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Tex. Government Code § 25.2162 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2162
§ 25.2162. STARR COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Starr County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) family law cases and proceedings; and

(2) controversies involving title to real property.

(b) This section does not affect the right of appeal to a county court at law from the justice court in cases in which the right of appeal to the county courts exists by law.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(83), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is at least equal to the salary paid the county judge but not more than $1,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, paid a district judge in the county.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(83), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) A special judge must take the oath of office required by law for the regular judge and has all the power and jurisdiction of the court and the regular judge. A special judge may sign orders, judgments, decrees, or any other process as "Judge Presiding" when acting for the regular judge.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(83), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court and shall establish a separate docket for the county court at law. The county clerk serves as clerk of the court in all other matters.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(83), eff. January 1, 2012.

(k) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(83), eff. January 1, 2012.

(l) Section 25.0008 does not apply to a county court at law in Starr County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.108
§ 1018.108. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The board may construct and maintain an assisted living facility and a related facility that is necessary to operate and maintain an assisted living facility.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0087 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0087
§ 442.0087. FORT BLISS MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may assist Fort Bliss Military Reservation in El Paso in the establishment and operation at Fort Bliss of a museum and study center devoted to the history of the United States air defense system.

(b) To accomplish the purposes of this section, the commission may:

(1) seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations of funds or property from public and private sources, including seeking available federal funds; and

(2) contribute funds appropriated to the commission for the purpose.

(c) The commission may provide assistance and contribute funds under this section only if the commission receives appropriate assurances that, subject to the security requirements of the military reservation, the museum and study center will be open for use by the general public.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0144 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0144
§ 62.0144. POSTPONEMENT OF JURY SERVICE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county:

(1) with a population of 1.4 million or more; and

(2) that has within its boundaries at least two municipalities that each have a population of 300,000 or more.

(b) A person summoned for jury service may request a postponement of the person's initial appearance for jury service. The person may request the postponement by contacting the clerk of the court, or the court's designee, in person, in writing, or by telephone before the date on which the person is summoned to appear.

(c) On receipt of a request under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court or the court's designee shall grant the person a postponement if:

(1) the person has not been granted a postponement in that county since the date on which the jury wheel from which the person was selected to appear was most recently reconstituted; and

(2) the person and the clerk or the court's designee determine a substitute date on which the person will appear for jury service that is not later than six months after the date on which the person was originally summoned to appear.

(d) A person who receives a postponement under Subsection (c) may request subsequent postponements in the manner described by Subsection (b). The clerk of the court or the court's designee may approve a subsequent postponement if the clerk or the court's designee determines that the person has a legitimate reason for requesting the postponement. Before the clerk or the court's designee may grant the subsequent postponement, the person and the clerk or the court's designee must determine a substitute date on which the person will appear for jury service that is not later than six months after the date on which the person was to appear after the later of:

(1) the postponement under Subsection (c); or

(2) the most recent postponement granted under this subsection.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.054 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.054
§ 161.054. REGULATION OF MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) As a control measure, the commission by rule may regulate the movement of animals, including feral swine. The commission may restrict the intrastate movement of animals, including feral swine, even though the movement of the animals is unrestricted in interstate or international commerce. The commission may require testing, vaccination, or another epidemiologically sound procedure before or after animals are moved.

(b) The commission by rule may prohibit or regulate the movement of animals, including feral swine, into a quarantined herd, premise, or area.

(c) The commission may not adopt a rule that prohibits a person from moving animals, including feral swine, owned by that person within unquarantined contiguous lands owned or controlled by that person.

(d) On application of the owner of an animal, including a feral swine, a restriction on the movement of the animal imposed under this chapter may be modified by order of the executive director of the commission if the owner demonstrates that the restriction will result in unusual hardship for the owner. In considering an application under this section, the executive director may consider the effect of prolonged drought, inadequacy of pasturage or unusual feed supply resulting from disaster or other unforeseeable circumstances, or economic hardship.

(e) In connection with the regulation of the movement of feral swine, the commission by rule may require disease testing before movement of a feral swine from one location to another, and establish the conditions under which feral swine may be transported.

(f) The commission's authority to regulate the movement of feral swine may not interfere with the authority of the Parks and Wildlife Department to regulate the hunting or trapping of feral swine.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8340.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8340 / Section 8340.151
§ 8340.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8340.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.076 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.076
§ 1369.076. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, terms defined by Subchapter B have the meanings assigned by that subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.003
§ 1056.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Martin County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.205 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.205
§ 212.205. PARKLAND DEDICATION, FEE, OR COMBINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may require a landowner to dedicate a portion of the landowner's property for parkland use, impose a parkland dedication fee, or both require the dedication and impose the fee under a plan application filed under this subchapter by:

(1) paying a fee set in accordance with Section 212.210(b) or 212.211(b), as applicable; or

(2) dedicating a portion up to the maximum size authorized under Section 212.208 and paying a reduced fee set in accordance with Section 212.210(d) or 212.211(c), as applicable.

(b) A municipality may allow a landowner to elect a parkland dedication, a parkland dedication fee, or a dedication and fee under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.058
§ 1366.058. NOTICE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer of a health benefit plan shall provide to each individual enrolled in the plan written notice of the coverage required under this subchapter.

(b) The notice must be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.163 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.163
§ 4102.163. CERTAIN CONTRACTOR BUSINESS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor may not act as a public adjuster or advertise to adjust claims for any property for which the contractor is providing or may provide contracting services, regardless of whether the contractor:

(1) holds a license under this chapter; or

(2) is authorized to act on behalf of the insured under a power of attorney or other agreement.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.403
§ 202.403. CLAIM OF PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The privilege of confidentiality under this subchapter may be claimed by the patient or by a podiatrist acting on the patient's behalf.

(b) A podiatrist may claim the privilege of confidentiality only on behalf of the podiatrist's patient. The authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
Tex. Water Code § 11.1311 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1311
§ 11.1311. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS WITHOUT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a permit for a reservoir project which is listed on the effective date of this section as a recommended project in the current state water plan has been abandoned, voluntarily canceled, or forfeited for failure to commence construction within the time specified by law, and the reservoir project site is owned by a municipality, river authority, other political subdivision, or water supply corporation organized under Chapter 67, the commission may reissue that same permit with a new priority date to the board without notice or hearing, upon submission of an application by the board.

(b) The board may transfer interests in a permit issued under this section to a municipality, river authority, other political subdivision, or water supply corporation organized under Chapter 67 as otherwise provided by law.

(c) A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be administered in accordance with this chapter and as otherwise provided by law.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.066
§ 1505.066. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality shall sell bonds issued under this subchapter in the manner and under the terms that the governing body of the municipality considers to be in the best interest of the municipality.

(b) A municipality may make payments under a contract for a project in bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 824.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.406
§ 824.406. BENEFITS FOR SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an eligible surviving spouse who is the designated beneficiary of a person who died before April 8, 1957, and who had at the time of death a total of at least 25 years of service credit and military leave credit in the retirement system, is eligible to receive an applicable survivor benefit available under Section 824.404.

(b) A surviving spouse eligible under this section to receive a benefit is one who has not received from the retirement system a benefit based on the member's death, other than a return of the member's accumulated contributions.

(c) A surviving spouse who qualifies under this section for a survivor benefit is not eligible to receive a lump-sum benefit under Section 824.404(a).

(d) A benefit under this section is payable beginning on the last day of the month in which an eligible person applies for the benefit on a form prescribed by and filed with the retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0104
§ 3986.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

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

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

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

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for the construction of water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8097.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8097 / Section 8097.0202
§ 8097.0202. 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. Transportation Code § 451.658 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.658
§ 451.658. ELECTION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

In addition to notice required by the Election Code, an election notice must contain a description of the nature and rate of any proposed tax. A copy of the election notice must be delivered to the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller.
Tex. Government Code § 2263.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2263 / Section 2263.001
§ 2263.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies in connection with the management or investment of any state funds managed or invested:

(1) under the Texas Constitution or other law, including Chapters 404 and 2256; and

(2) by or for:

(A) a public retirement system as defined by Section 802.001 that provides service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of the state;

(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(C) another entity that is part of state government and that manages or invests state funds or for which state funds are managed or invested.

(b) This chapter applies in connection with the management or investment of state funds without regard to whether the funds are held in the state treasury.

(c) This chapter does not apply to or in connection with a state governmental entity that does not manage or invest state funds and for which state funds are managed or invested only by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9068.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9068 / Section 9068.052
§ 9068.052. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be construed to supplement and not to supplant the provisions of general law applicable to the exclusion of land from the district or the inclusion of land within the district.
Tex. Government Code § 302.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.014
§ 302.014. CONTENTS OF STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

Each statement must list the following information for the period since the last filing date:

(1) each contribution of money the speaker candidate or the speaker candidate's agent, servant, staff member, or employee received for the campaign, the complete name and address of the contributor, and the date and amount of the contribution;

(2) each contribution of services and other things of value other than money that the speaker candidate or the speaker candidate's agent, servant, staff member, or employee received for the campaign, the nature of the contribution, the complete name and address of the contributor, and the date and value of the contribution;

(3) each loan made to the speaker candidate or to the speaker candidate's agent, servant, staff member, or employee for the campaign, including all loans listed in previous filings that are as yet unpaid or that were paid during the period covered by the present filing, the complete name and address of the lender and each person other than the speaker candidate who is responsible on the note, the date and amount of the note, the intended source of funds to repay the note, and any payments already made on the note and the source of the payments; and

(4) each expenditure of campaign funds that the speaker candidate or the speaker candidate's agent, servant, staff member, or employee made for the campaign, the complete name and address of each person to whom a payment of more than $10 was made, and the purpose of each expenditure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298F.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298F / Section 298F.003
§ 298F.003. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the district to participate in a health care provider participation program on the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0311
§ 3939.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.165 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.165
§ 3906.165. SIMILAR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include a public improvement, facility, or service similar to a project described by this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.018
§ 61.018. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), any county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, or the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, shall file in a district court of Travis County, or in the county in which the property is located, a suit to obtain either a temporary or permanent court order or injunction, either prohibitory or mandatory, to remove or prevent any improvement, maintenance, obstruction, barrier, or other encroachment on a public beach, or to prohibit any unlawful restraint on the public's right of access to and use of a public beach or other activity that violates this chapter.

(a-1) A county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney or the attorney general may not file a suit under Subsection (a) to obtain a temporary or permanent court order or injunction, either prohibitory or mandatory, to remove a house from a public beach if:

(1) the line of vegetation establishing the boundary of the public beach moved as a result of a meteorological event that occurred before January 1, 2009;

(2) the house was located landward of the natural line of vegetation before the meteorological event;

(3) a portion of the house continues to be located landward of the line of vegetation; and

(4) the house is located on a peninsula in a county with a population of more than 315,000 and less than 351,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico.

(a-2) The owner of a house described by Subsection (a-1) may repair or rebuild the house if the house was damaged or destroyed by the meteorological event.

(a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney or the attorney general may file a suit under Subsection (a) to obtain a temporary or permanent court order or injunction, either prohibitory or mandatory, to remove a house described by Subsection (a-1) from a public beach if the house was damaged or destroyed by the meteorological event and the owner of the house fails to repair or rebuild the house before September 1, 2013.

(b) In the same suit, the attorney general, the commissioner, county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney may recover penalties and the costs of removing any improvement, obstruction, barrier, or other encroachment if it is removed by public authorities pursuant to an order of the court or a removal order issued by the commissioner as provided by Section 61.0183.

(c) A person who violates this chapter or a removal order issued by the commissioner as provided by Section 61.0183 is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $2,000. Each day the violation occurs or continues is a separate violation.

(d) Any county attorney, or the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, may bring a suit for a declaratory judgment to try any issue affecting the public's right of access to or use of the public beach.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.079 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.079
§ 601.079. MULTIPLE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

The requirements for a motor vehicle liability insurance policy may be satisfied by a combination of policies of one or more insurance companies if the policies in combination meet the requirements.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.063 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.063
§ 181.063. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A telegraph company is not required to transfer a message to another line if:

(1) the message originated on the company's line; and

(2) the company can deliver the message directly to its intended recipient on the company's lines.

(b) A telegraph company is not required to receive a message from another's line and transmit the message to its final destination if the message originated at a location on the company's lines.