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Tex. Government Code § 497.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.058
§ 497.058. PIECP WAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall require that participants at each private sector prison industries program be paid not less than the prison industry enhancement certification program (PIECP) wage as computed by the Texas Workforce Commission, except that:

(1) the board may permit employers to pay a participant the federal minimum wage for the two-month period beginning on the date participation begins; and

(2) the minimum wage for participants committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, because of the age of the participants and the extensive training component of their employment, is the federal minimum wage.

(b) For the purposes of computations required by this section:

(1) the PIECP wage is the wage paid by the employer for work of a similar nature in the location in which the work is performed;

(2) in the event that the employer has no employees other than those employed under this subchapter performing work of a similar nature within the location, the prevailing wage for work of a similar nature is determined by reference to openings and wages by occupation data collected by the labor market information department of the Texas Workforce Commission; and

(3) the location in which work is performed is the local workforce development area in which the work is performed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.103
§ 8271.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:

(1) in a county in which the district is located; and

(2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.042 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 95 / Section 95.042
§ 95.042. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 95.041 of this code is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Election Code § 162.015 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.015
§ 162.015. RESTRICTIONS ON CANDIDACY IN GENERAL ELECTION BY CANDIDATE OR VOTER IN PRIMARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who voted at a primary election or who was a candidate for nomination in a primary is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as:

(1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate was nominated in the primary; or

(2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.

(b) A person who was a candidate for nomination in a primary election is ineligible for a place on the list of write-in candidates for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as a write-in candidate for the office sought by that candidate in the primary.
Tex. Water Code § 36.120 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.120
§ 36.120. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On request of the executive director or the executive administrator, the district shall make available information that it acquires concerning the groundwater resources within its jurisdiction. The district shall also provide information to the commission and Texas Water Development Board concerning its plans and activities in conserving and protecting groundwater resources. On request of a district, the executive director and the executive administrator shall provide information they acquire concerning the groundwater resources within the district's jurisdiction.
Tex. Water Code § 36.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.305
§ 36.305. NOTICE OF HEARING FOR DISSOLUTION OF BOARD OR DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall give notice of the hearing for dissolution of a district or of a board which briefly describes the reasons for the proceeding.

(b) The notice shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks before the day of hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the county or counties in which the district is located. The first publication shall be 30 days before the day of the hearing.

(c) The commission shall give notice of the hearing by first class mail addressed to the directors of the district according to the last record on file with the executive director.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.101
§ 32.101. IDENTIFICATION OF FLOATING CABIN.
Status: in_force

(a) A floating cabin must be marked and identified by numbers, reflective tape, paint, or other means as the commission may by rule require.

(b) From sunset to sunrise, a floating cabin shall exhibit at least one white light that is visible from a 360-degree angle.

(c) This section applies to each owner of a floating cabin.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.071
§ 593.071. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a resident admitted to a residential care facility operated by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.254 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.254
§ 548.254. VALIDITY OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT.
Status: in_force

A vehicle inspection report is invalid after the end of the 12th month following the month in which the report is issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.105
§ 1002.105. OPERATING, MANAGEMENT, OR CONSULTING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into an operating, management, or consulting contract to obtain management or consulting services for the district or for any portion of the district. The contract must provide that the board retains responsibility for and control of the district's operation.

(b) A company providing services to the district under the contract, and the officers, directors, and employees of the company, while performing services under the contract for the benefit of the district:

(1) are solely employees of the district for purposes of any determination regarding the immunity or liability of the company or its officers, directors, and employees; and

(2) have immunity or limited liability under laws applicable to district employees, whether statutory or common law, to the extent a district employee would be entitled under the same circumstances.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.018 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.018
§ 91.018. LICENSE NOT ASSIGNABLE; CHANGE OF NAME OR LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder may not conduct business under any name other than that specified in the license. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable. A license holder may not conduct business under any fictitious or assumed name without prior written authorization from the department. The department may not authorize the use of a name that is so similar to that of a public office or agency or to that of another license holder that the public may be confused or misled by the name's use. A license holder may not conduct business under more than one name unless the license holder has obtained a separate license for each name.

(b) A license holder may change the license holder's licensed name at any time by notifying the department and paying a fee for each change of name. The commission by rule shall set the fee for a name change. A license holder may change the license holder's name on renewal of the license without the payment of the name change fee.

(c) A license holder must notify the department in writing of:

(1) any change in the location of the license holder's primary business office;

(2) the addition of more business offices; or

(3) a change in the location of business records maintained by the license holder.

(d) A license holder may amend the name specified in its license to add a trade name, trademark, service mark, or parent company name. An amendment made under this subsection must comply with the requirements imposed under Subsection (a). The department may charge a fee for processing of such an amendment.

(e) A license holder offering professional employer services in more than one state may advertise in this state using the name of its parent company or under a trade name, trademark, or service mark. The trade name, trademark, service mark, or parent company name must be listed on the license in addition to the licensed name used by the license holder in this state.

(f) Each written proposal provided to a prospective client and each contract between a license holder and a client or covered employee shall clearly identify the name of the license holder. A proposal or contract may also identify the trade name, trademark, service mark, or parent company name of the license holder. A license holder may use written materials including forms, benefit information, letterhead, and business cards that bear only the trade name, trademark, service mark, or parent company name of the license holder.
Tex. Finance Code § 12.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 12 / Section 12.111
§ 12.111. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner or the banking commissioner's designee shall provide to agency employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.155
§ 203.155. COMPLAINTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(b) For purposes of Section 51.252, the commission must adopt rules to provide for the release of any relevant midwifery or medical record to the department, without the necessity of consent by the midwife's client, as necessary to conduct an investigation of a complaint.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(12), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) The department shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the department regarding a person or activity regulated by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0502
§ 7952A.0502. 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. Local Government Code § 324.066 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.066
§ 324.066. DISTRICT RULES AND ORDINANCES; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt reasonable rules and ordinances applicable to:

(1) the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes and the issuance, suspension, and cancellation of revenue permits;

(2) littering and litter abatement on the public water in the district, including the possession and disposition of glass containers;

(3) activities that endanger the health and safety of persons or property on public water in the district, subject to the public's paramount right to navigate inland water; and

(4) tenants, business privileges, concessionaires, users, and activities affecting district property and facilities, including hunting, fishing, boating, camping, tubing, swimming, and conservation of natural resources.

(b) A police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer with jurisdiction in the county may arrest persons violating rules or ordinances of the board, and carry out the prosecution of those persons in the proper court.

(c) A person who violates a rule or ordinance adopted under this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) The county attorney, the district attorney, the criminal district attorney, or an attorney retained by the board for this purpose may bring an action to enjoin a violation of board rules or ordinances, and if the board authorizes, may seek damages and attorney's fees based on the violation, if the violation involves:

(1) the providing or offering of a service or the use or rental of a facility or an item for remuneration by a person who does not hold a revenue permit issued by the district or for which collection of a tax is required;

(2) failure of a revenue permit holder to remit a tax imposed and the tax has been due for more than 60 days; or

(3) violation by a revenue permit holder of a district rule relating to an activity that endangers the health or safety of a person or property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.202
§ 8311.202. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.051
§ 8840.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of directors as provided by Chapter 36, Water Code.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0203
§ 3945.0203. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The temporary or successor temporary directors shall hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Water Code § 56.135 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.135
§ 56.135. INTEREST IN DRAINAGE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A county judge, county commissioner, director of the board, or drainage engineer who becomes interested in any contract for construction of any work by the district or in any fee paid by the district from which he will receive money, consideration, or other thing of value, upon conviction is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.621 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.621
§ 201.621. MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY AND SHARE THE ROAD CAMPAIGN.
Status: in_force

From funds appropriated for that purpose, the department shall conduct a continuing public awareness campaign to promote motorcyclist safety and the concept of sharing the road with motorcyclists.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.203
§ 342.203. FERRY CHARGE ON SWIMMING COW OR HORSE.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may not authorize a charge of more than one cent for each cow or horse swimming the river at a location for which a license is issued to operate a ferry, including the use of a pen or boat necessary to control the animal.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 306.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 306 / Section 306.004
§ 306.004. CONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed in a manner that is inconsistent with 18 U.S.C. Section 1038, 47 U.S.C. Section 222, or any other applicable federal law or rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8027.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8027 / Section 8027.0103
§ 8027.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.401
§ 184.401. BORROWING LIMIT.
Status: in_force

Except with the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a state trust company may not have outstanding liabilities, excluding trust deposit liabilities arising under Section 184.301, that exceed an amount equal to five times its restricted capital.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.052
§ 413.052. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures to enable the division to compel the production of documents.
Tex. Government Code § 501.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.058
§ 501.058. COMPENSATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS.
Status: in_force

The amount of compensation paid by the institutional division to psychiatrists employed by the division should be similar to the amount of compensation authorized for the Health and Human Services Commission to pay to psychiatrists.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.303
§ 453.303. BOND TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A transit department's bonds are fully negotiable.

(b) The transit department may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms and conditions that are provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.

(c) A revenue bond indenture may limit a power of the transit department provided by Sections 453.101-453.108 or 453.109(b) as long as the bond containing the indenture is outstanding and unpaid.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.101
§ 251.101. CONDEMNATION FOR COUNTY ROAD IN MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may exercise the power of eminent domain in a municipality with the prior consent of the governing body of the municipality to condemn and acquire real property, a right-of-way, or an easement in public or private real property that the commissioners court determines is necessary or convenient to any road that forms or will form a connecting link in the county road system or in a state highway.

(b) This section does not authorize the condemnation of property used for cemetery purposes.

(c) A condemnation proceeding under this section must be instituted under the direction of the commissioners court and in the name of the county. The procedure established by Chapter 21, Property Code, governs condemnation under this section.

(d) An appeal from the finding and assessment of damages by the condemnation commissioners may not suspend work by the county in connection with which the real property, right-of-way, or easement is sought to be acquired. In an appeal, the county is not required to give a bond for costs or other purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.159
§ 3807.159. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax; or

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.104
§ 1001.104. HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state agency responsible for administering the vocational rehabilitation program under Subtitle C, Title 4, Labor Code, and the Department of Public Safety for the interagency development of curricula and licensing criteria for hospital and rehabilitation facilities that teach driver education.

(b) The department shall administer comprehensive rules governing driver education courses developed through interagency cooperation between the commission, the state agency responsible for administering the vocational rehabilitation program under Subtitle C, Title 4, Labor Code, and the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.104
§ 1037.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

(6) blood banks;

(7) research centers or laboratories; and

(8) ambulance and other facilities or services the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.202
§ 9032.202. MAINTENANCE TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A maintenance tax election shall be called and notice given in the same manner as for a bond election.

(b) This chapter does not prevent the calling of a later maintenance tax election to establish or increase the amount of tax if the board determines that a maintenance tax election is required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0102
§ 8513.0102. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The authority's creation is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including:

(1) construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable canals and waterways; and

(2) control of the waters of all rivers, streams, and tributaries of rivers and streams inside the authority.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.022
§ 52.022. ROYALTY RATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall set the royalty rate on production of oil and gas from land leased under this subchapter. The royalty rate set must be at least one-eighth of the gross production or the market value of the oil and gas produced.