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Tex. Education Code § 88.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.106
§ 88.106. COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES; RURAL FIRE PROTECTION PLANS; FIRE TRAINING; DISPOSITION OF USED OR OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The director, under the supervision of the board, may cooperate on forestry projects with the National Forest Service and other federal agencies. Subject to the authorization of the board, the director may execute agreements relating to forest protection projects in cooperation with federal agencies and timberland owners and may also execute agreements with timberland owners involving supervision of forest protection and forest development projects when the projects are developed with the aid of loans from a federal agency and when the supervision by the state is required by federal statute or is deemed necessary by the federal agency.

(b) Under the supervision of the board, the director may:

(1) cooperate in the development of rural fire protection plans;

(2) provide training in suppression of fires; and

(3) sell, lend, or otherwise make available to volunteer fire departments used or obsolete fire control or fire rescue equipment available to the Texas Forest Service, including federal excess or surplus property.

(c) A person may donate used or obsolete fire control or fire rescue equipment to the Texas Forest Service for the service's use or the service's distribution to other volunteer fire departments.

(d) A person is not liable in civil damages for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from a defect in equipment donated in good faith by the person under this section unless the person's act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes malice, gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. The Texas Forest Service and its director and other officers and employees are not liable in civil damages for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from a defect in equipment sold, loaned, or otherwise made available in good faith by the director under this section unless the act or omission of the service or its director, officer, or employee proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes malice, gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.

(e) In this section, "fire control or fire rescue equipment" includes a vehicle, fire fighting tool, protective gear, breathing apparatus, and other supplies and tools used in fire fighting or fire rescue. A breathing apparatus that is donated to the Texas Forest Service will be recertified to manufacturer's specifications before it is made available to an authorized group by a technician certified by the manufacturer.
Tex. Government Code § 771.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 771 / Section 771.002
§ 771.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agency" includes:

(A) a department, board, bureau, commission, court, office, authority, council, or institution of state government;

(B) a state university or college, a junior college district, or any service or part of a state institution of higher education;

(C) a local workforce development board created under Section 2308.253; and

(D) any statewide job or employment training program for disadvantaged youth that is substantially financed by federal funds and that was created by executive order not later than December 30, 1986.

(2) "Resources" means materials and equipment.

(3) "Services" means special or technical services, including the services of employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.030 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.030
§ 601.030. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority by resolution may issue revenue bonds to finance a parking facility, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and repair of property related to the facility, and the necessary expenses of financing the facility and its operations.

(b) The total principal amount of the revenue bonds outstanding at one time may not exceed $20 million.

(c) As provided by the board before the issuance of revenue bonds, the bonds:

(1) must be dated, must bear interest at a rate, and must mature at a time not to exceed 25 years from the date of their issuance and not to extend beyond the existence of the authority; and

(2) may be made redeemable before maturity at a particular price and under particular terms.

(d) The board shall determine the form of the revenue bonds, including interest coupons, if any, and the manner of execution of the bonds. The board shall fix the denomination of the bonds and the place of payment of principal and interest, which may be at a bank or trust company in the state.

(e) The revenue bonds are negotiable instruments under state law and may be sold in the manner and for the price determined to be in the best interests of the municipality.

(f) The revenue bonds are not a pledge of the faith and credit of a municipality or the state but are payable only from revenues under this subchapter. The face of the bonds must state this.
Tex. Government Code § 2.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2 / Section 2.103
§ 2.103. STATE GRANT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity described by Section 2.101 may not receive state grant funds if the entity adopts a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law described by Section 2.102(a) or, by consistent action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described by Section 2.102(a).

(b) State grant funds for the entity shall be denied for the fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial determination in an action brought under this subchapter is made that the entity has violated Section 2.102(a).
Tex. Finance Code § 95.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 95 / Section 95.011
§ 95.011. APPLICABILITY OF ESTATES CODE.
Status: in_force

The applicable provisions of Subchapter B, Chapter 111, and Chapters 112 and 113, Estates Code, govern deposit accounts held in a savings bank.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.42 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.42
§ 42.42. CORRECTED AND SUPPLEMENTAL TAX BILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if the final determination of an appeal that changes a property owner's tax liability occurs after the tax bill is mailed, the assessor for each affected taxing unit shall prepare and mail a corrected tax bill in the manner provided by Chapter 31 of this code for tax bills generally. The assessor shall include with the bill a brief explanation of the reason for and effect of the corrected bill.

(b) If the final determination of an appeal that increases a property owner's tax liability occurs after the property owner has paid his taxes, the assessor for each affected taxing unit shall prepare and mail a supplemental tax bill in the manner provided by Chapter 31 for tax bills generally. The assessor shall include with the bill a brief explanation of the reason for and effect of the supplemental bill. The additional tax is due on receipt of the supplemental bill and becomes delinquent if not paid before the delinquency date prescribed by Chapter 31 or before the first day of the next month after the date of mailing that will provide at least 21 days for payment of the tax, whichever is later.

(c) If the final determination of an appeal occurs after the property owner has paid a portion of the tax finally determined to be due as required by Section 42.08, the assessor for each affected taxing unit shall prepare and mail a supplemental tax bill in the form and manner prescribed by Subsection (b). The additional tax is due and becomes delinquent as provided by Subsection (b). If the additional tax is not paid by the delinquency date for the additional tax, the property owner is liable for penalties and interest on the tax included in the supplemental bill calculated as provided by Section 33.01 as if the tax included in the supplemental bill became delinquent on the original delinquency date prescribed by Chapter 31.

(d) If the property owner did not pay any portion of the taxes imposed on the property because the court found that payment would constitute an unreasonable restraint on the owner's right of access to the courts as provided by Section 42.08(d), after the final determination of the appeal the assessor for each affected taxing unit shall prepare and mail a supplemental tax bill in the form and manner prescribed by Subsection (b). The additional tax is due and becomes delinquent as provided by Subsection (b). If the additional tax is not paid by the delinquency date for the additional tax, the property owner is liable for interest on the tax included in the supplemental bill calculated as provided by Section 33.01 as if the tax included in the supplemental bill became delinquent on the delinquency date prescribed by Chapter 31.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.257 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.257
§ 91.257. SAFETY PROCEDURE MANUAL.
Status: in_force

The commission may require the owner or operator of a storage facility to prepare a safety procedure manual for each storage facility and to:

(1) file a copy of the manual with the commission; or

(2) make the manual available for inspection under Section 91.254.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.005
§ 3944.005. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve a municipality or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant governmental services provided in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.102
§ 541.102. STATEMENT OF CHARGES; NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) When the department has reason to believe that a person engaged in the business of insurance in this state has engaged or is engaging in this state in an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice defined by Subchapter B and that a proceeding by the department regarding the charges is in the interest of the public, the department shall issue and serve on the person:

(1) a statement of the charges; and

(2) a notice of the hearing on the charges, including the time and place for the hearing.

(b) The department may not hold the hearing before the sixth day after the date the notice is served.
Tex. Water Code § 53.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.017
§ 53.017. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing, and in the notice he shall include a statement that any person is entitled to appear at the hearing, challenge the form and allegations of the petition, and contest the proposition that the projects to be undertaken by the proposed district would benefit the land inside its boundaries.

(b) The county clerk may deliver the notice to any adult who is willing to execute it as directed by Section 53.018 of this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.052
§ 1006.052. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible for appointment as a representative of motor vehicle insurance consumers under Section 1006.051(b)(1) if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of motor vehicle insurance or law enforcement;

(2) is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of motor vehicle insurance or law enforcement;

(3) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the authority;

(4) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the authority; or

(5) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the authority, other than reimbursement authorized by law for service on the board of the authority.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "Texas trade association" means a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist the association's members and the members' industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting the members' common interest.

(c) A person may not serve as a member of the authority if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to motor vehicle insurance or law enforcement.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.127
§ 2161.127. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency must include as part of its legislative appropriations request a detailed report for consideration by the budget committees of the legislature that shows the extent to which the agency complied with this chapter and rules of the comptroller adopted under this chapter during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted. To the extent the state agency did not comply, the report must demonstrate the reasons for that fact. The extent to which a state agency complies with this chapter and rules of the comptroller adopted under this chapter is considered a key performance measure for purposes of the appropriations process.

(b) The report under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) the agency's goals established under Section 2161.123(d)(5) for contracting with historically underutilized businesses during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted;

(2) a statement regarding whether the goals established under Section 2161.123(d)(5) were met during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted; and

(3) if the goals established under Section 2161.123(d)(5) were not met during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted:

(A) a statement of the percentage by which the agency's actual use of historically underutilized businesses deviated from the agency's goals; and

(B) an explanation of why the goals were not met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.120 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.120
§ 1061.120. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.103
§ 6906.103. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has all rights, powers, and privileges necessary or useful to enable it to collect, transport, dispose of, and control domestic, industrial, or communal wastes, whether in fluid, solid, or composite state, inside and outside its boundaries.

(b) The district may exercise any power granted by Chapter 30, Water Code, to a district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.204
§ 901.204. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.

(c) The board shall include on the agenda of each regular board meeting an opportunity for public comment on each agenda item or other issue before the board makes a decision on the item or issue, except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The board may prohibit public comment at a meeting of the board regarding an active investigation or enforcement proceeding by the board.

(e) The board may not require a person who wishes to make a public comment at a meeting of the board to notify the board in advance of the meeting.
Tex. Estates Code § 1101.1011 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.1011
§ 1101.1011. LIMITATION ON ACTS BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE.
Status: in_force

An advanced practice registered nurse may act under this subchapter only if the advanced practice registered nurse is acting under a physician's delegation authority and supervision in accordance with Chapter 157, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0205
§ 3959.0205. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3959.0201, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.221 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.221
§ 22.221.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.221. PARK ESTABLISHED: JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT. The Franklin Mountains State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.060 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.060
§ 502.060. REPLACEMENT OF REGISTRATION INSIGNIA.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a registered motor vehicle may obtain a replacement registration insignia by:

(1) certifying that the replacement registration insignia will not be used on any other vehicle owned or operated by the person making the statement;

(2) paying a fee of $6 plus the fees required by Section 502.356(a) for each replacement registration insignia, except as provided by other law; and

(3) returning each replaced registration insignia in the owner's possession.

(b) No fee is required under this section if:

(1) the replacement fee for a license plate has been paid under Section 504.007; or

(2) a county assessor-collector determines that the owner of a registered motor vehicle did not receive a registration insignia that was issued to the owner by mail.

(b) No fee is required under this section if:

(1) the replacement fee for a license plate has been paid under Section 504.007; or

(2) the county assessor-collector determines that the owner paid for a registration insignia for the same registration period that was mailed to the owner but not received by the owner.

(c) A county assessor-collector may not issue a replacement registration insignia without complying with this section.

(d) A county assessor-collector shall retain $2.50 of each fee collected under this section and shall report and send the remainder to the department.

(e) The portion of the fee sent to the department under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2005.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2005 / Section 2005.001
§ 2005.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Home protection insurance" means coverage insuring a purchaser of a home protection service or product against actual property loss.

(2) "Home protection service or product" means a service or product used for the protection of residential property, including a service or product provided by a person regulated under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.

(3) "Home warranty insurance" means coverage:

(A) insuring performance by a builder of residential property of the builder's warranty obligations to a purchaser of the residential property; or

(B) insuring against named defects arising from failure of the builder to construct residential property in accordance with specified construction standards.
Tex. Water Code § 5.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.101
§ 5.101. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties provided by this subchapter are the general powers and duties of the commission and those incidental to the conduct of its business. The commission has other specific powers and duties as prescribed in other sections of the code and other laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0152
§ 475.0152. AUTHORITY TO ACT AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government corporation may act as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle.

(b) Subject to Section 475.0153, a local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle has all the powers of an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle, and any action an endorsing municipality or endorsing county is required to take by ordinance or order under this subtitle may be taken by order or resolution of the corporation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.057
§ 110.057. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall meet at least four times each year.

(b) The council may hold additional meetings at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by council rule.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.052
§ 313.052. ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may issue in the name of the municipality an assignable certificate to evidence an assessment imposed. The certificate may declare the lien on the property and the liability of the owner of the property regardless of whether the owner is correctly named. The governing body may determine the terms of the certificate.

(b) A recital in a certificate that states substantially that the procedure for making the improvement was in compliance with law and that all prerequisites to creating the assessment lien on the property the certificate describes and to creating the personal liability of the property owner were performed is prima facie evidence of those matters.

(c) Subsection (b) applies to a recital in a certificate that evidences an assessment under Section 313.048 or 313.050.