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Tex. Election Code § 213.016 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.016
§ 213.016. PRINTING IMAGES OF BALLOTS CAST USING DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES.
Status: in_force

During any printing of images of ballots cast using direct recording electronic voting machines for the purpose of a recount, the full recount committee is not required to be present. The recount committee chair shall determine how many committee members must be present during the printing of the images. Each candidate is entitled to be present and to have representatives present during the printing of the images in the same number as Section 213.013(b) prescribes for watchers for a recount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.251
§ 3876.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.052
§ 8459.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission 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) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8459.003; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8459.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8459.003; or

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

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010A / Section 8010A.0501
§ 8010A.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.
Tex. Transportation Code § 393.0025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 393 / Section 393.0025
§ 393.0025. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SIGN PLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not place a sign on the right-of-way of a road or highway maintained by a municipality unless the placement is authorized by the municipality.

(b) This section does not apply to the right-of-way of a road or highway in the state highway system.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.05
§ 27.05. DEFENDANT'S SPECIAL PLEA.
Status: in_force

A defendant's only special plea is that he has already been prosecuted for the same or a different offense arising out of the same criminal episode that was or should have been consolidated into one trial, and that the former prosecution:

(1) resulted in acquittal;

(2) resulted in conviction;

(3) was improperly terminated; or

(4) was terminated by a final order or judgment for the defendant that has not been reversed, set aside, or vacated and that necessarily required a determination inconsistent with a fact that must be established to secure conviction in the subsequent prosecution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.153
§ 3807.153. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, OR IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee requires a vote of a majority of the directors serving.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.0363 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0363
§ 51.0363. NOTICE OF COMMISSION ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall mail to each party to the appeal under Section 51.0362 notice of:

(1) the commission's decision;

(2) the violation;

(3) the amount of any penalty assessed; and

(4) the person's right to judicial review of the order.

(b) The notice shall be mailed to a party's last known address, as shown by commission records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.152
§ 3929.152. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project unless the board determines the project is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.460 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.460
§ 885.460. PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF CONVERTED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

The principal office of a mutual life insurance company or incorporated stock company created by the conversion of a fraternal benefit society under this subchapter must be located in this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.462 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.462
§ 45A.462. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN CHARGES AGAINST OR CONVICTIONS OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "child" has the meaning assigned by Article 45A.453(a).

(b) Except as provided by Article 15.27 and Subsection (c) of this article, all records and files, including those held by law enforcement, and information stored by electronic means or otherwise, from which a record or file could be generated, relating to a child who is charged with, is convicted of, is found not guilty of, had a charge dismissed for, or is granted deferred disposition for a fine-only misdemeanor offense other than a traffic offense are confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.

(c) Information subject to Subsection (b) may be open to inspection only by:

(1) a judge or court staff;

(2) a criminal justice agency for a criminal justice purpose, as those terms are defined by Section 411.082, Government Code;

(3) the Department of Public Safety;

(4) an attorney for a party to the proceeding;

(5) the child defendant; or

(6) the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator.
Tex. Property Code § 209.016 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.016
§ 209.016. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASES OR RENTAL AGREEMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) A property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that:

(1) requires a lease or rental applicant or a tenant to be submitted to and approved for tenancy by the property owners' association; or

(2) requires the following information to be submitted to a property owners' association regarding a lease or rental applicant or current tenant:

(A) a consumer or credit report; or

(B) a lease or rental application submitted by the applicant, tenant, or that person's agent to the property owner or property owner's agent when applying for tenancy.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the adoption or enforcement of a provision in a dedicatory instrument establishing a restriction relating to occupancy or leasing.

(e) A property owners' association may request the following information to be submitted to the association regarding a lease or rental applicant:

(1) contact information, including the name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address of each person who will reside at a property in the subdivision under a lease; and

(2) the commencement date and term of the lease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0308
§ 3986.0308. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

If the governing body of the city approves an addition or exclusion of land by affirmative vote, the district may add or exclude the land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code. The district may add land only if the land is located in the city's corporate limits.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 211.034 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 211 / Section 211.034
§ 211.034. NOTICES OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

In addition to other authority specifically granted to the commission under this chapter, the commission may enforce this chapter or any rule adopted or order or permit issued under this chapter as provided by Section 91.207 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.208
§ 1704.208. BOND LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person executing a bail bond is relieved of liability on the bond on the date of disposition of the case for which the bond is executed.

(b) For purposes of this section, disposition of a case occurs on the date the case is dismissed or the principal is acquitted or convicted.
Tex. Education Code § 86.21 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.21
§ 86.21. PERPETUAL FUND.
Status: in_force

The money arising from the sale of the 180,000 acres of land donated to this state by the United States under the provisions of an Act of Congress passed on the second day of July, 1862, and an amended Act of Congress of July 23, 1866, shall constitute a perpetual fund, under the conditions and restrictions imposed by the above recited Acts, for the benefit of Texas A & M University; and the investment of the money, heretofore made in the bonds of the state, when those bonds are redeemed, may be made by the board in United States government securities in furtherance of the interests of the university and in accordance with the terms on which it was received.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0105
§ 480.0105. ESTIMATE OF TAX REVENUE CREDITED TO FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than three months before the date of an event, the office shall provide an estimate of the total amount of tax revenue that would be transferred or deposited to the events trust fund under this chapter in connection with that event if the event were held in this state at a site selected in accordance with an application by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county.

(b) The office shall provide the estimate on request to a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county.

(c) A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county may submit the office's estimate to a site selection organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0103
§ 3975.0103. 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.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or a municipality 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 county or municipal services provided in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.013
§ 54.013. JURISDICTION; VENUE.
Status: in_force

Jurisdiction and venue of an action under this subchapter are in the district court or the county court at law of the county in which the municipality bringing the action is located.
Tex. Water Code § 68.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.053
§ 68.053. USE OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY FOR SHIP CHANNEL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) Use of the department's facilities or property to serve a project aiding security in a ship channel security district created under this chapter serves a transportation purpose. A ship channel security district or a county whose commissioners court has created a ship channel security district may enter into an agreement with the department to provide for use of the department's facilities or property to aid security in the district.

(c) A county that has entered into an agreement with the department for use of the department's fiber optic network for transportation purposes may use the fiber optic network to serve a project aiding security in a ship channel security district created under this chapter in the same manner as other transportation purposes unless the agreement precludes the use of the fiber optic network for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 5.239 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.239
§ 5.239. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall ensure that the agency is responsive to environmental and citizens' concerns, including environmental quality and consumer protection.

(b) The executive director shall develop and implement a program to:

(1) provide a centralized point for the public to access information about the commission and to learn about matters regulated by the commission;

(2) identify and assess the concerns of the public in regard to matters regulated by the commission; and

(3) respond to the concerns identified by the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0101
§ 3981.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Denton, Texas.

(3) "County" means Denton County, Texas.

(4) "Developer of property in the district" means a developer of property in the district as determined by the governing body of the city.

(5) "Director" means a board member.

(6) "District" means the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

(7) "Operating agreement" means an agreement that provides for:

(A) a general description of the improvement projects that may be financed by the district; and

(B) the terms and conditions of:

(i) the financing of the improvement projects described by Paragraph (A); and

(ii) the operation of the district.

(8) "Project agreement" means an agreement between the city and a developer of property in the district that relates to any aspect of the development of property in or outside the district. The governing body of the city may determine whether an agreement constitutes a project agreement for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.308 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.308
§ 453.308. PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED.
Status: in_force

The expenses of operation and maintenance of a transit department system, including salaries, labor, materials, and repairs necessary to provide efficient service and every other proper item of expense, are a first lien and charge against any revenue of a transit department that is encumbered under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.001
§ 8888.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agricultural crop" means:

(A) a food or fiber commodity grown for resale or commercial purposes that provides food, clothing, or animal feed; or

(B) a nursery product or florist item that is in the possession of a nursery grower.

(2) "Authority" means the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.

(3) "Board" means the authority's board of directors.

(4) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(5) "Director" means a member of the board.

(6) "Florist item" means a cut flower, potted plant, blooming plant, inside foliage plant, bedding plant, corsage flower, cut foliage, floral decoration, or live decorative material.

(7) "Groundwater reduction plan" means a plan adopted or implemented to supply water, reduce reliance on groundwater, regulate groundwater pumping and water usage, or require and allocate water usage among persons in order to comply with or exceed the minimum requirements imposed by the subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements.

(8) "Local government" means a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of this state or a combination of two or more of those entities.

(9) "Nursery grower" means a person who grows, in any medium, more than 50 percent of the nursery products or florist items that the person sells or leases, regardless of the variety sold, leased, or grown. For the purposes of this definition, "grow" means the actual cultivation or propagation of the nursery product or florist item beyond the mere holding or maintaining of the item before sale or lease and typically includes activities associated with the production or multiplying of stock such as the development of new plants from cuttings, grafts, plugs, or seedlings.

(10) "Nursery product" includes a tree, shrub, vine, cutting, graft, scion, grass, bulb, or bud that is grown for, kept for, or capable of propagation and distribution for sale or lease.

(11) "Subsidence" means the lowering in elevation of the surface of land by the withdrawal of groundwater.

(12) "Subsidence district" means the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.

(13) "System" means a network of pipelines, conduits, canals, pumping stations, force mains, and treatment plants, and any other construction, device, or related appurtenance, used to treat or transport water.

(14) "Water" includes:

(A) groundwater, percolating or otherwise;

(B) any surface water, natural or artificial, navigable or nonnavigable; and

(C) industrial and municipal wastewater.
Tex. Education Code § 11.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.255
§ 11.255. DROPOUT PREVENTION REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district-level planning and decision-making committee and each campus-level planning and decision-making committee for a junior, middle, or high school campus shall analyze information related to dropout prevention, including:

(1) the results of the audit of dropout records required by Section 39.308;

(2) campus information related to graduation rates, dropout rates, high school equivalency certificate rates, and the percentage of students who remain in high school more than four years after entering grade level 9;

(3) the number of students who enter a high school equivalency certificate program and:

(A) do not complete the program;

(B) complete the program but do not take the high school equivalency examination; or

(C) complete the program and take the high school equivalency examination but do not obtain a high school equivalency certificate;

(4) for students enrolled in grade levels 9 and 10, information related to academic credit hours earned, retention rates, and placements in alternative education programs and expulsions under Chapter 37; and

(5) the results of an evaluation of each school-based dropout prevention program in the district.

(b) Each district-level planning and decision-making committee and each campus-level planning and decision-making committee shall use the information reviewed under this section in developing district or campus improvement plans under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.106
§ 1011.106. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Government Code § 417.0083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 417 / Section 417.0083
§ 417.0083. FIRE SUPPRESSION RATINGS SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state fire marshal shall perform duties as directed by the commissioner relating to the department's fire suppression ratings schedule.

(b) The state fire marshal may provide technical assistance to paid fire departments, volunteer fire departments, and local governments responding to the use of the fire suppression ratings schedule.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.112 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.112
§ 334.112. EFFECTIVE DATE AND ENDING DATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax imposed under this subchapter or a change in the tax rate takes effect on the date prescribed by the ordinance or order imposing the tax or changing the rate.

(b) A municipality or county may impose a tax under this subchapter only if the municipality or county issues bonds or other obligations under Section 334.043 before the first anniversary of the date the tax is imposed. The municipality or county may not impose the tax after those bonds or other obligations are paid in full.