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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.151
§ 3876.151. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district may be leased to, or operated for the district by, an entity other than the district.

(c) The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(d) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.110
§ 11006.110. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A director is not personally liable for a bond issued or contract executed by the authority.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.111 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.111
§ 142.111. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF FIREFIGHTER.
Status: in_force

(a) For any disciplinary appeal, a member of the municipality's bargaining unit may be represented by the firefighters association or by any person the member selects.

(b) A meet and confer agreement ratified under this subchapter may not interfere with the right of a member of a bargaining unit to pursue allegations of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to pursue affirmative action litigation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.644 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.644
§ 504.644. MARINE MAMMAL RECOVERY LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue Marine Mammal Recovery specialty license plates. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be used only by the Parks and Wildlife Department to support the activities of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network in the recovery, rehabilitation, and release of stranded marine mammals. The Parks and Wildlife Department shall establish reporting and other mechanisms necessary to ensure that the money is spent for purposes for which it is dedicated.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.053
§ 317.053. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

A board may consist of not more than seven members, one of whom must be a member of the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0101
§ 8508.0101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall:

(1) administer this chapter; and

(2) use its facilities and powers to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The authority may:

(1) exercise the powers, rights, and privileges necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of this chapter; and

(2) perform any act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, or functions conferred by this chapter or other laws.

(c) The board may provide for any expenditures it considers essential or useful in the maintenance, operation, and administration of the authority.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.105 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.105
§ 172.105. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitration tribunal may issue a subpoena as provided by Section 171.051.

(b) Section 171.052 applies with respect to a subpoena issued under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.027
§ 21.027. CITATION OF OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) After a petition for removal is filed, the person filing the petition shall apply to the district judge in writing for an order requiring a citation and a certified copy of the petition to be served on the officer.

(b) If the application for the order is made during the term of the court, action may not be taken on the petition until the order is granted and entered in the minutes of the court. If the application is made to the judge during the vacation of the court, the judge shall indicate on the petition the action taken and shall have the action entered in the minutes of the court at the next term.

(c) If the judge refuses to issue the order for citation, the petition shall be dismissed at the cost of the person filing the petition. The person may not take an appeal from the judge's decision or apply for a writ of mandamus. If the judge grants the order for citation, the clerk shall issue the citation with a certified copy of the petition. The judge shall require the person filing the petition to post security for costs in the manner provided for other cases.

(d) The citation shall order the officer to appear and answer the petition on a date, fixed by the judge, after the fifth day after the date the citation is served. The time is computed as it is in other suits. Disposition of this action by the district court shall take precedence over other civil matters on the court's docket.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.202
§ 392.202. CORRECTION OF THIRD-PARTY DEBT COLLECTOR'S OR CREDIT BUREAU'S FILES.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who disputes the accuracy of an item that is in a third-party debt collector's or credit bureau's file on the individual and that relates to a debt being collected by the third-party debt collector may notify in writing the third-party debt collector of the inaccuracy. The third-party debt collector shall make a written record of the dispute. If the third-party debt collector does not report information related to the dispute to a credit bureau, the third-party debt collector shall cease collection efforts until an investigation of the dispute described by Subsections (b)-(e) determines the accurate amount of the debt, if any. If the third-party debt collector reports information related to the dispute to a credit bureau, the reporting third-party debt collector shall initiate an investigation of the dispute described by Subsections (b)-(e) and shall cease collection efforts until the investigation determines the accurate amount of the debt, if any. This section does not affect the application of Chapter 20, Business & Commerce Code, to a third-party debt collector subject to that chapter.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a notice of inaccuracy is received, a third-party debt collector who initiates an investigation shall send a written statement to the individual:

(1) denying the inaccuracy;

(2) admitting the inaccuracy; or

(3) stating that the third-party debt collector has not had sufficient time to complete an investigation of the inaccuracy.

(c) If the third-party debt collector admits that the item is inaccurate under Subsection (b), the third-party debt collector shall:

(1) not later than the fifth business day after the date of the admission, correct the item in the relevant file; and

(2) immediately cease collection efforts related to the portion of the debt that was found to be inaccurate and on correction of the item send, to each person who has previously received a report from the third-party debt collector containing the inaccurate information, notice of the inaccuracy and a copy of an accurate report.

(d) If the third-party debt collector states that there has not been sufficient time to complete an investigation, the third-party debt collector shall immediately:

(1) change the item in the relevant file as requested by the individual;

(2) send to each person who previously received the report containing the information a notice that is equivalent to a notice under Subsection (c) and a copy of the changed report; and

(3) cease collection efforts.

(e) On completion by the third-party debt collector of the investigation, the third-party debt collector shall inform the individual of the determination of whether the item is accurate or inaccurate. If the third-party debt collector determines that the information was accurate, the third-party debt collector may again report that information and resume collection efforts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999 / Section 7999.153
§ 7999.153. 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 § 3953.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.007
§ 3953.007. 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. Labor Code § 352.053 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.053
§ 352.053. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall include in its contracts with service providers under this chapter provisions relating to:

(1) clearly defined and measurable program performance standards that directly relate to the service provided;

(2) clearly defined penalties for nonperformance of a contract term; and

(3) clearly specified accounting, reporting, and auditing requirements applicable to money received under the contract.

(b) The commission shall monitor a service provider's performance under a contract for service under this chapter. In monitoring performance, the commission shall:

(1) use a risk-assessment methodology to institute statewide monitoring of contract compliance of service providers; and

(2) evaluate service providers based on clearly defined and measurable program performance objectives.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.254 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.254
§ 344.254. COPIES OF APPLICATION AND PETITION.
Status: in_force

The clerk or secretary of the municipality shall keep an application and a copy of the petition in the files of the clerk's or secretary's office. The clerk shall issue to the applicants as many copies as they request.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.001
§ 203.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

(2) "District" means a soil and water conservation district created under Chapter 201 of this code.

(3) "District board" means the board of directors of a soil and water conservation district created under Chapter 201 of this code.

(4) "Brush control" means:

(A) the selective control, removal, or reduction of noxious brush such as mesquite, prickly pear, salt cedar, or other phreatophytes that consume water to a degree that is detrimental to water conservation; and

(B) the revegetation of land on which this brush has been controlled.

(5) "Area" means a sub-basin or other portion of land within a project.

(6) "Project" means a watershed or portion of a watershed in which water supply enhancement activities are performed.

(7) "Proposal" means a request submitted by a soil and water conservation district or other political subdivision for state funds to be used in a watershed or portion of a watershed for water supply enhancement activities.

(8) "Water supply enhancement" includes brush control.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.102 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.102
§ 155.102. REPORT OF SALE OR USE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each interstate warehouse, distributor, and wholesaler shall keep at each place of business in this state records of each sale, distribution, exchange, or use of tobacco products whether taxed under this chapter or not. Each interstate warehouse, distributor, and wholesaler shall prepare and retain an original invoice for each transaction involving tobacco products. Each interstate warehouse, distributor, or wholesaler shall keep any supporting documentation, including bills of lading, showing shipment and receipt used in preparing the invoices at the place of business of the interstate warehouse, distributor, or wholesaler. The interstate warehouse, distributor, or wholesaler shall prepare and deliver a duplicate invoice to the purchaser.

(b) The records for each sale, distribution, exchange, or use of tobacco products must show:

(1) the purchaser's name and address, permit number, or tax identification number;

(2) the method of delivery and the name of the common carrier or other person delivering the tobacco products;

(3) the date, amount, and type of tobacco products sold, distributed, exchanged, or used;

(4) the price received for the tobacco products;

(5) the number and kind of tobacco products on which the tax has been paid; and

(6) for sales from a manufacturer to a distributor or interstate warehouse, the manufacturer's list price for the tobacco products.

(c) In addition to the information required under Subsection (b), the records for each sale, distribution, exchange, or use of tobacco products other than cigars must show the net weight as listed by the manufacturer for each unit.

(d) On request by the comptroller, an interstate warehouse shall provide to the comptroller copies of periodic tobacco product reports filed with each state into which the interstate warehouse sells tobacco products and copies of each report required under 15 U.S.C. Section 376.
Tex. Government Code § 442.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.052
§ 442.052. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

With respect to the museum and in addition to its other powers and duties, the commission:

(1) shall foster and commemorate the memory of the era of supreme United States naval power upon the seas and the men and women of the armed services whose gallant and selfless dedication to duty made this era possible;

(2) shall administer the museum at Fredericksburg;

(3) shall act in any other capacity relative to preserving naval documents, relics, and other items of historical interest;

(4) may employ and discharge a museum director and other employees it deems necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibilities within the limits of funds available;

(5) may accept on behalf of the State of Texas donations of money, property, and historical relics related to the museum's theme; and

(6) may acquire property and historical relics by purchase within the limits of funds available.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.321 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.321
§ 431.321. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) "Charitable medical clinic" means a clinic, including a licensed pharmacy that is a community pharmaceutical access program provider, that provides medical care or drugs without charge or for a substantially reduced charge, complies with the insurance requirements of Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the code and is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare by being primarily engaged in promoting the common good and general welfare of the people in a community.

(b) "Seller" means a person, other than a charitable drug donor, as defined in Chapter 82, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) "Manufacturer" means a person, other than a charitable drug donor, as defined in Chapter 82, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) "Charitable drug donor" means a licensed convalescent or nursing home or related institution, licensed hospice, hospital, physician, pharmacy, or a pharmaceutical seller or manufacturer that donates drugs pursuant to a qualified patient assistance program, that donates drugs to a charitable medical clinic.

(d-1) In this subchapter, "community pharmaceutical access program" means a program offered by a licensed pharmacy under which the pharmacy assists financially disadvantaged persons to access prescription drugs at no charge or at a substantially reduced charge.

(e) In this subchapter, "patient assistance program" means a qualified program offered by a pharmaceutical manufacturer under which the manufacturer provides drugs to financially disadvantaged persons at no charge or at a substantially reduced cost. The term does not include the provision of a drug as part of a clinical trial.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.011
§ 243.011. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) If the department finds that an ambulatory surgical center is in repeated noncompliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter but that the noncompliance does not endanger public health and safety, the department may schedule the center for probation rather than suspending or revoking the center's license. The department shall provide notice to the center of the probation and of the items of noncompliance not later than the 10th day before the date the probation period begins. The department shall designate a period of not less than 30 days during which the center will remain under probation. During the probation period, the center must correct the items that were in noncompliance and report the corrections to the department for approval.

(d) The department may suspend or revoke the license of an ambulatory surgical center that does not correct items that were in noncompliance or that does not comply with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter within the applicable probation period.
Tex. Government Code § 814.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.301
§ 814.301. SELECTION OF DEATH BENEFIT PLAN BY MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A contributing member who has at least 10 years of service credit in the elected or employee class of membership may select a death benefit plan for the payment, if the member dies while the member is eligible to select a plan, of a death benefit annuity to a person designated by the member. Death benefit annuities available for selection by a member described in this subsection are the optional annuities provided by Sections 814.108(c)(1) and (c)(4), payable as if the member had retired at the time of death.

(b) If a member of a retirement system administered by the board of trustees selects death benefit plans under more than one board-administered retirement system, each plan selected may take effect. If a member selects a death benefit plan under only one retirement system administered by the board of trustees, the plan applies to service credit in other board-administered retirement systems.

(c) The computation of a death benefit annuity selected under this section must include the ages of the member and the member's designated beneficiary at the time of the member's death.

(d) A member may select a death benefit plan by filing an application for a plan with the retirement system on a form prescribed by the retirement system. After selection, a death benefit plan takes effect at death unless the member amends the plan, selects a retirement annuity at the time of retirement, has chosen a plan that cannot take effect, or becomes ineligible to select a plan.

(e) A beneficiary designation that names a former spouse as beneficiary is invalid for purposes of this section unless the designation is made after the date of the divorce.
Tex. Education Code § 54.53971 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.53971
§ 54.53971. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEES; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--SAN ANTONIO.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may impose on each student enrolled at Texas A&M University--San Antonio an intercollegiate athletics fee in an amount not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour for each regular semester or summer session unless the amount of the fee is increased as provided by Subsection (c).

(b) The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students of the university who participate in a general student election held for that purpose.

(c) The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose or, if the amount of the increase does not exceed five percent, by a majority vote of the legislative body of the student government of the university.

(d) A student enrolled in more than 12 semester credit hours shall pay the fee in an amount equal to the amount imposed on a student enrolled in 12 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.

(e) A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.

(f) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503.