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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8426.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8426 / Section 8426.151
§ 8426.151. 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 8426.153.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.117
§ 3948.117. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.051
§ 8456.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8456.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.206
§ 214.206. ON-SITE INSPECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not consider a false alarm to have occurred unless a response is made by an agency of the municipality within a reasonable time and the agency determines from an inspection of the interior or exterior of the premises that the alarm report by an alarm systems monitor was false.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 672.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 672 / Section 672.009
§ 672.009. USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Information and records acquired by a review team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this chapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties.

(b) A report of a review team or a statistical compilation of data reports is a public record subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, as if the review team were a governmental body under that chapter, if the report or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual and is not otherwise confidential or privileged.

(c) A member of a review team may not disclose any information that is confidential under this section.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person discloses information made confidential by this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) Information, documents, and records that are confidential as provided by this section are not subject to subpoena or discovery and may not be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. A document or other information that is otherwise available from another source is not protected from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence under this subsection solely because the document or information was acquired by a review team in the exercise of its duties under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.217 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.217
§ 772.217. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Allowable operating expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing and operating a 9-1-1 system and costs for related services that the board considers necessary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 55.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 55 / Section 55.007
§ 55.007. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license shall, with respect to an applicant who is a military service member or military veteran, credit verified military service, training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other than an examination requirement, for a license issued by the state agency.

(b) The state agency shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(c) Rules adopted under this section may not apply to an applicant who:

(1) holds a restricted license issued by another jurisdiction; or

(2) has an unacceptable criminal history according to the law applicable to the state agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.108
§ 1043.108. PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to establish and maintain office facilities for health care providers as necessary to provide adequate health care services.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including equipment, and construct facilities for the district for use by health care providers; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property or facilities as security for the payment of the purchase or construction price.

(c) The board for the district may:

(1) lease the office facilities and equipment to health care providers; and

(2) sell or otherwise dispose of the property, including facilities and equipment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.001
§ 2151.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Association" means the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association.

(2) "Authorized insurer" means an insurer authorized by the department to write automobile liability coverage under this title. The term includes a county mutual insurance company organized under Chapter 912.

(3) "Insurance" means an insurance policy that meets the requirements of Chapter 601, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.105
§ 8355.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created:

(1) contain any land outside the area described by Section 2(a) of the Act creating this chapter; or

(2) contain less than 200 or more than 600 acres of land without the prior consent of any municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8355.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8355.003. A new district that is not confirmed is subject to dissolution under general law.

(i) Except as provided by Subsection (c), municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8355.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1271
§ 25.1271. JIM WELLS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Jim Wells County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Jim Wells County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.0233 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.0233
§ 754.0233. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or the executive director may institute an action for injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a violation or threatened violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The attorney general or the executive director may institute an action to collect a civil penalty from a person that appears to be violating or threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. A civil penalty assessed under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 per day for each violation.

(c) An action filed under this section must be filed in a district court in Travis County.

(d) The attorney general and the department may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief or civil penalties under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Utilities Code § 141.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 141 / Section 141.001
§ 141.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Allowable markup" means the two-calendar-year rolling average of the differences between the monthly E.I.A. retail prices per gallon reported during the two calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which a billing month occurs and the corresponding spot prices per gallon reported for the same month an E.I.A. retail price was reported during those two calendar years. As an example of the calculated allowable markup, for 2013, the allowable markup is $1.48 per gallon.

(2) "Allowable spot price" means the average of the spot prices for the two months preceding the billing month. As an example of the calculated allowable spot price, for the billing month of January 2013, the allowable spot price was $0.844 per gallon. The commission shall identify the allowable spot price each month and publish that price on the commission's website.

(3) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas or its successor agency.

(4) "Customer" means a retail customer of propane gas purchased from and delivered by a distribution system retailer through a propane gas system.

(5) "Distribution system retailer":

(A) means a retail propane dealer that:

(i) owns or operates for compensation in this state a propane gas system; and

(ii) has a Category E or K license issued by the applicable license and permit section of the commission; and

(B) does not include a person that furnishes propane gas only to the person, to the person's employees, or to the person's tenants as an incident of employment or tenancy, if the service is not resold to customers.

(6) "E.I.A. retail price" means the monthly U.S. Propane Residential Price as reported by the United States Energy Information Administration or its successor agency in dollars per gallon. As an example of the calculated E.I.A. retail price, for January 2013, the E.I.A. retail price was $2.449 per gallon.

(7) "Propane gas" means a normally gaseous hydrocarbon defined as propane by the United States Energy Information Administration or its successor agency.

(8) "Propane gas system" means one or more propane storage containers, equipment, and facilities connected to a contiguous piping system through which propane gas is supplied by a distribution system retailer to at least 10 customers.

(9) "Rate" means the price per cubic foot of gas passing through the meter levied, charged, or collected by a distribution system retailer from a customer for propane gas provided through a propane gas system to the customer exclusive of any fees, taxes, or other charges. A conversion factor of 36.4 cubic feet of propane gas per gallon shall be used for purposes of determining a rate.

(10) "Spot price" means the Mont Belvieu, TX monthly Propane Spot Price FOB per gallon as reported by the United States Energy Information Administration or its successor agency in dollars per gallon. In January 2013, the spot price was $0.838 per gallon.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0102
§ 8009A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.005
§ 222.005. CARRYING OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN OFFICERS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile probation, detention, or corrections officer may not carry a firearm in the course of the person's official duties.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) an employee of the department; or

(2) a juvenile probation officer authorized to carry a firearm under Section 142.006.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.057
§ 402.057. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the commission shall designate a member of the advisory board to serve as the presiding officer of the advisory board for a term of two years. The presiding officer of the advisory board may vote on any matter before the advisory board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.073
§ 501.073. SUPERVISION BY AUTHORIZING UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation's authorizing unit will approve all programs and expenditures of a corporation and annually review any financial statements of the corporation.

(b) A corporation's authorizing unit is entitled to access to the corporation's books and records at all times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.115
§ 3947.115. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 105.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 105 / Section 105.002
§ 105.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a service station that ordinarily provides pump island service, except that such a service station is not required to provide refueling service under this chapter during any regularly scheduled hours during which, for security reasons, the service station does not provide pump island service.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a service station or other facility that:

(A) never provides pump island service; and

(B) has only remotely controlled pumps; or

(2) a refueling service used to provide liquefied gas, as defined by Section 162.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.151
§ 4055.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Offer and disseminate" means to:

(A) provide general information, including the price and a description of the coverage; and

(B) process the application and collect premiums.

(1-a) "Planned trip" means any journey or travel arranged through the services of a travel agency.

(1-b) "Supervising entity" means a travel insurance supervising entity designated by an insurer under Section 4055.1515.

(1-c) "Travel administrator" means a person who directly or indirectly underwrites, collects a charge, collateral, or premium from, or adjusts or settles a claim of, a resident of this state in connection with travel insurance. A person is not a travel administrator if the person's only actions that would otherwise cause the person to be considered a travel administrator include:

(A) the person working for a travel administrator to the extent the person's activities are subject to the supervision and control of the travel administrator;

(B) an insurance agent selling insurance or engaged in administrative and claims-related activities within the scope of the agent's license;

(C) a travel retailer, registered under the license of a supervising entity in accordance with this subchapter, offering and disseminating travel insurance;

(D) an individual adjusting or settling claims in the normal course of the individual's practice or employment as an attorney and who does not collect charges or premiums in connection with insurance coverage; or

(E) a business entity that is affiliated with a licensed insurer acting as a travel administrator for the direct and assumed insurance business of an affiliated insurer.

(2) "Travel agency" means an entity engaged in the business of selling or arranging transportation or accommodations for the public.

(2-b) "Travel retailer" means a business entity that makes, arranges, or offers travel services.

(3) "Traveler" means an individual who seeks the assistance of a travel agency in connection with the planning and purchase of a trip.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0503
§ 8086.0503. 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 § 3829.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.003
§ 3829.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Missouri City, Fort Bend County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Fort Bend County or the City of Missouri City from providing the level of services provided, as of June 20, 2003, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.051
§ 1091.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and

(2) an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Government Code § 411.143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.143
§ 411.143. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal purpose of the DNA database is to assist a federal, state, or local criminal justice agency in the investigation or prosecution of sex-related offenses or other offenses in which biological evidence is recovered.

(b) In criminal cases, the purposes of the DNA database are only for use in the investigation of an offense, the exclusion or identification of suspects or offenders, and the prosecution or defense of the case.

(c) Other purposes of the database include:

(1) assisting in the recovery or identification of human remains from a disaster or for humanitarian purposes;

(2) assisting in the identification of living or deceased missing persons;

(3) if personal identifying information is removed:

(A) establishing a population statistics database; and

(B) assisting in identification research, forensic validation studies, or forensic protocol development; and

(4) retesting to validate or update the original analysis or assisting in quality control with respect to the database or with respect to the laboratories or agencies performing forensic DNA analyses.

(d) The information contained in the DNA database may not be collected, analyzed, or stored to obtain information about human physical traits or predisposition for disease unless the purpose for obtaining the information is related to a purpose described by this section.

(e) The director may not store a name or other personal identifying information in the CODIS database unless approved by the FBI. A file or reference number to another information system may be included in the CODIS database only if the director determines the information is necessary to:

(1) generate an investigative lead or exclusion;

(2) support the statistical interpretation of a test result; or

(3) allow for the successful implementation of the DNA database.

(f) Except as provided by this subchapter, the DNA database may only include criminal history record information approved by the FBI.

(g) A party contracting to carry out a function of another entity under this subchapter shall comply with:

(1) a requirement imposed by this subchapter on the other entity, unless the party or other entity is exempted by the director; and

(2) any additional requirement imposed by the director on the party.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.105 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.105
§ 36.105. DETERMINATION OF PROPRIETY OF RATE CHANGE; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tariff changing rates is filed with a regulatory authority, the regulatory authority shall, on complaint by an affected person, or may, on its own motion, not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the change, enter on a hearing to determine the propriety of the change.

(b) The regulatory authority shall hold a hearing in every case in which the change constitutes a major change. The regulatory authority may, however, use an informal proceeding if the regulatory authority does not receive a complaint before the 46th day after the date notice of the change is filed.

(c) The regulatory authority shall give reasonable notice of the hearing, including notice to the governing body of each affected municipality and county. The electric utility is not required to provide a formal answer or file any other formal pleading in response to the notice, and the absence of an answer does not affect an order for a hearing.
Tex. Family Code § 161.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.102
§ 161.102. FILING SUIT FOR TERMINATION BEFORE BIRTH.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit for termination may be filed before the birth of the child.

(b) If the suit is filed before the birth of the child, the petition shall be styled "In the Interest of an Unborn Child." After the birth, the clerk shall change the style of the case to conform to the requirements of Section 102.008.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.009
§ 22.009. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A municipal officer who misappropriates money in a special fund created by the municipality under Section 101.004 is guilty of malfeasance in office. On the complaint of a person who has an interest in the affected funds, the officer shall be removed from office and is ineligible to hold any office in that municipality after removal.