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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.162
§ 3897.162. MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the acquisition and improvement of land or other property for the mitigation of the environmental effects of an improvement project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.073 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.073
§ 32.073. PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR CENTER DESIGNATIONS.
Status: in_force

The rules adopted under Section 32.071(b) must prioritize awarding a designation under this subchapter to a health care entity or program that:

(1) offers fetal diagnosis and therapy through an extensive multi-specialty clinical program that is affiliated and collaborates extensively with a medical school in this state and an associated hospital facility that provides advanced maternal and neonatal care in accordance with its level of care designation received under Section 241.182;

(2) demonstrates a significant commitment to research in and advancing the field of fetal diagnosis and therapy;

(3) offers advanced training programs in fetal diagnosis and therapy; and

(4) integrates an advanced fetal care program with a program that provides appropriate long-term monitoring and follow-up care for patients.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.102
§ 9026.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, or improvements, existing or to be made, constructed, or acquired, inside or outside the district's boundaries and necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or

(2) enter into a contract with a person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:

(A) the purchase or sale of water;

(B) the transportation, treatment, and disposal of the domestic, industrial, or communal wastes of the district or others;

(C) the continuing and orderly development of land and property in the district through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the district is otherwise authorized to do or perform so that, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, considering sound engineering and economic practices, all of the land and property may ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements; and

(D) the performance of any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter or general law.

(b) A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.202
§ 8363.202. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.016 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.016
§ 66.016. COMMERCIAL FISHING REGULATIONS APPLICABLE IF COMMERCIAL PLATES ON BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person on board a boat licensed or required to be licensed for a commercial fishing activity under Chapter 47, 76, 77, or 78, or any other chapter of this code may not catch and retain any fish species whose sale is prohibited when taken from Texas waters. While commercial fishing plates are on board, all commercial fishing regulations, size limits, bag limits, possession limits, and the prohibited possession of noncommercial fish species apply.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a person on board a boat licensed under Chapter 47, 76, 77, or 78 of this code if no commercial fishing plates are on board. While no commercial fishing plates are on board, all recreational fishing regulations, size limits, bag limits, and possession limits apply.
Tex. Government Code § 825.1025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.1025
§ 825.1025. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of the retirement system's rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the retirement system's jurisdiction.

(b) Subject to Subsection (d), the retirement system's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board of trustees shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the retirement system.

(d) The board of trustees shall ensure that the implementation of this section and the negotiated rulemaking procedures and alternative dispute resolution procedures adopted under this section are consistent with the fiduciary responsibility imposed on the board by law.
Tex. Family Code § 8.354 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.354
§ 8.354. DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER.
Status: in_force

If a plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent capacity determines that a domestic relations order does not satisfy the requirements of a qualified domestic relations order or similar order, the court retains continuing jurisdiction over the parties to the extent necessary to render a qualified domestic relations order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.006
§ 3812.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.088 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.088
§ 522.088. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Section 521.344 of this code and Subchapter I, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, except Article 42A.409 of that subchapter, do not apply to a person disqualified under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 215.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.001
§ 215.001. PAYMENT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority responsible for paying the expenses of an election in which a recount is conducted shall pay the costs of the recount.

(b) The fund from which a payment is made for a cost that is assessed against a person shall be reimbursed from the money received from that person.

(c) Claims for compensation of members of a recount committee and other costs incurred by a recount supervisor are payable on certification of the costs by the supervisor.
Tex. Tax Code § 183.054 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 183 / Section 183.054
§ 183.054. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM FUND.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall deposit an amount of money equal to one percent of the revenue received under Subchapters B and B-1 to the credit of the sexual assault program fund established under Section 420.008, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8116.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8116 / Section 8116.153
§ 8116.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Government Code § 508.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.033
§ 508.033. DISQUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the board or for employment as a parole commissioner if the person or the person's spouse:

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

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10-percent interest in a business entity or other organization:

(A) regulated by the department; or

(B) receiving funds from the department or the board; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department or the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.

(b) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3), the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse or parole commissioner's spouse receives as an employee of the board or the department may not be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or board membership imposed by any other law.

(c) A person may not serve as a parole commissioner, may not be a member of the board, and may not be an employee of the division or the board employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of criminal justice; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of criminal justice.

(d) A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation in or on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board may not:

(1) serve as a member of the board or as a parole commissioner; or

(2) act as the general counsel to the board or division.

(e) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in:

(1) dealing with mutual business or professional problems; and

(2) promoting their common interests.

(f) A person who is a current or former employee of the department may not serve as a parole commissioner before the second anniversary of the date the person's employment with the department ceases, and a member of the board may not serve as a parole commissioner before the second anniversary of the date the person's membership on the board ceases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.002
§ 8431.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 101.41 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 101 / Section 101.41
§ 101.41. EXTENT OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

With respect to the management and control of the university, the board has the same powers and duties that are conferred on the Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges, with respect to institutions in that system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8058.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8058 / Section 8058.0301
§ 8058.0301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) 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 a road project authorized by Section 8058.0203.

(b) 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.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.108
§ 8489.108. LIMITATION ON ANNEXATION OF LAND BY DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district or any new district created by the division of the district may not annex land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter without the consent of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction any of the land in the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.109
§ 1100.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 43.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 43 / Section 43.004
§ 43.004. ORAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970), Sec. 1(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970), Sec. 1(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970), Sec. 1(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(d) The department may establish an oral health services program that may consist of all or any combination of the following:

(1) a program of oral disease prevention, including:

(A) the fluoridation of community water supplies;

(B) fluoride mouth rinse programs in schools; and

(C) the promotion and implementation of sealants programs;

(2) oral health education and promotion, including:

(A) public health education to promote the prevention of oral disease through self-help methods, including the initiation and expansion of preschool, school age, and adult education programs;

(B) organized continuing health education training programs for health care providers; and

(C) preventive health education information for the public; and

(3) facilitation of access to oral health services, including:

(A) the improvement of the existing oral health services delivery system for the provision of services to low-income residents;

(B) outreach activities to inform the public of the type and availability of oral health services to increase the accessibility of oral health care for low-income residents; and

(C) assistance and cooperation in promoting better distribution of dentists and other oral health professionals throughout the state.

(e) The department may provide services only as prescribed by department rules.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970), Sec. 1(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.315 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.315
§ 521.315. SURRENDER OF LICENSE; RETURN.
Status: in_force

(a) On the suspension, cancellation, disqualification, or revocation of a license by the department, the department may require the holder to surrender the license to the department.

(b) The department shall return a suspended license to the holder on the expiration of the suspension period.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person's license has been demanded in accordance with Subsection (a) and the person fails or refuses to surrender the license to the department.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.251
§ 4054.251. INSURANCE COMPANY LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

A life insurance company that discontinues the business of issuing life insurance policies on the lives of residents of this state remains liable for the payment of renewal or service commissions on life insurance policies previously written by the company under the terms of the company's contracts previously made with agents residing in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.109
§ 8840.109. CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
Status: in_force

As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or other agency.
Tex. Government Code § 653.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 653 / Section 653.010
§ 653.010. ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTHORIZED TO RECOVER LOSS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, on notice by an agency of a loss covered by a bond under this chapter, may:

(1) immediately bring or cause to be brought an action to recover the loss; and

(2) take any action necessary for recovery of the obligation of the surety.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0698 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0698
§ 43.0698. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

If a petition protesting the annexation of an area under this subchapter is signed by a number of registered voters of the municipality proposing the annexation equal to at least 50 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election and is received by the secretary of the municipality before the date the election required by this subchapter is held, the municipality may not complete the annexation of the area without approval of a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at a separate election called and held for that purpose.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.056 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.056
§ 101.056. DISCRETIONARY POWERS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a claim based on:

(1) the failure of a governmental unit to perform an act that the unit is not required by law to perform; or

(2) a governmental unit's decision not to perform an act or on its failure to make a decision on the performance or nonperformance of an act if the law leaves the performance or nonperformance of the act to the discretion of the governmental unit.
Tex. Government Code § 812.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 812 / Section 812.203
§ 812.203. BENEFITS AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a retiree takes the oath for a position included in the elected class of membership, the retirement system shall suspend annuity payments to the person for service that was credited in that class, until the person no longer holds that position.

(b) Time during which annuity payments are suspended as provided by this section does not reduce the number of months payments are to be made under an optional benefit selection providing for a specific amount of benefits for a guaranteed number of months after retirement.

(c) If a member who originally retired with service credited at the time of that retirement only in the elected class of membership again retires, the person at the time of subsequent retirement may select an annuity based on service in the elected class as if the person were retiring for the first time. If the person selects an annuity under Section 814.108(c)(3) or (c)(4), the retirement system shall reduce the number of months of guaranteed payment by the number of months for which an annuity was paid under the person's original retirement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.103
§ 2205.103. APPROVAL OF PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On completion of the plan of operation, the temporary board shall submit the plan to the department for examination, suggested changes, and final approval.

(b) The department shall approve the plan of operation on the determination that the pool is able and will continue to be able to pay valid claims made against the pool.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9031.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9031 / Section 9031.0503
§ 9031.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0506
§ 4017.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.113
§ 3875.113. USE OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall apply the proceeds from a hotel occupancy tax imposed under Section 3875.112 for any of the district's purposes and for the purposes described by Section 352.1015, Tax Code, to the extent considered appropriate by the board.

(b) During each interval of three calendar years following the date on which a hotel occupancy tax imposed under Section 3875.112 is initially collected, the board may not apply an annual average of more than 10 percent of the amount of tax collected under that section, excluding any interest earnings or investment profits and after a deduction for the costs of imposing and collecting the taxes, for the administrative expenses of the district or a district purpose other than:

(1) the costs of advertising and promoting tourism; or

(2) the costs of business development and commerce, including the costs of planning, designing, constructing, acquiring, leasing, financing, owning, operating, maintaining, managing, improving, repairing, rehabilitating, or reconstructing improvement projects for conferences, conventions, and exhibitions, manufacturer, consumer, or trade shows, and civic, community, or institutional events.

(c) For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district and a reference in Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the county's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.102
§ 1070.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Finance Code § 16.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 16 / Section 16.010
§ 16.010. DUE PROCESS; OPEN GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

A financial regulatory agency is:

(1) a governmental body for purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code; and

(2) a state agency for purposes of Chapters 2001 and 2005, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0501
§ 7955A.0501. 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.