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Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.103
§ 1305.103. FEES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish and collect reasonable and necessary fees in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.227 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.227
§ 772.227. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons.

(b) Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after their date of issue and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by state law.

(c) Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other sources.

(d) The refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general as provided by Section 772.226 and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.

(e) The orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds may provide that they be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded. If refunding bonds are issued before cancellation of the other bonds, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds being refunded and interest on those bonds accruing to their maturity dates or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to their terms shall be deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable. The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.

(f) A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries. Refunding bonds and their interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.

(g) In lieu of the method set forth in Subsections (a)-(f), a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 3.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.007
§ 3.007. PROPERTY INTEREST IN CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768, Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768, Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) The separate property interest of a spouse in a defined contribution retirement plan may be traced using the tracing and characterization principles that apply to a nonretirement asset.

(d) A spouse who is a participant in an employer-provided stock option plan or an employer-provided restricted stock plan has a separate property interest in the options or restricted stock granted to the spouse under the plan as follows:

(1) if the option or stock was granted to the spouse before marriage but required continued employment during marriage before the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed, the spouse's separate property interest is equal to the fraction of the option or restricted stock in which:

(A) the numerator is the sum of:

(i) the period from the date the option or stock was granted until the date of marriage; and

(ii) if the option or stock also required continued employment following the date of dissolution of the marriage before the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed, the period from the date of dissolution of the marriage until the date the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed; and

(B) the denominator is the period from the date the option or stock was granted until the date the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed; and

(2) if the option or stock was granted to the spouse during the marriage but required continued employment following the date of dissolution of the marriage before the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed, the spouse's separate property interest is equal to the fraction of the option or restricted stock in which:

(A) the numerator is the period from the date of dissolution of the marriage until the date the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed; and

(B) the denominator is the period from the date the option or stock was granted until the date the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed.

(e) The computation described by Subsection (d) applies to each component of the benefit requiring varying periods of employment before the grant could be exercised or the restriction removed.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768, Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007 / Section 8007.201
§ 8007.201. 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 § 3840.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.006
§ 3840.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by a municipality under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by a municipality under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.052
§ 3798.052. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the city shall appoint one director who must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age; and

(2) a resident of the city.

(b) At any time the governing body of the city may remove the director appointed by the city and appoint a director to serve the remainder of the removed director's term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.202
§ 3885.202. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0801 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0801
§ 152.0801. FANNIN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The Fannin County Juvenile Board is governed by Subchapter B.
Tex. Family Code § 153.605 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.605
§ 153.605. APPOINTMENT OF PARENTING COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the court may, on its own motion or on a motion or agreement of the parties, appoint a parenting coordinator or assign a domestic relations office under Chapter 203 to appoint an employee or other person to serve as parenting coordinator.

(b) The court may not appoint a parenting coordinator unless, after notice and hearing, the court makes a specific finding that:

(1) the case is a high-conflict case or there is good cause shown for the appointment of a parenting coordinator and the appointment is in the best interest of any minor child in the suit; and

(2) the person appointed has the minimum qualifications required by Section 153.610, as documented by the person, unless those requirements have been waived by the court with the agreement of the parties in accordance with Section 153.610(c).

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a party may at any time file a written objection to the appointment of a parenting coordinator on the basis of family violence having been committed by another party against the objecting party or a child who is the subject of the suit. After an objection is filed, a parenting coordinator may not be appointed unless, on the request of a party, a hearing is held and the court finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not support the objection. If a parenting coordinator is appointed, the court shall order appropriate measures be taken to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the party who filed the objection. The order may provide that the parties not be required to have face-to-face contact and that the parties be placed in separate rooms during the parenting coordination.

(d) An individual appointed as a parenting coordinator may not serve in any nonconfidential capacity in the same case, including serving as an amicus attorney, guardian ad litem, child custody evaluator, or adoption evaluator under Chapter 107, as a friend of the court under Chapter 202, or as a parenting facilitator under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8190.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8190 / Section 8190.005
§ 8190.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.108
§ 8104.108. SIGNATURE FOR BOARD ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

An order adopted or other action taken at a board meeting at which the president is absent may be signed by:

(1) the vice president; or

(2) the president with board authorization.
Tex. Water Code § 8.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.019
§ 8.019. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide administrative support to the commission to assist the commission in carrying out this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.057
§ 9003.057. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any candidate for director may have the candidate's name printed on the ballot by submitting a petition signed by at least 25 persons qualified to vote at the election.

(b) The petition must be presented to the secretary of the board not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.410 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.410
§ 651.410. AUTHORIZED RELEASE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter prohibits a funeral director or establishment from releasing information under Chapter 696, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7962.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7962 / Section 7962.0102
§ 7962.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 358.060 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 358 / Section 358.060
§ 358.060. AMENDMENT OF LEASE REGARDING EFFECT OF SHUT-IN GAS WELL.
Status: in_force

(a) An oil, gas, and mineral lease executed by a personal representative may be amended by an instrument that provides that a shut-in gas well on the land covered by the lease or on land pooled with all or part of the land covered by the lease continues the lease in effect after the lease's five-year primary term.

(b) The personal representative, with the approval of the court, shall execute the instrument according to the terms and conditions prescribed by the instrument.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.0572 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.0572
§ 601.0572. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.238 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.238
§ 401.238. NOTICE OF DRAFT LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

On completion of the technical review of the selected application and preparation of the draft license, the commission shall publish, at the applicant's expense, notice of the draft license and specify the requirements for requesting a contested case hearing by a person affected. The notice shall include a statement that the draft license is available for review on the commission's website and that the draft license and the application materials are available for review at the offices of the commission and in the county or counties in which the proposed disposal facility site is located. Notice shall be published in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the proposed disposal facility site is located. The applicant shall mail the notice by certified mail to each person who owns land adjacent to the proposed disposal facility site.
Tex. Government Code § 22.229 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.229
§ 22.229. APPELLATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) An appellate judicial system fund is established for each court of appeals, other than the Court of Appeals of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District, to:

(1) assist the court of appeals in the processing of appeals filed with the court of appeals from the county courts, statutory county courts, statutory probate courts, and district courts in the counties the court of appeals serves; and

(2) defray costs and expenses incurred in the operation of the court of appeals.

(b) To fund the appellate judicial system each county treasurer shall allocate to the fund the percentage of the local consolidated filing fee provided by Section 135.101(b)(1) or 135.102(b)(1), Local Government Code.

(c) The fee required under Subsection (b)(2) shall be taxed, collected, and paid as other court costs in a suit. The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay it to the county treasurer.

(d) The county treasurer shall monthly forward the money collected under this section to the clerk of the court of appeals serving the county for deposit in the appellate judicial system fund. The court of appeals may spend money in the fund for the purposes described by Subsection (a). Money in the fund may not be used for any other purpose.

(e) The chief justice of each court of appeals is responsible for the management of all money deposited in the appellate judicial system fund for the chief justice's court of appeals and has sole discretion on use of the money in the fund, except that the money must be used for purposes consistent with the purposes described by Subsection (a) for which the fund was established.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.105
§ 1022.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.305 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.305
§ 336.305. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN BONDS SECURED BY TAXES.
Status: in_force

Except for short-term bonds issued under Section 336.304, bonds payable wholly or partly from taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the votes received in an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.0515 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.0515
§ 395.0515. LIMITATION ON IMPACT FEE INCREASE.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may not increase the amount of an impact fee for three years from the later of the date the fee was adopted or most recently increased, if applicable. Nothing in this section prohibits the political subdivision from implementing an impact fee collection schedule that allows less than the maximum adopted impact fee to be collected or phased in up to the maximum adopted impact fee for a period not to exceed ten years, as authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 145.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 145 / Section 145.006
§ 145.006. DUPLICATE OR SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a person has filed a financial statement under one provision of this chapter covering the preceding calendar year, the person is not required to file a financial statement required under another provision of this chapter covering that same year if, before the deadline for filing the statement under the other provision, the person notifies the clerk or secretary of the municipality in writing that the person has already filed a financial statement under this chapter covering that year.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.055
§ 33.055. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

In developing, reviewing, or amending the coastal management program, after due notice to affected persons and the public generally, the commissioner shall hold or have held public hearings as the commissioner determines to be appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 443A.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443A / Section 443A.055
§ 443A.055. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; COMMISSION PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) employ an executive director and other personnel necessary for the performance of commission functions; and

(2) contract for professional services of qualified consultants.

(b) An executive director employed by the commission shall perform the duties required by this chapter and any duty delegated by the commission.

(c) The commission may not employ an applicant for the position of executive director unless two-thirds of the presiding and joint assistant presiding officers vote in favor of employing the applicant for the position.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.353
§ 4054.353. INITIAL TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) To be certified under this subchapter, an individual must first complete training in the law, including department rules, applicable to small employer health benefit plans offered under Chapter 1501.

(b) An individual seeking specialty certification under this subchapter must complete a course applicable to small employer health benefit plans under Chapter 1501, as prescribed and approved by the commissioner. Except as provided by Subsection (c), an individual is not eligible for the specialty certification unless, on completion of the course, it is certified to the commissioner as required by the department that the individual has:

(1) completed the course; and

(2) passed an examination testing the individual's knowledge and qualification.

(c) An individual seeking specialty certification under this subchapter is not required to complete the course and examination required by Subsection (b) if the individual demonstrates to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, that the individual holds a designation as:

(1) a Registered Health Underwriter (RHU);

(2) a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS); or

(3) a Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC).
Tex. Tax Code § 327.0065 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 327 / Section 327.0065
§ 327.0065. RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that has adopted a sales and use tax under this chapter may by ordinance decrease the rate of the tax in increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) A municipality that has adopted a sales and use tax under this chapter may by ordinance increase the rate of the tax to any rate that is an increment of one-eighth of one percent, that the municipality determines is appropriate, and that would not result in a combined rate that exceeds the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 327.003(b) if the increase is authorized at an election held in the municipality.

(c) The ballot for an election to increase the tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The adoption of a local sales and use tax in (name of municipality) at the rate of (insert appropriate rate) to provide revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets."
Tex. Government Code § 771.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 771 / Section 771.008
§ 771.008. REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency shall reimburse an agency for the services or resources provided with a voucher payable to the providing agency or electronically as prescribed by the uniform statewide accounting system. The voucher or electronic transfer must be drawn on the appropriation item or account of the receiving agency from which the agency would ordinarily make expenditures for similar services or resources. A receiving agency may authorize a providing agency to gain access to the receiving agency's appropriation items or accounts for reimbursements under this chapter.

(b) A reimbursement received by an agency for services or resources provided under this chapter shall be credited to the appropriation items or accounts from which the agency's expenditures for the services or resources were made.

(c) A payment for an intraagency transaction is accounted for in the same manner as an interagency transaction or an interdivisional transfer of money on the records of the agency, subject to the applicable provisions of the General Appropriations Act.

(d) This subsection applies only if the services or resources are provided under a written contract or agreement. The receiving agency shall reimburse the providing agency within 30 days after the date by which the services or resources are provided and an invoice is received. If the receiving agency does not accept the services or resources or finds an error in the invoice, it shall notify the providing agency of the fact in writing as soon as possible within the 30-day period and make payment within 10 days after the date the agencies agree the problems are corrected or the error resolved. If the agencies cannot agree on the amount of the reimbursement, the comptroller shall determine the appropriate amount. If the receiving agency does not, within the 30-day period, reimburse the providing agency or give the providing agency written notice of a problem or error, the comptroller on request of the providing agency may transfer from amounts appropriated to the receiving agency the appropriate amount in accordance with this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.255
§ 541.255. PRIOR NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 31st day before the date a class action for damages is commenced under this subchapter, the prospective plaintiff must:

(1) notify the intended defendant of the complaint; and

(2) demand that the defendant provide relief to the prospective plaintiff and others similarly situated.

(b) The notice must be in writing and be sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to:

(1) the place where the transaction occurred;

(2) the intended defendant's principal place of business in this state; or

(3) if notice to the place described by Subdivision (1) or (2) does not effect notice, the office of the secretary of state.

(c) A copy of the notice must also be sent to the commissioner.

(d) A class action for injunctive relief may be commenced under this subchapter without complying with Subsection (a).

(e) A plaintiff in a class action for injunctive relief under this subchapter may, on or after the 31st day after the date the action is commenced and after complying with Subsection (a), amend the complaint without leave of court to include a request for damages.
Tex. Government Code § 24.561 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.561
§ 24.561.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.561. 417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 417th Judicial District is composed of Collin County.

(b) The 417th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters.