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Tex. Estates Code § 361.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.104
§ 361.104. APPOINTMENT WHEN NAMED EXECUTOR BECOMES AN ADULT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person named as executor in a will who was not an adult when the will was probated is entitled to have letters testamentary or of administration that were granted to another person revoked and appropriate letters granted to the named executor on proof that the named executor has become an adult and is not otherwise disqualified.

(b) This subsection applies only if a will names two or more persons as executor. A person named as an executor in the will who was a minor when the will was probated may, on becoming an adult, qualify and receive letters if:

(1) letters have been issued only to the named executors in the will who were adults when the will was probated; and

(2) the person is not otherwise disqualified from receiving letters.
Tex. Water Code § 66.201 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.201
§ 66.201. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) acquire land to construct facilities for the district;

(2) construct regional stormwater retention and detention pond facilities to retain stormwater runoff and to prevent area and downstream flooding in the district;

(3) construct outfall drainage ditches and similar facilities to control stormwater and floodwater and prevent area and downstream flooding;

(4) provide for and use the land on which regional stormwater retention and detention pond facilities are located for park and recreational areas when the area is not used for holding water;

(5) provide financing for land and facilities and for construction of facilities from money obtained from sources provided by this chapter and other laws of this state;

(6) advise, consult, contract, cooperate with, and enter into agreements with the federal government and its agencies, the state and its agencies, local governments, and persons; and

(7) apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other funds available from any source.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 390.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 390 / Section 390.002
§ 390.002. PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer a clean school bus program designed to reduce the exposure of school children to diesel exhaust in and around diesel-fueled school buses. Under the program, the commission shall provide grants for eligible projects to offset the incremental cost of projects that reduce emissions of diesel exhaust.

(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the program include:

(1) diesel oxidation catalysts for school buses built before 1994;

(2) diesel particulate filters for school buses built from 1994 to 1998;

(3) the purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on equipment for school buses, including devices that reduce crankcase emissions;

(4) the use of qualifying fuel;

(5) other technologies that the commission finds will bring about significant emissions reductions; and

(6) replacement of a pre-2007 model year school bus.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.062 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.062
§ 51.062. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall conduct an investigation of and is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or another law enforcement agency relating to an individual the governor intends to appoint to the commission.

(b) The department shall conduct an investigation of and is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or another law enforcement agency relating to an individual the department employs or intends to employ who has or will have access to sensitive or confidential data relating to this chapter, Chapter 466, Government Code, or Chapter 2001 of this code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.251
§ 541.251. CLASS ACTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a member of the insurance buying public has been damaged by an unlawful method, act, or practice defined in Subchapter B as an unlawful deceptive trade practice, the department may request the attorney general to bring a class action or the individual damaged may bring an action on the individual's own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated to recover damages and obtain relief as provided by this subchapter.

(b) A class action may not be maintained under this subchapter if the department and attorney general have initiated an action under Subchapter G or an action under that subchapter has resulted in a final determination regarding the same act or practice and the same defendant in the action under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.127 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.127
§ 1702.127. COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER EMPLOYEES; RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A company license holder may be legally responsible for the conduct in the company license holder's business of each employee of the company license holder while the employee is performing assigned duties for the company license holder.

(b) A company license holder shall maintain a record containing information related to the company license holder's employees as required by the commission.

(c) A company license holder shall maintain for inspection by the department at the company license holder's principal place of business or branch office two recent color photographs, of a type required by the commission, of each applicant, individual license holder, commissioned security officer, and employee of the company license holder.

(d) A company license holder shall maintain records required under this chapter at a physical address within this state and provide that address to the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.010
§ 395.010. GRANT PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish specific criteria and procedures in order to implement and administer the program, including the creation and provision of application forms and guidance on the application process.

(b) The commission shall award a grant through a contract between the commission and the grant recipient.

(c) The commission shall provide an online application process for the submission of all required application documents.

(d) The commission may limit funding for a particular period according to priorities established by the commission, including limiting the availability of grants to specific entities, for certain types of vehicles and infrastructure, or to certain geographic areas to ensure equitable distribution of grant funds across the state.

(e) In awarding grants under the program, the commission shall prioritize projects in the following order:

(1) projects that are proposed by a state agency;

(2) projects that are in or near a nonattainment area;

(3) projects that are in an affected county, as that term is defined by Section 386.001; and

(4) projects that will produce the greatest emissions reductions.

(f) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (e), in awarding grants under the program, the commission shall consider:

(1) the total amount of the emissions reduction that would be achieved from the project;

(2) the type and number of vehicles purchased or leased;

(3) the location of the fleet and the refueling infrastructure or equipment;

(4) the number of vehicles served and the rate at which vehicles are served by the refueling infrastructure or equipment;

(5) the amount of any matching funds committed by the applicant; and

(6) the schedule for project completion.

(g) The commission may not award more than 10 percent of the total amount awarded under the program in any fiscal year for purchasing, leasing, installing, or procuring refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services.
Tex. Estates Code § 114.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.005
§ 114.005. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to the subject matter of this chapter among states that enact a law similar to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.159
§ 1109.159. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:

(1) money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:

(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purposes for which the taxes were imposed or the bonds were authorized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0213
§ 8510.0213. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a general manager.

(b) The board shall set the term of office and the compensation to be paid to the general manager.

(c) The board may not employ a director as general manager.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.104
§ 8506.104. DEVELOPMENT, GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF WATER POWER AND ELECTRIC ENERGY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) develop and generate water power and electric energy inside the boundaries of the authority; and

(2) distribute and sell water power and electric energy inside or outside the boundaries of the authority.

(b) A use authorized by this section is subordinate and inferior to an irrigation requirement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.155
§ 1579.155.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1579.155. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION: ELECTION. (a) Effective September 1, 2022, a participating entity may elect to discontinue the entity's participation in the program by providing written notice to the trustee not later than December 31 of the year preceding the first day of the plan year in which the election will be effective.

(b) A participating entity that elects to discontinue participation in the program under Subsection (a) may not elect to:

(1) participate in the program until the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the entity's election to discontinue participation; or

(2) discontinue the entity's participation after an election described by Subdivision (1) until the fifth anniversary of the effective date of that election.

(c) Effective September 1, 2022, an entity that elects to participate in the program shall provide written notice to the trustee not later than December 31 of the year preceding the first day of the plan year in which the election will be effective. The entity may not elect to discontinue the entity's participation until the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the entity's election to participate.

(d) The trustee by rule shall prescribe the time and manner for making an election under this section and may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Government Code § 552.147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.147
§ 552.147. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the social security number of a living person is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, but is not confidential under this section and this section does not make the social security number of a living person confidential under another provision of this chapter or other law.

(a-1) The social security number of an employee of a school district in the custody of the district is confidential.

(b) A governmental body may redact the social security number of a living person from any information the governmental body discloses under Section 552.021 without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a county or district clerk may disclose in the ordinary course of business a social security number that is contained in information held by the clerk's office, and that disclosure is not official misconduct and does not subject the clerk to civil or criminal liability of any kind under the law of this state, including any claim for damages in a lawsuit or the criminal penalty imposed by Section 552.352.

(d) Unless another law requires a social security number to be maintained in a government document, on written request from an individual or the individual's representative the clerk shall redact within a reasonable amount of time all but the last four digits of the individual's social security number from information maintained in the clerk's official public records, including electronically stored information maintained by or under the control of the clerk. The individual or the individual's representative must identify, using a form provided by the clerk, the specific document or documents from which the partial social security number shall be redacted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.343 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.343
§ 521.343. PERIOD OF SUSPENSION; EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 521.342(b), 521.344(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), 521.345, 521.346, 521.3465, and 521.351, a suspension under this subchapter is for one year.

(b) If a license is suspended under this subchapter for a subsequent period, the subsequent suspension is for 18 months except as otherwise provided by a section listed in Subsection (a).

(c) Except as provided by Section 521.457(h), if the license holder is convicted of operating a motor vehicle while the license to operate a motor vehicle is cancelled, disqualified, suspended, revoked, or denied, the period is extended for 90 days, in addition to any penalty assessed under this chapter or Chapter 522.
Tex. Government Code § 442.271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.271
§ 442.271. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Port Isabel Lighthouse is a state historical monument and park and is under the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) The Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historical Monument and Park is a historic site for purposes of Subchapter C.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.201
§ 8468.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.102
§ 8348.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.162 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.162
§ 361.162. DESIGNATION OF AREAS SUITABLE FOR FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitation under Sections 361.151 and 361.152, a county may designate land areas not in the territorial limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality as suitable for use as solid waste facilities.

(b) The county shall base a designation on the principles of public health, safety, and welfare, including proper land use, compliance with state statutes, and other pertinent factors.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.173 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.173
§ 172.173. CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parties to two or more arbitration agreements agree, in the respective arbitration agreements or otherwise, to consolidate the arbitrations arising out of the agreements, a district court or the business court, on application by a party with the consent of each other party to the agreements, may:

(1) order the arbitrations consolidated on terms the court considers just and necessary;

(2) if all the parties cannot agree on a tribunal for the consolidated arbitration, appoint an arbitration tribunal as provided by Section 172.055; and

(3) if all the parties cannot agree on any other matter necessary to conduct the consolidated arbitration, make any other order the court considers necessary.

(b) The arbitration tribunal or the party shall select the court in the manner provided by Section 171.096.

(c) This section does not prevent the parties to two or more arbitrations from agreeing to consolidate those arbitrations and taking any step necessary to effect that consolidation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.064
§ 1114.064. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8894.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8894 / Section 8894.0002
§ 8894.0002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Hemphill County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.112
§ 1099.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the hospitalization of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the hospital treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293 / Section 293.054
§ 293.054. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING; INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall require each institutional health care provider to submit to the county a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to implement those sections.

(b) The commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter may inspect the records of an institutional health care provider to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.108 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.108
§ 22.108. NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS SUBJECT TO VOTE AT MEETING.
Status: in_force

Any number of amendments to the corporation's certificate of formation may be submitted to and voted on by a corporation's members at any one meeting of the members.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.167 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.167
§ 366.167. POSSESSION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately on the filing of a declaration of taking, an authority shall serve a copy of the declaration on each person possessing an interest in the condemned property by a method prescribed by Section 21.016(d), Property Code. The authority shall file evidence of the service with the clerk of the court. On filing of that evidence, the authority may take possession of the property on the same terms as if a commissioners hearing had been conducted, pending the litigation.

(b) If the condemned property is a homestead or a portion of a homestead as defined by Section 41.002, Property Code, an authority may not take possession before the 31st day after the date of service under Subsection (a).

(c) A property owner or tenant who refuses to vacate the property or yield possession is subject to forcible entry and detainer under Chapter 24, Property Code.
Tex. Water Code § 60.414 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.414
§ 60.414. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

If a district or port authority is subject to the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, those requirements are in addition to the requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.551 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.551
§ 171.551. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Allocation certificate" means a statement issued by the department certifying that a qualified development qualifies for credits under this subchapter and Chapter 233, Insurance Code, specifying the total amount of the credits awarded in connection with the qualified development for the credit period, and specifying the amount of credit that may be claimed each year for each building that is part of the qualified development.

(2) "Credit" means the low-income housing development tax credit authorized by this subchapter.

(3) "Credit period" means, with respect to a building that is part of a qualified development, the period of 10 tax years beginning with the tax year in which the building is placed in service.

(4) "Department" means the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(5) "Development" has the meaning assigned by Section 2306.6702, Government Code.

(6) "Federal tax credit" means the federal low-income housing credit created by Section 42, Internal Revenue Code.

(7) "Qualified basis" means the qualified basis of a qualified development, as determined under Section 42, Internal Revenue Code.

(8) "Qualified development" means a development in this state:

(A) for which the department awards or allocates a federal tax credit through the issuance of a carryover allocation agreement or determination notice;

(B) that has not had an allocation of federal tax credits terminated by or at the direction of the department;

(C) that is the subject of a recorded restrictive covenant requiring the development to be maintained and operated as a qualified development that has not been terminated and is not subject to termination through any process other than the natural expiration of the covenant's extended use period;

(D) that meets all applicable requirements of the qualified allocation plan, as defined by Section 2306.6702, Government Code; and

(E) for the duration of the extended use period established in the land use restriction agreement, as defined by Section 2306.6702(a)(9), Government Code, is in compliance with:

(i) all accessibility and adaptability requirements for a federal tax credit; and

(ii) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.).

(9) "State housing credit ceiling" means $25 million of credits each award year.