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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8318.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8318 / Section 8318.052
§ 8318.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2011, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8318.003; or

(2) September 1, 2015.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8318.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8318.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.101
§ 317.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "net revenue" means the gross revenue derived from the operation or use of a facility the net revenue of which is pledged to the payment of a bond less the reasonable expenses of maintaining and operating the facility, including necessary repair and insurance of the facility.
Tex. Government Code § 403.220 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.220
§ 403.220. CREDIT OR REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the final judgment in a suit under this subchapter maintains the right of the applicant for a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent the collection of the tax or fee, the comptroller shall credit the amount of the tax or fee, with the interest on that amount, against any other amount finally determined to be due to the state from the applicant according to information in the custody of the comptroller and shall refund the remainder to the applicant. The credit or refund shall be made as soon as practicable on or after September 1 of the first year of the first state biennium that begins after the date of the final judgment.

(b) For purposes of this section, the interest to be paid on a refund of a tax or fee is an amount equal to the amount of interest that would have been earned by the tax or fee if the tax or fee had been paid into the suspense account of the comptroller.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.403 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.403
§ 349.403. CLASS ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a class action that alleges one or more violations of this subtitle and is determined by the court to be maintainable as a class action, the class may recover the amount of actual damages proximately caused to the members of the class as a result of the violations.

(b) The court may assess as a penalty:

(1) for each obligor who is named as a class representative at the time that the action is determined to be maintainable as a class action, the amount that could be recovered by the person under this chapter; and

(2) for other class members, an amount set by the court under Subsection (c) and subject to Subsection (d).

(c) In determining the award amount, the court shall consider, in addition to other relevant factors:

(1) the amount of any actual damages awarded;

(2) the frequency and persistence of violations by the creditor;

(3) the resources of the creditor;

(4) the number of persons adversely affected; and

(5) the extent to which the creditor's violation was intentional or reckless.

(d) A minimum recovery is not applicable to a class member to whom Subsection (b)(2) applies. The total recovery under Subsection (b)(2) in a class action or series of class actions arising out of the same violation of this subtitle by the same person may not exceed the lesser of $100,000 or five percent of the net worth of the person.

(e) In a successful action to enforce the liability under this section, the court may award:

(1) costs of the action; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees set by the court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 521.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 521 / Section 521.102
§ 521.102. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OR INSURER TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

A health maintenance organization or insurer shall maintain a toll-free telephone number to:

(1) provide information concerning evidences of coverage or policies issued by the health maintenance organization or insurer; and

(2) receive complaints from enrollees or policyholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.053
§ 8840.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9022.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9022 / Section 9022.051
§ 9022.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.208
§ 3878.208. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:

(1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;

(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and

(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.

(b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:

(1) another person's:

(A) telecommunications network;

(B) fiber-optic cable; or

(C) electronic transmission line; or

(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.

(c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.015
§ 51.015. NOTES AS SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

Notes given for membership certificates of a society are valid subscription contracts and are the property of the society.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.044
§ 363.044. PAYMENT OF AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each advisory council member is entitled to compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the advisory council, as provided in the General Appropriations Act.

(b) The expenses incurred by the advisory council are to be paid from the planning fund, the technical assistance fund, or other money available for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0102
§ 3974.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.101
§ 8218.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 58.504 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.504
§ 58.504. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing, any person who is a taxpayer in the district may appear and offer testimony to show which plan of taxation will be most conducive to equitable distribution of taxes.

(b) The hearing may be adjourned from day to day until all persons wishing to testify have been heard.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.156
§ 8888.156. PRODUCTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may charge the owner of a well located in the authority a fee on the amount of water pumped from the well. The board shall establish the rate of a fee under this subsection only after a special meeting on the fee.

(b) The board by rule shall exempt from the fee established under Subsection (a) each class of wells that is not subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district. If an exempted class of wells becomes subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district, the authority may charge the fee established under Subsection (a) on the wells of that class. The board by rule may exempt any other class of wells from the fee established under Subsection (a).

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may charge a fee established under Subsection (a) on a well or class of wells located in the authority that, on or after June 30, 2013:

(1) ceases to be subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district; or

(2) is no longer subject to the regulatory provisions, permitting requirements, or jurisdiction of the subsidence district.

(d) The board may not apply the fee established under Subsection (a) to a well:

(1) with a casing diameter of less than five inches that serves a single-family dwelling;

(2) regulated under Chapter 27, Water Code;

(3) used for irrigation of agricultural crops; or

(4) used solely for electric generation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.054 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.054
§ 221.054. DATA COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect comprehensive data concerning the outcomes of local probation programs throughout the state.

(b) Data collected under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) a description of the types of programs and services offered by a juvenile probation department, including a description of the components of each program or service offered; and

(2) to the extent possible, the rate at which juveniles who enter or complete juvenile probation are later committed to the custody of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.113
§ 1018.113. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Government Code § 411.376 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.376
§ 411.376. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

Before requesting activation of the alert system, a local law enforcement agency must verify that the criteria described by Section 411.375(a) have been satisfied. On verification of the applicable criteria, the local law enforcement agency may immediately contact the department to request activation and supply the necessary information on forms prescribed by the director.
Tex. Government Code § 442.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.306
§ 442.306. APPLICATION REVIEW; DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review each application it receives for designation of a cemetery under the program and determine whether the cemetery qualifies for designation under the program.

(b) If the commission determines the cemetery qualifies for a designation under the program, the commission shall:

(1) approve the application;

(2) notify the applicant of the approval of the application; and

(3) inform the applicant that the cemetery may be recognized with a medallion available for purchase from the commission to certify the cemetery's participation in the program.

(c) If the commission determines the cemetery does not qualify for designation under the program, the commission shall either:

(1) request additional information from the applicant to support the application; or

(2) deny the application.

(d) If the commission denies the application for designation under the program, the commission shall notify the applicant of the denial and inform the applicant of the ability to appeal the decision to the members of the commission.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 1.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 1 / Section 1.03
§ 1.03. PUBLIC POLICY.
Status: in_force

This code is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, temperance, and safety of the people of the state. It shall be liberally construed to accomplish this purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.031
§ 594.031. TRANSFER OF VOLUNTARY RESIDENT.
Status: in_force

A voluntary resident may not be transferred to a state mental hospital without legally adequate consent to the transfer.
Tex. Government Code § 552.376 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.376
§ 552.376. CAUSE OF ACTION NOT CREATED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not create a cause of action to contest a bid for or the award of a contract with a governmental body.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.061
§ 711.061. REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A lawn crypt may not be installed unless:

(1) the lawn crypt is constructed of concrete and reinforced steel or other comparably durable material;

(2) the lawn crypt is installed on not less than six inches of rock, gravel, or other drainage material;

(3) the lawn crypt provides a method to drain water out of the lawn crypt;

(4) the outside top surface of the lawn crypt at the time of installation is at least 1-1/2 feet below the surface of the ground as required by Section 714.001(a)(2) and is capable of withstanding the weight of the soil and sod above the top surface and the weight of machinery and equipment normally used in the maintenance of the cemetery;

(5) the lawn crypt is installed in a garden or other section of the cemetery that has been dedicated for lawn crypt interment purposes in accordance with Section 711.034; and

(6) the lawn crypt is installed in multiple units of 10 or more or as prescribed by Subsection (b).

(b) A lawn crypt that is part of a private estate may be installed in fewer than 10 units. For purposes of this subsection, a private estate is a small section of a cemetery that has the following characteristics:

(1) is sold under a single contract;

(2) is usually offset from other burial sites;

(3) allows for interment of several members of the same family or their designees; and

(4) is identified on the plat for cemetery property as a private estate in accordance with Section 711.034.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.160
§ 1103.160. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint advisory committees to perform the advisory functions assigned to the committees by the board. An advisory committee under this section is subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.

(b) A member of an advisory committee who is not a member of the board may not receive compensation for service on the committee. The member may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing committee functions as provided by Section 2110.004, Government Code.

(c) A member of an advisory committee serves at the will of the board.

(d) An advisory committee may hold a meeting by telephone conference call or other video or broadcast technology.

(e) If the board appoints an advisory committee under this section, the board shall adopt rules regarding:

(1) the advisory committee's purpose, role, responsibility, and goals;

(2) size and quorum requirements;

(3) qualifications for membership, including experience requirements and geographic representation;

(4) appointment procedures;

(5) membership terms;

(6) training requirements for advisory committee members; and

(7) the advisory committee's compliance with Chapter 551, Government Code.

(f) In addition to the rules adopted under Subsection (e), the board by rule shall adopt a process to regularly evaluate the need for an advisory committee appointed under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 51.713 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.713
§ 51.713. RIGHT TO SERVE NEW LAND INCLUDED IN DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district has the same right to furnish water service to the included land that it previously had to furnish service to the excluded land. The mere inclusion of a larger total acreage than that excluded does not give the district the right to irrigate a larger total acreage or to appropriate a larger quantity or volume of public water for irrigation than the district would have had the right to irrigate or to appropriate before the exclusion and inclusion of the land.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.002
§ 55A.002. FOLLOWING TRIAL COURT ACQUITTAL.
Status: in_force

A person to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to have all records and files relating to the arrest expunged if the person is:

(1) tried for the offense for which the person was arrested; and

(2) acquitted by the trial court, except as provided by Article 55A.151.
Tex. Government Code § 54.746 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.746
§ 54.746. JURISDICTION OF JUDGES ON EL PASO COUNCIL OF JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to jurisdiction conferred by other law, each district court and county court at law in El Paso County has the same jurisdiction given to the criminal law magistrate court by this subchapter.

(b) A misdemeanor information may not be filed in a district court under the grant of jurisdiction in Subsection (a).

(c) A felony indictment or information may not be filed in a county court at law under the grant of jurisdiction in Subsection (a).

(d) A judge of a county court at law in El Paso County shall exercise jurisdiction granted by Subsection (a) over felony indictments and felony informations and justice court cases only as a judge presiding for the court in which the felony or Class C misdemeanor is pending and only if the El Paso Council of Judges has so provided in the local administrative rules by a unanimous vote. The exercise of this jurisdiction outside El Paso County is as provided by Chapter 74 and other law.

(e) A judge of a district court in El Paso County shall exercise jurisdiction granted by Subsection (a) over misdemeanor information and justice court cases only as a judge presiding for the court in which the misdemeanor is pending and only if the council of judges has so provided in the local administrative rules by a unanimous vote. The exercise of this jurisdiction outside El Paso County is as provided by the Court Administration Act (Chapter 74) and other law.

(f) This subchapter does not grant jurisdiction over misdemeanors involving official misconduct to any court, and all those cases remain in the original jurisdiction of the district courts as provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.211
§ 21.211. ENTRY ON LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A district director, engineer, or employee may go on any land inside or outside the district to survey and examine the land with reference to the location of works, improvements, and waste disposal, treatment, and other facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances, and to attend to district business.

(b) The director, engineer, or employee must give the landowner five days' written notice before entering on the land.

(c) If any district activity on the land causes damage to the land or property, the district shall restore the land or property as nearly as possible to its original state. The district shall pay the restoration's cost.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.001
§ 463.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a regional transit authority created under this chapter.

(2) "Complementary transportation services" includes:

(A) special transportation services for a person who is elderly or has a disability;

(B) medical transportation services;

(C) assistance in street modifications as necessary to accommodate the public transportation system;

(D) construction of new general aviation facilities or renovation or purchase of existing facilities not served by certificated air carriers to relieve air traffic congestion at existing facilities; and

(E) any other service that complements the public transportation system, including providing parking garages.

(3) "Executive committee" means the authority directors who serve as the governing body of the authority.

(4) "Mass transit system" means a system constructed by an authority for the transportation of passengers and hand-carried packages or baggage of a passenger by any means of surface, overhead, or underground transportation, other than an aircraft or taxicab. The term includes a rail system and services coordinated with a transit system operated by a municipality.

(5) "Public transportation system" means:

(A) all property owned or held by an authority for public transportation service purposes;

(B) real property, facilities, and equipment for the protection and environmental enhancement of all the facilities; and

(C) property held:

(i) in accordance with a contract with the owner making the property subject to the control of or regulation by the authority; and

(ii) for public transportation service purposes.

(6) "Regional high capacity transit" means intercity transit service designed to transport more people than typical, local fixed-route bus service by using dedicated lanes or rights-of-way or by having transit priority, including queue jumps or traffic signal priority. The term includes bus rapid transit, light rail, commuter rail, streetcars, high occupancy toll lanes, or other fixed guideway operations.

(7) "Service plan" means an outline of the service that would be provided by the authority to counties if confirmed at an election.
Tex. Water Code § 5.2292 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.2292
§ 5.2292. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES UNDER PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK STATE-LEAD PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may directly award a contract for scientific and technical environmental services to a person if:

(1) the contract is for the performance of services related to the remediation of a site that has been placed in the state-lead program under Section 26.3573(r-1);

(2) the person has registered to perform corrective action under Section 26.364;

(3) the person is eligible to receive a contract award from the state;

(4) the person was performing related work at the site on or before July 1, 2011; and

(5) the contract includes all contract provisions required for state contracts.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 2254.004, Government Code, the executive director may directly award a contract for engineering services to a person if:

(1) the contract is for the performance of services related to the remediation of a site that has been placed in the state-lead program under Section 26.3573(r-1);

(2) the person is licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code;

(3) the person has registered to perform corrective action under Section 26.364;

(4) the person is eligible to receive a contract award from the state;

(5) the person was performing related work at the site on or before July 1, 2011; and

(6) the contract includes all contract provisions required for state contracts.

(c) Nothing in Subsection (a) or (b) requires the executive director to make an award at a site or prevents the executive director from negotiating additional contract terms, including qualifications.