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Tex. Estates Code § 115.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 115 / Section 115.006
§ 115.006. CREDITOR CLAIMS; ALLOWANCES IN LIEU OF EXEMPT PROPERTY AND FAMILY ALLOWANCES.
Status: in_force

Sections 114.104(b), (c), and (d) and Section 114.106 apply to a transfer of an owner's interest in a motor vehicle by a beneficiary designation in the same manner and to the same extent as a transfer of real property under a transfer on death deed under Chapter 114.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.073 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.073
§ 53.073. CERTAIN MINERALS AND LAWS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to or affect oil and gas and do not affect the provisions of Subchapter F, Chapter 52 of this code or Subchapter B of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8093.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8093 / Section 8093.0203
§ 8093.0203. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.004
§ 3912.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) seek and provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing for the preservation of bulkhead property and the navigable waters surrounding Padre Island.

(e) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.114 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.114
§ 116.114. COLLECTIONS BY DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

A county depository shall collect all checks, drafts, and demands for money deposited with it by the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.001
§ 8328.001. 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 Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 202.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9027.023 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9027 / Section 9027.023
§ 9027.023. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 81.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 81 / Section 81.008
§ 81.008. RELIEF CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subtitle, the relief and remedies provided by this subtitle are cumulative of other relief and remedies provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.162
§ 3849.162. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes an ad valorem tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes. The proposition for an election approving an ad valorem tax must specify the maximum tax rate authorized.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.082 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.082
§ 181.082. AUTHORITY TO INSTALL FACILITY IN RELATION TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A telephone or telegraph corporation may install a facility of the corporation along, on, or across a public road, a public street, or public water in a manner that does not inconvenience the public in the use of the road, street, or water.
Tex. Insurance Code § 821.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 821 / Section 821.004
§ 821.004. REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL; SUIT AGAINST INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall report to the attorney general an insurer's failure to comply with this subchapter.

(b) On receiving a report under Subsection (a), the attorney general shall bring suit in a district court in Travis County against the insurer to cancel, forfeit, and revoke the insurer's:

(1) charter, articles of association, or articles of agreement; and

(2) certificate of authority.
Tex. Government Code § 27.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.060
§ 27.060. SMALL CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice court shall conduct proceedings in a small claims case, as that term is defined by the supreme court, in accordance with rules of civil procedure promulgated by the supreme court to ensure the fair, expeditious, and inexpensive resolution of small claims cases.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), rules of the supreme court must provide that:

(1) if both parties appear, the judge shall proceed to hear the case;

(2) formal pleadings other than the statement are not required;

(3) the judge shall hear the testimony of the parties and the witnesses that the parties produce and shall consider the other evidence offered;

(4) the hearing is informal, with the sole objective being to dispense speedy justice between the parties;

(5) discovery is limited to that considered appropriate and permitted by the judge; and

(6) the judge shall develop the facts of the case, and for that purpose may question a witness or party and may summon any party to appear as a witness as the judge considers necessary to a correct judgment and speedy disposition of the case.

(c) The rules of the supreme court must provide specific procedures for an action by:

(1) an assignee of a claim or other person seeking to bring an action on an assigned claim;

(2) a person primarily engaged in the business of lending money at interest; or

(3) a collection agency or collection agent.

(d) The rules adopted by the supreme court may not:

(1) require that a party in a case be represented by an attorney;

(2) be so complex that a reasonable person without legal training would have difficulty understanding or applying the rules; or

(3) require that discovery rules adopted under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence be applied except to the extent the justice of the peace hearing the case determines that the rules must be followed to ensure that the proceeding is fair to all parties.

(e) A committee established by the supreme court to recommend rules to be adopted under this section must include justices of the peace.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.304
§ 621.304. RESTRICTION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY TO REGULATE OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES AND LOADS ON STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly authorized by this subtitle, a county or municipality may not require a permit, bond, fee, or license for the movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles or any load carried by the vehicle or vehicles on the state highway system in the county or municipality that exceeds the weight or size limits on the state highway system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0402
§ 7913A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7913A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Election Code § 231.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 231 / Section 231.006
§ 231.006. COMPELLING PRODUCTION OF ELECTION RECORDS AND ATTENDANCE OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The limitation on the distance within which a witness may be compelled to attend the trial of a civil suit does not apply to officers of a contested election or custodians of records, equipment, or supplies of a contested election who are subpoenaed to appear in the contest to give testimony or to produce election records, ballot boxes, or other tangible things.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.057 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.057
§ 71.057. AUTHORITY TO COMMIT ROYALTY INTERESTS.
Status: reserved

(a) A city, town, or political subdivision without notice may commit, to any agreement that provides for the operation of areas as a unit for the exploration, development, and production of oil or gas, any royalty interests owned by the city, town, or political subdivision in oil or gas.

(b) The agreement may include any terms and provisions that the city, town, or political subdivision considers best and may provide in substance:

(1) that operations incident to drilling a well on any portion of a unit shall be considered for all purposes to be the conduct of the operation on each separately owned tract in the unit by the several owners of the tracts;

(2) that the production allocated to each tract included in a unit shall, when produced, be considered for all purposes to have been produced from the tract by a well drilled on it;

(3) that any lease that covers any part of the area committed to the agreement shall continue in force as long as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities from any part of the unit area; and

(4) that royalties reserved to the city, town, or political subdivision from any tract or portion of a tract included within the unit shall be paid only on that portion of the production allocated to the tract or on the value of the production allocated according to the agreement.

(c) No agreement may be made by any city, town, or political subdivision which commits the city, town, or political subdivision to the payment of any part of the cost or expense of operating any unit area or any well located on the area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.004
§ 8353.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8353.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 51.763 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.763
§ 51.763. ELECTRONIC ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM FOR UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a university system shall adopt a common admission application form consistent with this subchapter to be used by any person seeking freshman or undergraduate transfer admission to one or more of the general academic teaching institutions within the university system.

(b) The form must:

(1) allow each applicant to:

(A) apply electronically to one or more of the general academic teaching institutions within the university system; and

(B) indicate preferences for admission between those institutions; and

(2) include a prominent link to the electronic tools or platforms developed by the board under Section 61.09022.

(c) A general academic teaching institution is not prohibited from requiring an applicant to submit additional information within a reasonable time after the institution has received an application under this section.

(d) Each institution of higher education shall publish prominently on its admission application website a link to MyTexasFuture.Org or its successor electronic platform and provide notice to students that they may apply to the institution using the electronic common admission application form found in ApplyTexas.Org or via MyTexasFuture.Org.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.103
§ 1111.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system.
Tex. Government Code § 482.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.401
§ 482.401. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt conflict-of-interest rules to govern members of the board and commission employees.

(b) A board member or commission employee shall recuse himself or herself, as provided by Section 482.402, if the board member or employee, or a person who is related to the board member or employee within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, has a professional or financial interest in an entity receiving or applying to receive money from the commission.

(c) A person has a financial interest in an entity receiving or applying to receive money from the commission if the person:

(1) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest, including sharing in profits, proceeds, or capital gains, in an entity, or in a foundation or similar organization affiliated with an entity, receiving or applying to receive money from the commission; or

(2) could reasonably foresee that an action or recommendation by the board or commission could result in a financial benefit to the person.

(d) Nothing in this subchapter limits the authority of the board to adopt additional conflict-of-interest standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.109
§ 1032.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.122 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.122
§ 383.122. DISSOLUTION BY ORDER OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may petition the commissioners court to dissolve the district if a majority of the board finds at any time:

(1) before the authorization of bonds or the final lending of its credit, that the proposed undertaking is impracticable or cannot be successfully and beneficially accomplished; or

(2) that all bonds of the district or other debts of the district have been paid and the purposes of the district have been accomplished.

(b) On receipt of a petition from the board for the dissolution of the district, the commissioners court shall hold a hearing as provided by Section 383.024.

(c) If the commissioners court unanimously determines from the evidence that the best interests of the county and the owners of property and interests in property in the district will be served by dissolving the district, the commissioners court shall enter in its records the appropriate findings and order dissolution of the district. Otherwise the commissioners court shall enter its order providing that the district has not been dissolved. On dissolution of the district, funds and property of the district, if any, shall be transferred to the commissioners court.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.204 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.204
§ 1161.204. GUARDIAN'S DUTY TO REPORT LOAN TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the guardian of the estate loans money from the estate, the guardian shall file with the court a written report, accompanied and verified by an affidavit, stating fully the facts related to the loan.

(b) This section does not apply to a loan made in accordance with a court order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0172 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0172
§ 382.0172. INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to qualify for the exceptions provided by Section 179B of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7509a), as added by Section 818 of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549), the commission, in developing rules and control programs to be included in an implementation plan for an international border area, shall ensure that the plan or revision:

(1) meets all requirements applicable to the plan or revision under Title I of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549), other than a requirement that the plan or revision demonstrates attainment and maintenance of the relevant national ambient air quality standards by the attainment date specified by the applicable provision of Title I of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549) or by a regulation adopted under that provision; and

(2) would be adequate to attain and maintain the relevant national ambient air quality standards by the attainment date specified by the applicable provision of Title I of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549) or by a regulation adopted under that provision, but for emissions emanating from outside the United States.

(b) For purposes of any emissions control or permit program adopted or administered by the commission and subject to Subsection (c), the commission, to the extent allowed by federal law, may:

(1) authorize the use of emissions reductions achieved outside the United States to satisfy otherwise applicable emissions reduction requirements if the commission finds that the emissions reductions achieved outside the United States are surplus to requirements imposed by applicable law and are appropriately quantifiable and enforceable; and

(2) allow the use of reductions in emissions of one air contaminant to satisfy otherwise applicable requirements for reductions in emissions of another air contaminant if the commission finds that the air contaminant emissions reductions that will be substituted are of equal or greater significance to the overall air quality of the area affected than reductions in emissions of the other air contaminant.

(c) The commission may authorize or allow substitution of emissions reductions under Subsection (b) only if:

(1) reductions in emissions of one air contaminant for which the area has been designated as nonattainment are substituted for reductions in emissions of another air contaminant for which the area has been designated as nonattainment; or

(2) the commission finds that the substitution will clearly result in greater health benefits for the community as a whole than would reductions in emissions at the original facility.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1581 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1581
§ 152.1581. LUBBOCK COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Lubbock County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Lubbock County.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the county judge additional annual compensation of $1,500, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The commissioners court may pay each district judge an annual salary of not less than $6,500, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. The commissioners court shall pay the members an additional $75 per month for performing the additional duties prescribed by Sections 152.1582 and 152.1583.

(c) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once every three months in accordance with board rules.

(d) The board shall keep records as required by law and board rules.

(e) A juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of office when appointed and the oath and the fact of the appointment shall be filed with the county clerk.

(f) The juvenile board may require a juvenile probation officer or facility superintendent to obtain a surety or personal bond in an amount determined by the board and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties.

(g) The juvenile board may suspend or remove a juvenile probation officer at any time for good cause. The chief probation officer, with the approval of the board, may suspend or remove an assistant probation officer for good cause after the assistant is notified and afforded an opportunity to appear before the board.

(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Lubbock County.

(i) The juvenile board of Lubbock County and the juvenile boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to Lubbock County may agree to operate together with respect to all matters, or with respect to certain matters specified by the juvenile boards. Juvenile boards operating together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.
Tex. Government Code § 834.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 834 / Section 834.004
§ 834.004. INELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An annuity that is based on service of a member who is removed from judicial office by impeachment, or otherwise for official misconduct, may not be paid under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.006
§ 8476.006. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7219.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7219 / Section 7219.051
§ 7219.051. PROPOSAL FOR DISSOLUTION; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the board votes to propose to dissolve the district, the board may issue notice of a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district.

(b) The district may not vote on the issue of dissolution before the earlier of:

(1) August 31, 2019; or

(2) if the district is a party to a lawsuit pending on May 1, 2017, the date:

(A) a settlement is reached by all parties in the lawsuit; or

(B) a final judgment is entered in the lawsuit.

(c) Not later than the 14th day before the date set for the hearing, notice of the hearing must:

(1) be posted at the courthouse of each county in which the district is located and at the district's office; and

(2) be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is located.