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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.102
§ 1040.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Haskell County or a municipality in Haskell County may not impose a tax for hospital purposes.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.043 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 144 / Section 144.043
§ 144.043. EFFECT OF RECORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Any dispute about an earmark or brand shall be decided by reference to the mark and brand records of the county clerk, and the mark or brand of the oldest date prevails.

(b) A recorded mark or brand is the property of the person causing the record to be made and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent the same as other personal property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0105
§ 8005A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0503
§ 4014.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The district may not issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(d) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, if the improvement financed by the obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality, county, or other retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the obligation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.252 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.252
§ 241.252. NOTICE OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "provider network" has the meaning assigned by Section 1456.001, Insurance Code.

(b) A facility described by Section 241.251 shall post notice that:

(1) states:

(A) the facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility;

(B) the facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee;

(C) a facility or a physician providing medical care at the facility may not be a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan provider network; and

(D) a physician providing medical care at the facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to a patient; and

(2) either:

(A) lists the health benefit plans in which the facility is a participating provider in the health benefit plan's provider network; or

(B) states the facility is not a participating provider in any health benefit plan provider network.

(c) The notice required by this section must be posted prominently and conspicuously:

(1) at the primary entrance to the facility;

(2) in each patient treatment room;

(3) at each location within the facility at which a person pays for health care services; and

(4) on the facility's Internet website.

(d) The notice required by Subsections (c)(1), (2), and (3) must be in legible print on a sign with dimensions of at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a facility that is a participating provider in one or more health benefit plan provider networks complies with Subsection (b)(2) if the facility:

(1) provides notice on the facility's Internet website listing the health benefit plans in which the facility is a participating provider in the health benefit plan's provider network; and

(2) provides to a patient written confirmation of whether the facility is a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan's provider network.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.052
§ 453.052. PURPOSE OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall regulate the practice of physical therapy in this state to safeguard the public health and welfare.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.102
§ 1062.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Education Code § 109.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.054
§ 109.054. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.
Status: in_force

The board has the sole and exclusive management and control of lands set aside and appropriated to or acquired by the institutions under its governance. The board may lease, sell, exchange, acquire, dispose of, and otherwise manage, control, and use the lands in any manner and at prices and under terms and conditions the board deems best for the interest of the institutions. No grazing lease shall be made for a period of more than five years.
Tex. Government Code § 304.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 304 / Section 304.009
§ 304.009. PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES, AND COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency interim successor who exercises the powers and assumes the duties of an unavailable legislator is entitled to the privileges, immunities, compensation, and other allowances to which a legislator is entitled.

(b) This section does not affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, or other allowances to which an incumbent legislator is entitled.

(c) An emergency interim successor's performance of the powers and duties of an unavailable legislator does not affect the successor's entitlement to other compensation or benefits to which the successor might otherwise be entitled. Section 812.203(a) does not apply to an individual serving as an emergency interim successor under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.058
§ 364.058. ADJUSTMENT OF RATES AND CHANGES TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE REVENUE.
Status: in_force

If bonds are outstanding, the commissioners court shall establish, maintain, and collect rates and charges for services furnished or made available by the solid waste disposal system adequate to:

(1) pay maintenance and operation costs of and expenses allocable to the solid waste disposal system and the principal of and interest on the bonds; and

(2) provide and maintain funds created by the resolution authorizing the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7893.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7893 / Section 7893.0305
§ 7893.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.002
§ 3806.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

2. A special district known as the "Harris County Improvement District No. 2" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Education Code § 12.109 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.109
§ 12.109. TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

An open-enrollment charter school shall provide transportation to each student attending the school to the same extent a school district is required by law to provide transportation to district students.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.061
§ 1956.061. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) excuse noncompliance with another state law or municipal ordinance covering the reporting, holding, or releasing of crafted precious metal;

(2) prohibit a municipality from enacting, amending, or enforcing an ordinance relating to a dealer; or

(3) supersede a municipal ordinance except to the extent the ordinance does not require reporting for transactions involving crafted precious metal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.042
§ 287.042. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be a resident of the county or hospital district that appoints the person under Section 287.041.

(b) An employee of the district may not serve as a director.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0115
§ 403.0115. REPORTS PUBLISHED ON INTERNET.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall promptly publish on the comptroller's Internet site each report that is:

(1) published by the comptroller; and

(2) public information subject to disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.153
§ 8271.153. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:

(1) to each director; and

(2) to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district, on request.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.213 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.213
§ 1704.213. OFFICE LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall maintain an office in the county in which the license holder holds a license.

(b) Not later than the seventh day after the date a license holder opens a new office or moves an office to a new location, the license holder shall notify the board of the location of the office.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.101
§ 156.101. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER; PARTICIPATION IN NATIONWIDE REGISTRY.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter.

(a-1) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160, Sec. 87(3), eff. September 1, 2013.

(a-2) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160, Sec. 87(3), eff. September 1, 2013.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317, Sec. 28(i), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317, Sec. 28(i), eff. September 1, 2009.

(d) The commissioner shall participate in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry as provided by Chapter 180.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.0555 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.0555
§ 392.0555. PET OWNERSHIP POLICY.
Status: in_force

A housing authority policy permitting tenant ownership of a pet must comply with all applicable county or municipal restrictions on dangerous dogs imposed under Section 822.047, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0202
§ 542.0202. RECIPIENT CHOICE OF DELIVERY MODEL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines under Section 542.0201(c)(2) that all or a portion of the long-term services and supports previously available under Medicaid waiver programs should be provided through a managed care program delivery model, the commission shall, at the time of the transition, allow each recipient receiving long-term services and supports under a Medicaid waiver program the option of:

(1) continuing to receive the services and supports under the Medicaid waiver program; or

(2) receiving the services and supports through the managed care program delivery model the commission selects.

(b) A recipient who chooses under Subsection (a) to receive long-term services and supports through a managed care program delivery model may not subsequently choose to receive the services and supports under a Medicaid waiver program.
Tex. Penal Code § 46.10 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 46 / Section 46.10
§ 46.10. DEADLY WEAPON IN PENAL INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, while confined in a penal institution, he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(1) carries on or about his person a deadly weapon; or

(2) possesses or conceals a deadly weapon in the penal institution.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense the actor was engaged in conduct authorized by an employee of the penal institution.

(c) A person who is subject to prosecution under both this section and another section under this chapter may be prosecuted under either section.

(d) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0301
§ 3983.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.

(b) The board may not take any action or exercise any power granted under this chapter other than to hold an initial organizational meeting until the development agreement described by Section 3983.03011 is approved by the city and executed by the parties to the agreement.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.113 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.113
§ 183.113. REPORTS OF APPARENT CRIME.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company that is the victim of a robbery, has a shortage of corporate or fiduciary funds in excess of $5,000, or is the victim of an apparent or suspected misapplication of its corporate or fiduciary funds or property in any amount by a director, manager, managing participant, officer, or employee shall report the robbery, shortage, or apparent or suspected misapplication of funds or property to the banking commissioner within 48 hours after the time it is discovered. The initial report may be oral if the report is promptly confirmed in writing. The state trust company or a director, manager, managing participant, officer, employee, or agent is not subject to liability for defamation or another charge resulting from information supplied in the report.

(b) A report filed with the banking commissioner under this section may be a copy of a written report filed with an appropriate federal agency.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 55.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 55 / Section 55.007
§ 55.007. REPURCHASE OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of an association formed under this chapter may authorize the purchase of the association's capital stock at the book value conclusively determined by the board and pay cash for the stock within one year thereafter if:

(1) the liabilities of the association are less than 50 percent of its assets; and

(2) the directors determined that the stock may be purchased without impairment of the association's financial condition.

(b) The board of directors in its discretion may retire pro rata stock held by a member or group of members whose loans have been paid in whole or part.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 19 / Section 19.009
§ 19.009. CERTIFIED COPY.
Status: in_force

If the loss, destruction, or removal of an original county record is established, a certified copy of the record from the records of that county or from the records of the county from which that county was created may be recorded in the county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 648.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 648 / Section 648.101
§ 648.101. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION IN BORDER COMMERCIAL ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign commercial motor vehicle is exempt from Chapter 502 and any other law of this state requiring the vehicle to be registered in this state, including a law providing for a temporary registration permit, if:

(1) the vehicle is engaged solely in transportation of cargo across the border into or from a border commercial zone;

(2) for each load of cargo transported the vehicle remains in this state:

(A) not more than 24 hours; or

(B) not more than 48 hours, if:

(i) the vehicle is unable to leave this state within 24 hours because of circumstances beyond the control of the motor carrier operating the vehicle; and

(ii) all financial responsibility requirements applying to the vehicle are satisfied;

(3) the vehicle is registered and licensed as required by the country in which the person that owns the vehicle is domiciled or is a citizen as evidenced by a valid metal license plate attached to the front or rear of the exterior of the vehicle; and

(4) the country in which the person that owns the vehicle is domiciled or is a citizen provides a reciprocal exemption for commercial motor vehicles owned by residents of this state.

(b) A foreign commercial motor vehicle operating under the exemption provided by this section and the vehicle's driver may be considered unregistered if the vehicle is operated in this state outside a border commercial zone or in violation of United States law.

(c) A valid reciprocity agreement between this state and another state of the United States or a Canadian province that exempts currently registered vehicles owned by nonresidents is effective in a border commercial zone.

(d) A foreign commercial motor vehicle that engages primarily in transportation of cargo across the border into or from a border commercial zone must be:

(1) registered in this state; or

(2) operated under the exemption provided by this section.

(e) A vehicle located in a border commercial zone must display a valid Texas registration if the vehicle is owned by a person who:

(1) owns a leasing facility or a leasing terminal located in this state; and

(2) leases the vehicle to a foreign motor carrier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0402
§ 7919A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7919A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 432.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.122
§ 432.122. PRINCIPALS.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter is a principal if the person:

(1) commits an offense punishable under this chapter, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission; or

(2) causes an act to be done that if directly performed by the person would be punishable under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.206
§ 1477.206. OPERATION OF FIREFIGHTER TRAINING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may:

(1) operate and maintain the county's firefighter training facilities; and

(2) set and collect charges for:

(A) services performed at those facilities; and

(B) information furnished to others by the use of those facilities.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the county's firefighter training facilities from:

(1) charges collected under Subsection (a); and

(2) any other available county funds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.104
§ 643.104. TERMINATION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not terminate coverage provided to a motor carrier registered under Subchapter B unless the insurer provides the department with notice at least 30 days before the date the termination takes effect.

(b) Notice under Subsection (a) must be in a form approved by the department and the Texas Department of Insurance. The department shall notify the Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies of each motor carrier whose certificate of registration has been revoked for failing to maintain liability insurance coverage.

(c) The Department of Public Safety or a local law enforcement agency shall confirm that no operations are being performed by a motor carrier if notice has been received under Subsection (b) that the certificate of registration for that carrier has been revoked.

(d) A law enforcement officer may detain or impound any commercial vehicle operating without liability insurance until such coverage is properly filed with the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.364 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.364
§ 623.364. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Beginning September 1, 2017, the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200 per trip. On September 1 of each subsequent year, the authority may adjust the maximum fee amount as necessary to reflect the percentage change during the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor in function.

(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used only for the construction and maintenance of the roads described by or designated under Section 623.363 and for the authority's administrative costs, which may not exceed 15 percent of the fees collected. The authority shall make payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds for the maintenance of roads and highways subject to this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.030 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.030
§ 1956.030. FIXED LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A metal recycling entity shall at all times maintain a fixed location and use the fixed location to at least partly conduct an activity described by Section 1956.001(7).

(b) A metal recycling entity shall maintain a fixed location as required by Subsection (a) for each certificate of registration held by the metal recycling entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8197.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8197 / Section 8197.101
§ 8197.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8197.151.