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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.005
§ 8814.005. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board may change the name of the district if additional territory is annexed to or consolidated with the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.108 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.108
§ 137.108. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall actively seek and apply for any available federal funds, including federal Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds, to assist in financing the competitive grant program established under this subchapter.

(b) The commission may use appropriated funds from the state government and may accept gifts, donations, and grants of money from the federal government, local governments, private corporations, or other persons to assist in financing the competitive grant program.
Tex. Government Code § 403.705 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.705
§ 403.705. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.

(b) The comptroller shall consult and coordinate with the Bond Review Board and the Texas Education Agency to adopt rules to implement a single data source entry method for a taxing unit to provide to the comptroller the information required by this subchapter.(a) The comptroller may contract with one or more third-party entities for the administration or management of the reserve, including contracting with:

(1) a qualified custodian who employs secure custodial technologies, including cold storage; and

(2) a qualified liquidity provider to facilitate the purchase and management of assets in the reserve.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "qualified liquidity provider" means an entity that:

(1) is licensed or regulated under applicable federal or state law;

(2) maintains audited financial statements prepared by a regulated auditor;

(3) has at least five years of experience trading in the digital assets industry;

(4) maintains an office and has a registered principal in this state; and

(5) has certified in a method prescribed by the comptroller that the provider meets the requirements of Subdivisions (1)-(4).

(c) If the comptroller determines it is in the best interest of the reserve, the comptroller may use derivatives.

(d) The comptroller may contract with a certified public accountant to perform an independent audit of the reserve.
Tex. Education Code § 61.904 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.904
§ 61.904. ELIGIBLE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at a public or private institution of higher education, including loans for undergraduate education, received by a dentist through any lender.

(b) The board may withhold repayment assistance for a student loan that is in default at the time of the dentist's application.

(c) Each fiscal biennium, the board shall attempt to allocate all funds appropriated to it for the purpose of providing repayment assistance under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.203
§ 3929.203. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the district.

(b) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations;

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district; and

(3) appoint initial directors for each new district.
Tex. Government Code § 24.949 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.949
§ 24.949. PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in another judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk of that county shall, on the effective date of the reapportionment order, transfer and properly docket to the court of a judicial district in which the county is located the cases and proceedings in that county on the docket of the court of the judicial district from which the county is removed, with all records, documents, and instruments on file in connection with the cases and proceedings. If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in more than one judicial district, the clerk shall transfer the cases and proceedings to the district court of the judicial district for that county having the lowest numerical designation.

(b) If cases or other proceedings are transferred from a district court to another district court in accordance with this subchapter, all writs, processes, bonds, bail bonds, recognizances, complaints, informations and indictments, and any other matters returnable to the court from which the cases or proceedings were transferred are returnable to the court to which the cases or proceedings are transferred and are as valid as if they had been made returnable originally to that court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.106
§ 8145.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5003 / Section 5003.105
§ 5003.105. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE INDUSTRIAL AREAS OR PLANT SITES; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt an order or resolution designating an area of land in the port authority that fronts on navigable water in the port authority as an industrial area or plant site for the aid of navigation. A defined area may not:

(1) be located in the corporate limits of a municipality; or

(2) exceed 1,000 yards in depth as measured from the shoreline.

(b) A certified copy of an order or resolution adopted under Subsection (a) shall be filed and recorded in the deed records of Calhoun County. After the copy is filed, a municipality may not include any part of the defined area in its boundaries.

(c) The board may adopt an order or resolution that removes all or part of a defined area from that designation if the board determines that:

(1) the area is not suitable for or being used as an industrial area or plant site;

(2) the area will not be suitable for or used as an industrial area or plant site within a reasonable time; and

(3) the continued designation does not aid navigation.

(d) A certified copy of an order or resolution adopted under Subsection (c) shall be filed and recorded in the deed records of Calhoun County. After the copy is filed, any restriction imposed under this section by the previous designation on the area is removed.

(e) The legislature finds that the powers granted and restrictions imposed by this section are necessary:

(1) for the proper exercise by the port authority of the powers granted by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter; and

(2) to promote and effect the navigation of the inland and coastal waters of the state.
Tex. Property Code § 141.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.013
§ 141.013. CARE OF CUSTODIAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A custodian shall:

(1) take control of custodial property;

(2) register or record title to custodial property if appropriate; and

(3) collect, hold, manage, sell, convey, invest, and reinvest custodial property.

(b) In dealing with custodial property, a custodian shall observe the standard of care that would be observed by a prudent person dealing with property of another and is not limited by any other statute restricting investments by fiduciaries. If a custodian has a special skill or expertise, the custodian shall use that skill or expertise. However, a custodian, in the custodian's discretion and without liability to the minor or the minor's estate, may retain any custodial property received from a transferor.

(c) A custodian may invest in or pay premiums on life insurance or endowment policies on the life of:

(1) the minor only if the minor or the minor's estate is the sole beneficiary; or

(2) another person in whom the minor has an insurable interest only to the extent that the minor, the minor's estate, or the custodian in the capacity of the custodian is the irrevocable beneficiary.

(d) A custodian at all times shall keep custodial property separate and distinct from all other property in a manner sufficient to identify it clearly as custodial property of the minor. Custodial property consisting of an undivided interest is so identified if the minor's interest is held as a tenant in common and is fixed. Custodial property subject to recordation is so identified if it is recorded, and custodial property subject to registration is so identified if it is registered, or held in an account designated, in the name of the custodian followed in substance by the words: "as custodian for ____________________ (name of minor) under the Texas Uniform Transfers to Minors Act."

(e) A custodian shall keep records of all transactions with respect to custodial property, including information necessary for the preparation of the minor's tax returns, and shall make the records available for inspection at reasonable intervals by a parent or legal representative of the minor or by the minor if the minor is at least 14 years of age.
Tex. Finance Code § 181.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 181 / Section 181.003
§ 181.003. TRUST COMPANY RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission may adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle, including rules necessary or reasonable to:

(1) implement and clarify this subtitle;

(2) preserve or protect the safety and soundness of state trust companies;

(3) grant the same rights and privileges to state trust companies with respect to the exercise of fiduciary powers and the conducting of financial activities or activities incidental or complementary to financial activities that are or may be granted to a trust institution that maintains its principal office or a branch or trust office in this state;

(4) provide for recovery of the cost of maintenance and operation of the department and the cost of enforcing this subtitle through the imposition and collection of ratable and equitable fees for notices, applications, and examinations; and

(5) facilitate the fair hearing and adjudication of matters before the banking commissioner and the finance commission.

(b) The presence or absence in this subtitle of a specific reference to rules regarding a particular subject does not enlarge or diminish the rulemaking authority conferred by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8867.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8867 / Section 8867.054
§ 8867.054. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to serve as director, a person must be:

(1) at least 21 years of age; and

(2) a registered voter in the county from which the person is appointed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.101
§ 3944.101. 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. Insurance Code § 884.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.101
§ 884.101. SCHEDULE OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

Two or more officers of the stipulated premium company shall execute and file with the department:

(1) a sworn schedule of each of the assets of the company exhibited to the department during the examination under Section 884.057 showing the value of the assets; and

(2) a sworn statement that the assets are bona fide, are the unconditional and unencumbered property of the company, and are worth the amount stated in the schedule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.105
§ 9001.105. VOTER APPROVED ROAD DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters of the district vote in favor of the district's assumption of road district powers in the manner provided by Section 53.029, Water Code, at an election held for that purpose, the district shall assume the rights, authority, privileges, and functions of a road district as described by Section 9001.101(a)(2).

(b) If the voters approve road district powers under Subsection (a), the district may provide for, or provide aid for, the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads inside the district. Road district powers under this section do not include any powers related to the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance, or operation of a turnpike or toll road.

(c) A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.

(d) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless the county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.

(e) If the district assumes road district powers under this section, construction plans and specifications for all roads must be submitted to Denton County for approval.

(f) Section 49.182, Water Code, does not apply to a project undertaken by the district under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 353.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 353 / Section 353.001
§ 353.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Concerned party" means a person:

(A) involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of a hazardous material that is released or abandoned; or

(B) who has legal liability for the causation of an incident resulting in the release or abandonment of a hazardous material.

(2) "Hazardous material" means a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive material, a hazardous waste, a toxic substance, or related material, including a substance defined as a "hazardous substance," "hazardous material," "toxic substance," or "solid waste" under:

(A) the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.);

(B) the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.);

(C) the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.);

(D) the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.); or

(E) Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 123.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 123 / Section 123.004
§ 123.004. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A person who establishes a cause of action under this chapter is entitled to:

(1) an injunction prohibiting a further interception, attempted interception, or divulgence or use of information obtained by an interception;

(2) statutory damages of $10,000 for each occurrence;

(3) all actual damages in excess of $10,000;

(4) punitive damages in an amount determined by the court or jury; and

(5) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 121.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.001
§ 121.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Anthropogenic carbon dioxide," "anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well," and "geologic storage facility" have the meanings assigned by Section 27.002, Water Code.

(2) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(3) "Storage operator" means a person authorized by the commission to operate a geologic storage facility.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.058
§ 565.058. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or an officer of the board may:

(1) issue subpoenas ad testificandum or subpoenas duces tecum to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of items, including books, records, or documents;

(2) administer oaths; and

(3) take testimony concerning matters in the board's or officer's jurisdiction.

(b) A person designated in the subpoena may serve the subpoena.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.202
§ 8325.202. 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. Business & Commerce Code § 301.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.105
§ 301.105. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for an action brought under this chapter is in:

(1) the county in which the consumer telephone call originated;

(2) the county in which the consumer telephone call was received; or

(3) Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0401
§ 8017A.0401. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9062.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9062 / Section 9062.101
§ 9062.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.3122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.3122
§ 2308.3122. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

In cooperation with the boards, the Texas Workforce Commission shall provide for the filing of unemployment insurance claims through career development centers in each local workforce development area.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.072
§ 2155.072. STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS; STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller annually shall select for study at least one service that is purchased by one or more state agencies. The comptroller shall study a selected service to determine whether the state would benefit if the service were provided to appropriate state agencies under a regional or statewide contract. The comptroller shall give priority to studying services for which the comptroller has delegated the purchasing function to many state agencies.

(b) The comptroller is not required to enter into a statewide or regional contract for the provision of a service to state agencies if more than five bidders are willing to provide the service to the state under a statewide or regional contract.
Tex. Water Code § 36.374 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.374
§ 36.374. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Water Development Board, by resolution, may approve an application if it finds that:

(1) granting financial assistance to the applicant will serve the public interest; and

(2) the revenue pledged by the applicant from district taxes and fees and other sources will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.205
§ 1020.205. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Government Code § 825.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.503
§ 825.503. REPRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system may photograph, microphotograph, or film, or use electronic storage for, all records pertaining to a member's individual file, accounting records, district report records, and investment records. The retirement system may receive any record or report on paper or film or in an electronic storage format.

(b) If a record is reproduced under Subsection (a), the retirement system may destroy or dispose of the original record if the system first:

(1) places the reproduction or electronic record in a file conveniently accessible to retirement system personnel; and

(2) provides for the preservation, examination, and use of the reproduction or stored electronic record.

(c) A photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record of a record received or reproduced under Subsection (a) is equivalent to the original record for all purposes, including introduction as evidence in all courts and administrative agency proceedings. A duly certified or authenticated copy of such a photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record is admissible as evidence equally with the original photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record.

(d) The executive director or an authorized representative may certify the authenticity of a photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record of a record reproduced under this section and shall charge a fee for the certified photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record as provided by law.

(e) Certified records shall be furnished to any person who is authorized by law to receive them.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Electronic storage" means the maintenance of record data in the form of digital electronic signals on a computer hard disk, magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar medium readable by machine.

(2) "Electronic record" means any information that is recorded in a form for computer processing.
Tex. Education Code § 49.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.153
§ 49.153. COST.
Status: in_force

(a) The total cost of credit is the amount of the district's maintenance and operations tax revenue that exceeds the level established under Section 48.257.

(b) For purposes of this section, a school district's maintenance and operations tax revenue does not include any amounts paid into a tax increment fund under Chapter 311, Tax Code.

(c) The cost of attendance credit for a school district is computed using the final tax collections of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0106
§ 5012.0106. LEASE OF AUTHORITY FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A lease under Section 60.101, Water Code, may contain any provision the commission determines is advantageous to the authority, including a provision for:

(1) the sale of a leased property at the termination of the lease; and

(2) the management and operation of a leased property by the lessee.