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Tex. Election Code § 274.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 274 / Section 274.002
§ 274.002. DRAWING FOR BALLOT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If more than one proposed constitutional amendment is to be submitted in an election, the order of the propositions submitting the amendments shall be determined by a drawing as provided by this section.

(b) The secretary of state shall conduct the drawing at a time and place designated by the secretary. The drawing is open to the public.

(c) The secretary of state shall post on the secretary of state's Internet website and may post on a bulletin board for posting notice of a meeting of a state governmental body a notice of the date, hour, and place of the drawing. The notice must remain posted continuously for 72 hours immediately preceding the scheduled time of the drawing.

(d) The propositions submitting the proposed amendments are numbered consecutively, beginning with No. 1, in the order drawn.

(e) Each proposition must appear on the official ballot with its assigned number in the serial order of its number.
Tex. Finance Code § 89.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.008
§ 89.008. OFFICES OF FEDERAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

A federal association that has been merged, consolidated, or converted into a domestic or foreign savings bank or association is entitled to retain any authorized office under the terms provided for a foreign savings bank under Subchapter I, Chapter 92.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.209
§ 15.209. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall hold at least two regular meetings each year.

(b) The chairman, the commissioner, or five commission members may call a special meeting of the commission.

(c) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules governing a meeting, including rules relating to the:

(1) time and place of a meeting;

(2) conduct of a meeting; and

(3) form of the minutes.

(d) The commission is subject to the:

(1) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code; and

(2) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0311
§ 549.0311. BOARD SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require the board or the board's designee to present a summary of any clinical efficacy and safety information or analyses regarding a drug under consideration for a preferred drug list the commission adopts under Subchapter E that is provided to the board by a private entity that contracted with the commission to provide the information. Confidential information described by Subchapter D must be omitted from the summary.

(b) The board or the board's designee shall provide the summary in electronic form before the public meeting at which consideration of the drug occurs.

(c) The summary must be posted on the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Election Code § 15.085 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.085
§ 15.085. UNLAWFUL USE OF INFORMATION ON SUSPENSE LISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person uses information in connection with advertising or promoting commercial products or services that the person knows was obtained under Section 15.082 or 15.084.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.205
§ 773.205. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding a statewide stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria based on recommendations from the advisory council.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.081
§ 341.081. AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter prescribes the minimum requirements of sanitation and health protection in this state and does not affect a home-rule municipality's authority to enact:

(1) more stringent ordinances in matters relating to this chapter; or

(2) an ordinance under:

(A) Section 5, Article XI, Texas Constitution; or

(B) Section 51.072 or 590.0001, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 20.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.011
§ 20.011. CREATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Water Resources Finance Authority is created as a governmental entity and a body politic and corporate.

(b) The exercise of the powers and duties by the authority under this chapter constitutes an essential public purpose of the state in promoting the general welfare of the state and its citizens.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.041 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.041
§ 133.041. BARRIERS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person responsible for an active pit must construct a barrier or other device required by this code between a public road adjoining the site and a pit, provided the pit is in hazardous proximity to the public road.

(b) A person responsible for an abandoned or inactive pit must construct a barrier or other device required by this code between a public road adjoining the site and the pit, provided that the pit is in hazardous proximity to a public road and in an unacceptable unsafe location. The department may grant a waiver from the barrier requirement if the person responsible for the abandoned or inactive pit submits an application to the department showing that:

(1) a governmental entity obtained a right-of-way and constructed a public road within 200 feet of the abandoned or inactive pit before August 26, 1991; and

(2) the pit has remained abandoned or inactive since the road was constructed.

(c) The responsible party may choose to slope the sidewalls of a pit in place of constructing a berm or barrier, provided that in the opinion of the responsible party such corrective measure better serves the public safety and provided that the slope shall not exceed 30 degrees from the horizontal.

(d) The barrier or other device must be completed not later than the 90th day after the day on which the person responsible for the quarry or pit receives a notice of approval under Section 133.048(b) of this code. An additional time of not more than 60 days may be granted by the department for good cause shown. If the responsible person must obtain an easement before constructing the barrier or other device, the department may grant additional reasonable time to complete the barrier or other device.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.001
§ 364.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the County Solid Waste Control Act.
Tex. Water Code § 15.610 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.610
§ 15.610. LINKED DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

A linked deposit is a deposit governed by a written deposit agreement between the board and an eligible lending institution that provides that:

(1) the eligible lending institution pay interest on the deposit at a rate determined by the board;

(2) the state not withdraw any part of the deposit before the expiration of a period set by a written advance notice of the intention to withdraw; and

(3) the eligible lending institution agree to lend the value of the deposit to a person at a maximum rate that is the rate paid by the eligible lending institution to the board plus a maximum of four percent.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.307 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.307
§ 252.307. TERM AND REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A county road engineer holds the position for an indefinite term.

(b) A county road engineer may be removed by a majority vote of the commissioners court. The removal takes effect on the 30th day after the date the county road engineer receives written notice that the court intends to remove the engineer. The court shall hold a public hearing on the removal before the removal takes effect if the county road engineer requests a hearing in writing.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.255 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.255
§ 5.255. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, NOTICE, OR DEMAND AS MATTER OF LAW.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of service of process, notice, or demand:

(1) the president and each vice president of a domestic or foreign corporation is an agent of that corporation;

(2) each general partner of a domestic or foreign limited partnership and each partner of a domestic or foreign general partnership is an agent of that partnership;

(3) each manager of a manager-managed domestic or foreign limited liability company and each member of a member-managed domestic or foreign limited liability company is an agent of that limited liability company;

(4) each person who is a governing person of a domestic or foreign entity, other than an entity listed in Subdivisions (1)-(3), is an agent of that entity; and

(5) each member of a committee of a nonprofit corporation authorized to perform the chief executive function of the corporation is an agent of that corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0202
§ 7913A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Aaron Horvitz;

(2) Onyinyechi Muilenburg;

(3) Christine Harris;

(4) Regan John O'Connor; and

(5) Carol J Wooldridge.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7913A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7913A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7913A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.101
§ 3855.101. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and a municipal development district under Chapter 377, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project described by those chapters.
Tex. Finance Code § 95.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 95 / Section 95.008
§ 95.008. REDEMPTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) If no contractual prohibition exists, a savings bank may redeem in the manner the board determines all or part of its deposit accounts if the savings bank:

(1) not later than the 31st day before the redemption date, gives notice of the redemption by certified mail to each affected account holder at the holder's last address as recorded on the books of the savings bank; and

(2) not later than the redemption date, sets aside the amount necessary for the redemption and keeps the amount available for redemption.

(b) Redemption of deposit accounts must be on a nondiscriminatory basis.

(c) The redemption price of a deposit account is the withdrawal value of the account.

(d) All rights, including the accrual of earnings, that relate to a deposit account called for redemption, other than the right of the account holder of record to receive the redemption price, terminate as of the redemption date.

(e) A savings bank may not redeem any of its deposit accounts if the savings bank is subject to a supervisory control or conservatorship action under Chapter 96, unless the commissioner directs the redemption.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.054
§ 1508.054. BONDS NOT DEBT OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter:

(1) is not a debt of the municipality;

(2) may be a charge only on the property or income pledged for the payment of the bond; and

(3) may not be included in determining the power of the municipality to issue bonds for any other purpose authorized by law.
Tex. Education Code § 37.0151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0151
§ 37.0151. REPORT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REGARDING CERTAIN CONDUCT CONSTITUTING ASSAULT OR HARASSMENT; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of a public primary or secondary school, or a person designated by the principal under Subsection (c), may make a report to any school district police department, if applicable, or the police department of the municipality in which the school is located or, if the school is not in a municipality, the sheriff of the county in which the school is located if, after an investigation is completed, the principal has reasonable grounds to believe that a student engaged in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01 or 42.07(a)(7), Penal Code.

(b) A person who makes a report under this section may include the name and address of each student the person believes may have participated in the conduct.

(c) The principal of a public primary or secondary school may designate a school employee, other than a school counselor, who is under the supervision of the principal to make the report under this section.

(d) A person who is not a school employee but is employed by an entity that contracts with a district or school to use school property is not required to make a report under this section and may not be designated by the principal of a public primary or secondary school to make a report. A person who voluntarily makes a report under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability.

(e) A person who takes any action under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability or disciplinary action resulting from that action.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not create a civil, criminal, or administrative cause of action or liability or create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action for an act under this section.

(g) A school district and school personnel and school volunteers are immune from suit resulting from an act under this section, including an act under related policies and procedures.

(h) An act by school personnel or a school volunteer under this section, including an act under related policies and procedures, is the exercise of judgment or discretion on the part of the school personnel or school volunteer and is not considered to be a ministerial act for purposes of liability of the school district or the district's employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.053
§ 364.053. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may submit bonds that have been authorized by the commissioners court and any record relating to their issuance to the attorney general for examination as to their validity. If the bonds state that they are secured by a pledge of proceeds of a contract between the county and a public agency, the county may submit to the attorney general a copy of the contract and the proceedings of the public agency authorizing the contract.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and any contract has been made in accordance with state law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and contract and the comptroller shall register the bonds.

(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds and the contract are incontestable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.274 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.274
§ 601.274. HEALTH CARE ENTITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On the written request of a health care entity, the advisory board shall provide to the entity:

(1) information about a complaint filed against a person that was resolved after investigation by:

(A) a disciplinary order of the advisory board; or

(B) an agreed settlement; and

(2) the basis of and current status of any complaint that has been referred by the executive director of the medical board for enforcement action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.152
§ 8819.152. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may impose reasonable fees on each well:

(1) for which a permit is issued by the district; and

(2) that is not exempt from district regulation.

(b) A production fee may be based on:

(1) the size of column pipe used by the well; or

(2) the amount of water actually withdrawn from the well, or the amount authorized or anticipated to be withdrawn.

(c) The board shall base the initial production fee on the criteria listed in Subsection (b)(2). The initial production fee:

(1) may not exceed:

(A) 25 cents per acre-foot for water used for agricultural irrigation; or

(B) 6.75 cents per thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose; and

(2) may be increased at a cumulative rate not to exceed three percent per year.

(d) In addition to the production fee authorized under this section, the district may assess an export fee on groundwater from a well that is produced for transport outside the district.

(e) Fees authorized by this section may be:

(1) assessed annually;

(2) used to pay the cost of district operations; and

(3) used for any other purpose allowed under Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.201
§ 8475.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable wholly or partly from assessments.
Tex. Education Code § 34.012 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.012
§ 34.012. THREE-POINT SEAT BELT INSTRUCTION; INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education shall develop and make available to each school district a program of instruction in the proper use of a three-point seat belt.

(b) The State Board of Education shall serve as a clearinghouse of best practices for school districts seeking the most efficient and sensible information regarding school bus safety, including possible compliance with Section 547.701, Transportation Code, using school buses originally purchased without seat belts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.109
§ 1095.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, or pipeline, the board must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Education Code § 135.25 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.25
§ 135.25. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet as prescribed by its bylaws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.154
§ 11007.154. INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board may invest district money in obligations and make time deposits of district money in a manner determined by the board or in the manner permitted or required in a resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing district bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0741 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0741
§ 152.0741. ECTOR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Ector County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Ector County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board.

(c) The county commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $4,800 nor more than $6,000. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Each juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of office and the oath and the fact of the officer's appointment shall be filed with the county clerk. The juvenile board may require an officer to obtain a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the officer's duties and payable to the county treasurer in an amount determined by the board.

(e) The commissioners court shall approve the salaries of the juvenile probation officers and other personnel and provide the necessary funds to pay their salaries and expenses. The county shall pay the salaries in equal monthly installments.

(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Ector County.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.005
§ 36.005. RATES FOR AREA NOT IN MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

Without the approval of the commission, an electric utility's rates for an area not in a municipality may not exceed 115 percent of the average of all rates for similar services for all municipalities served by the same utility in the same county as that area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.006
§ 8459.006. 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.