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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9067.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9067 / Section 9067.101
§ 9067.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a project authorized by Section 9067.053 or 9067.055.

(b) 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.

(c) 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 real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00265 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00265
§ 30.00265. MAGISTRATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates.

(b) A magistrate does not have to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge.

(c) A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear contested cases.

(d) A magistrate may:

(1) conduct an arraignment;

(2) hold an indigency hearing;

(3) accept a plea;

(4) sign a judgment;

(5) set the amount of a bond; and

(6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Transportation Code § 550.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 550 / Section 550.023
§ 550.023. DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION AND RENDER AID.
Status: in_force

The operator of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting in the injury or death of a person or damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall:

(1) give the operator's name and address, the registration number of the vehicle the operator was driving, and the name of the operator's motor vehicle liability insurer to any person injured or the operator or occupant of or person attending a vehicle involved in the collision;

(2) if requested and available, show the operator's driver's license to a person described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) provide any person injured in the collision reasonable assistance, including transporting or making arrangements for transporting the person to a physician or hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is necessary, or if the injured person requests the transportation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.044 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.044
§ 11.044. DISPOSITION OF INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Interest received from the investment of money in all accounts of the department in charge of the comptroller shall be allocated monthly to each account in an amount proportionate to the amount of money invested from the account.

(b) The comptroller may retain from the interest to be allocated monthly an amount equal to the necessary administrative costs of making the allocations.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.152
§ 351.152. CONTINGENT INTEREST FOR CERTAIN ATTORNEY'S FEES; COURT APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal representative may, without court approval, convey or enter into a contract to convey for attorney services a contingent interest in any property sought to be recovered, not to exceed a one-third interest in the property.

(b) A personal representative, including an independent executor or independent administrator, may convey or enter into a contract to convey for attorney services a contingent interest in any property sought to be recovered under this subchapter in an amount that exceeds a one-third interest in the property only on the approval of the court in which the estate is being administered. The court must approve a contract or conveyance described by this subsection before an attorney performs any legal services. A contract entered into or a conveyance made in violation of this subsection is void unless the court ratifies or reforms the contract or documents relating to the conveyance to the extent necessary to make the contract or conveyance meet the requirements of this subsection.

(c) In approving a contract or conveyance under this section, the court shall consider:

(1) the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved, and the skill required to perform the legal services properly;

(2) the fee customarily charged in the locality for similar legal services;

(3) the value of the property recovered or sought to be recovered by the personal representative under this subchapter;

(4) the benefits to the estate that the attorney will be responsible for securing; and

(5) the experience and ability of the attorney who will perform the services.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.112
§ 485A.112. REMOVAL OF APPROVAL OR DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may remove the approval of an area recognized as a media production development zone if the area no longer meets the criteria for that recognition under this chapter or by office rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The office may remove the designation of a location as a qualified media production location if the location no longer meets the criteria for that designation under this chapter or by office rule adopted under this chapter.

(c) The removal of a designation or approval does not affect the validity of a tax incentive granted or accrued before the removal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.131 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.131
§ 12.131. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Account" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.1041, Government Code.

(2) "Advisory committee" means the tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration advisory committee.

(3) "Agreement" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.1041, Government Code.

(4) "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.1041, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.054
§ 501.054. LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

A person may not serve as public counsel or act as general counsel to the office if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation related to the operation of the department or the office.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.105
§ 62.105. INDEMNITY BONDS OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An association shall maintain a blanket indemnity bond with an adequate corporate surety protecting the association from loss by or through dishonest or criminal action or omission, including fraud, theft, robbery, or burglary, by an officer or employee of the association or a director of the association when the director performs the duties of an officer or employee.

(b) An association that employs a collection agent who is not covered by the bond required by Subsection (a) shall provide for the bonding of the agent in an amount equal to at least twice the average monthly collection of the agent unless the agent is an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. An association shall require a collection agent to settle with the association at least monthly.

(c) The board and the commissioner must approve:

(1) the amount and form of the bond; and

(2) the sufficiency of the surety.

(d) The bond must provide that a cancellation by the surety or the insured is not effective until the earlier of:

(1) the date the commissioner approves for the cancellation; or

(2) the 31st day after the date written notice of the cancellation is given to the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8866.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8866 / Section 8866.002
§ 8866.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Leon, Madison, and Freestone Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.058
§ 1085.058. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any physicians and employ any technicians, nurses, and other employees the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

(b) The board may provide that the district administrator has the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.052
§ 222.052. LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision of this state may contribute funds to be spent by the commission in the development and construction of the public roads and state highway system within the political subdivision.

(b) The commission may accept a contribution made under Subsection (a).

(c) In this section, "political subdivision" includes a county or a political subdivision of a county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.0207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.0207
§ 394.0207. APPLICABILITY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

In addition to authorizing a person to erect or maintain an off-premise sign, a license issued under this chapter authorizes a person to erect or maintain a commercial sign under Chapter 391.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.261
§ 8183.261. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand except money received from taxes, unless commingled, and manage the proprietary affairs of the district without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.158
§ 463.158. USE OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

Money from assessments supplements the marshalling of an impaired insurer's assets to make payments on the insurer's behalf.
Tex. Government Code § 490C.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490C / Section 490C.106
§ 490C.106. ENFORCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The enforcement of an administrative penalty under this section may be stayed during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the clerk of the court or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay the enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the office to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.

(b) At the request of the office, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may file suit to collect the civil penalty.
Tex. Election Code § 255.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.003
§ 255.003. UNLAWFUL USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of a political subdivision may not knowingly spend or authorize the spending of public funds for political advertising.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a communication that factually describes the purposes of a measure if the communication does not advocate passage or defeat of the measure.

(b-1) An officer or employee of a political subdivision may not spend or authorize the spending of public funds for a communication describing a measure if the communication contains information that:

(1) the officer or employee knows is false; and

(2) is sufficiently substantial and important as to be reasonably likely to influence a voter to vote for or against the measure.

(c) A person who violates Subsection (a) or (b-1) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for an offense under this section or the imposition of a civil penalty for conduct under this section that an officer or employee of a political subdivision reasonably relied on a court order or an interpretation of this section in a written opinion issued by:

(1) a court of record;

(2) the attorney general; or

(3) the commission.

(e) On written request of the governing body of a political subdivision that has ordered an election on a measure, the commission shall prepare an advance written advisory opinion as to whether a particular communication relating to the measure does or does not comply with this section.

(f) Subsections (d) and (e) do not apply to a port authority or navigation district.
Tex. Education Code § 51.830 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.830
§ 51.830. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

Each general academic teaching institution must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to:

(1) provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alternate enrolled at that institution;

(2) as soon as practicable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools; and

(3) select a faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2).
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.003
§ 344.003. LIABILITY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The state is not obligated for the support, maintenance, or dissolution of a district created under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0102
§ 7930A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.001
§ 2202.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Insurer" means any insurance company, corporation, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual association, county mutual insurance company, Lloyd's plan, or other insurer authorized to engage in business in this state. The term does not include an insurer that writes only life, health, or accident insurance, variable life insurance, or variable annuity contracts.

(2) "Joint underwriting association" means a voluntary unincorporated association of insurers authorized to engage in business in this state that has been authorized by the association's member insurers to act on behalf of the member insurers in joint underwriting or in issuing syndicate insurance policies on a several, but not joint, basis.
Tex. Government Code § 434.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.014
§ 434.014. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a career ladder program. The program must require that openings in all positions except entry level positions be posted within the commission concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluation based on measurable job tasks. Merit pay for commission employees must be based on this system.
Tex. Property Code § 111.0035 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0035
§ 111.0035. DEFAULT AND MANDATORY RULES; CONFLICT BETWEEN TERMS AND STATUTE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by the terms of a trust and Subsection (b), this subtitle governs:

(1) the duties and powers of a trustee;

(2) relations among trustees; and

(3) the rights and interests of a beneficiary.

(b) The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of this subtitle, except that the terms of a trust may not limit:

(1) the requirements imposed under Section 112.031;

(2) the applicability of Section 114.007 to an exculpation term of a trust;

(3) the periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding regarding a trust;

(4) a trustee's duty:

(A) with regard to an irrevocable trust, to respond to a demand for accounting made under Section 113.151 if the demand is from a beneficiary who, at the time of the demand:

(i) is entitled or permitted to receive distributions from the trust; or

(ii) would receive a distribution from the trust if the trust terminated at the time of the demand; and

(B) to act in good faith and in accordance with the purposes of the trust;

(5) the power of a court, in the interest of justice, to take action or exercise jurisdiction, including the power to:

(A) modify, reform, or terminate a trust or take other action under Section 112.054;

(B) remove a trustee under Section 113.082;

(C) exercise jurisdiction under Section 115.001;

(D) require, dispense with, modify, or terminate a trustee's bond;

(E) adjust, deny, or order disgorgement of a trustee's compensation if the trustee commits a breach of trust; or

(F) make an award of costs and attorney's fees under Section 114.064; or

(6) the applicability of Section 112.038.

(c) The terms of a trust may not limit any common-law duty to keep a beneficiary of an irrevocable trust who is 25 years of age or older informed at any time during which the beneficiary:

(1) is entitled or permitted to receive distributions from the trust; or

(2) would receive a distribution from the trust if the trust were terminated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.202
§ 8377.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0201
§ 3967.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3967.0203, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3865.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3865 / Section 3865.053
§ 3865.053. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of:

(1) Jeff Gilman;

(2) Charles D. Marcucci;

(3) Charles H. Weiss;

(4) Hillary Burke; and

(5) Greg Valikonis.

(b) The initial directors shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve two-year terms and which three shall serve four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.151
§ 3902.151. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.035
§ 364.035. PUBLIC AGENCY DUTY TO ADJUST RATES CHARGED.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency shall establish, maintain, and adjust the rates charged by the public agency for solid waste disposal services if:

(1) the public agency executes a contract with a county under this chapter; and

(2) the payments under the contract are to be made either wholly or partly from the revenues of the public agency's solid waste disposal fund.

(b) The revenues of the public agency's solid waste disposal fund, and any taxes levied in support, must be sufficient to pay:

(1) the expense of operating and maintaining the solid waste disposal service or system; and

(2) the public agency's obligations to the county under the contract and in connection with bonds issued or that may be issued that are secured by revenues of the solid waste disposal service or system.

(c) A contract between a public agency and a county may require the use of consulting engineers and financial experts to advise the public agency whether and at what time rates are to be adjusted under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.262 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.262
§ 351.262. INFORMATION PRESENTED TO PATIENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist shall, within a reasonable time after completing an examination of a patient, present to the patient a prescription, bill, or receipt containing the license number and name of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. This subsection does not affect the individual professional liability of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person practicing optometry or therapeutic optometry outside of the principal office in which the person practices optometry or therapeutic optometry shall deliver to a patient fitted with eyeglasses a specification of and the prices charged for the lenses and material provided to the patient, with a bill containing:

(1) the person's signature;

(2) the person's mailing address; and

(3) the number of the person's license or certificate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.056
§ 463.056. OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may:

(1) acquire, construct, develop, plan, own, operate, and maintain a public transportation system in the territory of the authority, including in the territory of a political subdivision;

(2) contract with a municipality, county, or other political subdivision for the authority to provide public transportation services outside the authority; and

(3) lease all or a part of the public transportation system to, or contract for the operation of all or a part of the public transportation system by, an operator.

(b) An authority, as the authority determines advisable, shall determine routes.

(c) The executive committee may submit a referendum for the approval of a power granted by Subsection (a) or (b).

(d) A private operator who contracts with an authority under this chapter is not a public entity for purposes of any law of this state except that an independent contractor of the authority that performs a function of the authority is liable for damages only to the extent that the authority would be liable if the authority itself were performing the function.