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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.002
§ 3947.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The University Hills Municipal Management District is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.012
§ 201.012. DEFINITION OF MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Misconduct" means mismanagement of a position of employment by action or inaction, neglect that jeopardizes the life or property of another, intentional wrongdoing or malfeasance, intentional violation of a law, or violation of a policy or rule adopted to ensure the orderly work and the safety of employees.

(b) The term "misconduct" does not include an act in response to an unconscionable act of an employer or superior.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.101
§ 1508.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.005
§ 2053.005. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A filer shall designate the date a rate proposed in a filing made under Section 2053.003 is to take effect. Subject to Subsections (b)-(d), the rate does not take effect until the department receives all necessary information required for the filing.

(b) A filing made under Section 2053.003 takes effect on the date designated by the filer under Subsection (a) unless the department, not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives the filing, notifies the filer that the filing is missing specific required information. The filer must provide the missing information not later than the 30th day after the date the filer is notified under this subsection.

(c) If the filer in good faith believes that information requested under Subsection (b) has already been provided to the department, the filer may request a hearing. The commissioner shall hold the hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives the request for a hearing.

(d) The commissioner shall issue an order not later than the 30th day after the date of the hearing under Subsection (c). If the commissioner determines that the filing is still missing required information, the commissioner shall specify in the order the information that is missing.
Tex. Education Code § 21.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.155
§ 21.155. ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The district may grant to a person who has served as principal or in another administrative position for which certification is required, at the completion of the person's service in that capacity, a continuing contract to serve as a teacher if the person qualifies for that position under criteria adopted by the board of trustees. The period of service in an administrative capacity is construed as contract service as a teacher within the meaning of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0306
§ 3980.0306. APPROVAL BY THE CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must obtain the approval of the city for:

(1) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds, notes, or other obligations; and

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) City approval may be by an administrative process that does not involve the city's governing body, unless approval of the city's governing body is required by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

(c) Before issuing bonds, the district must:

(1) provide to the city the documents authorizing the bonds;

(2) provide to the city a certification from each developer of property in the district that the developer is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the developer's project agreement with the city; and

(3) certify that the district is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under Section 3980.0109 and the operating agreement entered into under that section.

(d) The city must complete the city's review of the documents and certifications required by Subsection (c) not later than the 30th day after the date the city receives the documents and certifications. The city may object to the issuance of the bonds if the city determines that:

(1) the district is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of the ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under Section 3980.0109;

(2) the district is not in compliance with the operating agreement entered into under Section 3980.0109; or

(3) a developer of property in the district is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of a project agreement that applies to the developer.

(e) If the city objects to the district's issuance of bonds, the district must obtain the consent of the city's governing body to the issuance of the bonds. The city's governing body may not unreasonably withhold consent to the issuance of bonds.

(f) Section 375.207, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.303
§ 2175.303. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to disposition of:

(1) a product or by-product of research, forestry, agriculture, livestock, or an industrial enterprise; or

(2) certain recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastics, glass, one-use pallets, used tires, used oil, and scrap metal, when the disposition is not in the best interest of the state or economically feasible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.207
§ 1032.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Education Code § 52.34 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.34
§ 52.34. PAYMENTS TO STUDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) No payment may be made to any student until the student has executed a note payable to the Texas Opportunity Plan Fund or the student loan auxiliary fund for the full amount of the authorized loan plus interest.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a student has the capacity to contract and is bound by any contract executed by the student, and the defense that the student was a minor at the time the student executed the note is not available to the student in any action arising on the note.

(c) Payments to students executing notes may be made annually, semiannually, quarterly, monthly, or for each semester as the board may determine, depending on the demonstrated capacity of the student to manage the student's financial affairs.

(d) Disbursements may be made by the board or by the participating institution pursuant to a contract between the board and the institution executed in conformity with this chapter.

(e) Money may be distributed to a participating institution only to make payments to a student under a loan authorized by this chapter.

(f) The board shall distribute money to a participating institution through the current statewide accounting system.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.145 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.145
§ 11.145. INCOME-PRODUCING TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Related business entity" means a business entity that:

(A) engages in a common business enterprise with at least one other business entity; and

(B) owns tangible personal property that:

(i) is held or used for the production of income as part of the common business enterprise; and

(ii) is located at the same physical address that tangible personal property owned by at least one other business entity engaged in the common business enterprise is located.

(2) "Unified business enterprise" means a common business enterprise composed of more than one related business entity.

(b) Subject to Subsection (f) and except as provided by Subsection (d), a person is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a taxing unit of $125,000 of the appraised value of the tangible personal property the person owns that is held or used for the production of income and has taxable situs at the same location in the taxing unit.

(c) The exemption provided by Subsection (b) applies to each separate location in a taxing unit in which a person holds or uses tangible personal property for the production of income, and, for the purposes of Subsection (b), all property that has taxable situs in each separate location in the taxing unit is aggregated to determine taxable value.

(d) A person who leases tangible personal property is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a taxing unit of $125,000 of the total appraised value of all the tangible personal property the person owns that is held or used for the production of income and is subject to a lease, regardless of where the property is located in the taxing unit.

(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (d), a person is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a taxing unit of $125,000 of the total appraised value of all the tangible personal property the person owns that is held or used for the production of income in the taxing unit if the property has taxable situs within the taxing unit at any location that is not owned or leased by the owner, regardless of where the property is located within the taxing unit.

(e) The exemptions provided by Subsections (d) and (d-1) apply to each separate taxing unit in which a person holds or uses tangible personal property for the production of income.

(f) For the purposes of Subsection (b), if a person is a related business entity, all property described by that subsection that has taxable situs at the same location in a taxing unit and that is owned by the person is aggregated with the property described by that subsection that has taxable situs at the same location in the taxing unit and that is owned by each other related business entity that composes the same unified business enterprise to determine taxable value for the entity.

(g) A chief appraiser may investigate a business entity to determine whether the entity:

(1) is a related business entity; and

(2) has aggregated tangible personal property as provided by Subsection (f).
Tex. Government Code § 865.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.021
§ 865.021. COMPLAINT FILES.
Status: in_force

(a) The pension system shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the system. The system shall maintain information about:

(1) parties to the complaint;

(2) the subject matter of the complaint;

(3) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(4) the disposition of the complaint.

(b) The pension system shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The pension system shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
Tex. Education Code § 58.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58 / Section 58.010
§ 58.010. STATEWIDE PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may contract with one or more organizations to operate a statewide preceptorship program in a public health setting for medical students enrolled in Texas medical schools.

(b) An organization eligible to receive funds under this subsection must:

(1) qualify for exemption from federal income tax under Section 501, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); or

(2) be operated by a state accredited medical school as defined in Section 61.501(1).

(c) Students eligible to participate in the preceptorship programs under this section must indicate an interest in a career providing primary care.

(d) The board may create and appoint an advisory committee to assist the board in the operation of the program.
Tex. Government Code § 825.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.010
§ 825.010. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board of trustees that a trustee:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required for the trustee's position;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for the trustee's position;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 825.002(b) or 825.0032 applicable to the trustee;

(4) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the trustee's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the trustee is appointed; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the person is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a trustee exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of trustees of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest officer of the board, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Education Code § 51.91941 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.91941
§ 51.91941. SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INFORMATION REQUIRED ON STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Each student identification card issued by an institution of higher education:

(1) must have printed on the card the contact information for:

(A) the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline;

(B) the Crisis Text Line; and

(C) the National Sexual Assault Hotline; and

(2) may have printed on the card the contact information for:

(A) the campus police department or security for the campus at which the student to whom the card is issued regularly attends classes or, if the campus does not have a campus police department or security, a local nonemergency police contact;

(B) the campus health clinic for the campus at which the student to whom the card is issued regularly attends classes or, if the campus does not have a health clinic, a local health clinic; and

(C) a local suicide prevention hotline, if available.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.1061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.1061
§ 2165.1061. SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section:

(1) "Administrative office space" includes state-owned administrative office space and administrative office space leased by the state from other sources, but does not include space used by a health and human services agency as defined by Section 2167.004 for the delivery of direct client services or space located in a county with a population of 75,000 or less.

(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the state constitution or a state statute, but does not include a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) The commission shall study the space requirements of state agencies that occupy administrative office space. Each state agency shall conduct an on-site space analysis and develop a space allocation plan using rules developed by the commission. The space allocation plan shall identify usable and exempt space and shall specify whether each facility occupied by the state agency meets the requirements of Section 2165.104(c). Each state agency shall submit a copy of its space allocation plan to the commission not later than September 30 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) Based on a review of space allocation plans, the commission shall:

(1) identify areas of the state in which more than one state agency occupies administrative office space and that have the greatest potential for cost savings; and

(2) evaluate the feasibility of colocating administrative office space within the same local labor market as defined by Section 2308.002.

(d) The commission, in cooperation with affected state agencies, shall develop transition plans to implement the colocation of administrative office space. Each plan must include a detailed statement of the costs and benefits of the proposed colocation.

(e) The commission shall use the transition plans to colocate certain administrative office space of state agencies.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) The commission shall study the potential for colocating the administrative office space of a state agency with the office space of a federal agency.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1576 / Section 1576.007
§ 1576.007. EXEMPTION FROM STATE TAXES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

A premium or contribution on a policy, insurance contract, or agreement authorized under this chapter is not subject to any state tax, regulatory fee, or surcharge, including a premium or maintenance tax or fee.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.5015 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.5015
§ 348.5015. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATOR LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry" and "residential mortgage loan originator" have the meanings assigned by Section 180.002.

(b) Unless exempt under Section 180.003, or acting under the temporary authority described under Section 180.0511, an individual who acts as a residential mortgage loan originator in the sale of a motor vehicle to be used as a principal dwelling must:

(1) be licensed to engage in that activity under this chapter;

(2) be enrolled with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry as required by Section 180.052; and

(3) comply with other applicable requirements of Chapter 180 and rules adopted under that chapter.

(c) Subject to Section 14.112, the finance commission shall adopt rules establishing procedures for applying for issuing, renewing, and enforcing a license under this section. In adopting rules under this subsection, the finance commission shall ensure that:

(1) the minimum eligibility requirements for issuance of a license are the same as the requirements of Section 180.055;

(2) the minimum eligibility requirements for renewal of a license are the same as the requirements of Section 180.059; and

(3) the applicant pays:

(A) an investigation fee in a reasonable amount determined by the commissioner; and

(B) a license fee in an amount determined as provided by Section 14.107.

(d) The finance commission may adopt rules under this chapter as required to carry out the intentions of the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-289).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.052
§ 1085.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 60 days before the date of an election of directors, the board shall publish notice of the election one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice must state the purpose of the election and the election date.
Tex. Government Code § 497.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.022
§ 497.022. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The department may contract with:

(1) another state, the federal government, a foreign government, or an agency of any of those governments to manufacture for or sell to those governments prison-made articles or products;

(2) a private or independent institution of higher education to manufacture for or sell to that school or institution prison-made articles or products; or

(3) a private school or a person with visual impairment in this state to manufacture Braille textbooks or other instructional aids for the education of persons with visual impairment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0103
§ 7956A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.426 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.426
§ 24.426.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.426. 249TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). The 249th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.153
§ 83.153. JUDICIAL ACTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

The department may recover reasonable attorney's fees if judicial action is necessary to enforce an order issued under Section 83.051 or 83.104.
Tex. Election Code § 146.029 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.029
§ 146.029. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE FOR PLACEMENT ON LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 146.030, the authority with whom a declaration of write-in candidacy is required to be filed shall certify in writing for placement on the list of write-in candidates the name of each candidate who files with the authority a declaration that complies with Section 146.023(b). If no name is to be certified, the authority shall certify that fact in writing.

(b) Each name shall be certified in the form indicated on the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy, subject to Subchapter B, Chapter 52.

(c) Not later than the 68th day before election day, the certifying authority shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county in which the office sought by the candidate is to be voted on.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.062
§ 286.062. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Public water" includes a public stream, river, bay, or lake.

(2) "Navigable stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.001, Natural Resources Code.

(3) "Public lake" means a lake in which the state owns the bed, or reserves for the state's residents the right of access to the lake for fishing, boating, hunting, or other recreation.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.101 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.101
§ 407.101. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The workers' compensation self-insurance fund is a fund in the state treasury. The fund may be used only for the regulation of certified self-insurers.

(b) The department shall deposit the application fee for a certificate of authority to self-insure in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division.

(c) Any amount remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be used to reduce the regulatory fee assessed under Section 407.102 in the succeeding fiscal year.