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Tex. Utilities Code § 39.9051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.9051
§ 39.9051. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "municipally owned utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.003.

(b) This section applies only to a municipally owned utility that had retail sales of more than 500,000 megawatt hours in 2005.

(c) It is the goal of the legislature that:

(1) municipally owned utilities will administer energy savings incentive programs;

(2) customers of a municipally owned utility will have a choice of and access to energy efficiency alternatives that allow customers to reduce energy consumption, peak demand, or energy costs; and

(3) each municipally owned utility will provide incentives sufficient for municipally owned utilities to acquire additional cost-effective energy efficiency.

(d) The governing body of a municipally owned utility shall provide oversight and adopt rules and procedures, as necessary, to ensure that the utility can achieve the goal of this section.

(e) If a municipally owned utility adopts customer choice by decision of the governing body under Chapter 40, the commission shall provide oversight and adopt rules and procedures, as necessary, to ensure that the municipally owned utility can achieve the goal in this section in a market-neutral, nondiscriminatory manner. The commission shall, to the extent possible, include existing energy efficiency programs already adopted by the municipally owned utility.

(f) Beginning April 1, 2012, a municipally owned utility must report each year to the State Energy Conservation Office, on a standardized form developed by the office, information regarding the combined effects of the energy efficiency activities of the utility from the previous calendar year, including the utility's annual goals, programs enacted to achieve those goals, and any achieved energy demand or savings goals.

(g) The State Energy Conservation Office shall provide the reports made under Subsection (f) to the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System. The laboratory shall calculate the energy savings and estimated pollution reductions that resulted from the reported activities.

(h) The energy systems laboratory shall share the results of the analysis with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7211.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7211 / Section 7211.052
§ 7211.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 65.102, Water Code, to be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) at least 18 years old;

(2) a resident citizen of this state; and

(3) either a user of the district facilities or a qualified voter of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 317.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 317 / Section 317.002
§ 317.002. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper published in the county. The notice must be in English and must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before the hearing, with the first publication appearing before the 21st day before the date of the hearing.

(b) If no newspaper is published in the county, the commissioners court shall post the notice at the courthouse door. The notice must remain posted for at least 21 consecutive days preceding the date of the hearing.

(c) The notice must:

(1) contain a brief description of the land;

(2) state that at the hearing the commissioners court will determine whether the park should be closed and abandoned; and

(3) direct all interested persons desiring to protest the closing and abandonment to appear at the time and place of the hearing.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.035 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.035
§ 161.035. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission by rule may establish advisory committees to make recommendations to the commission on programs, rules, and policies administered by the commission.

(b) In establishing an advisory committee under this section, the commission shall adopt rules, including rules regarding:

(1) the purpose, role, responsibility, goals, and duration of the committee;

(2) the size of and quorum requirement for the committee;

(3) qualifications for committee membership;

(4) appointment procedures for members;

(5) terms of service for members;

(6) training requirements for members;

(7) policies to avoid conflicts of interest by members;

(8) a periodic review process to evaluate the continuing need for the committee; and

(9) policies to ensure the committee does not violate any provision of Chapter 551, Government Code, applicable to the commission or the committee.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 705), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972 / Section 7972.102
§ 7972.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.022
§ 265.022. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF HOSPITAL CONTROLLED BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the county is designated to own and control the hospital, the commissioners court shall appoint a board of managers with at least three and not more than nine members.

(b) The board of managers has control of the management of the hospital.

(c) The board of managers shall give a report of their management, including all acts and rules of the board, to the commissioners court once each quarter or more often at the request of the commissioners court.

(d) The board of managers shall give a quarterly financial statement to the commissioners court that shows all money spent and received by the board and the purposes of the expenditures.
Tex. Education Code § 53.131 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.131
§ 53.131. AUTHORITY'S EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

A private person may not share in any of an authority's earnings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7808.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7808 / Section 7808.151
§ 7808.151. ACQUISITION OF REUSE PROJECT.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire a reuse project, including by purchase or lease.
Tex. Finance Code § 278.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 278 / Section 278.101
§ 278.101. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring:

(1) a suit to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section; and

(2) an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating this chapter.

(b) The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs, as appropriate, is entitled to recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief, civil penalties, or both, under this section, including reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and investigatory costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8091.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8091 / Section 8091.0501
§ 8091.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.302
§ 2203.302. POLICYHOLDER'S STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND CHARGE FOR PHYSICIANS AND CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each policyholder other than a nursing home or assisted living facility shall pay annually into the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund under Section 2203.301 a charge that:

(1) is in an amount established annually by advisory directors chosen by physicians and health care providers, other than nursing homes and assisted living facilities, eligible for insurance through the association in accordance with the plan of operation;

(2) is in proportion to each premium payment due for liability insurance through the association; and

(3) is separately stated in the policy.

(b) A charge stated in a policy as required by Subsection (a)(3) is not:

(1) a part of premiums; or

(2) subject to premium taxation or a servicing fee, acquisition cost, or any other similar charge.

(c) If the association offers an installment payment plan for coverage obtained through the association, the association may:

(1) permit payment of the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund charge under this section on an installment basis; or

(2) require the policyholder to pay the charge as an annual lump sum.

(d) Collections of the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund charge under this section shall continue until the net balance of the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund under Section 2203.301 is not less than the projected sum of premiums for physicians and health care providers, other than nursing homes and assisted living facilities, to be written in the year following the valuation date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7206.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7206 / Section 7206.052
§ 7206.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

After the district is confirmed under Section 7206.022, the district shall hold an election on the uniform election date in November of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.552 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.552
§ 1101.552. FIXED OFFICE REQUIRED; CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Status: repealed

(a) A resident broker shall maintain a fixed office in this state. The address of the office shall be designated on the broker's license.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date a broker moves from the address designated on the broker's license, the broker shall submit an application, accompanied by the appropriate fee, for a license that designates the new location of the broker's office. The commission shall issue a license that designates the new location if the new location complies with the requirements of this section.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (S.B. 624), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) A nonresident licensed broker is not required to maintain a place of business in this state.

(e) A license holder shall provide the commission with:

(1) the license holder's current:

(A) mailing address;

(B) business address;

(C) business telephone number; and

(D) business e-mail address; and

(2) if the license holder is an associated broker, the name of the broker with whom the license holder is associated.

(f) A license holder shall notify the commission of a change in the information described by Subsection (e).

(g) In this section, "associated broker" means a broker who associates with and is paid through another broker under a relationship that is intended to be a continuous relationship, including as an employee or an ongoing independent contractor.
Tex. Education Code § 46.035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.035
§ 46.035. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

Section 46.009 applies to the payment of assistance under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 30.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.054
§ 30.054. PRINTING AT THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other area of curriculum the State Board of Education requires the Texas School for the Deaf to offer, the superintendent of the school may require that the art of printing, in all its branches, be offered at the school.

(b) The superintendent may authorize any public printing for the state to be performed at the Texas School for the Deaf without regard to any contract with a person for public printing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.107
§ 1112.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Property Code § 54.043 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.043
§ 54.043. ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractual landlord's lien is not enforceable unless it is underlined or printed in conspicuous bold print in the lease agreement.

(b) A provision of a lease that purports to waive or diminish a right, liability, or exemption of this subchapter is void to the extent limited by this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 221.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 221 / Section 221.005
§ 221.005. DATE OF DETERMINATION OF OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 242.003, in this title the date the official result of an election is determined is the date the final canvassing authority for the election completes its canvass for the office or measure involved in the contest. If a new canvass is conducted following a recount, the date of the official result is the date the authority completes its canvass on the basis of the recount.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.081 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.081
§ 86.081. REGULATION OF PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) For the protection of public and private interests, the commission, on written complaint by an affected party or on its own initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall prorate and regulate the daily gas well production from a common reservoir if the commission finds that action to be necessary to:

(1) prevent waste; or

(2) adjust the correlative rights and opportunities of each owner of gas in a common reservoir to produce and use or sell the gas as permitted in this chapter.

(b) When, as provided in Subsection (b) of Section 85.046 or Subsection (b) of Section 86.012, the commission has permitted production by commingling oil or gas or oil and gas from multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas, the commission may regulate all activities that are under its jurisdiction and associated with such commingled, separate multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas as if the accumulations were a single common reservoir; provided, however, that:

(i) such commingling shall not cause the allocation of allowable production from a well producing from any separate accumulation or accumulations to be less than that which would result from the commission applying the provisions of Section 86.095 to such accumulation or accumulations; and

(ii) the allocation of the allowable for such commingled production shall be based on not less than two factors which the Railroad Commission shall take into account as directed by Section 86.089.
Tex. Water Code § 67.0105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.0105
§ 67.0105. WATER FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may provide a water supply to a governmental entity or volunteer fire department for use in fire suppression.

(a-1) A corporation may enter into a contract with a governmental entity or a volunteer fire department to supply water to fire hydrants owned by the governmental entity or the corporation for use in fire suppression by the governmental entity's fire department or a volunteer fire department. The contract must be under terms that are mutually beneficial to the contracting parties.

(b) The furnishing of a water supply and fire hydrant equipment by a governmental entity or a volunteer fire department directly or through another entity by a lease, contract, or any other manner is an essential governmental function and not a proprietary function for all purposes, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) A corporation that provides a governmental entity or volunteer fire department with a water supply or fire hydrant equipment to carry out the governmental function described by Subsection (b) may be liable for damages only to the extent that the governmental entity or volunteer fire department would be liable if the governmental entity or volunteer fire department were performing the governmental function directly.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0201
§ 171.0201. LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE.
Status: in_force

A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.255
§ 3880.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3880.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.094 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.094
§ 68.094. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Each association officer serves a one-year term, beginning on January 1, and continues to serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
Tex. Government Code § 477.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0202
§ 477.0202. PLEDGE OF SURCHARGES TO GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may guarantee its obligations under a games support contract and this subtitle by pledging, in addition to sales and use tax revenue, mixed beverage tax revenue, and hotel occupancy tax revenue retained under Section 477.0102, surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the presentation of the games, including parking or ticket fees.
Tex. Government Code § 602.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 602 / Section 602.006
§ 602.006. OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

An oath of office may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by a member of the legislature.
Tex. Water Code § 55.037 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.037
§ 55.037. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall declare the five persons receiving the most votes to be elected directors. If not all five positions can be determined because of a tie vote, the commissioners court shall fill the necessary positions by selecting among the tying candidates.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.051
§ 1272.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a group model health maintenance organization, as defined by Section 843.111.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.6013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.6013
§ 201.6013. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR STATEWIDE PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) prepare a long-term plan for a statewide passenger rail system; and

(2) update the plan at least once every five years.

(b) Information contained in the plan must include:

(1) a description of existing and proposed passenger rail systems;

(2) information regarding the status of passenger rail systems under construction;

(3) an analysis of potential interconnectivity difficulties;

(4) an analysis of short-term and long-term effects of each proposed passenger rail system on state and local road connectivity, including effects on oversize or overweight vehicles and other commercial traffic;

(5) an analysis of the effect of each proposed passenger rail system on statewide transportation planning, including the effect on future state and local road construction and road maintenance needs;

(6) ridership projections for proposed passenger rail projects; and

(7) ridership statistics for existing passenger rail systems.
Tex. Transportation Code § 725.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 725 / Section 725.003
§ 725.003. OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or the person's agent or employee may not transport loose material in violation of this chapter.

(b) A person, excluding this state or a political subdivision of this state but including an agent or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state, commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a).

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.104
§ 7913.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.059
§ 443.059. EFFECT OF PETITION OR ORDER ON CONTRACT OR LEASE.
Status: in_force

Neither the filing of a petition under this chapter nor the entry of any order of seizure, rehabilitation, or liquidation constitutes a breach or an anticipatory breach of any contract or lease of the insurer.
Tex. Water Code § 55.335 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.335
§ 55.335. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

If additional improvements of canals, ditches, laterals, reservoirs, or pumping plants are to be constructed, the report shall contain the detailed information with reference to these additional improvements.
Tex. Government Code § 524.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 524 / Section 524.0154
§ 524.0154. PERSON FIRST RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE PROMOTION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall ensure that the commission and each health and human services agency use the terms and phrases listed as preferred under the person first respectful language initiative in Chapter 392 when proposing, adopting, or amending the commission's or agency's rules, reference materials, publications, or electronic media.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.075 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.075
§ 111.075. RESERVE ITEM.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a county may establish in the budget a reserve or contingency item. The item must be included in the itemized budget under Section 111.063(a) in the same manner as a project for which an appropriation is established in the budget.