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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.0846 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.0846
§ 533A.0846. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY COMMUNITY SERVICES ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The intellectual disability community services account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the provision of intellectual disability services by or under contract with the department.

(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the intellectual disability community services account any money donated to the state for inclusion in the account, including life insurance proceeds designated for deposit to the account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.051
§ 1067.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district consists of seven elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered three-year terms.

(c) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.

(d) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.001
§ 2165.001. CUSTODIANSHIP OF STATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission:

(1) has charge and control of all public buildings, grounds, and property;

(2) is the custodian of all state personal property; and

(3) is responsible for the proper care and protection of state property from damage, intrusion, or improper use.

(b) The commission may:

(1) allocate space in a public building to the departments of state government for uses authorized by law; and

(2) make repairs to a public building necessary to accommodate uses of the space in the building.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.314 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.314
§ 1501.314. REINSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may reinsure risks covered under a small employer health benefit plan with the system as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The system shall reinsure the level of coverage provided under the small employer health benefit plan.

(c) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may reinsure:

(1) an entire small employer group not later than the 60th day after the date the group's coverage under the small employer health benefit plan takes effect;

(2) an eligible employee of a small employer or the employee's dependent not later than the 60th day after the date the person's coverage takes effect; or

(3) a newly eligible employee of a reinsured small employer group, the employee's dependent, or an individual covered under the small employer health benefit plan not later than the 60th day after the date the individual's coverage takes effect.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.025
§ 221.025. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The officers of a development corporation are:

(1) the president, vice-president, and secretary; and

(2) other officers, including a treasurer, and assistant officers considered necessary.

(b) An officer is elected or appointed at the time, in the manner, and for the term provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, except that an officer's term may not exceed three years. If the articles of incorporation or bylaws do not contain those requirements, the board of directors shall elect or appoint each officer annually.

(c) A person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except that the same person may not simultaneously hold the offices of president and secretary.

(d) An officer may be removed by the persons authorized to elect or appoint that officer if those persons believe the best interests of the corporation will be served by the removal.
Tex. Local Government Code § 132.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 132 / Section 132.002
§ 132.002. PAYMENT OF FEES OR COSTS BY CREDIT CARD OR ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may authorize a county or precinct officer who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges on behalf of the county or the state to accept payment by credit card, the electronic processing of checks, or other electronic means of a fee, fine, court costs, or other charge. The commissioners court may also authorize a county or precinct officer to collect and retain a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by credit card, the electronic processing of checks, or other electronic means.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may authorize a municipal official who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges to:

(1) accept payment by credit card of a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge; and

(2) collect a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by credit card.

(c) The governing body of a municipality may authorize the acceptance of payment by credit card without requiring collection of a reimbursement fee.

(d) The commissioners court may authorize a county or precinct officer who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges on behalf of the county or the state to accept payment by electronic means of a fee, fine, court costs, or other charge. The commissioners court may also authorize a county or precinct officer to collect and retain a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by electronic means.

(e) A commissioners court may authorize the acceptance of payment by credit card or by electronic means without requiring collection of a reimbursement fee.

(f) The director of a community supervision and corrections department, with the approval of the judges described by Section 76.002, Government Code, may authorize a community supervision official who collects fees, fines, court costs, and other charges to:

(1) accept payment by debit card or credit card of a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge; and

(2) collect a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by debit card or credit card.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.201
§ 256.201. ADMISSION OF WILL TO PROBATE.
Status: in_force

If the court is satisfied on the completion of hearing an application for the probate of a will that the will should be admitted to probate, the court shall enter an order admitting the will to probate. Certified copies of the will and the order admitting the will to probate, or of the record of the will and order, and the record of testimony, may be:

(1) recorded in other counties; and

(2) used in evidence, as the originals may be used, on the trial of the same matter in any other court when taken to that court by appeal or otherwise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.008
§ 3917.008. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0301
§ 8022A.0301. 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 104.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 104 / Section 104.009
§ 104.009. DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency, institution, or department may purchase a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy applicable to damages for conduct described under Section 104.002 and other conduct customarily covered under directors' and officers' liability insurance policies for the benefit of:

(1) a director or officer of the agency, institution, or department;

(2) a member of a governing board, commission, or council of the agency, institution, or department; or

(3) a member of the executive staff of the agency, institution, or department.

(b) An insurance policy purchased under this section must have a deductible applicable to the liability of the state agency, institution, or department in an amount equal to the amount of the limits of liability established under Section 104.003. The deductible applicable to an individual's liability may be set at a lower amount.

(c) The purchase of an insurance policy under this section does not waive a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to the state agency, institution, or department purchasing the insurance or to the insured.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.754 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.754
§ 451.754. RECOGNITION OF PEACE OFFICER ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In an authority that chooses to meet and confer under this subchapter, the public employer shall recognize an association submitting a petition for recognition signed by a majority of the peace officers employed by the authority, excluding the head of the peace officer department of the authority and the assistant department heads in the rank or classification immediately below that of the department head, as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of the peace officers employed by the authority, excluding the department head and assistant department heads, until recognition of the association is withdrawn by a majority of the peace officers eligible to sign a petition for recognition.

(b) Whether an association represents a majority of the covered peace officers shall be resolved by a fair election conducted according to procedures agreeable to the parties. If the parties are unable to agree on election procedures, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and to certify the results. Certification of the results of an election under this subsection resolves the question concerning representation. The association is liable for the expenses of the election, except that if two or more associations seeking recognition as the bargaining agent submit petitions signed by a majority of the peace officers eligible to sign the petition, the associations shall share equally the costs of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016A / Section 8016A.0303
§ 8016A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.157
§ 3866.157. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.073
§ 395.073. CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF STATE AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Any state or local restrictions that apply to the imposition of an impact fee in a political subdivision where an impact fee is proposed are cumulative with the restrictions in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0251
§ 2270.0251. EXPIRATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter expires September 1, 2037.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.103
§ 1052.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.

(b) Unless specifically stated otherwise in this chapter, the board has the power to do anything which, in their opinion, is necessary for the good maintenance, operation, and welfare of the district and the district's employees, patients, and property.
Tex. Water Code § 11.1422 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1422
§ 11.1422. PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Without obtaining a permit, a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that owns a cemetery may divert from a river not more than 200 acre-feet of water each year to irrigate the grounds of the cemetery if the cemetery:

(1) borders the river; and

(2) is more than 100 years old.

(b) The executive director or a watermaster who has jurisdiction over the river from which a cemetery diverts water under this section by order may restrict a diversion authorized by this section if the executive director or watermaster determines the diversion will harm a person downstream of the cemetery who acquired a water right before the date this section took effect. The executive director or watermaster shall limit the restriction to the extent of the harm and to the period of the harm.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.152 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.152
§ 161.152. LIFESPAN RESPITE SERVICES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department shall implement the lifespan respite services program to promote the provision of respite services through contracts with eligible community-based organizations or local governmental entities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.009
§ 155.009. LIMITED LICENSE FOR PRACTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICINE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the issuance of a license that limits the license holder to the practice of administrative medicine. The board's rules under this section must include provisions for eligibility for the license, issuance and renewal of the license, the fees applicable to the license, continuing education requirements, and the scope of practice of a person who holds the license.

(b) An applicant for a license under this section must meet all of the requirements for issuance of a license under Section 155.002.

(c) A license holder under this section who seeks to practice medicine under an unrestricted license that is not limited to the practice of administrative medicine must provide proof to the board that the license holder has the clinical competence to practice medicine under that license and must meet all applicable eligibility requirements for that license. The board may require the license holder to pass any examination the board determines necessary.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.062 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.062
§ 163.062. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency may participate through appropriate contracts in power pooling and power exchange agreements with other entities through direct or indirect system interconnections.

(b) An entity that participates with an agency under this section may:

(1) purchase electric energy from the agency;

(2) sell or dispose of electric energy to the agency; or

(3) exchange electric energy with the agency.

(c) An entity payment for electric energy purchased from the agency is an operating expense of the entity's electric system.

(d) An agency contract to sell or exchange electric energy may require the purchaser to pay for the electric energy regardless of whether the electric energy is produced or delivered.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.006
§ 185.006. COPY OF LETTER OR ORDER IN STATE TRUST COMPANY RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A copy of any determination letter, proposed order, emergency order, or final order issued by the banking commissioner under this subchapter shall be immediately brought to the attention of the board of the affected state trust company, regardless of whether the state trust company is a party, and filed in the minutes of the board. Each director, manager, or managing participant shall immediately certify to the banking commissioner in writing that the certifying person has read and understood the determination letter, proposed order, emergency order, or final order. The required certification may not be considered an admission of a person in a subsequent legal or administrative proceeding.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1901 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1901
§ 25.1901. POTTER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Potter County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Potter County; and

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Potter County.

(b) The county courts at law of Potter County sit in Amarillo.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.055
§ 8819.055. BOARD ACTION.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of a quorum is required for board action. If there is a tie vote, the proposed action fails.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8876.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8876 / Section 8876.151
§ 8876.151. LIMITATION ON TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose ad valorem taxes at a rate that exceeds three cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.230 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.230
§ 401.230. RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For a 30-day period beginning 180 days after the date notice is published under Section 401.228, the commission shall accept applications for a compact waste disposal facility license.

(b) Not later than the 45th day after the date an application is received, the commission shall issue an administrative notice of deficiency to each applicant whose application is timely submitted but is determined by the commission to be administratively incomplete.

(c) The commission shall provide an applicant for whom an administrative notice of deficiency is issued not more than three 30-day opportunities to cure the noted deficiencies in the application.

(d) The commission shall reject any application that, after the period for correcting deficiencies has expired, is not administratively complete.
Tex. Estates Code § 360.155 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 360 / Section 360.155
§ 360.155. COURT ACTION ON COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the return of a commissioners' report under Section 360.154, the court shall:

(1) examine the report carefully; and

(2) hear:

(A) all exceptions and objections to the report; and

(B) all evidence in favor of or against the report.

(b) If the report is informal, the court shall have the informality corrected.

(c) If the division appears to have been fairly made according to law and no valid exceptions are taken to the division, the court shall approve the division and enter a decree vesting title in the distributees of the distributees' respective shares or portions of the property as set apart to the distributees by the commissioners.

(d) If the division does not appear to have been fairly made according to law or a valid exception is taken to the division, the court may:

(1) set aside the report and division; and

(2) order a new partition to be made.
Tex. Water Code § 30.059 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.059
§ 30.059. BONDS INCONTESTABLE.
Status: in_force

After the bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered with the comptroller, the bonds and the contract are incontestable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.052
§ 8888.052. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

Territory annexed by a local government located in the authority becomes territory of the authority on the effective date of the annexation unless the annexed territory is included in another local government's approved groundwater reduction plan as of the effective date of the annexation. The authority by rule may require the local government to send the authority:

(1) written notice of the effective date of an annexation; and

(2) copies of documents describing the annexed land and the new boundaries of the local government.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.059 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.059
§ 225.059. RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Those portions of Interstate Highway 20 located between the Tarrant-Parker County Line and the eastern municipal boundary of Grand Prairie and between the Dallas-Kaufman County Line and the Texas-Louisiana border are designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department is required to design, construct, and erect the markers only to the extent that money is available for this purpose from a grant or donation of private funds.

(e) Funds collected under Section 225.021 for the purpose of implementing this section, shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Government Code § 45.341 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.341
§ 45.341. WHARTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The primary duty of the county attorney in Wharton County is to represent the state, Wharton County, and county officials in civil matters.

(b) The county attorney has the powers and duties relating to cases involving protective orders under Chapter 71, Family Code, and cases under Title 5, Family Code, including cases brought for the protection of children.

(c) At the request of the district attorney, the county attorney may assist the district attorney in the prosecution of criminal cases in Wharton County.

(d) The county attorney represents the state in proceedings under Title 3, Family Code.

(e) The county attorney represents the Wharton County Drainage District.
Tex. Finance Code § 352.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 352 / Section 352.008
§ 352.008. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

This chapter preempts a local ordinance or rule regulating refund anticipation loans.