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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.052
§ 8335.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) William Strawn;

(2) Michael Lamendola;

(3) David Bowen;

(4) Sean Mills; and

(5) Ann Schneider.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8335.003; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8335.003 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 8335.003; 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.005
§ 3816.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1384, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3816.107 or its predecessor statute, former Section 376.466, Local Government Code, as added by Chapter 1384, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 1, Chapter 1384, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.203
§ 2308.203. TOWING FEE STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision that regulates nonconsent tow fees shall establish procedures by which a towing company may request that a towing fee study be performed.

(b) The governing body of the political subdivision shall establish or amend the allowable fees for nonconsent tows at amounts that represent the fair value of the services of a towing company and are reasonably related to any financial or accounting information provided to the governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.112
§ 1506.112. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell bonds issued under this subchapter under the terms determined by the governing body of the municipality to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.064 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.064
§ 147.064. APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, as a livestock commission merchant, the person appropriates or uses any portion of the net proceeds of the sale of livestock for a purpose other than remitting the proceeds under Section 147.004 of this code.

(b) A person commits an offense if, as a livestock auction commission merchant, the person appropriates or uses any portion of the net proceeds of the sale of livestock for a purpose other than remitting the proceeds under Section 147.004 of this code.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two years nor more than four years.

(d) An offense under Subsection (b) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $1,000; and

(2) confinement in county jail for not more than one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.054
§ 3804.054. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may remove a director if the director has missed half the meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.

(b) A director removed under this section may file a written appeal with the governing body of the City of Sugar Land. The governing body may reinstate the director if the body finds that the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons for the absences, the time and place of the meetings, the business conducted at the meetings missed, and any other relevant circumstances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.003
§ 1036.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Government Code § 411.089 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.089
§ 411.089.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.089. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY. (a) A criminal justice agency is entitled to obtain from the department any criminal history record information maintained by the department about a person.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a) may be released by the criminal justice agency:

(1) to any other criminal justice agency, if such release is for a criminal justice purpose; and

(2) through audio response terminals and radio devices, whether digital or voice, if such dissemination is in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.403
§ 2054.403. APPEAL OF COMMISSIONER'S DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner under Section 2054.402 may appeal the decision to a district court.

(b) Judicial review under this section is governed by the substantial evidence rule.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.0236 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0236
§ 501.0236. ISSUANCE OF TITLE AND PERMITS WHEN DEALER GOES OUT OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who is the purchaser of a motor vehicle for which the dealer:

(1) is required to apply for a title for the vehicle under Section 501.0234; and

(2) does not apply for the title because the dealer has gone out of business.

(b) A purchaser to whom this section applies may apply for a title in the manner prescribed by the department by rule.

(c) An application for a title under this section must include a release of any recorded lien on the motor vehicle unless the only recorded lienholder is a dealer described by Subsection (a).

(d) The department shall waive the payment of fees for a title issued to a purchaser described by this section if the purchaser can show that fees for a title were paid to the dealer.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 503.033(e), the department may recover against the surety bond executed by the dealer under Section 503.033 the amount of any fee waived for a title or permit issued under this section.

(f) The department shall adopt the rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.119 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.119
§ 74.119. AUTHORITY FOR DESTRUCTION OR TREATMENT OF COTTON IN ERADICATION ZONES; COMPENSATION PAYABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall destroy or treat hostable volunteer or other hostable noncommercial cotton and establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of commercial cotton in eradication zones if the department determines the action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The department is not liable to the owner or lessee for the destruction of or injury to any cotton that was planted in an eradication zone after publication of notice as provided by this subchapter. The foundation is liable for the destruction of cotton if the cotton was planted in an eradication zone before publication of the notice.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2010, the department shall adopt rules providing for the regulation and control of volunteer and other noncommercial cotton in pest management zones. At a minimum, the rules must:

(1) provide a grower or landowner with a period of time in which the grower or owner is required to destroy hostable volunteer or other hostable noncommercial cotton on receipt of a notice from the department; and

(2) allow the department or a person designated by the department:

(A) to monitor and treat hostable volunteer or other hostable noncommercial cotton that is located in a crop field for boll weevil infestation if the grower or landowner does not destroy the cotton in compliance with the notice from the department; and

(B) to destroy hostable volunteer or other hostable noncommercial cotton that is not in a crop field, as provided by Section 74.004.

(c) If a grower or landowner does not destroy hostable volunteer or other hostable noncommercial cotton as required by Subsection (b)(1), the grower or owner shall pay to the department a volunteer cotton fee in an amount determined by the department. A fee under this subsection:

(1) may be assessed only on acreage where hostable volunteer or other hostable noncommercial cotton is located;

(2) may not be less than one-half the amount the grower or owner would owe if the entire acreage were planted with cotton; and

(3) shall be deposited to the credit of the hostable cotton fee account established by Section 74.0032.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.051
§ 1473.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "security" means a bond, note, warrant, obligation, or other evidence of indebtedness.
Tex. Government Code § 524.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 524 / Section 524.0102
§ 524.0102. ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding under Section 524.0101 in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, for adopting rules, except that the requirements of Sections 2001.033(a)(1)(A) and (C) do not apply with respect to any part of the memorandum of understanding that:

(1) concerns only internal management or organization within or among health and human services agencies and does not affect private rights or procedures; or

(2) relates solely to the internal personnel practices of health and human services agencies.

(b) The memorandum of understanding may be amended only by following the procedures prescribed by Subsection (a).
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7830 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7830
§ 7830. COMBINED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Where a proposed district lies partly within two or more counties, the petition for the establishment of said district shall be presented to the commissioners court of each county. Each such court shall give all necessary notice as provided for a single district in one county, but stating that same is a part of such entire district, and shall order an election, appoint all necessary officers, furnish all supplies, canvass the returns and declare the result of such election, all as provided for a single district. The presiding officer of each court shall then certify and report the result of said election to the county judge of the county in which the largest portion of such district is situated.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.061
§ 724.061. ADMISSIBILITY OF REFUSAL OF PERSON TO SUBMIT TO TAKING OF SPECIMEN.
Status: in_force

A person's refusal of a request by an officer to submit to the taking of a specimen of breath or blood, whether the refusal was express or the result of an intentional failure to give the specimen, may be introduced into evidence at the person's trial.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 51.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.005
§ 51.005. CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall contract only with public or private nonprofit organizations that fulfill the requirements of this chapter.

(b) The contracts shall require the persons operating a family violence center to:

(1) make a quarterly and an annual financial report on a form prescribed by the commission;

(2) cooperate with inspections the commission makes to ensure services standards and fiscal responsibility; and

(3) provide, as its primary purpose, voluntary and trauma-informed services to victims of family violence that include:

(A) 24-hour-a-day shelter, except that a family violence nonresidential center may provide access to a 24-hour-a-day shelter;

(B) a 24-hour-a-day crisis hotline, except that a family violence nonresidential center may provide access to a 24-hour-a-day crisis hotline operated by another organization located in the nonresidential center's service area;

(C) access to emergency medical care;

(D) crisis and intervention services, including understanding and support, information, education, referrals, and other resource assistance;

(E) access to emergency transportation;

(F) advocacy focused on:

(i) economic and housing stability;

(ii) physical, behavioral, and mental health;

(iii) the needs of children who are victims and the children of victims; and

(iv) the civil and criminal legal systems, including:

(a) identifying individual needs, legal rights, and legal options; and

(b) providing support and accompaniment in pursuing those options;

(G) ongoing safety planning services in collaboration with the self-stated priorities and needs of the victim of family violence;

(H) community education regarding family violence and family violence prevention efforts;

(I) counseling services; and

(J) peer support services led by victims of family violence, including activities and other efforts that facilitate connections and the creation of community among victims of family violence.

(b-1) The contracts shall:

(1) specify that participation in services by a victim of family violence is voluntary; and

(2) prohibit the persons operating a family violence center from requiring a victim of family violence to participate in other services as a condition of receiving shelter.

(c) The contracts may require the persons operating a family violence center to use intake and case study forms. Forms required shall be developed by the commission with consultation as outlined in Section 51.008.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.3002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.3002
§ 1603.3002. RENEWAL RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may establish requirements for the renewal of a license issued under this chapter, including continuing education requirements.

(b) The commission may establish separate requirements for:

(1) the initial renewal of a license; and

(2) subsequent renewals of a license.

(c) Before establishing continuing education requirements under this section, the commission must consider the potential impact of continuing education with respect to:

(1) identifying and assisting trafficked persons; and

(2) providing license holders with opportunities to acquire new skills.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8156.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8156 / Section 8156.103
§ 8156.103. AUTHORITY OF EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OVER DISTRICT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Public Service Board" means the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board.

(b) The plans and specifications for any facilities to be constructed or acquired by the district must be approved by the Public Service Board. The Public Service Board may not unreasonably withhold or delay the approval.

(c) The Public Service Board is entitled to inspect or act as the construction manager for district facilities to ensure that the facilities meet the applicable standards of the Public Service Board. The district shall pay the Public Service Board a reasonable fee for those services consistent with fees charged for similar services the Public Service Board provides on similar utility construction contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.251
§ 6610.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue district bonds to acquire money to accomplish any district purpose or carry out any power granted under this chapter to the district.

(b) The board may impose continuing direct annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the district sufficient to:

(1) provide for the payment of the interest on the bonds as the interest accrues; and

(2) create and provide for a sinking fund to pay the principal of the bonds as the principal matures.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.703 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.703
§ 2204.703. LIMITATION ON CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

A conveyance under this subchapter is subject to the limitations described by Sections 2204.101-2204.103, Government Code, and Sections 61.115-61.117, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0402
§ 3973.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9965 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9965
§ 61.9965. RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall administer the rural veterinarian incentive program account in accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 56, to provide assistance in the repayment of student loans for eligible veterinarians who apply and qualify for the assistance under the rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission rural veterinarian incentive program committee.

(b) The rural veterinarian incentive program account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of:

(1) gifts, grants, in-kind contributions, or real or personal property contributed to the account from any individual, group, association, or corporation or the United States, subject to limitations or conditions set by law, for the purposes of this subchapter;

(2) earnings on the principal of the account; and

(3) other amounts deposited to the credit of the account, including:

(A) money deposited from a community or political subdivision that qualifies under the rules authorized by Section 56.105 to become a sponsor of an eligible participant under the program; and

(B) legislative appropriations deposited to the account.

(c) Money and resources in the account shall be made available and payable as soon as practicable at the request of the Texas Animal Health Commission and may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) to provide financial support as a lump sum to an eligible participant under Subchapter G, Chapter 56, the lender or other holder of the participant's affected loan, or the participant's university system;

(2) a reasonable amount, not to exceed seven percent of the account value, to cover the costs of administration of the program; or

(3) a reasonable amount, not to exceed three percent of the account value, as specifically required for the coordinating board for administration of the account.

(d) The unexpended balance of the account at the end of a fiscal year remains in the account subject to further appropriation for the purposes described by Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.152
§ 1006.152. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
Tex. Penal Code § 21.15 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 21 / Section 21.15
§ 21.15. INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Female breast" means any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola.

(2) "Intimate area" means the naked or clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, buttocks, or female breast of a person.

(3) "Changing room" means a room or portioned area provided for or primarily used for the changing of clothing and includes dressing rooms, locker rooms, and swimwear changing areas.

(3-a) "Place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy" means a place in which a reasonable person would believe that the person could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that the act of undressing would be photographed or visually recorded by another or that a visual image of the person undressing would be broadcasted or transmitted by another. The term includes a bathroom, bedroom, and changing room.

(4) "Promote" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.21.

(b) A person commits an offense if, without the other person's consent and with intent to invade the privacy of the other person, the person:

(1) photographs or by videotape or other electronic means records, broadcasts, or transmits a visual image of an intimate area of another person if the other person has a reasonable expectation that the intimate area is not subject to public view;

(2) photographs or by videotape or other electronic means records, broadcasts, or transmits a visual image of another person in a place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or

(3) knowing the character and content of the photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission, promotes a photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), a sign or signs posted indicating that the person is being photographed or that a visual image of the person is being recorded, broadcast, or transmitted is not sufficient to establish the person's consent under that subdivision.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.102
§ 36.102. FILING RESOLUTIONS WITH BANKING COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

After resolutions to dissolve and liquidate a state bank have been adopted by the bank's board and shareholders, a majority of the directors shall verify and file with the banking commissioner certified copies of:

(1) the resolutions of the shareholders that:

(A) are adopted at a meeting for which proper notice was given or by unanimous written consent; and

(B) approve the dissolution and liquidation of the bank;

(2) the resolutions of the board approving the dissolution and liquidation of the bank; and

(3) the notice to the shareholders informing them of the meeting.