)(22) if:

(A) the party's broker consents to the delivery;

(B) a copy of the offer is sent to the party's broker, unless a governmental agency using a sealed bid process does not allow a copy to be sent; and

(C) the person delivering the offer does not engage in another activity that directly or indirectly violates Section 1101.652(b)(22).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.006
§ 7970.006. 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 made 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0155
§ 546.0155. PROPOSAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A health and human services agency that receives or develops a proposal for a community initiative shall submit the initiative to the commission for review and approval.

(b) The commission shall review the initiative to ensure that the initiative is:

(1) consistent with other similar programs offered in communities; and

(2) not duplicative of other services provided in the community.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.151
§ 7919.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7919.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.062
§ 1073.062. SENIORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) adopt rules related to the seniority of district employees, including rules for a retirement plan based on seniority; and

(2) give effect to previous years of service for district employees continuously employed in the operation or management of hospital facilities acquired or constructed by the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.261 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.261
§ 248A.261. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment of the court becomes final.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.154 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.154
§ 41.154. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

The council shall deliver to the commissioner an annual report giving details of its efforts to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 7.057 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.057
§ 7.057. DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

If the person charged with the violation consents to the penalty recommended by the executive director or does not timely respond to the notice, the commission by order shall assess the penalty or order a hearing to be held on the recommendations in the executive director's report. If the commission assesses the penalty, the commission shall give written notice of its decision to the person charged.
Tex. Government Code § 487.752 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.752
§ 487.752. GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to available funds, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department awards grants to public institutions of higher education, public high schools, and governmental entities located in a rural county for the development and operation of multi-institutional technology centers that provide:

(1) community access to technology;

(2) computer literacy programs;

(3) educational programs designed to provide concurrent enrollment credit for high school students taking postsecondary courses in information and emerging technologies;

(4) training for careers in technology-related fields and other highly skilled industries; and

(5) technology-related continuing and adult education programs.

(b) The department by rule shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of grants awarded under the program and for ensuring compliance with the conditions of a grant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.033
§ 533.033. DETERMINATION OF REQUIRED RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Consistent with the purposes and policies of this subtitle, the commissioner biennially shall determine:

(1) the types of mental health services that can be most economically and effectively provided at the community level for persons exhibiting various forms of mental disability; and

(2) the types of mental health services that can be most economically and effectively provided by department facilities.

(b) In the determination, the commissioner shall assess the limits, if any, that should be placed on the duration of mental health services provided at the community level or at a department facility.

(c) The department biennially shall review the types of services the department provides and shall determine if a community provider can provide services of a comparable quality at a lower cost than the department's costs.

(d) The commissioner's findings shall guide the department in planning and administering services for persons with mental illness.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.0511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.0511
§ 1956.0511. ADMINISTRATION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commission shall administer and enforce this subchapter, unless the context clearly requires another state agency to perform a specific duty.

(b) To the extent of any conflict between this subchapter and other provisions of this chapter, this subchapter prevails.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.002
§ 1044.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00384 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00384
§ 30.00384. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(9), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(c) The judge must maintain residence in the city during the tenure of office.

(d) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(9), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 324.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 324 / Section 324.008
§ 324.008. DEPOSIT AND MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The library is a depository library as defined by Section 441.101 and shall receive state documents and publications from other states distributed by the Texas State Library.

(b) Each printed daily legislative journal, bill, resolution, or other legislative document shall be delivered daily to the library.

(c) At the close of each legislative session, each daily legislative journal, bill, or resolution possessed by the senate or house sergeant at arms shall be delivered to the library to be managed as a legislative record under Section 324.0085.

(d) The governing body of a state agency, as defined by Sections 2151.002(1) and (3), shall deliver to the library and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission immediately after transcription a certified copy of the minutes of any meeting of the governing body. Any changes or corrections to the minutes shall also be delivered to the library and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.203
§ 8013.203. 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.