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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0503
§ 7986A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

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 the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.122 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.122
§ 552.122. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality by ordinance may transfer management and control of the municipality's electric utility system to a board of trustees appointed by the municipality's governing body.

(b) The municipality by ordinance shall prescribe:

(1) the number of members; and

(2) the qualifications for appointment to the board.
Tex. Water Code § 60.273 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.273
§ 60.273. TREASURER'S BOND.
Status: in_force

After the depository executes the bond and it is approved by the commission, the county treasurer shall be required to execute only such a bond as required by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8408.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8408 / Section 8408.101
§ 8408.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.058 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.058
§ 2A.058. RELEASE OF CHILD BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement officer who takes possession of a child under Section 262.104, Family Code, may release the child to:

(1) a residential child-care facility licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, if the facility is authorized by the department to take possession of the child;

(2) a juvenile probation department;

(3) the Department of Family and Protective Services; or

(4) any other person authorized by law to take possession of the child.

(b) Before a law enforcement officer may release a child to a person authorized by law to take possession of the child other than a governmental entity, the officer must:

(1) verify with the National Crime Information Center that the child is not a missing child;

(2) search the relevant databases of the National Crime Information Center system, including those pertaining to protection orders, historical protection orders, warrants, sex offender registries, and persons on supervised release to:

(A) verify that the person to whom the child is being released:

(i) does not have a protective order issued against the person; and

(ii) is not registered as a sex offender unless the person is the child's parent or guardian and there are no restrictions regarding the person's contact with the child; and

(B) obtain any other information the Department of Family and Protective Services considers:

(i) relevant to protect the welfare of the child; or

(ii) reflective of the responsibility of the person to whom the child is being released;

(3) call the Department of Family and Protective Services Texas Abuse Hotline to determine whether the person to whom the child is being released is listed in the registry as a person who abused or neglected a child;

(4) verify that the person to whom the child is being released is at least 18 years of age; and

(5) maintain a record regarding the child's placement, including:

(A) identifying information about the child, including the child's name or pseudonyms; and

(B) the name and address of the person to whom the child is being released.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.056 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.056
§ 152.056. INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may conduct investigations in or outside this state and the United States as the commissioner considers necessary or appropriate to administer and enforce this chapter.

(b) For purposes of an investigation, examination, or other proceeding under this chapter, the commissioner may:

(1) administer oaths or cause oaths to be administered;

(2) subpoena witnesses;

(3) compel the attendance of witnesses;

(4) take evidence; and

(5) require the production of any document that the commissioner determines to be relevant to the inquiry.

(c) If a person refuses to obey a subpoena, a district court of Travis County, on application by the commissioner, may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the commissioner and produce documents or give evidence regarding the matter under investigation.

(d) The commissioner may employ a person or request the attorney general, the Department of Public Safety, or any other state, federal, or local law enforcement agency to assist in enforcing this chapter.

(e) The commissioner may recover the reasonable costs incurred in connection with an investigation conducted under this chapter from the person that is the subject of the investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.251
§ 1088.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the indebtedness issued or assumed by the district;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for those improvements and additions by purchase, lease, or condemnation.

(c) The board may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0152
§ 25.0152. BEE COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Bee County has:

(1) concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings; and

(2) notwithstanding any law granting exclusive jurisdiction to the district court, concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in criminal cases.

(b) A county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with the justice court in all criminal matters prescribed by law for justice courts. This subsection does not affect the right of appeal to a county court at law from a justice court where the right of appeal to the county court exists by law.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(5), eff. January 1, 2012.

(d) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, and the county clerk shall serve as clerk of a county court at law in all other cases. The commissioners court shall provide the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary to operate a county court at law.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(5), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) A judge of a county court at law in Bee County may not be assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County.
Tex. Water Code § 15.329 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.329
§ 15.329. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may inspect the construction of a project any time to assure that:

(1) the contractor is substantially complying with the approved engineering plans of the project; and

(2) the contractor is constructing the project in accordance with sound engineering principles.

(b) Inspection of a project by the board does not subject the state to any civil liability.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50A.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50A / Section 50A.012
§ 50A.012. REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report about:

(1) all funds received and disbursed by the council during the preceding fiscal year;

(2) the council's progress through funded projects in improving the health benefits of produce grown in this state;

(3) the development of an information system or network to share health benefit information with state agencies responsible for feeding programs and for distributing dietary information to consumers in this state; and

(4) recommendations for improving the health of consumers through increased consumption of this state's produce.

(b) The part of the annual report required by Subsection (a)(1) must meet the reporting requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the General Appropriations Act.

(c) The annual report shall be submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of public health, and the vice chancellor for The Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298A / Section 298A.052
§ 298A.052. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules relating to the administration of the program, including collection of the mandatory payments, expenditures, audits, and any other administrative aspects of the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8189.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8189 / Section 8189.003
§ 8189.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8189.024 before September 1, 2015:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2015, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Denton County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2018.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0091 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0091
§ 209.0091.
Status: in_force

Sec. 209.0091. PREREQUISITES TO FORECLOSURE: NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE FOR CERTAIN OTHER LIENHOLDERS. (a) A property owners' association may not file an application for an expedited court order authorizing foreclosure of the association's assessment lien as described by Section 209.0092(a) or a petition for judicial foreclosure of the association's assessment lien as described by Section 209.0092(d) unless the association has:

(1) provided written notice of the total amount of the delinquency giving rise to the foreclosure to any other holder of a lien of record on the property whose lien is inferior or subordinate to the association's lien and is evidenced by a deed of trust; and

(2) provided the recipient of the notice an opportunity to cure the delinquency before the 61st day after the date the association mails the notice described in Subdivision (1).

(b) Notice under this section must be sent by certified mail to the address for the lienholder shown in the deed records relating to the property that is subject to the property owners' association assessment lien.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, notice under this section may be provided to any holder of a lien of record on the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.202
§ 1122.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1122.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of taxes.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.102 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.102
§ 172.102. SUBSTANTIVE RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitration tribunal shall decide the dispute according to the rules of law designated by the parties as applicable to the substance of the dispute.

(b) Unless otherwise expressed, a designation by the parties of the law or legal system of a given state refers to the substantive law of that state and not to conflict-of-laws rules.

(c) If the parties do not make a designation under Subsection (a), the arbitration tribunal shall apply the law determined by the conflict-of-laws rules that the tribunal considers applicable.

(d) The arbitration tribunal shall decide ex aequo et bono or as amiable compositeur if each party has expressly authorized it to do so.

(e) In each case, the arbitration tribunal shall:

(1) decide in accordance with the terms of the contract; and

(2) take into account the usages of the trade applicable to the transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.201
§ 8143.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

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

(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.

(c) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8143.104 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8143.104 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(e) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8143.104 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.202
§ 304.202. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the attorney general shall submit a report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) The report must contain for the two-year period ending August 31 of the year of the report:

(1) a list of complaints the attorney general received concerning activities regulated by this chapter, itemized by type;

(2) a summary of any enforcement efforts made by the attorney general; and

(3) the attorney general's recommendations for any changes to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012 / Section 8012.103
§ 8012.103. 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, 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. Estates Code § 1157.061 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.061
§ 1157.061. ALLOWING BARRED CLAIM PROHIBITED; COURT DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

A guardian of the estate may not allow a claim against a ward if a suit on the claim is barred by an applicable general statute of limitation. A claim against a ward that is allowed by the guardian shall be disapproved if the court is satisfied that the limitation has run.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.105
§ 1652.105. REPORTING LOSS RATIO INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To the extent necessary for this state to obtain or retain certification as a state with an approved regulatory program, the department shall comply with federal requirements relating to periodic reporting of loss ratio information to the secretary of health and human services, based on a uniform methodology, as authorized by federal law.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.251
§ 345.251. DOCUMENTARY FEE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail seller may charge a documentary fee for services rendered to, for, or on behalf of a retail buyer in handling and processing documents relating to the sale of a motorcycle, moped, all-terrain vehicle, boat, boat motor, boat trailer, or towable recreational vehicle.

(b) If a documentary fee is charged under this section the fee:

(1) must be charged to cash buyers and credit buyers;

(2) may not exceed a reasonable amount agreed to by the retail seller and retail buyer for the documentary services, subject to a reasonable maximum amount set by rule by the finance commission; and

(3) must be disclosed on the buyer's order or retail installment contract as a separate itemized charge.

(c) A preliminary work sheet on which a sale price is computed and that is shown to the retail buyer, an order from the buyer, or a retail installment contract must include in reasonable proximity to the place on the document where the documentary fee is disclosed:

(1) the amount of the fee; and

(2) the following notice in type that is bold-faced, capitalized, or underlined or otherwise conspicuously set out from the surrounding written material:

"A DOCUMENTARY FEE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL FEE. A DOCUMENTARY FEE IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW, BUT MAY BE CHARGED TO BUYERS FOR HANDLING DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SALE. A DOCUMENTARY FEE MAY NOT EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES THAT IS NOT MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWED BY THE STATE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY LAW."

(d) If the language primarily used in an oral sales presentation is not the same as the language in which the retail installment contract is written, the retail seller shall furnish to the retail buyer a written statement containing the notice set out in Subsection (c) in the language primarily used in the oral sales presentation.

(e) The finance commission may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.108
§ 1073.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021, Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8482.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8482 / Section 8482.152
§ 8482.152. DUTIES OF MUNICIPALITY AFTER ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

If a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located annexes the district for full or limited purposes and the annexation precludes or impairs the ability of the district to issue bonds, the municipality shall:

(1) simultaneously with the annexation, pay in cash to the landowner or developer of the district a sum equal to all actual costs and expenses incurred by the landowner or developer in connection with the district that:

(A) the district has agreed in writing to pay; and

(B) would otherwise have been eligible for reimbursement from bond proceeds under the rules and requirements of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as those rules and requirements exist on the date of annexation; and

(2) after the annexation, install all necessary water, wastewater, and drainage facilities to serve full buildout of development in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.153
§ 181.153. SALE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered entity may not disclose an individual's protected health information to any other person in exchange for direct or indirect remuneration, except that a covered entity may disclose an individual's protected health information:

(1) to another covered entity, as that term is defined by Section 181.001, or to a covered entity, as that term is defined by Section 602.001, Insurance Code, for the purpose of:

(A) treatment;

(B) payment;

(C) health care operations; or

(D) performing an insurance or health maintenance organization function described by Section 602.053, Insurance Code; or

(2) as otherwise authorized or required by state or federal law.

(b) The direct or indirect remuneration a covered entity receives for making a disclosure of protected health information authorized by Subsection (a)(1)(D) may not exceed the covered entity's reasonable costs of preparing or transmitting the protected health information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8197.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8197 / Section 8197.052
§ 8197.052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of any municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 556.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 556 / Section 556.103
§ 556.103. DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF INSURANCE ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The place where a depository institution sells or solicits the purchase of insurance or the place on the premises of a depository institution where insurance is sold or solicited for purchase shall be clearly and conspicuously indicated by signs so that the public can readily distinguish the sale or solicitation as separate from the lending and deposit-taking activities of the depository institution.

(b) The commissioner may grant a waiver from the requirements of this section to a person who files a written request that:

(1) demonstrates that, due to the size of the physical premises of the person, compliance with the requirements is not possible; and

(2) identifies other steps that will be taken to minimize customer confusion.