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Tex. Government Code § 2258.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2258 / Section 2258.022
§ 2258.022. DETERMINATION OF PREVAILING WAGE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) For a contract for a public work awarded by a political subdivision of the state, the public body shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract and the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work by:

(1) conducting a survey of the wages received by classes of workers employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the political subdivision of the state in which the public work is to be performed; or

(2) using the prevailing wage rate as determined by the United States Department of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Section 276a et seq.), and its subsequent amendments.

(b) This subsection applies only to a public work located in a county bordering the United Mexican States or in a county adjacent to a county bordering the United Mexican States. For a contract for a public work awarded by the state, the public body shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract and the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work as follows. The public body shall conduct a survey of the wages received by classes of workers employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work both statewide and in the political subdivision of the state in which the public work is to be performed. The public body shall also consider the prevailing wage rate as determined by the United States Department of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Section 276a et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, but only if the survey used to determine that rate was conducted within a three-year period preceding the date the public body calls for bids for the public work. The public body shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality based on the higher of:

(1) the rate determined from the survey conducted in the political subdivision;

(2) the arithmetic mean between the rate determined from the survey conducted in the political subdivision and the rate determined from the statewide survey; and

(3) if applicable, the arithmetic mean between the rate determined from the survey conducted in the political subdivision and the rate determined by the United States Department of Labor.

(c) The public body shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as a sum certain, expressed in dollars and cents.

(d) A public body shall specify in the call for bids for the contract and in the contract itself the wage rates determined under this section.

(e) The public body's determination of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages is final.
Tex. Education Code § 88.501 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.501
§ 88.501. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Engineering Experiment Station serves as a state-supported engineering research and development agency.

(b) It is the purpose of the agency to foster innovations in research, education, and technology that support and aid the business and industrial communities and enhance the economic development of the state and nation.

(c) In order to carry out its purposes, the agency may enter into contracts and agreements with other entities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.045
§ 281.045. LIMITATION ON TAXING POWER BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; DISPOSITION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the creation of the district, the county or a municipality located in the district may not levy taxes for hospital purposes.

(b) The county or a municipality located in the district that collects delinquent taxes owed to the county or municipality on levies for county and municipal hospital systems under Chapter 265 shall pay the amount of the collected delinquent taxes to the district, and the district shall apply that money to the purposes for which the taxes were originally levied.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.216 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.216
§ 232.216. SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUBDIVIDER.
Status: in_force

A subdivider having an approved plat for a subdivision shall:

(1) furnish a certified letter from the utility provider stating that water is available to the subdivision sufficient in quality and quantity to meet minimum state standards required by Section 16.343, Water Code, and consistent with the certification in the letter, and that water of that quality and quantity will be made available to the point of delivery to all lots in the subdivision;

(2) furnish sewage treatment facilities that meet minimum state standards to fulfill the wastewater requirements of the subdivision or furnish certification by the appropriate county or state official having jurisdiction over the approval of the septic systems indicating that lots in the subdivision can be adequately and legally served by septic systems as provided under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code;

(3) furnish roads satisfying minimum standards as adopted by the county;

(4) furnish adequate drainage meeting standard engineering practices; and

(5) make a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 87 / Section 87.021
§ 87.021. SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; REGISTRY ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall establish in the department a program to:

(1) identify and investigate certain birth defects in children; and

(2) maintain a central registry of cases of birth defects.

(b) The executive commissioner may authorize the department to implement a statewide program or to limit the program to a part or all of one or more public health regions, depending on the funding available to the department. In establishing the program, the executive commissioner shall consider:

(1) the number and geographic distribution of births in the state;

(2) the trained personnel and other departmental resources that may be assigned to the program activities; and

(3) the occurrence or probable occurrence of an urgent situation that requires or will require an unusual commitment of the department's personnel and other resources.

(c) The department shall design the program so that the program will:

(1) provide information to identify risk factors and causes of birth defects;

(2) provide information on other possible causes of birth defects;

(3) provide for the development of strategies to prevent birth defects;

(4) provide for interview studies about the causes of birth defects;

(5) together with other departmental programs, contribute birth defects data to a central registry;

(6) provide for the appointment of authorized agents to collect birth defects information; and

(7) provide for the active collection of birth defects information.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to govern the operation of the program and carry out the intent of this chapter. At a minimum, the rules shall:

(1) use a medically recognized system to specify the birth defects to be identified and investigated;

(2) select a system for classifying the birth defects according to the public health significance of each defect to prioritize the use of resources;

(3) develop a system to select and specify the cases to be investigated;

(4) specify a system for selecting the demographic areas in which the department may undertake investigations; and

(5) prescribe the training and experience a person must have for appointment as an authorized agent of the department.

(e) In adopting the rules required by Subsection (d), the executive commissioner shall consider at least:

(1) the known incidence and prevalence rates of a birth defect in the state or portions of the state;

(2) the known incidence and prevalence rates of a particular birth defect in specific population groups who live in the state or portions of the state;

(3) the morbidity and mortality resulting from the birth defect; and

(4) the existence, cost, and availability of a strategy to prevent and treat the birth defect.

(f) In addition to providing for the active collection of birth defects information under Subsection (c)(7), the department may design the program to also provide for the passive collection of that information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.152
§ 3821.152. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.104
§ 8456.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1691 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1691
§ 152.1691. MEDINA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Medina County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Medina County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Medina County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.017 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.017
§ 153.017. CONTINUOUS QUERIES OF NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK FOR ALL OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization issued by the board under this title allowing an individual to engage in an occupation regulated by the board.

(b) The board shall run a continuous query on the National Practitioner Data Bank with respect to each individual who holds a license and for whom the National Practitioner Data Bank contains relevant information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0401
§ 4017.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.104
§ 9061.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 12.005 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.005
§ 12.005. RELATION TO OTHER LAW AND LITIGATION.
Status: in_force

The Red River Boundary Compact does not affect:

(1) the Red River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 46.013, Water Code; or

(2) the riparian rights of adjacent landowners to access and use the waters of the Red River as provided by the Treaty of Amity, Settlement and Limits, Feb. 22, 1819, United States-Spain, 8 Stat. 252, T.S. No. 327; or

(3) litigation pending in either state involving title to land or boundaries of rivers or water bodies of that state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.299 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.299
§ 521.299. HEARING DATE; RESCHEDULING.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing requested under Section 521.298 shall be held not earlier than the 11th day after the date on which the person requesting the hearing is notified of the hearing. The hearing shall be set for the earliest practical date.

(b) A hearing may be continued on a motion of the person, the department, both parties, or as necessary to accommodate the docket of the presiding officer.

(c) A request for a hearing stays suspension or revocation of a person's license until the date of the final decision of the presiding officer.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.105 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.105
§ 201.105. ACQUISITION, ADMINISTRATION, AND SALE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A conservation district may purchase machinery, equipment, seed, seedlings, fertilizer, fish for stocking farm ponds, or other supplies or conservation materials essential for the purposes of a conservation district program and make them available to owners and occupiers of land in the conservation district. The conservation district shall provide for maintaining, insuring, storing, and repairing the machinery and equipment.

(b) The district may charge a fee for the use of machinery and equipment owned by the district that is calculated to pay the costs of deterioration and replacement of the machinery and equipment.

(c) A conservation district may make any purchase of machinery or equipment through the comptroller under the terms and rules provided by law for purchases by the state or political subdivisions.

(d) A conservation district may charge persons who own or occupy small amounts of land nominal amounts for projects benefiting them if the directors determine it to be in the interest of the general welfare.

(e) A conservation district may sell on open bids any machinery or equipment considered obsolete or having served its purpose. The funds earned or acquired by a conservation district from a source other than the state or earned or acquired from the operation or sale of machinery or equipment acquired from a source other than the state shall be deposited in a trust fund account of the conservation district and used for purposes considered by the directors to be in the best interest of the conservation district.

(f) A conservation district shall use proceeds from the sale of any fertilizer, seed, seedlings, fish for stocking farm ponds, or other supplies or conservation materials to reimburse the conservation district for the costs of the materials and administration of the program and may fix the sale prices accordingly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0501
§ 3994.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.205
§ 3919.205. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall annually file written notice with the secretary of the city that specifies the assessments the district will impose in the district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the assessments for the operation and maintenance of the district and the assessments for the payment of debt service of obligations issued or incurred by the district.

(b) The board shall annually record in the deed records of the county a current assessment roll approved by the city.

(c) The assessment roll must clearly state that the assessments in the assessment roll are in addition to the ad valorem taxes imposed by other political subdivisions that tax real property in the district.

(d) The district shall generate and implement a program to provide notice modeled on the notice described by Section 49.4521, Water Code, to a prospective purchaser of property in the district of the assessments that have been approved and are imposed by the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.053
§ 1202.053. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Council members serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of half of the members expiring on February 1 of each even-numbered year and the terms of the other half of the members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Government Code § 490F.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490F / Section 490F.004
§ 490F.004. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the commission, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 102.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.009
§ 102.009. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney, in the name of the state, may institute and conduct an action in a district court of Travis County or of a county in which any part of the violation occurs for an injunction or other process against a person who is violating this subchapter.

(b) The district court may grant any prohibitory or mandatory relief warranted by the facts, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.212 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.212
§ 123.212. CHECK AND MONEY TRANSFER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A credit union may sell to a person within its field of membership negotiable checks, money orders, and other similar money transfer instruments or services and may also cash checks and money orders for a person within its field of membership for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.154
§ 1048.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.160
§ 3813.160. FEES; CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) establish and collect user fees, concession fees, admission fees, rental fees, or other similar fees or charges; and

(2) apply the proceeds from those fees or charges for the enjoyment, sale, rental, or other use of the district's facilities, services, or improvement projects.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0052
§ 25.0052. ANGELINA 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 Angelina County has:

(1) concurrent with the county court, the probate jurisdiction provided by general law for county courts; and

(2) concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(2), eff. January 1, 2012.

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

(d) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary of at least $14,000. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury on order of the commissioners court.

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

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(2), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(2), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(2), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Sections 25.0007 and 25.0011 do not apply to a county court at law in Angelina County.
Tex. Education Code § 11.182 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.182
§ 11.182. BOARD IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION TOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop a board of trustees improvement and evaluation tool. The evaluation tool must be research-based and designed to assist a school district in improving board oversight and academic achievement.

(b) A board of trustees may determine whether to use the evaluation tool, except as required by Section 39A.002.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0826 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0826
§ 130.0826. OPTION TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOLLOWING REDISTRICTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of any junior college district that elects some or all of its members from single-member districts and in which the trustees serve staggered terms may provide for the trustees in office at the first election after the junior college district is redistricted to serve for the remainder of their terms in accordance with this section.

(b) If the board of trustees provides for the trustees in office to serve for the remainder of their terms in accordance with this section, the trustee districts established by the redistricting plan shall be filled as the staggered terms of trustees in office expire. When the board of trustees adopts a redistricting plan, the board shall determine from which new trustee district the position of each trustee in office will be filled as it becomes vacant.

(c) This section does not authorize a trustee of a junior college district to continue in office after a redistricting plan takes effect if the member no longer resides in the district from which the trustee was elected.