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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.110
§ 3834.110. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012A / Section 8012A.0201
§ 8012A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8012A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0101
§ 9091.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Matthews Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Blanco County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7806.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7806 / Section 7806.001
§ 7806.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Northwest Dallas County Flood Control District.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.052
§ 201.052. RATE OF TAX.
Status: repealed

(a) The tax imposed by this chapter is at the rate of 7.5 percent of the market value of gas produced and saved in this state by the producer.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1263, Sec. 84(3), eff. October 1, 2001.
Tex. Government Code § 487.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.254
§ 487.254. REQUIRED CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may award a stipend to a physician under this subchapter if the physician enters into a written contract to provide services in a medically underserved area for at least one year for each year that the physician receives the stipend.

(b) The contract must provide that if the physician does not provide the required services in the medically underserved area or provides those services for less than the required term, the physician is personally liable to the state for:

(1) the total amount of the stipend the physician receives;

(2) interest on that total amount for the period beginning on the date the physician signs the contract and ending on the date the physician repays the amount of the stipend computed at a rate equal to the sum of:

(A) the auction average rate quoted on a bank discount basis for 26-week treasury bills issued by the United States government, as published by the Federal Reserve Board, for the week preceding the week in which the contract is signed; and

(B) five percent; and

(3) the state's reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining payment, including reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.105
§ 457.105. CONTRACTS; ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may contract with any person and may accept a grant or loan from any person.

(b) An authority may acquire rolling stock or other property under a contract or trust agreement, including a conditional sales contract, lease, and equipment trust certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0101
§ 8153A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82.
Tex. Government Code § 620.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 620 / Section 620.005
§ 620.005. APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED BY GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.
Status: in_force

The governor by proclamation may identify social media applications or services that pose a risk to this state as described by Section 620.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005 / Section 8005.102
§ 8005.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.048 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.048
§ 223.048. TIME OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may not pay a contractor for highway improvement, construction, or maintenance before the 10th day of the month after the month in which the work is performed or the material is used. The department shall make payment as soon after that date as is practical.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.203
§ 1105.203. SUBORDINATION OF LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY PERSONAL SURETY.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal surety required to create a lien on specific real property under Section 1105.202 who wishes to lease the real property for mineral development may file a written application in the court in which the proceeding is pending requesting subordination of the lien to the proposed lease.

(b) The judge may enter an order granting the application.

(c) A certified copy of an order entered under this section that is filed and recorded in the deed records of the proper county is sufficient to subordinate the lien to the rights of a lessee under the proposed lease.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.040 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.040
§ 592.040. INFORMATION ABOUT RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On admission for intellectual disability services, each client, and the parent if the client is a minor or the guardian of the person of the client, shall be given written notice of the rights guaranteed by this subtitle. The notice shall be in plain and simple language.

(b) Each client shall be orally informed of these rights in plain and simple language.

(c) Notice given solely to the parent or guardian of the person is sufficient if the client is manifestly unable to comprehend the rights.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0501
§ 8002A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

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 any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.028
§ 215.028. MARKETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may establish or erect markets or market houses.

(b) The governing body may designate and regulate market places and privileges and may inspect and determine the manner of inspecting meat, fish, vegetables and other produce, and any other article brought for sale at a market.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.003
§ 1301.003. PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS AND EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

A preferred provider benefit plan or an exclusive provider benefit plan that meets the requirements of this chapter is not:

(1) unjust under Chapter 1701;

(2) unfair discrimination under Subchapter A or B, Chapter 544; or

(3) a violation of Subchapter B or C, Chapter 1451.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993A / Section 7993A.0105
§ 7993A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 864.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.014
§ 864.014. STATE BOARD AUTHORITY FOR LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

In lieu of any annuity otherwise payable under this subtitle, the state board by rule may provide for a lump-sum payment if the board determines that a lump-sum payment is cost-efficient or is necessary for the pension system to remain actuarially sound.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.104
§ 172.104. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court that appointed a director who vacates the position shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.113
§ 1061.113. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into a management agreement with any person, including the Midland Memorial Foundation or its successors, for the management and operation of any hospital or part of a hospital owned by the district, under terms satisfactory to the board and the person.

(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) may be for a term not to exceed 10 years, with renewal options as considered advisable.

(c) A nonprofit corporation that manages a hospital or provides services under a contract with the district under this chapter and any corporation employee are district employees for purposes of Chapters 101 and 102, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, while performing services under the contract for the benefit of the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.002
§ 14.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and enforce rules reasonably required in the exercise of its powers and jurisdiction.
Tex. Education Code § 11.1516 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1516
§ 11.1516. DISTRICT DATA ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On request by the board of trustees of an independent school district, the agency shall create an Internet website that members of the board may use to review campus and district academic achievement data. The website must also be made available to campuses in a similar manner that access is provided to the board.

(b) The Internet website must:

(1) include district information, disaggregated by campus, grade, sex, race, academic quarter or semester, as applicable, and school year, regarding the following:

(A) student academic achievement and growth;

(B) teacher and student attendance; and

(C) student discipline records; and

(2) be updated at least once each quarter of the school year.

(c) The commissioner shall provide information that permits a board member to compare the district's academic performance with the academic performance of other districts of similar size and racial and economic demographics.

(d) A district must provide requested information to the commissioner for the creation of an Internet website under this section.

(e) Confidential information received by the commissioner under this section from a district remains confidential. The commissioner shall design the Internet website to ensure that:

(1) public information is made available to the public; and

(2) information submitted by districts noted as confidential is not made available to the public.

(f) A request for public information under this section shall be submitted to the district that provides the agency with the information. The agency may not release information submitted by a district that is noted as confidential information.

(g) The agency may contract with a private entity as necessary to implement this section.

(h) The commissioner may adopt rules for the implementation of this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.003
§ 351.003. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county with a population not large enough to justify building a new county jail or remodeling an existing county jail in order to comply with the standards in this subchapter is exempt from this subchapter if the commissioners court contracts with another county to incarcerate its prisoners.

(b) The county must contract with the nearest county whose county jail meets the standards in this subchapter.

(c) The county shall pay to the other county a daily per capita rate equal to the cost of maintaining its prisoners in the county jail or a daily rate on which the counties agree.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 47.054 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 47 / Section 47.054
§ 47.054. PROGRAM STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall employ one or more persons as employees of the department to staff the program.

(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided by the legislature, the source of funding for the payment of employee salaries shall be funds generated from the program, including the 10 percent license fee increase authorized by Section 77.002, Parks and Wildlife Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.201
§ 2211.201. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that issuing public securities to provide a method to raise funds to provide residential property insurance and property owners' association insurance in this state through the association is to benefit the public and to further a public purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.006
§ 9601.006. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The territory of the district is composed of all the territory contained in:

(1) the cities of Annona, Avery, DeKalb, Hooks, Maud, New Boston, Texarkana, Texas, and Wake Village; and

(2) the TexAmericas Center, the boundaries of which are described by Section 3503.004, including territory that has been or may be added under Section 3503.005.

(b) The territory of the district also includes all of the territory:

(1) of any municipality, county, or other political subdivision that joins the district as a member; and

(2) added to the territory of a member by annexation or other means.

(c) A defect in the description of the boundaries of a member or in any past or future proceedings for the annexation of territory by a member does not affect the validity, powers, or duties of the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 76.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 76 / Section 76.03
§ 76.03. AIDING IN COMMISSION OF TERRORISM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally raises, solicits, collects, or provides material support or resources with intent or knowledge that the material support or resources will be used, wholly or partly, to solicit, direct, supervise, plan, prepare, promote, carry out, assist, or aid in committing an offense under Section 76.02.

(b) An offense under this section is of the same degree as the offense under Section 76.02 that the person aided.
Tex. Family Code § 3.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.004
§ 3.004. RECORDATION OF SEPARATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A subscribed and acknowledged schedule of a spouse's separate property may be recorded in the deed records of the county in which the parties, or one of them, reside and in the county or counties in which the real property is located.

(b) A schedule of a spouse's separate real property is not constructive notice to a good faith purchaser for value or a creditor without actual notice unless the instrument is acknowledged and recorded in the deed records of the county in which the real property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.154
§ 3926.154. CITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An improvement project in the district must comply with any applicable requirements of the city, including codes and ordinances, unless specifically waived or superseded by the development and operating agreement entered into under Section 3926.156 or another agreement with the city.
Tex. Water Code § 53.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.001
§ 53.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "District" means a fresh water supply district established under this chapter.

(2) "Board" means the board of supervisors of a district.

(3) "Improvement" means a facility for conserving, transporting, or distributing fresh water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.105
§ 1103.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.058
§ 7201.058. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A director may be removed from the board by a majority of the other directors if the director:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 7201.055(b) or is disqualified from serving under Section 7201.059;

(2) does not complete the education program required by Section 7201.054;

(3) does not meet the eligibility requirements under Section 7201.072;

(4) fails to comply with Section 7201.071;

(5) misses one-half or more of the regularly scheduled meetings during the preceding 12 months;

(6) repeatedly fails to file an affidavit under Section 553.002, Government Code, disclosing an interest in property to be acquired with public money;

(7) repeatedly fails to file a conflicts disclosure statement under Section 176.003, Local Government Code;

(8) fails to comply with Section 171.004, Local Government Code;

(9) does not file the financial statement required of state officers under Section 7201.056; or

(10) does not file a campaign treasurer appointment form or a required report under Section 7201.055.

(b) The board shall adopt procedures for the removal of a director under this section that are designed to provide due process to the director. Procedures adopted under this subsection must include reasonable notice and public hearing. Reasonable notice and a public hearing are not required if the director to be removed expressly waives the notice and hearing in writing.

(c) A director shall be removed from the board by the other remaining directors if the director has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a civil or criminal offense of:

(1) bribery;

(2) embezzlement, extortion, or other theft of public money;

(3) perjury;

(4) coercion of a public servant or voter;

(5) tampering with a governmental record;

(6) misuse of official information;

(7) abuse of official capacity; or

(8) conspiracy to commit or an attempted commission of an offense described by Subdivisions (1)-(7).

(d) The board shall begin the process of notice and public hearing for the removal of a director not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives notice of a violation under this section. If the removal of a director is based on a violation described by Subsection (a), the remaining directors shall make a determination on whether the violation occurred on or before the 60th day after the date of the public hearing.

(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board removes a director, the board shall begin the process of filling the vacancy in accordance with Section 49.105, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0403
§ 8042.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6910.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6910 / Section 6910.002
§ 6910.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district in Liberty County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

(2) a fresh water supply district; and

(3) a municipal corporation.
Tex. Education Code § 11.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.151
§ 11.151. IN GENERAL.
Status: reserved

(a) The trustees of an independent school district constitute a body corporate and in the name of the district may acquire and hold real and personal property, sue and be sued, and receive bequests and donations or other moneys or funds coming legally into their hands.

(b) Except as provided by Sections 39A.201 and 39A.202, the trustees as a body corporate have the exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district. All powers and duties not specifically delegated by statute to the agency or to the State Board of Education are reserved for the trustees, and the agency may not substitute its judgment for the lawful exercise of those powers and duties by the trustees.

(c) All rights and titles to the school property of the district, whether real or personal, shall be vested in the trustees and their successors in office. The trustees may, in any appropriate manner, dispose of property that is no longer necessary for the operation of the school district.

(d) The trustees may adopt rules and bylaws necessary to carry out the powers and duties provided by Subsection (b).

(e) A school district may request the assistance of the attorney general on any legal matter. The district must pay any costs associated with the assistance.

(f) For purposes of this section, a county board of education, as defined by a board of county school trustees, and office of county school superintendent in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more and that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than one million are included within the definition of a school district and subject to the oversight of the agency.