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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0503
§ 4017.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, or other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.212 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.212
§ 751.212. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal or an agent acting on the principal's behalf may bring an action against a person who refuses to accept a durable power of attorney in violation of this subchapter.

(b) An action under Subsection (a) may not be commenced against a person until after the date the person is required to accept the durable power of attorney under Section 751.201.

(c) If the court finds that the person refused to accept the durable power of attorney in violation of this subchapter, the court, as the exclusive remedy under this chapter:

(1) shall order the person to accept the power of attorney; and

(2) may award the plaintiff court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.

(d) The court shall dismiss an action under this section that was commenced after the date a written statement described by Section 751.207(b) was provided to the agent.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), if the agent receives a written statement described by Section 751.207(b) after the date a timely action is commenced under this section, the court may not order the person to accept the durable power of attorney, but instead may award the plaintiff court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as the exclusive remedy under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.157 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.157
§ 62.157. SERIES AND CLASSES OF PREFERRED STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of incorporation may:

(1) authorize that shares of preferred stock be divided into and issued in series; and

(2) determine the rights and preferences of each series or part of a series.

(b) Each series must be clearly designated to distinguish its shares from the shares of other series or classes.

(c) The articles of incorporation may authorize the board by resolution to divide classes of preferred stock into series and to determine the rights and preferences of the shares of each series. A copy of the resolution must be submitted to the commissioner before the shares may be issued. The commissioner shall file the resolution in the commissioner's office if the resolution conforms to this subtitle. After the resolution is filed, it is considered an amendment of the association's articles of incorporation.

(d) All shares of the same class of preferred stock must be identical except for the following rights and preferences:

(1) the rate of dividend;

(2) the terms, including price and conditions, under which shares may be redeemed;

(3) the amount payable for shares on involuntary liquidation;

(4) the amount payable for shares on voluntary liquidation;

(5) a sinking fund provision for the redemption or purchase of shares;

(6) the terms, including conditions, of conversion of shares that may be converted; and

(7) voting rights.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 87 / Section 87.065
§ 87.065. COORDINATION WITH MEXICO.
Status: in_force

In developing the central registry and conducting research in areas of this state that border Mexico, the department shall make every effort to coordinate its efforts with similar efforts and research programs in Mexico.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.101
§ 8501.101. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of nine directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) Each director must be a freehold property taxpayer and a qualified voter of the state.
Tex. Education Code § 51A.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.004
§ 51A.004. LINK TO FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

An institution may satisfy a requirement of this chapter relating to student loan, grant, or scholarship information by linking the online resume of the institution to that information as it appears on the website known as "College Navigator," or a successor or related website, maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.102
§ 2003.102. RIGHT TO VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF PROPERTY CONDITION.
Status: in_force

A person with an insurable interest in real or tangible personal property at a fixed location who desires to purchase residential property insurance may obtain an independent inspection of the condition of the property by an inspector authorized to perform inspections under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.059
§ 163.059. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall be governed by a board of directors. The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the property belonging to the agency.

(b) The board must include at least four directors. Each director must be appointed by place by the governing bodies of the participating public entities. Each participating public entity is entitled to appoint at least one director.

(c) Directors must serve staggered terms. Successor directors are appointed in the same manner as the original appointees.

(d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must be a qualified voter and reside in the boundaries of the appointing public entity when the person takes the constitutional oath of office.

(e) An employee, officer, or member of the governing body of a public entity may serve as a director but may not have a personal interest in a contract executed by the agency other than as an employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the public entity.

(f) Directors serve without compensation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.351
§ 110.351. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

The council shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a person who is licensed under this chapter if the person violates this chapter or a rule of the council.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.014
§ 306.014. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A trustee serves without compensation, but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of official duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.104
§ 9051.104. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

Any three members of the board constitute a quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9085.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9085 / Section 9085.0503
§ 9085.0503. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.006
§ 1030.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Education Code § 49.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.001
§ 49.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Local revenue level in excess of entitlement" means local revenue levels that exceed the levels provided by Section 48.257.

(2) "Weighted average daily attendance" has the meaning assigned by Section 48.202.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.1655 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.1655
§ 651.1655. REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person whose license has been suspended may renew the license by paying to the commission a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee in addition to any penalty assessed by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 2111.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2111 / Section 2111.001
§ 2111.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "state agency":

(1) means an office, institution, or other agency that:

(A) is in the executive branch of state government;

(B) has authority that is not limited to a geographic portion of the state; and

(C) was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; and

(2) does not include an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.258
§ 2302.258. INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer at any reasonable time may inspect a record required to be maintained under this subchapter, including an inventory record and affidavit bill of sale.

(b) On demand of a peace officer, a salvage vehicle dealer shall give to the officer a copy of a record required to be maintained under this subchapter.

(c) A peace officer may inspect the inventory on the premises of a salvage vehicle dealer at any reasonable time in order to verify, check, or audit the records required to be maintained under this subchapter.

(d) A salvage vehicle dealer or an employee of the dealer shall allow and may not interfere with a peace officer's inspection of the dealer's inventory, premises, or required inventory records or affidavit bills of sale.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0304
§ 3918.0304. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SERVICE IN DEFINABLE AREA; BENEFIT BASIS.
Status: in_force

The district may undertake an improvement project or service that confers a special benefit on a definable area in the district and levy and collect a special assessment on benefited property in the district in accordance with Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.060
§ 431.060. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, or a district, county, or municipal attorney to whom the department or a health authority reports a violation of this chapter, shall initiate and prosecute appropriate proceedings without delay.

(b) The department or attorney general may, as authorized by Section 307 of the federal Act, bring in the name of this state a suit for civil penalties or to restrain a violation of Section 401 or Section 403(b) through (i), (k), (q), or (r) of the federal Act if the food that is the subject of the proceedings is located in this state.

(c) The department or attorney general may not bring a proceeding under Subsection (b):

(1) before the 31st day after the date on which the state has given notice to the secretary of its intent to bring a suit;

(2) before the 91st day after the date on which the state has given notice to the secretary of its intent to bring a suit if the secretary has, not later than the 30th day after receiving notice from the state, commenced an informal or formal enforcement action pertaining to the food that would be the subject of the suit brought by the state; or

(3) if the secretary is diligently prosecuting a suit in court pertaining to that food, has settled a suit pertaining to that food, or has settled the informal or formal enforcement action pertaining to that food.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.407
§ 2269.407. USE OF JOB ORDER CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A job order contract may be used to accomplish work only for the governmental entity that awards the contract unless:

(1) the solicitation for the job order contract and the contract specifically provide for use by other persons; or

(2) the governmental entity enters into an interlocal agreement that provides otherwise.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 121.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.003
§ 121.003. ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund is created as a special fund in the state treasury.

(b) The anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund is an interest-bearing fund. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(c) Fees collected by the commission under Subchapter C-1, Chapter 27, Water Code, penalties imposed for violations of that subchapter or rules adopted under that subchapter, and funds received by the commission from financial responsibility mechanisms under Section 27.073, Water Code, shall be deposited to the credit of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund.

(c-1) Penalties imposed for violations of commission rules adopted under Section 382.502, Health and Safety Code, shall be deposited to the credit of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund.

(d) The anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund may be used by the commission only for:

(1) permitting, inspecting, monitoring, investigating, recording, and reporting on geologic storage facilities and associated anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection wells;

(2) long-term monitoring of geologic storage facilities and associated anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection wells;

(3) remediation of mechanical problems associated with geologic storage facilities and associated anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection wells;

(4) repairing mechanical leaks at geologic storage facilities;

(5) plugging abandoned anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection wells used for geologic storage;

(6) training and technology transfer related to anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection and geologic storage; and

(7) compliance and enforcement activities related to geologic storage and associated anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection wells.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.112
§ 1017.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.151 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.151
§ 51.151. DISCLOSURE TO PURCHASER OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 51.164, a seller must provide a purchaser with a written disclosure statement that meets the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) The seller must provide the disclosure statement at least 10 business days before the earlier of the date:

(1) the purchaser signs a business opportunity contract; or

(2) the seller receives any consideration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.002
§ 8284.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 26.0062 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0062
§ 26.0062. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE REGARDING INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district shall adopt a policy to make available on the district's Internet website at the beginning of each semester an instructional plan or course syllabus for each class offered in the district for that semester.

(b) The policy adopted under Subsection (a) must:

(1) require each teacher to provide before the beginning of each semester a copy of the teacher's instructional plan or course syllabus for each class for which the teacher provides instruction to:

(A) district administration; and

(B) the parent of each student enrolled in the class; and

(2) provide for additional copies of an instructional plan or course syllabus to be made available to a parent of a student enrolled in the class on the parent's request.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.501 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.501
§ 356.501. AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

Easements and rights-of-way on, under, and over the land of an estate that is being administered under court order may be sold and conveyed regardless of whether the sale proceeds are required to pay charges or claims against the estate or for other lawful purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.055
§ 1094.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than five for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Water Code § 15.609 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.609
§ 15.609. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may charge a recipient of financial assistance from the revolving fund or an additional state revolving fund an origination fee and an annual fee. The board by rule shall set the fees at amounts it considers necessary to recover the costs incurred by the board in administering the revolving fund or an additional state revolving fund that are not paid from that fund.

(b) The board may establish one or more operating funds to finance the administration of the revolving fund or an additional state revolving fund. An operating fund must be held outside the state treasury and separate from the fund to which it relates. The board shall deposit to the credit of the appropriate operating fund the fees collected under Subsection (a). The board shall use money deposited to the credit of an operating fund to pay the board's costs of administering the revolving fund or additional state revolving fund to which the operating fund relates, including the cost of servicing debt obligations of recipients of financial assistance made available from the revolving fund or additional state revolving fund.

(c) The board may not transfer money in the revolving fund or an additional state revolving fund to an operating fund, but the board may transfer money in an operating fund to the revolving fund or additional state revolving fund to which the operating fund relates.

(d) Money in an operating fund shall be invested in authorized investments as provided by board order, resolution, or rule.

(e) The board may agree with the holder of a bond the proceeds of which will be deposited in the revolving fund or an additional state revolving fund that the board will use money in an operating fund only as provided by this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.105
§ 185.105. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

An order issued under this subchapter and a copy of a notice, correspondence, transcript, pleading, or other document in the records of the department relating to the order are confidential and may be released only as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 181, except that the banking commissioner may release to the public an order or information relating to the existence of an order if the banking commissioner concludes that the release would enhance effective enforcement of the order.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.108 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.108
§ 231.108. COMMISSION DUTIES; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may assign the lake planning commission any duties that the court considers appropriate and that are not inconsistent with this subchapter.

(b) The commissioners court shall adopt rules governing the operations of the commission.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.50 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.50
§ 33.50. ADJUDGED VALUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit for foreclosure of a tax lien on property, the court shall determine the market value of the property on the date of trial. The appraised value of the property according to the most recent appraisal roll approved by the appraisal review board is presumed to be its market value on the date of trial, and the person being sued has the burden of establishing that the market value of the property differs from that appraised value. The court shall incorporate a finding of the market value of the property on the date of trial in the judgment.

(b) If the judgment in a suit to collect a delinquent tax is for the foreclosure of a tax lien on property, the order of sale shall specify that the property may be sold to a taxing unit that is a party to the suit or to any other person, other than a person owning an interest in the property or any party to the suit that is not a taxing unit, for the market value of the property stated in the judgment or the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property, whichever is less.

(c) The order of sale shall also specify that the property may not be sold to a person owning an interest in the property or to a person who is a party to the suit other than a taxing unit unless:

(1) that person is the highest bidder at the tax sale; and

(2) the amount bid by that person is equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property, including all costs of suit and sale.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.302
§ 716.302. DISPOSITION OF CREMATED REMAINS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorizing agent shall provide to a crematory establishment a signed written statement disclosing the final disposition of the cremated remains, if known. The crematory establishment shall retain a copy of the statement in the crematory establishment's records.

(b) The authorizing agent is responsible for disposing of cremated remains.

(c) Not earlier than the 121st day following the date of cremation, if the authorizing agent or the agent's representative has not specified the final disposition of or claimed the cremated remains, the crematory establishment or funeral establishment, if the cremated remains have been released to an employee of the funeral establishment in accordance with the authorization form, may dispose of the cremated remains in accordance with this subchapter. The crematory establishment or funeral establishment, as applicable, shall retain a record of the disposition in the establishment's records.

(d) An authorizing agent is responsible for all reasonable expenses incurred in disposing of the cremated remains under Subsection (c).

(e) A person may dispose of cremated remains only:

(1) in a crypt, niche, grave, or scattering area of a dedicated cemetery;

(2) by scattering the remains over uninhabited public land, sea, or other public waterways in accordance with Section 716.304; or

(3) on private property as directed by the authorizing agent with the written consent of the property owner in accordance with Section 716.304.