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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.102
§ 8278.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are:

(A) inside or outside the district's boundaries; and

(B) necessary or useful to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or

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

(A) the purchase or sale of water;

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

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

(D) the performance of any of the powers granted by this chapter or the general law relating to municipal utility districts.

(b) A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.062
§ 8801.062. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall order an audit to be made of the financial condition of the district.

(b) The annual audit and other district records must be open for inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.145
§ 286.145. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Refunding bonds of the district may be issued to refund an outstanding indebtedness the district has issued or assumed.

(b) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 1207, Government Code.

(c) The refunding bonds may be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness or may be exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness. If the refunding bonds are to be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness, the refunding bonds must be issued and payments made in the manner provided by Subchapters A-C, Chapter 1207, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.052
§ 8359.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Ben Munson;

(2) Gifford Jackson;

(3) Robert Vaughn;

(4) Denice Lucas; and

(5) Patrick O'Toole.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8359.003; or

(2) September 1, 2013.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8359.003 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 8359.003; 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 § 8267.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8267 / Section 8267.0503
§ 8267.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.103
§ 1956.103. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell or otherwise transfer to a metal recycling entity:

(1) a lead-acid battery, fuel tank, or PCB-containing capacitor that is included with another type of scrap, used, or obsolete metal without first obtaining from the metal recycling entity a written and signed acknowledgment that the scrap, used, or obsolete metal includes one or more lead-acid batteries, fuel tanks, or PCB-containing capacitors;

(2) any of the following items that contain or enclose a lead-acid battery, fuel tank, or PCB-containing capacitor or of which a lead-acid battery, fuel tank, or PCB-containing capacitor is a part:

(A) a motor vehicle;

(B) a motor vehicle that has been junked, flattened, dismantled, or changed so that it has lost its character as a motor vehicle;

(C) an appliance; or

(D) any other item of scrap, used, or obsolete metal;

(3) a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle that has been junked, flattened, dismantled, or changed so that it has lost its character as a motor vehicle if the motor vehicle includes, contains, or encloses a tire or scrap tire; or

(4) a metal alcoholic beverage keg, regardless of condition, unless the seller is the manufacturer of the keg, the brewer or distiller of the beverage that was contained in the keg, or an authorized representative of the manufacturer, brewer, or distiller.

(b) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to the sale or other transfer of a motor vehicle or a junked, flattened, dismantled, or changed motor vehicle from another state.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a fuel tank that has been completely drained and rendered unusable in accordance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules regardless of whether the fuel tank is attached to a motor vehicle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.4525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.4525
§ 1001.4525. PROBATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person's license suspension is probated, the board may require the person to:

(1) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board; or

(3) continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.

(b) The board by rule shall adopt written guidelines to ensure that probation is administered consistently.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1108.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.102
§ 1108.102. CERTAIN ASSIGNMENTS VOID.
Status: in_force

If an insurance policy, annuity contract, or annuity or benefit plan described by Section 1108.051 prohibits a beneficiary from assigning or commuting benefits to be provided or other rights under the policy, contract, or plan, an assignment or commutation or attempted assignment or commutation of the benefits or rights by the beneficiary is void.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.204 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.204
§ 621.204. DISCLOSURE OF MAJOR PRIZES AND WINNERS ON REQUEST.
Status: in_force

A person who conducts a contest shall, at the end of the contest period, provide to any person who requests the information:

(1) the names of all major prize winners; and

(2) the prizes won by each winner.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.103
§ 622.103. ALLOWING CHOICE OF PRIZE OR INDICATION OF PREFERRED PRIZE CHARACTERISTICS.
Status: in_force

A person conducting a sweepstakes may not:

(1) solicit an individual to enter the sweepstakes by invitation or other opportunity; and

(2) allow the individual to choose, or indicate the preferred characteristics of, a prize to be awarded in the sweepstakes unless the choice or indication:

(A) is made on the sweepstakes entry form; and

(B) does not appear on, and is not in any way connected to, an order form or other purchasing mechanism.
Tex. Insurance Code § 822.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 822 / Section 822.003
§ 822.003. EFFECT ON TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OTHERS.
Status: in_force

The following sections do not restrict or modify any provision of this code relating to a transaction between an insurance company and the insurance company's affiliates, or between an insurance company and certain shareholders, directors, or officers of the insurance company, as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 805, and Chapter 823:

(1) Sections 822.055 and 822.056;

(2) Section 822.057(a)(4);

(3) Section 822.061;

(4) Section 822.156;

(5) Sections 822.158(d) and (e); and

(6) Sections 822.206 and 822.207.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.058
§ 1152.058. ASSET VALUATION IN SEPARATE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

An asset allocated to a separate account is valued:

(1) at its market value on the date of valuation;

(2) as provided under a contract, rule, or other written agreement applicable to the separate account, if a readily available market does not exist;

(3) as provided by the rules otherwise applicable to the insurance company's assets for any portion of the assets that is equal to the company's reserve liability with regard to the guaranteed benefits and funds under Section 1152.055; or

(4) under any other method approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.051
§ 8421.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8421.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.002
§ 191.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer the registration of vital statistics.

(b) The department shall:

(1) establish a vital statistics unit in the department with suitable offices that are properly equipped for the preservation of its official records;

(2) establish a statewide system of vital statistics;

(3) provide instructions and prescribe forms for collecting, recording, transcribing, compiling, and preserving vital statistics;

(4) require the enforcement of this title and rules adopted under this title;

(5) prepare, print, and supply to local registrars forms for registering, recording, and preserving returns or otherwise carrying out the purposes of this title; and

(6) propose legislation necessary for the purposes of this title.

(c) The department may use birth records and provide those records on request to other state agencies for programs notifying mothers of young children about children's health needs.
Tex. Water Code § 58.790 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.790
§ 58.790. WATER RIGHTS OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Water rights held from the state shall revert to the state and may not be assigned by the district in anticipation of dissolution.
Tex. Education Code § 51.969 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.969
§ 51.969. ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP; STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) A person is not eligible to receive a scholarship originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or university system if the person is related to a current member of the governing board of the institution or system, unless:

(1) the scholarship is granted by a private organization or third party not affiliated with the institution of higher education or university system;

(2) the scholarship is awarded exclusively on the basis of prior academic merit;

(3) the scholarship is an athletic scholarship; or

(4) the relationship is not within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.

(c) Before receiving a scholarship originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or university system, a person must file a written statement with the institution or system indicating whether the person is related within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity to a current member of the governing board of the institution or system.

(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules for the administration of this section and shall prescribe the statement to be used under this section. The coordinating board shall notify each institution of higher education and university system of the required statement and applicable rules.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly files a false statement under Subsection (c).

(f) An offense under Subsection (e) is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 490C.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490C / Section 490C.056
§ 490C.056. SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may sell or contract for the sale of items, including clothing, posters, and banners, to promote Texas manufactured products.

(b) The office may use the office's Internet website to advertise and sell the items described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 1509.901 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.901
§ 1509.901. PLEDGE OF REVENUE FROM TOLL BRIDGE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A municipality that receives revenue because of a contract with another municipality relating to the operation of a toll bridge over the Rio Grande may appropriate or pledge all or any part of that revenue to:

(1) redeem or pay the principal of or interest on any bond, note, or warrant that the municipality is authorized to issue; or

(2) retire any other debt the municipality is authorized to incur.
Tex. Water Code § 54.802 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.802
§ 54.802. DEFINING AREA AND DESIGNATING PROPERTY TO BE BENEFITED BY IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt a proposed plan that defines the particular area to be taxed by metes and bounds or designates the property to be served, affected, and taxed.

(b) The board shall file an engineer's report for improvements in the defined area or to serve the designated property.

(c) The board shall adopt a proposed plan of taxation to apply to the defined area or designated property that may or may not be in addition to other taxes imposed by the district on the same area or property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0021
§ 300C.0021. OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider participation district created under Chapter 300A may operate under and be governed by the provisions of this chapter instead of Chapter 300A if:

(1) each local government that jointly created the district adopts a concurrent order authorizing the district to operate under and be governed by the provisions of this chapter; and

(2) the district's board ratifies the concurrent order adopted by each participating local government.

(b) A concurrent order authorizing a district to operate under this chapter must:

(1) be approved by the governing body of each participating local government;

(2) contain provisions that are identical to the provisions of the concurrent order adopted by each other participating local government;

(3) affirm that the district's territory is the area contained within the boundaries of each participating local government; and

(4) provide that the district begins to operate under this chapter immediately on the expiration of the district's authority to administer and operate a program under Chapter 300A.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.311 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.311
§ 604.311. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY EXPENSES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "reasonable expenses and costs" includes expenses incurred by the advisory board or the attorney general in the investigation, initiation, or prosecution of an action, including reasonable investigative costs, court costs, attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(b) The advisory board may assess reasonable expenses and costs against a person in an administrative hearing if, as a result of the hearing, an administrative penalty is assessed against the person. The person shall pay expenses and costs assessed under this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date the order of the advisory board requiring the payment of expenses and costs is final. The advisory board may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the expenses and costs.

(c) If the attorney general brings an action against a person to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under this subchapter and the person is found liable for an administrative penalty, the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the attorney general and the advisory board, reasonable expenses and costs.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.070 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.070
§ 163.070. REQUIRED ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

If ordered by the commission or its representative, the owner or caretaker of cattle shall submit the cattle and furnish labor and facilities used in normal operation in order that the cattle may be tested, vaccinated, or otherwise handled in accordance with the rules of the commission.
Tex. Estates Code § 1102.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.001
§ 1102.001. COURT-INITIATED INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court has probable cause to believe that a person domiciled or found in the county in which the court is located is an incapacitated person, and the person does not have a guardian in this state, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem or court investigator to investigate the person's conditions and circumstances to determine whether:

(1) the person is an incapacitated person; and

(2) a guardianship is necessary.

(b) If a court appoints a guardian ad litem or court investigator under Subsection (a):

(1) the court's order appointing a guardian ad litem or court investigator must include a statement that the person believed to be incapacitated has the right to petition the court to have the appointment set aside;

(2) at the initial meeting between the guardian ad litem or court investigator and the person believed to be incapacitated, the guardian ad litem or court investigator, as appropriate, shall provide a copy of the information letter under Section 1102.003 and the order to, and discuss the contents of the letter and order with, the person believed to be incapacitated; and

(3) during the period beginning after the date of the initial meeting described by Subdivision (2) and ending on the date an application for the appointment of a guardian is filed, the person believed to be incapacitated may petition the court to have the appointment of the guardian ad litem or court investigator, as appropriate, set aside.
Tex. Water Code § 13.341 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.341
§ 13.341. JURISDICTION OVER AFFILIATED INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

The utility commission has jurisdiction over affiliated interests having transactions with utilities under the jurisdiction of the utility commission to the extent of access to all accounts and records of those affiliated interests relating to such transactions, including but in no way limited to accounts and records of joint or general expenses, any portion of which may be applicable to those transactions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.202
§ 1120.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1120.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.205
§ 2209.205. PERFORMANCE BOND AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The board may require an employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2209.204 to execute a bond in an amount determined by the board. The bond must be payable to the board and conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's or other person's duties to the pool.
Tex. Property Code § 221.105 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.105
§ 221.105. DISCLOSURES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF FEES FOR TRANSFER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this subchapter who enters into an agreement with a timeshare interest owner to facilitate the transfer of the timeshare interest must conspicuously disclose in writing to the timeshare interest owner that the timeshare interest owner is not required to pay any consideration or reimbursement under the agreement until the timeshare interest owner receives:

(1) a written acknowledgement from the developer, the association, or the managing entity that the person facilitating the transfer under the agreement complied with all applicable policies of the developer, association, or managing entity, if any, governing the transfer of the timeshare interest; and

(2) a copy of the instrument transferring the timeshare interest, recorded, if required by applicable law, in the real property records of the county in which the timeshare property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930 / Section 7930.051
§ 7930.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9008.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9008 / Section 9008.151
§ 9008.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 9008.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.104
§ 3893.104. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) District elections must be held in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.061 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.061
§ 35.061. ENCOURAGEMENT OF ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and enforce rules to encourage the economical production of electric energy by qualifying facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8187.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8187 / Section 8187.003
§ 8187.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the works and projects to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.053
§ 2165.053. MAINTENANCE OF SEWERS AND UTILITY CONDUITS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall give special attention to the effective maintenance of sewers and utility conduits.