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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007 / Section 8007.105
§ 8007.105. 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, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1 / Section 1.001
§ 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
Status: repealed

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Chapter 323 of this code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.204
§ 62.204. NOTICE TO COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

On the issuance of the order abolishing the municipality, the district judge shall certify the abolition to the commissioners court of the county in which all or a majority of the land in the abolished municipality is located.
Tex. Estates Code § 456.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 456 / Section 456.001
§ 456.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "eligible institution" means a financial institution or investment company in which a lawyer has established an escrow or trust account for purposes of holding client funds or the funds of third persons that are in the lawyer's possession in connection with representation as required by the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.031
§ 281.031. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the board of hospital managers of the El Paso County Hospital District is considered to have resigned the member's position if the member:

(1) is absent from all the regularly scheduled board and committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a 90-day period;

(2) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board and committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a 12-month period;

(3) fails to pay a local tax, including an ad valorem tax, when due; or

(4) would be ineligible to serve on the board as provided by Section 281.0222.

(b) A resignation under Subsection (a) is effective immediately on the date the absence, disqualifying conduct, or ineligibility specified by Subsection (a) occurs or exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.206
§ 3828.206. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) If all or part of the district territory is annexed by a municipality that has adopted and is imposing a sales and use tax, the sales and use tax imposed by the district in the annexed territory shall be reduced, if required, in even multiples of one-eighth percent, and without the necessity of an election, so that the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by Henderson County, the annexing municipality, and all other political subdivisions within the annexed territory of the district will not exceed two percent, except that:

(1) a sales and use tax previously adopted by the district for the annexed territory may not be reduced to less than one-half percent; and

(2) a reduction of the district's sales and use tax in the portions of the district that are not annexed is not required.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date of the annexation or exclusion of territory by the district or the annexation of all or part of the territory of the district by a municipality requiring a reduction of the district's sales and use tax as provided by this section, the board shall send to the comptroller, by certified or registered mail, certified copies of all resolutions, orders, or ordinances pertaining to the annexation or exclusion of the territory by a district or municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0105
§ 3983.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 147.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 147 / Section 147.010
§ 147.010. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date a meet and confer agreement is ratified by the governing body of the municipality and the firefighters and police officers under Section 147.008, a petition calling for the repeal of the agreement signed by a number of registered voters residing in the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the votes cast at the most recent general election held in the municipality may be presented to the person charged with ordering an election under Section 3.004, Election Code.

(b) If a petition is presented under Subsection (a), the governing body of the municipality shall:

(1) repeal the meet and confer agreement; or

(2) certify that the governing body is not repealing the agreement and call an election to determine whether to repeal the agreement.

(c) An election called under Subsection (b)(2) may be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for the municipality. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Repeal the meet and confer agreement ratified on __________ (date agreement was ratified) by the __________ (name of the governing body of the municipality) and the police officers and firefighters employed by the City of __________ (name of municipality) concerning wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms of employment."

(d) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the repeal of the agreement, the agreement is void.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.451 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.451
§ 453.451. ELECTION TO DISSOLVE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may order an election on the question of dissolving the transit department.

(b) The board shall dissolve the transit department if the dissolution is approved by a majority of the votes cast.
Tex. Water Code § 11.1273 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1273
§ 11.1273.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.1273. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: REVIEW OF AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS. (a) This section applies only to a water management plan consisting of a reservoir operation plan for the operation of two water supply reservoirs that was originally required by a court order adjudicating the water rights for those reservoirs.

(b) Not later than the first anniversary of the date the executive director determines that an application to amend a water management plan is administratively complete, the executive director shall complete a technical review of the plan.

(c) If the executive director submits a written request for additional information to the applicant, the applicant shall submit the requested information to the executive director not later than the 30th day after the date the applicant receives the request or not later than the deadline agreed to by the executive director and the applicant, if applicable. The review period required by Subsection (b) for completing the technical review is tolled until the date the executive director receives the requested information from the applicant.

(d) The commission shall provide an opportunity for public comment and a public hearing on the application, consistent with the process for other water rights applications.

(e) If the commission receives a request for a hearing before the period for submitting public comments and requesting a hearing expires, the commission shall act on the request for a hearing and, if the request is denied, act on the application not later than the 60th day after the date the period expires. If a request for a hearing is not submitted before the period expires, the executive director may act on the application.
Tex. Government Code § 51.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.304
§ 51.304. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS.
Status: repealed

(a) The district clerk may, pursuant to the clerk's duty to record the acts and proceedings of the court, provide a plan for the storage of records, acts, proceedings, minutes of the court, and registers, records, and instruments for which the clerk is responsible by law, by microfilm, image processing technology, or other process that correctly and legibly reproduces or that forms a medium for copying or reproducing or by optical data storage. The plan must be in writing and provide for the maintenance, retention, security, retrieval, and reproduction of stored records.

(b) The plan must:

(1) require the recording and filing of original instruments, records, and minutes within a specified time after presentation to the district clerk;

(2) permit the use of original paper records in a proceeding before the court;

(3) provide standards for the organizing, identifying, coding, and indexing of records so a record can be retrieved rapidly and the reproduced record can be certified as a true and correct copy;

(4) provide for the use of materials to reproduce records and, if appropriate to the method by which records are stored, provide for the use of processes relating to the development, fixation, and washing of the photographic duplicates, that are of a quality approved for permanent photographic records by the American National Standards Institute, or another nationally recognized entity that establishes archival standards for mediums used to store data and records; and

(5) provide for the permanent retention of records, including security provisions to guard against physical loss, alteration, and deterioration.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

(d) A reproduction of a record stored in accordance with the provisions of a plan adopted under this section is an original record and shall be accepted as an original record by the courts and administrative agencies of this state.

(e) A transcript, exemplification, copy, or reproduction on paper or film of a record stored in accordance with the provisions of a plan adopted under this section is a certified copy of the original record.

(f), (g) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.151
§ 8472.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8472.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.151
§ 8855.151. TAXES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax. Sections 36.020(a) and 36.201-36.204, Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 608.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 608 / Section 608.010
§ 608.010. TERMINATION OF DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A department administrator or disbursing officer shall stop deducting money under this chapter from the compensation of an officer or employee if:

(1) the individual stops being an officer or employee of the department or political subdivision;

(2) the individual notifies the department administrator or disbursing officer by electronic means or in writing that the individual elects to cancel the authorization; or

(3) the arrangement for deducting money by department administrators or disbursing officers is terminated.

(b) On termination as provided by Subsection (a), any money that has been deducted from an officer's or employee's compensation but has not been used to purchase savings bonds shall be remitted immediately to the individual from whose compensation the money has been deducted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.054
§ 1024.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) In addition to Subsection (a), a person who is elected from a single-member district or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a single-member district must be a resident of that single-member district.

(c) A district employee may not serve as a director.
Tex. Water Code § 58.639 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.639
§ 58.639. FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall meet at the time specified in the notice from the secretary or as soon after that time as possible.

(b) At the meeting the commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath to discharge faithfully and impartially their duties as commissioners and make a true report of the work which they perform. They shall then organize by electing one commissioner as chairman and one commissioner as vice-chairman.

(c) The secretary of the board or, in his absence, a person appointed by the board shall serve as secretary to the commissioners of appraisement and shall furnish to the commissioners any information and assistance which is necessary for the commissioners to perform their duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0303
§ 3967.0303. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may develop or finance recreational facilities as authorized by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and any other law that applies to the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.086 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.086
§ 182.086. PERMIT REQUIRED; FORM OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person taxed under this chapter must have a permit to transact business.

(b) The comptroller shall issue the permit in a form prescribed by the attorney general.

(c) A permit shows:

(1) the name of the person to whom it is issued;

(2) the business to be transacted; and

(3) that the holder has complied with this chapter.

(d) The permit must be publicly displayed at the principal office of the person to whom it is issued.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.234 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.234
§ 1702.234. TRANSFER OF INDIVIDUAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

An individual license holder may transfer the holder's license from one employer to another employer if, not later than the 14th day after the date the individual license holder begins the new employment, the new employer notifies the department of the transfer of employment on a form prescribed by the commission accompanied by payment of the employee information update fee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.074
§ 143.074. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RECOVERY FROM DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

With the commission's approval and if otherwise qualified, a fire fighter or police officer who has been certified by a physician selected by a pension fund as having recovered from a disability for which the person has been receiving a monthly disability pension is eligible for reappointment to the classified position that the person held on the date the person qualified for the monthly disability pension.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.202
§ 437B.202. LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a mobile food vendor license only if:

(1) the applicant or license holder:

(A) violates this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a department order;

(B) obtains a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of a material fact;

(C) commits fraud or makes a misrepresentation or false statement in connection with the sale of food or beverages while operating as a mobile food vendor; or

(D) is cited three or more times during a 12-month period for a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; or

(2) the department determines that material facts or conditions related to the applicant or application provide reasonable justification for the denial, suspension, or revocation of the license.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.151
§ 1102.151. CONTENT OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license examination must evaluate competence in the subject matter of each required core real estate inspection course.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) prescribe each license examination; and

(2) prepare or contract for the examination.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.08
§ 39.08. AUTHENTICATING THE DEPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The official seal and signature of the officer taking the deposition shall be attached to the certificate authenticating the deposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0321 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0321
§ 8512.0321. ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO CONTRACTS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The authority may enter into and carry out contracts or establish or comply with rules and regulations concerning labor and materials and other related matters in connection with any project the authority considers desirable or as requested by this state, the United States, or any corporation or agency created, designated, or established by this state or the United States, that may assist in financing the project.
Tex. Water Code § 60.246 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.246
§ 60.246. POWERS OF CONVERTED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to deprive a converted district of any powers conferred on it by the law under which it was organized.

(b) A converted district shall have the additional powers conferred on districts under Sections 61.151, 61.161-61.168, 61.170, and 61.172-61.175 of this code, and the commissioners of a converted district shall constitute a pilot board under the provisions of Chapter 62, Transportation Code.

(c) If there is a conflict between the powers conferred by Section 60.245 of this code and the powers preserved by Subsection (a) of this section, the powers conferred by Section 60.245 shall control.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 54.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 54 / Section 54.002
§ 54.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish the Thriving Texas Families Program as a continuation of the alternatives to abortion program to facilitate the operation of a statewide support network that provides:

(1) community outreach, consultation, and care coordination for women with an unexpected pregnancy; and

(2) an alternative to abortion through life-affirming pregnancy, adoption, and parenting and family support services.

(b) The Thriving Texas Families Program shall:

(1) promote healthy pregnancy and childbirth;

(2) promote childbirth as an alternative to abortion;

(3) increase access to resources that promote family and child development;

(4) encourage family formation;

(5) help parents establish and implement successful parenting techniques;

(6) increase the number of families who achieve economic self-sufficiency; and

(7) provide a local approach and personalized support to pregnant women to promote childbirth in all instances of pregnancy.

(c) The commission shall contract with network contractors to establish a statewide network of service providers, including pregnancy support centers, adoption assistance providers, and maternity homes, to provide the services described by Section 54.003. The commission may contract with the service providers to provide the services in accordance with this chapter.

(d) In developing the statewide network of service providers, the commission shall:

(1) to the extent practicable, contract with providers who have a history of working with the commission in programs similar to the program created by this chapter; and

(2) ensure that service providers are not associated with an abortion services provider and do not provide, refer patients to, advocate for, or promote abortion services by verifying the provider:

(A) remains a legally separate entity from any abortion services provider and does not enter into any legal relationship with any abortion services provider;

(B) does not contract with or transfer any money, through gift or payment, to an abortion services provider or affiliate;

(C) does not share any employees or members of its governing body with an abortion services provider or affiliate;

(D) does not recommend abortion as an option for a client; and

(E) does not display or use the names or trademarks of an abortion services provider in describing or naming the provider under this program.

(f) Each network contractor and service provider shall annually certify in writing to the commission that the network contractor or service provider:

(1) upholds the life-affirming mission of the program; and

(2) is not involved in activities contradicting the program's objective of offering an alternative to abortion.