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Tex. Government Code § 552.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.027
§ 552.027.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.027. EXCEPTION: INFORMATION AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY; RESOURCE MATERIAL. (a) A governmental body is not required under this chapter to allow the inspection of or to provide a copy of information in a commercial book or publication purchased or acquired by the governmental body for research purposes if the book or publication is commercially available to the public.

(b) Although information in a book or publication may be made available to the public as a resource material, such as a library book, a governmental body is not required to make a copy of the information in response to a request for public information.

(c) A governmental body shall allow the inspection of information in a book or publication that is made part of, incorporated into, or referred to in a rule or policy of a governmental body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910 / Section 7910.151
§ 7910.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7910.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0217 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0217
§ 8510.0217. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority.

(b) The authority shall maintain:

(1) information about the subject matter of the complaint;

(2) information about the parties to the complaint;

(3) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(4) the disposition of the complaint.

(c) Periodically, the authority shall notify the parties to the complaint of the complaint's status until final disposition.

(d) The authority shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.
Tex. Water Code § 15.535 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.535
§ 15.535. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an eligible political subdivision applying for financial assistance under this subchapter for a proposed flood project must demonstrate in the application that:

(1) the eligible political subdivision has acted cooperatively with other political subdivisions to address flood control needs in the area in which the eligible political subdivisions are located;

(2) all eligible political subdivisions substantially affected by the proposed flood project have participated in the process of developing the proposed flood project;

(3) the eligible political subdivisions, separately or in cooperation, have held public meetings to accept comment on proposed flood projects from interested parties; and

(4) the technical requirements for the proposed flood project have been completed and compared against any other potential flood projects in the same area.

(b) The application must include an analysis of whether the proposed flood project could use floodwater capture techniques for water supply purposes, including floodwater harvesting, detention or retention basins, or other methods of capturing storm flow or unappropriated flood flow.

(c) An eligible political subdivision applying for assistance under Section 15.534(a)(3) is not required to make the demonstration described by Subsection (a)(4) of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0604 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0604
§ 3973.0604. TAX AFTER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's sales and use tax in the annexed territory.

(b) If at the time of annexation the district has outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code, applies to the district.

(c) If at the time of annexation the district does not have outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, the district may exclude the annexed territory from the district, if the district has no outstanding debt or other obligations payable from any source.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.044 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.044
§ 162.044. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds may be sold at public or private sale at a price or prices and on terms determined by the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.041 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.041
§ 201.041. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The eligible voters of any territory may petition the state board for the organization of a soil and water conservation district. The petition must be signed by at least 50 persons eligible to vote in an election to create the conservation district unless the territory contains fewer than 100 eligible voters, in which case the petition must be signed by a majority of the eligible voters in the territory.

(b) The petition must contain:

(1) a proposed name for the conservation district;

(2) a description of the territory proposed to be organized as a conservation district;

(3) a statement that there is need for a conservation district to function in the described territory in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare; and

(4) a request that:

(A) the state board define the boundaries of the conservation district;

(B) an election be held within the defined territory on the question of creation of a conservation district in that territory; and

(C) the state board determine that the conservation district be created.

(c) The petition is not required to describe the territory by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions, but must be generally accurate in order to be sufficient.

(d) If more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the state board may consolidate any or all of the petitions.
Tex. Water Code § 60.247 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.247
§ 60.247. OPTIONAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the navigation board finds in favor of the conversion of the district but pursuant to Subsection (b) of Section 60.244 of this code provides that the conversion is not final, the commissioners court of jurisdiction shall order an election to be held in the district and shall submit to the electors residing in the district the proposition of whether or not the district should be converted and should be authorized to continue to levy an annual tax for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the district of not to exceed 10 cents on the $100 valuation of all property within the district.

(b) The clerk of the commissioners court of jurisdiction shall give notice of the election by posting notices at the courthouse door of the county in which the district is located and at four other public places in the district.

(c) If the district is composed of more than one county, the notices required by Subsection (b) of this section shall be posted in each county.

(d) The notices must be posted for 30 days immediately preceding the time set for election.

(e) The notices must include:

(1) the time and place of the election;

(2) the proposition to be voted on; and

(3) a copy of the election order.

(f) The commissioners court by order shall define the voting precincts in the district and shall name convenient polling places in the precincts.

(g) Immediately after the election, the officers holding the election shall make returns of the results to the commissioners court of jurisdiction, and the commissioners court shall promptly canvass the returns at a regular or special session of the commissioners court following the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.0011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.0011
§ 822.0011. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, a person's property includes property the person is entitled to possess or occupy under a lease or other agreement.
Tex. Election Code § 127.302 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.302
§ 127.302. RISK-LIMITING AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The general custodian of election records shall participate in a risk-limiting audit for one or more selected statewide races or measures. The custodian shall begin the audit on a date prescribed by the secretary of state.

(a-1) All counties holding an election subject to this subchapter must participate in the risk-limiting audit on the selected statewide races or measures as provided by this section, regardless of the method of counting voted ballots used by the county.

(b) The secretary of state shall select, in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary, the precincts to be counted and the offices or propositions to be counted.

(c) The general custodian of election records shall complete the audit on the date prescribed by the secretary of state.

(d) The general custodian of election records shall post a notice of the date, hour, and place of the audit in the custodian's office and on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains a website.

(e) A watcher may be present for the audit if appointed by a candidate in the election. A watcher must deliver a certificate of appointment to the general custodian of election records at the time the watcher reports for service. The certificate must be in writing and must include:

(1) the printed name and signature of the watcher;

(2) the election subject to the audit; and

(3) the printed name and signature of the candidate making the appointment.

(f) The secretary of state may appoint personnel to assist with the audit, including applicable voting system technicians or representatives and persons who have assisted with the design and implementation of the audit.
Tex. Education Code § 39.262 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.262
§ 39.262. TYPES OF AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may present a financial award to the schools or districts that the commissioner determines have demonstrated the highest levels of sustained success or the greatest improvement in achieving the education goals. For each student in average daily attendance, each of those schools or districts is entitled to an amount set for the award for which the school or district is selected by the commissioner, subject to any limitation set by the commissioner on the total amount that may be awarded to a school or district.

(b) The governor may present proclamations or certificates to additional schools and districts determined to have met or exceeded the education goals.

(c) The commissioner may establish additional categories of awards and award amounts for a school or district determined to be successful under Subsection (a) or (b) that are contingent on the school's or district's involvement with paired, lower-performing schools.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.101
§ 3813.101. DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has:

(1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created;

(2) the powers and duties of a municipal management district under Subchapter E, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(3) the powers given to a corporation organized under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).
Tex. Government Code § 411.0736 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0736
§ 411.0736. PROCEDURE FOR CONVICTION; CERTAIN DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who:

(1) is convicted of an offense under Section 49.04, Penal Code, other than an offense punishable under Subsection (d) of that section; and

(2) is not eligible for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Section 411.0731.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, a person described by Subsection (a) who completes the person's sentence, including any term of confinement imposed and payment of all fines, costs, and restitution imposed, may petition the court that imposed the sentence for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section if the person:

(1) satisfies the requirements of this section and Section 411.074; and

(2) has never been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense other than a traffic offense that is punishable by fine only.

(c) A petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information filed under this section must include evidence that the person is entitled to file the petition.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), after notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition and issuance of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information is in the best interest of justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense for which the person was convicted.

(e) A court may not issue an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section if the attorney representing the state presents evidence sufficient to the court demonstrating that the commission of the offense for which the order is sought resulted in a motor vehicle collision involving another person, including a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by the person seeking the order of nondisclosure.

(f) A person may petition the court that imposed the sentence for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section on or after:

(1) the third anniversary of the date of completion of the person's sentence, if the person successfully complied with a condition of the sentence that, for a period of not less than six months, restricted the person's operation of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device; or

(2) the fifth anniversary of the date of completion of the person's sentence, if the court that imposed the sentence did not order the person to comply with a condition described by Subdivision (1) for the period described by that subdivision.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.208 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.208
§ 347.208. CREDITOR MAY REFUSE TO ACCEPT POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the consumer obtains insurance required under this chapter from someone other than the creditor, the creditor is entitled for good cause to refuse to accept certain insurance policies from insurance companies designated by the creditor.

(b) On the consumer's request the creditor shall deliver to the consumer a writing that states the reason for a refusal under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.202
§ 3902.202. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.107
§ 3951.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.10
§ 17.10. DISQUALIFIED SURETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A minor may not be surety on a bail bond, but the accused party may sign as principal.

(b) A person, for compensation, may not be a surety on a bail bond written in a county in which a county bail bond board regulated under Chapter 1704, Occupations Code, does not exist unless the person, within two years before the bail bond is given, completed in person at least eight hours of continuing legal education in criminal law courses or bail bond law courses that are:

(1) approved by the State Bar of Texas; and

(2) offered by an accredited institution of higher education in this state.

(c) A person, for compensation, may not act as a surety on a bail bond if the person has been finally convicted of:

(1) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or

(2) a felony.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.002
§ 464.002. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not offer or purport to offer chemical dependency treatment without a license issued under this subchapter, unless the person is exempted under Subchapter C or is working for or providing counseling with a program exempted under Subchapter C.
Tex. Government Code § 43.1815 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.1815
§ 43.1815.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.1815. 369TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Leon County elect a district attorney for the 369th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in Leon County.

(b) The district attorney of the 369th Judicial District also represents the state in all criminal and civil actions in which the state is interested that arise in the 87th Judicial District in Leon County.

(c) The district attorney may, with the consent of the Commissioners Court of Leon County, appoint a deputy district attorney.

(d) The Commissioners Court of Leon County shall pay the salary and traveling expenses of the deputy district attorney from the officers' salary fund. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments and expense claims shall be paid at the end of each month. The salary is subject to participation fully in the Texas County and District Retirement System.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.009
§ 74.009. RIGHT TO REQUEST REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a process by which members of the public, elected officials, or leadership from agencies that are not participating agencies may request a review of any existing or proposed regulation, rule, policy, or other participating agency action that may impact the cost, quality, or accessibility of child care.

(b) The Quad-Agency chair may grant a request to conduct a review requested under this section.

(c) The commission shall make all requests for review granted under Subsection (b) available to the public on the Texas Workforce Commission's Internet website for not less than two years from the date the Quad-Agency chair grants the request.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.004
§ 4005.004. ISOLATED TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the sale of a security that is made by a vendor or on a vendor's behalf by a dealer or other agent and is made in the ordinary course of a bona fide personal investment of the vendor's personal holdings or a change in the investment if:

(1) the vendor is not engaged in the business of selling securities; and

(2) the sale is an isolated transaction not made in the course of repeated and consecutive transactions of a like character.

(b) A sale or offer for sale under Subsection (a) is not exempt from this title if the sale or offer is made or intended to be made by the vendor or the vendor's agent for the direct or indirect benefit of a company other than the individual vendor. The usual commission of a vendor's agent is not a benefit for the purposes of this subsection.

(c) A person acting as an agent for a vendor in any sale or offer for sale under Subsection (a) must be registered under this title.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.515 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.515
§ 22.515. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to:

(1) an action asserting that a ratification was not accomplished in accordance with this subchapter; or

(2) any person to whom notice of the ratification was not given as required by Sections 22.506 and 22.510.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter:

(1) an action claiming that a defective corporate act is ineffective, void, or voidable due to a failure of authorization identified in the resolutions adopted in accordance with Section 22.503 may not be filed in or must be dismissed by any court after the applicable validation effective time; and

(2) an action claiming that a court of appropriate jurisdiction, in its discretion, should declare that a ratification in accordance with this subchapter not take effect or that the ratification take effect only on certain conditions may not be filed with the court after the expiration of the 120th day after the later of the validation effective time or the time that any notice required to be given under Section 22.510 is given with respect to the ratification.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by a corporation's governing documents, for purposes of this section, notice under Section 22.510 that is:

(1) mailed is considered to be given on the date the notice is deposited in the United States mail with postage paid in an envelope addressed to the member at the member's address appearing or most recently appearing, as appropriate, in the records of the corporation; and

(2) transmitted by facsimile or electronic message is considered to be given when the facsimile or electronic message is transmitted to a facsimile number or an electronic message address provided by the member, or to which the member consents, for the purpose of receiving notice.