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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0306
§ 8092.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8092.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8092.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8092.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(k) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 24.571 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.571
§ 24.571.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.571. 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 427th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.

(b) The 427th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal matters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9019.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9019 / Section 9019.052
§ 9019.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A director must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) a resident of the state; and

(3) the owner of property subject to taxation in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 96.62 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.62
§ 96.62. UNIVERSITY AIRPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may construct or otherwise acquire without cost to the state or the university an airport for purposes of cooperation with the national defense program and for instruction in aeronautics.

(b) The board may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or by any other means, and may maintain, use, and operate any and all property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest in property, necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred by this section. The board has the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring by condemnation any real property, or any interest in real property, necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred by this section. The board shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by general law, including Title 52, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, except that it shall not be required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.24 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.24
§ 25.24. APPRAISAL ROLL.
Status: in_force

The appraisal records, as changed by order of the appraisal review board and approved by that board, constitute the appraisal roll for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9007.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9007 / Section 9007.155
§ 9007.155. SUIT TO REVIEW ORDER; APPEAL.
Status: in_force

An interested person may:

(1) bring a suit to review an exclusion order issued under this subchapter in the manner provided by Section 49.308, Water Code; and

(2) appeal as provided by Section 49.308(c), Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 51.314 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.314
§ 51.314. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN GALVESTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may pay for the services of a special deputy district clerk if the commissioners court considers a deputy clerk necessary. The clerk of the court in which the deputy clerk serves shall appoint the deputy clerk.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.1341 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.1341
§ 234.1341. APPLICATION FOR OWNER OR OPERATOR LICENSE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county requiring a person to obtain a license or permit to own or operate a game room in the county shall require the person to submit a completed application as provided by this section for issuance or renewal of the license or permit and an application fee of $1,000 as required by the county.

(b) An application form developed by the county under this section must require the applicant to provide the following information:

(1) the name of the business, including a copy of the assumed name certificate;

(2) the legal name, social security number, date of birth, and other relevant information concerning each person who owns at least five percent of the business or serves in a management role for the business;

(3) the name and contact information of the owner of the property where the game room is located;

(4) information concerning any other game room previously or currently operated by the applicant;

(5) the applicant's fingerprints;

(6) a copy of the applicant's valid state-issued driver's license or personal identification card and social security card; and

(7) the applicant's consent for a criminal history record information check of the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0502
§ 3792.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3792.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.055 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.055
§ 9.055. REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not excuse a foreign entity from complying with duties imposed under other law, including other chapters of this code, relating to filing or registration requirements.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.181
§ 2156.181. INTERSTATE COMPACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR PROCUREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may enter into one or more compacts, interagency agreements, or cooperative purchasing agreements directly with one or more state governments, agencies of other states, or other governmental entities or may participate in, sponsor, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement through an entity that facilitates those agreements for the purchase of goods or services if the comptroller determines that the agreement would be in the best interest of the state.

(a-1) A compact or agreement described by this section may not be used to purchase services that are defined as part of the practice of engineering under Section 1001.003, Occupations Code, or architecture under Section 1051.001, Occupations Code.

(b) The comptroller may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1373.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1373 / Section 1373.013
§ 1373.013. VALIDITY AND INCONTESTABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If proceedings to authorize an obligation are approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, each obligation and any contract that provides revenue or security included in or executed and delivered according to the authorizing proceedings and pledged to the payment of the obligation is incontestable in a court or other forum and is valid, binding, and enforceable according to its terms.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and except as provided by this subsection, an obligation authorized by this chapter is not valid, binding, or enforceable unless the obligation is approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller in accordance with Chapter 1202.
Tex. Family Code § 15.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.102
§ 15.102. BEGINNING AND CONCLUDING COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A collaborative family law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement.

(b) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative family law process over that party's objection.

(c) A collaborative family law process is concluded by:

(1) resolution of a collaborative family law matter as evidenced by a signed record;

(2) resolution of a part of a collaborative family law matter, evidenced by a signed record, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or

(3) termination of the process under Subsection (d).

(d) A collaborative family law process terminates:

(1) when a party gives notice to other parties in a record that the process is ended;

(2) when a party:

(A) begins a proceeding related to a collaborative family law matter without the agreement of all parties; or

(B) in a pending proceeding related to the matter:

(i) without the agreement of all parties, initiates a pleading, motion, or request for a conference with the tribunal;

(ii) initiates an order to show cause or requests that the proceeding be put on the tribunal's active calendar; or

(iii) takes similar action requiring notice to be sent to the parties; or

(3) except as otherwise provided by Subsection (g), when a party discharges a collaborative lawyer or a collaborative lawyer withdraws from further representation of a party.

(e) A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt notice in a record to all other parties of the collaborative lawyer's discharge or withdrawal.

(f) A party may terminate a collaborative family law process with or without cause.

(g) Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer, a collaborative family law process continues if, not later than the 30th day after the date the notice of the collaborative lawyer's discharge or withdrawal required by Subsection (e) is sent to the parties:

(1) the unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and

(2) in a signed record:

(A) the parties consent to continue the process by reaffirming the collaborative family law participation agreement;

(B) the agreement is amended to identify the successor collaborative lawyer; and

(C) the successor collaborative lawyer confirms the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative process.

(h) A collaborative family law process does not conclude if, with the consent of the parties to a signed record resolving all or part of the collaborative matter, a party requests a tribunal to approve a resolution of the collaborative family law matter or any part of that matter as evidenced by a signed record.

(i) A collaborative family law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative family law process.
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.021
§ 24.021. TAKING OFF, LANDING, OR MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAYS, ROADS, OR STREETS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person takes off, lands, or maneuvers an aircraft, whether heavier or lighter than air, on a public highway, road, or street except:

(1) when necessary to prevent serious injury to a person or property;

(2) during or within a reasonable time after an emergency; or

(3) as provided by Section 24.022.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $200.

(c) The procedure prescribed by Section 543.003 applies to a violation of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.430 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.430
§ 401.430. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall inspect each mammography system that has not been fully certified under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 263b) not later than the 60th day after the date the certification under this subchapter is issued.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish the routine inspection frequency for mammography systems that receive certification under this subchapter.

(c) The department shall make reasonable attempts to coordinate inspections under this section with other inspections required under this chapter for the facility where the mammography system is used.

(d) After each satisfactory inspection, the department shall issue a certificate of inspection for each mammography system inspected. The certificate of inspection must be posted at a conspicuous place on or near the place where the mammography system is used. The certificate of inspection shall:

(1) specifically identify the mammography system inspected;

(2) state the name and address of the facility where the mammography system was used at the time of the inspection; and

(3) state the date of the inspection.

(e) A notice of a mammography system's failure to satisfy department standards shall be posted:

(1) on the mammography system at a conspicuous place if the system is a machine; or

(2) near the place where the mammography system practices if the system is an individual.

(f) If a facility's mammography system fails to meet the department's certification standards and the failure is a Severity Level I violation under the department's rules, the facility shall notify each patient on whom the facility performed a mammography during the period in which the system failed to meet the department's certification standards. The facility shall:

(1) inform the patient that the mammography system failed to satisfy the department's certification standards;

(2) recommend that the patient consult with the patient's physician regarding the need for another mammogram; and

(3) list the three facilities closest to the original testing facility that have a certified mammography system.

(g) In addition to the requirement of Subsection (f), the department may require a facility to notify a patient of any other failure of the facility's mammography system to meet the department's certification standards.

(h) To protect the public health, the executive commissioner may adopt rules concerning the grounds for posting a failure notice and the placement and size of the failure notice, and for patient notification under Subsections (f) and (g), as appropriate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.253
§ 884.253. DIVIDENDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company may declare or pay a dividend to its shareholders only from the profits made by the company, not including surplus from the sale of stock.

(b) A stipulated premium company may not pay a dividend, other than a stock dividend, unless:

(1) any deficiency reserve under Section 884.453 has been eliminated; and

(2) the capital of the company is maintained in an amount of at least $100,000.

(c) A stipulated premium company that complies with Subsection (b) may pay cash dividends in accordance with Sections 403.001 and 403.052.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.303
§ 2310.303. PROHIBITION ON QUALIFIED BUSINESS CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

If the bank determines that the governing body of a readjustment zone is not complying with this chapter, the bank shall prohibit the certification of a qualified business in the zone until the bank determines that the governing body is complying with this chapter. The bank may not designate more than two defense readjustment projects in a single readjustment zone.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.102
§ 4102.102. COMPLIANCE WITH INSURANCE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall prepare each claim for an insured represented by the license holder in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract of insurance under which recovery is sought.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.152
§ 802.152. CHANGE IN LICENSE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A licensed breeder shall notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department not later than the 10th day after the date any change occurs in the address, name, management, or controlling person of the business or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 135.160 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 135 / Section 135.160
§ 135.160. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR FUND.
Status: in_force

Money allocated under Section 135.102 to the public probate administrator fund maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 135.151 may be used by a county only to support the office of public probate administrator established under Chapter 455, Estates Code. A county that does not appoint a public probate administrator subject to Chapter 455, Estates Code, shall deposit the money to the court-initiated guardianship fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.054
§ 503.054. COUNSELING BY OTHER LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL OR BY RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an activity or service of any of the following persons performing counseling consistent with the law of this state, the person's training, and any code of ethics of the person's profession if the person does not represent the person by any title or description as described by the definition of "licensed professional counselor" in Section 503.002:

(1) a member of another profession licensed or certified by this state, including:

(A) a physician, registered nurse, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, chemical dependency counselor, physician assistant, or occupational therapist; or

(B) an optometrist engaged in the evaluation and remediation of learning or behavioral disabilities associated with or caused by a defective or abnormal condition of vision; or

(2) a recognized religious practitioner, including a Christian Science practitioner recognized by the Church of Christ Scientist as registered and published in the Christian Science Journal.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.112
§ 1477.112. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county shall disburse the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter in accordance with any restrictions provided in the order authorizing the bonds.

(b) The bondholders have a lien on the proceeds until the proceeds are applied.

(c) The bond proceeds, pending their use for the construction of the project, may be invested in direct obligations of the United States having maturities not more than 91 days from the date of investment.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.085 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.085
§ 60.085. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may conduct hearings and take evidence on any matter before the board.

(b) The board may appoint a hearings examiner to conduct a hearing called by the board. The hearings examiner may be a district employee or director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.110
§ 1106.110. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If an agent designated by the district to handle the inquiry determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the board determines that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district's treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district's designated agent, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate order.

(f) Either party to the dispute may appeal the order to the district court.
Tex. Government Code § 24.598 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.598
§ 24.598.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.598. 454TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MEDINA COUNTY). The 454th Judicial District is composed of Medina County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.0201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.0201
§ 394.0201. ERECTING OFF-PREMISE SIGN WITHOUT LICENSE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully erects or maintains an off-premise sign on a rural road without a license under this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.

(c) A person is not required to obtain a license to erect or maintain an on-premise sign.
Tex. Election Code § 215.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.007
§ 215.007. STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving notice of an assessment of costs against a person from the recount coordinator in a recount of an election for which the final canvass is at the state level, each recount supervisor shall prepare a statement of assessable costs incurred in the supervisor's jurisdiction and deliver the statement to the recount coordinator.

(b) The costs must be listed separately for the precincts included in each document requesting a recount if precincts in the recount supervisor's jurisdiction were included in more than one document.